LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

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Gendering the Archive: A Catalyst for Change in Women’s Rights in Egypt

In this episode, Diana Magdy, a gender equality specialist, feminist researcher and oral historian has a conversation with Professor Hoda Elsadda unpacking the politics of archiving, revealing archives as spaces of power and resistance rather than neutral repositories. Diana Magd ... Show more

. 32min 22sec

'Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed' Book Launch

Return of Tyranny explains why counterrevolutions both emerge and succeed, marshalling original data on counterrevolutions worldwide since 1900. It also offers a fresh perspective and new evidence on the reversal of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, one of the most prominent recent episod ... Show more

. 1h 2min

Understanding the Middle Eastern Family, Identity, and Politics through Queer Studies

By bringing together academics and journalists that utilise gender and media studies, as well as history and international relations, this interdisciplinary panel will speak to the relationship between the family and nation-building, the role of media and advertising in represent ... Show more

. 1h 3min

Health Care Reform in the Middle East: Applying Theory to Practice

The lecture examines the various economic, institutional, and political factors that are driving these approaches to health system reform drawing on work by the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (www.phssr.org) of which the LSE is a founding partner, and ... Show more

. 1h 14min

Keeping Education Going in Gaza

Manar Alzraiy, a Palestinian education professional dedicated to resilience and equity in crisis-affected schools, brings together her colleagues from Gaza to talk about education since October 7 2023, how Israel's war on Gaza and forced displacement has destroyed the education s ... Show more

. 31min 32sec