The Centre is an interdisciplinary collaboration working towards a greater understanding of developments and processes in the Middle East and North Africa.
Research
The research of the Centre investigates the traditions, history, languages, religions, and literature of the Middle East. We aim to understand the contemporary developments of Islam and the societies in the Middle East.
We study the Islamic faith and practice throughout the world, including Norway. We work with central Middle Eastern languages such as Arabian, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew.
About the Centre
Several disciplines at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages are involved in the Centre's activities.
The Centre also offers a lecture series that investigates cultural, political, and ideological developments, discourses of Islam and other religions in the area, and the languages and literatures of the region.
Events
The Autumn Schedule
CIMS Friday Seminars: A lecture series on the Middle East and Islam autumn 2023.
News
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The Autumn Schedule of 2023 Oct. 26, 2023 12:25 PM
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Traditions are more important than violence when rebel forces govern in the Middle East Jan. 28, 2021 2:58 PM
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Public Defence: Piety and Power June 9, 2019 2:57 PM
Recent publications
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Revolutionary Bodies: Technologies of Gender, Sex, and Self in Contemporary Iran Nov. 16, 2021 12:51 PM
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Arabic Literature in a Posthuman World Jan. 26, 2021 10:37 PM
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