Rentier Islamism: The Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf

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Social Media Consumption and Food-Consumption in Contemporary Kuwait

The LSE Middle East Centre hosted a Kuwait Programme workshop, presenting research on the influence of social media on food-consumption behaviours in Kuwait. Kuwait is experiencing public health challenges driven by rising rates of non-communicable nutrition-related diseases such ...  Show more

Urban Exclusion in the City

In the final episode of this season, Ahmad Abu Hussien, an urban sociologist from Jordan, brings together academics and practitioners to explore theories of urban planning and design through case studies of Jordan and Dubai. This episode explores the concept of infrastructural ci ...  Show more

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