The New Spirit of Islamism: Interactions between the AKP, Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood

Since the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Tunisian President Ben Ali, delegations from Turkey’s Justice and Development Party – the AKP, including parliamentarians and ministers, visited Cairo and Tunis. Similarly, representatives from the Muslim Brotherhood and Ennahda visited Istanbul and Ankara, engaging in activities and meetings with government officials. What were the goals of these meetings, kept from the public eye? What discussions took place among these Islamist actors after the Arab Uprisings?

Tania Boyt

As Head of Administration and Finance, I work closely with the Head of Department on all aspects of policy, strategic planning, development, growth and sustainability whilst enabling the administrative team to provide the service, resources, advice and information required for the Department’s effective operation and growth.

I manage the Department's Professional Support Staff Team and on a day-to-day basis I am responsible for the non-academic management and administration of the department.  This includes:

Isabel Schulze Froning

I am a current MPhil student in European Politics and Society focusing on European Foreign Policy. My research specifically analyses the motives of member states to deepen integration in foreign and defence policy.

Next to my studies, I am the leading the seminars of the Emerging Threats Group, where I moderate our weekly sessions covering the intersection of technology and security.  

Oxford Authoritarian Politics Network

Defining antisemitism: what is the point?

Since October 7 2023, the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has led to public protests against Israel and demands for an immediate ceasefire. In this connection, controversy over antisemitism on campuses across the globe, including Oxford, has intensified. At the heart of the controversy is the definition of antisemitism published by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The definition has been adopted by numerous states and institutions, including Oxford University.

Gaza – a war on healthcare

Nick Maynard, Debbie Harrington and Rebecca Ingliss have many years of experience of travelling to Gaza to teach medical students and provide humanitarian medical care, including work at Al Aqsa Hospital in Gaza since October 7th, 2023. They will talk about their experiences, and specifically about the devastating impact of the direct targeting of the health care system and healthcare workers in Gaza.

Writing Middle Eastern lives: biography in modern Arab history

This panel event, with Sonja Mejcher-Atassi, author of 'An Impossible Friendship', Marilyn Booth, author of 'The Career and Communities of Zaynab Fawwaz', and Peter Hill, author of 'Prophet of Reason', will discuss the writing of biography in modern Middle Eastern history.

Book abstracts:

'An Impossible Friendship: Group Portrait, Jerusalem Before and After 1948' -
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