Beyond Religion - ISIS And The Crisis In The Middle East

Published: Oct. 3, 2014, 3:38 p.m.

On September 26th 2014 SOAS Students\u2019 Union hosted its first public lecture of the year in collaboration with the London Middle East Institute and the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS. The event featured 3 speakers who all specialise in the Middle East, and addressed the topics of ISIS, and the recent crisis in the Middle East.\nCHAIR: Dr Hassan Hakimian, London Middle East Institute, SOAS\nSPEAKERS (In order of appearance):\n- Ghias Aljundi : \u2018ISIS and the Syrian cause\u2019\n- Charles Tripp: 'Iraq: the rentier caliphate'\n- Nadje Al-Ali: 'Gender, Violence and Minorities'\nRecorded and edited by Daniel Avis for SOAS Radio