On this week’s podcast: @abuaardvark chats with Nazanin Shahrokni about her book, Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran. Also: segments w/ Tarek Masoud on his chapter on Islam & Michael Robbins on the 7th wave of the Arab Barometer
https://pomeps.org/women-in-place-the-study-of-islam-attitudes-across-the-mena-s-12-ep-4

Please join us for the POMEPS Reception at the 2022 MESA Annual Meeting in Denver, CO! The reception will take place on Friday, December, 2nd from 5:30 to 7:30pm at West Saloon and Kitchen. For more details and to RSVP, click here: https://pomeps.org/pomeps-reception-at-the-2022-mesa-annual-meeting

Announcing the POMEPS Virtual Research Workshop Spring 2023 Series! The deadline for our Virtual Research Workshop Spring 2023 Series is November, 18th, 2022. For more details on how to apply, check out our website: https://pomeps.org/announcing-pomeps-virtual-research-workshop-spring-2023-series

Call for Proposals: 2023 Travel Research Engagement Grants! Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East in support of an ongoing academic research project. The deadline to apply is Oct. 14. For more info: https://pomeps.org/call-for-proposals-2023-travel-research-engagement-grants

On this week’s podcast: @abuaardvark chats with Christopher Low about his book, Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean. Also: segments w/ Ali Kadivar on protests in Iran & Sarah El-Kazaz & Lana Salman on their chapter on local politics https://pomeps.org/imperial-mecca-protests-in-iran-local-politics