Institute for Iraqi Studies at Boston University

06/16/2017

http://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/2017/06/16/norton-publishes-review-of-sebastian-gorkas-defeating-jihad/

, Professor of International Relations and Anthropology at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, published a review of Sebastian Gorka’s book,

06/16/2017

http://www.mepc.org/defeating-jihad-winnable-war

Sebastian Gorka is a deputy assistant to the president of the United States. He is also part of the Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) headed by Stephen K. Bannon, Donald Trump's chief strategist. The SIG is independent of The National Security Council and serves as a source of advice and analysis un...

04/25/2017

https://www.lrb.co.uk/2017/04/21/adam-shatz/the-syrian-war

Transcript In this episode of the LRB podcast, Adam Shatz talks to Joshua Landis about Syria. Joshua Landis is the Director of the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma and his blog, Syria Comment, has long been an indispensable guide to a country that has never been . . .

02/18/2017

The Campagna-Kerven Lecture on Modern Turkey
5:30 P.M., April 19, 2017

Fatma Müge Göçek
Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies
University of Michigan

"Minorities in Turkey: from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic"

At the Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston
Boston University

02/09/2017

Splendid opportunity for younger MENA scholars to participate in a conference in Tunis, July 2017. Deadline March 19.
Invited participants will have travel expenses paid. The conference is sponsored by the American Political Science Association with funding from the Carnegie Corporation. http://web.apsanet.org/mena/mena-political-science-research-and-publication-conference/

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Deadline for submission: Sunday, March 19, 2017 APSA MENA Programs is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals.pdf for scholars interested in the upcoming MENA Political Science …

11/27/2016

On November 17, 2016, Dr. Kristian Girling presented a fine talk on "Baghdad College and al-Hikma University." While these Jesuit institutions were shut down by the Iraqi government in 1968, Baghdad College in particular played an important role in educating many members of the Iraqi elite. Listen to the lecture and discussion at the IISBU website goo.gl/Sf7XkQ

Boston University

10/29/2016

“Baghdad College and al-Hikma University: American Jesuit contributions to Iraqi education and society 1932–1968″

November 17, 2016 at the Pardee School, 121 Bay State Road.

Kristian Girling is a post-doctoral fellow at the Boston College ​Schoo​l of Theology. His research focus is on​ the work of Catholic religious orders in the Iraqi education system during the twentieth century.
He completed his PhD at Heythrop College, University of London ​in 2016. His doctoral research focused on the ​modern history of the Chaldean Catholic Church based on fieldwork completed in Iraq and Jordan.
​He is interested in modern/contemporary Iraq, religious plurality in Mesopotamia-Iraq and Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East.

03/26/2016

The 2016 Campagna-Kerven Lecture on Modern Turkey is co-sponsored by IISBU. April 20, 2016 at Boston University

03/12/2016

IISBU is pleased to co-sponsor 'Ali 'Issa on March 18th at BostonU.

07/06/2015

The Kindle version of Taking Democracy Seriously in Iraq by Eric Davis is now available.
http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Democracy-Seriously-Iraq-Davis-ebook/dp/B0109H3690/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436202742&sr=8-1&keywords=Taking+democracy+seriously+in+iraq

06/09/2015

Read Eric Davis' new IISBU publication, Taking Democracy in Iraq Seriously. A Kindle version is forthcoming but you may download the PDF book for free at IISBU.

http://www.bu.edu/iis/

Boston University

05/24/2015

Jenny White delivered the 2015 CK lecture. Here is a link to her essay, "the Turkish complex."
http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/02/02/the-turkish-complex/

The Islam-vs.-secularism formula and the moderate-vs.-radical Islam dichotomy are poor guides for understanding contemporary Turkey.