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Shreeya Sud
- Jun 10, 2018
- 3 min
Sectarian Polarisation in the Middle East
Photos by Dr. Jehan Al-Azzawi 'Ancient sectarian hatreds are tropes we often come across in public discussion of the Middle East', noted Dr Jehan Al Azzawi, seminar leader of the UNHS summer course. Seminar attendees were alerted to the fact that this perspective has the effect of making conflict seem intractable. At least a conflict so appears whilst entrenched communal animosities persist.' Throughout the first session of UN House Scotland's new summer seminar series, Cont
UNHScotland
- May 10, 2018
- 1 min
UNHS to offer "Contemporary Identities in the Middle East" in June and July
UNHS is pleased to offer for the first time a set of short courses. The inaugural session will be led by Dr. Jehan Al-Azzawi, and takes place Wednesdays throughout June and July. You may register for Session 1, Session 2, or both sessions combined. If you wish to register, we suggest you do so soon as space is strictly limited. See registration details below: #middleeastpeace #middleeast #middleeastconflict
Samantha Ku
- Feb 27, 2018
- 1 min
POP: Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East
Distributed to Parliament on 19 February, the latest edition of the Parliamentary One-Pager addresses the concept of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East. Download the POP. #WMD #weaponsofmassdestruction #middleeastpeace #middleeast #weaponsofmassdestructionfreezone
UNHScotland
- Jan 15, 2018
- 1 min
Burns Supper to be held at Serenity Cafe
Leading up to the invitational conference on a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East, UNHS is hosting a Burns Supper in support of the initiatives and efforts for Middle East peace taking place within Scotland. Join us 23 January at 7:00pm at Serenity Cafe. To RSVP please email janet@wordsandactions.scot. More information on the Burns Supper. More information on the invitational conference. #burnssupper #middleeast #middleeastpeace #nuclearweapons #weaponso
UN House Scotland
- Jan 23, 2016
- 3 min
Arab Transitions: Analysing the Post-Arab Spring Context
The Arab Transitions project, funded through the European Commission’s FP7 framework, continues to offer valuable insight into the socio-economic and political transformations underway in North Africa, Iraq and Jordan five years on from the Arab Spring. By combining data collected during a comprehensive cross-national survey undertaken during 2014-2015 with additional longitudinal indices, the project has been uniquely positioned to offer analyses that are comparative, contex
UN House Scotland
- Sep 8, 2015
- 3 min
Eurotunnel Vision: Challenging Perceptions on the refugee Crisis
On the 21st of September, UN House Scotland and the United Nations Association Edinburgh were proud to host the “Eurotunnel Vision” discussion of the current refugee crisis in Europe. The event was a success, with over two hundred attendees at 50 George Square, which was generously made available by the University of Edinburgh. A large part of the event consisted of seven speakers who addressed the audience over two sessions as well as answering questions in-between and after
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