In memory of Leslie McLouglin
Leslie McLoughlin, who died 10th June 2025, was a remarkable Arabist with a remarkable story. An Honorary Fellow at the...
Arab and Islamic Studies
Major new archaeological excavations to trace early Islamic history in Saudi Arabia
Major new work by an international team of archaeologists will shed new light on early Islamic history in Saudi Arabia....
Lebanon crisis driving parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education, study shows
Political and social crisis in Lebanon has forced parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education for their children, a new study...
New exhibition highlights growth of comic art in the United Arab Emirates
The work of comic artists in the United Arab Emirates and their depiction of issues around gender, cultural heritage and...
Tsinghua University confers rare honorary professorship on Exeter Dean
One of the world’s foremost experts on Middle Eastern politics has been awarded a rare visiting professorship by Tsinghua University....
Internal displacement in Syria used to reshape the country’s political and social landscape, new study shows
Internal displacement in Syria was used by the Assad regime to reshape the country’s political and social landscape, a new...
Recreation of unique Indian boat showcases lost skills and environmental change
Experts at the University of Exeter have teamed up with Indian craftsmen to recreate a vanished traditional boat hailed locally...
Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a...
Iconic images of historic Mosul almost lost forever exhibited for the first time
Iconic photographs of historic Mosul almost lost forever when Islamic State terrorists invaded the city will be on show for...