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December 2, 2022November 14, 2023 OMER

Contextualising the Current Uprising in Iran: A Short History of Mass Protest Under the Islamic Republic 

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 OMER

Introducing: “Zan, Zindagi, Azadi” – An OMER Series on the Recent Developments in Iran

November 24, 2022November 14, 2023 OMER

“Yearning for a Regular Life”: The Failure of Reform in the Islamic Republic

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"Food has emerged as a critical tool in redefining Iran’s identity at home and abroad. Through gastrodiplomacy, Iranian officials strategically use cuisine to foster regional goodwill, soften political tensions, and subtly reshape regional perceptions of Iran. Simultaneously, the Iranian diaspora, particularly in the United States, engages in its own form of cultural diplomacy, using recipes, restaurants, and memoirs to preserve heritage and articulate belonging." "... “Nowhere”, in Abdalla’s telling, is not emptiness, but the understanding that a human being is a prism made up of every place they have lived and every moment of awareness they have gained. For him, that prism includes lineage and heritage, a call to revolution and justice, and, ultimately, family." ❗️CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN❗️ Hey everyone! OMER will be hosting a Baklava and Board Games Night today (Wed 5th February) in St Antony’s at 7pm. ❗️CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN ❗️ After a successful launch party earlier last month, the Oxford Middle East Review is proud to announce that Vol 8 of our journal, ‘In Flux’, is now available online! Want to learn more about the journal, the application process, or simply need a mid-week wine-down? ❗️APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN ❗️ “While 2023 marked something of an end to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, this peace could very well be precarious, and has not come without cost to Armenians or Azerbaijanis.”
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