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In the shadow of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, hundreds of thousands died of the plague in Istanbul. The epidemic has been completely overlooked in history. Until now. 

The international boycott of the Hamas government was a major mistake and has laid the groundwork for a more hardline approach within the organisation, according to a researcher from the University of Oslo in a new book.  

They oppose international conventions for gender equality and distance themselves from Western feminism. The conservative network aims to promote women's interests on its own terms. 

CIMS Friday Seminars: A lecture series on the Middle East and Islam.

New research explains why the Kurds in Syria and Hamas in Gaza have stayed in power, while ISIS lost their legitimacy and rule in Iraq.

On Friday June 14th, 2019, Master Laila Makboul at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages will be defending her thesis "Pious Power: Epistemology, Discourses and Practices of Female Intellectual Preachers in Saudi Arabia" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Three Doctoral or Postdoctoral Research Fellowships within the field of Environmental Humanities, connected to three ongoing research projects, are available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo.

This article discusses how to make sense of the seeming paradox of the hitherto apolitical salafis forming parties and joining the competitive political scene.