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Welcome to Middle East Centre Booktalk – the Oxford podcast on new books about the Middle East. These are some of the books written by members of our community, or the books our community are talking about. Tune in to follow author interviews and book chat. Every episode features a different, recently published book and is hosted by a different Oxford academic.
Oxford University hosts Middle East Centre Booktalk, a education show with 46 episodes published.
Professor Marilyn Booth (Magdalen College) discusses her new translation of ‘Sa'iba’ by Alis al-Bustani (1891) with Samir al-Boustany and Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony’s College). ABOUT THE BOOK Alis al-Bustani's&nbs
Author, Dr Orçun Can Okan (St Antony’s College) introduces his new book 'Needs That Bind: Materializing Nationality in Post-Ottoman Regimes', chaired by Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony’s College). ‘Needs That Bind’ rec
Author, Joost Hiltermann discusses his debut novel 'The Resurrected' with Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony’s College). They were meant to be dead, buried under the sand. But they survived. Two young Kurds manage to mira
Dr Chihab El Khachab (Wolfson College) discusses his new book ‘Constructing the Achievement State: Cultural Administration in Postrevolutionary Egypt’. Chaired by Professor Walter Armbrust (St Antony’s College). After th
In this joint Refugee Studies Centre and Middle East Centre seminar, Dr Houman Oliaei discusses his new book. Chaired by Professor Pascal Menoret (Magdalen College). After ISIS's 2014 genocide, hundreds of thousands of Y
Dr Katharina Galor (Brown University) discusses her new book 'Out of Gaza: A Tale of Love, Exile, and Friendship'. Chaired by Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony’s College). Out of Gaza tells the story of Dima Mansour, a y
In this lecture, Saeb Eigner offers a journey through more than a century of modern and contemporary art from the Middle East and North Africa, as documented in ‘Artists of the Middle East: 1900 to Now’. Spanning from 19
This seminar was delivered at the Middle East Centre on Tuesday 3 March 2026 by Dr Alfonso Casani (Complutense University of Madrid) and was chaired by Professor Michael Willis (St Antony’s College). Alfonso Casani is As
This book talk was delivered at the Middle East Centre on Tuesday 10 February 2026 by author, Dr Daniel Neep (Brandeis University), and chaired by Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony’s College). A Modern History of Syria (
This book talk was delivered at the Middle East Centre on Thursday 24 February 2026 by Tareq Baconi (author) in conversation with Dr Ammar Azzouz (Somerville College). Tareq Baconi is a Palestinian writer, scholar, and a
This seminar was delivered at the Middle East Centre on Thursday 19 February 2026 by Professor Simon Mabon (Lancaster University), and was chaired by Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony’s College).
This book talk was delivered at the Middle East Centre on Thursday 12 February 2026 by Dr Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (Rice University) and was chaired by Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony’s College). Kingdom of Football:
In this seminar, Ambassador Nabeela Al Mulla, author, is in conversation with Professor Eugene Rogan, MEC Director, about her new book ‘Breaking New Ground on the Global Stage: Memoirs of Kuwait’s First Woman Ambassador’
Seminar in English and Arabic. Professor Said Laouadi, winner of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025, discusses his book ‘Food and Language: Rhetorical-Cultural Excavations in Arab Heritage’ (2023), with Professor Eugene Ro
This seminar discusses the inaugural Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize winner, ‘Safe Corridor’; a bold, unforgettable novel of war, imagination, and survival. Kurdish-Syrian novelist, Jan Dost; trans
In this Contemporary Islamic Studies seminar, Dr Haroon Bashir discusses his new book ‘Slavery, Abolition and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition’ published in January 2025 by Oxford University Press Bio: Dr
In this joint seminar with the Asian Studies Centre, Dr Erin MB O’Halloran, University of Cambridge, presents her new book 'East of Empire' (2025 Stanford University Press). Chaired by Professor Faisal Devji (St Antony’s
In this joint seminar with the Asian Studies Centre, Dr Erin MB O’Halloran, University of Cambridge, presents her new book 'East of Empire' (2025 Stanford University Press). Chaired by Professor Faisal Devji (St Antony’s
In this joint seminar with Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre, Wendy Pearlman, Professor at Northwestern University, shares personal testimonies collected from displaced Syrians around the world. Abstract: Over 1
In this Friday seminar, Jérôme Drevon discusses his book ‘From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics’ (OUP 2024). Bio Jérôme Drevon is senior analyst on Jihad and Modern Conflict at the International Cr
Eugene Rogan
Professor · St Antony’s College
7 appearances on this show
Dr Katharina Galor
author · Brown University
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Neep
Brandeis University
1 appearance on this show
Tareq Baconi
author of Fire in Every Direction: A Memoir · Hamas
1 appearance on this show
Prof. Avi Shlaim
Professor of International Relations
1 appearance on this show
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