New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Euphemistic language and strategic communication in televised political election debates during Jordan’s 2024 elections" by Balqees al-Noubani, Marwan Jarrah and Sukayna Ali www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Euphemistic language and strategic communication in televised political election debates during Jordan’s 2024 elections

This study examines the use and pragmatic impact of euphemistic strategies in 15 televised debate episodes aired during the campaign period preceding Jordan’s 2024 parliamentary elections. Through ...

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Call for Applications 📝 [ CBRL Training Programme on Heritage Documentation and Protection 2026 ] ⏰ Application deadline: 30 July 2026.

📣 Reminder: Only 5 days left! The deadline to submit your abstract for Diwan 10 is 24 July 2026. This year's Diwan will take place on 29–30 Sep 2026, in person at the University of Jordan, Amman. ℹ️ Submit your abstract and find more information here: www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/heritag...

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's lecture at CBRL Amman, titled What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? delivered by Dr Geoffrey Hughes. We appreciate your presence and engagement, which contributed to an insightful and enriching discussion throughout the evening.

Have you booked your spot yet? 👀 See you today at CBRL Amman Institute and online, 6 PM (Amman time), 4 PM (London time). 📝 Registration: Attend in-person: forms.office.com/e/Fjuq3nAjMD... Attend online: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Hughes Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter 🔸 Wednesday, 15 July 2026 🔸 6:00 PM (Amman) | 4:00 PM (London) 🔸 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

Join us this Wednesday for our upcoming lecture: [ What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Hughes - Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter 🔸 Wednesday, 15 July 2026 🔸 6:00 PM Amman | 4:00 PM London 🔸 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)@cbrl.bsky.social · last mo.

Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Hughes Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter 🔸 Wednesday, 15 July 2026 🔸 6:00 PM (Amman) | 4:00 PM (London) 🔸 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

New online and open access from @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Tiberias’ Nakba: authority and health in the aftermath of the 1934 flood" by Ahmad Mahmoud: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tiberias’ Nakba: authority and health in the aftermath of the 1934 flood

Though triggered by the forces of nature, the 1934 Tiberias flood was fundamentally a sociopolitical and administrative event that reshaped urban life in Mandate Palestine. This article argues that...

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Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Hughes Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter 🔸 Wednesday, 15 July 2026 🔸 6:00 PM (Amman) | 4:00 PM (London) 🔸 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

Read more about this event: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/what-c...

What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? - CBRL

It has become something of a cliché to say that social media is making us tribal. But what do self-styled tribespeople themselves think about social media, and how might they help us better understand...

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New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: Tigran Sarukhanyan reviews Armenian refugees in French Mandate Syria: statelessness and nation-building in the Middle East by Victoria Abrahamyan, pub. @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Armenian refugees in French mandate Syria: statelessness and nation-building in the Middle East

Published in Contemporary Levant (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Contemporary Levant in 2025:

Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Hughes Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter 🔸 Wednesday, 15 July 2026 🔸 6:00 PM (Amman) | 4:00 PM (London) 🔸 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

📚 Join the CBRL Amman Reading Club 2026! Love reading? Looking for meaningful conversations and a community of curious minds? 💡

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's lecture at CBRL Amman, titled “The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project,” delivered by Dr Micaela Sinibaldi. We appreciate your presence and engagement, which contributed to an insightful and enriching discussion throughout the evening.

Have you booked your spot yet? 👀 See you today at CBRL Amman Institute and online, 6 PM (Amman time), 4 PM (London time).

Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)@cbrl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Micaela Sinibaldi Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw in Poland and the Director of the Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project

Join us tomorrow at CBRL Amman Institute and online, at 6 PM Amman time, 4 PM London time. We can’t wait to see you 🤩 Registration: 🔸 In-person: forms.office.com/e/8vpEETMnuz... 🔸 Online: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)@cbrl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Micaela Sinibaldi Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw in Poland and the Director of the Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project

Call for Participants 📣 [ International Writing Workshops in Translation Studies ] Are you an early-career researcher in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, or Iraq with ambitions to publish in leading international journals in translation and interpreting studies?

Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Micaela Sinibaldi Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw in Poland and the Director of the Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project

📣 Reminder: The Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition launches tomorrow! 🔸 Monday, 15 June 2026 🔸 6:00 PM (Amman) | 4:00 PM (London) 🔸 Online via Zoom 📲 Register now to secure your spot: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)@cbrl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

[ Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition Launch ] 🎞️🎥 Join us for the official launch of the 'Surfacing Zarqa' digital exhibition, which brings together oral histories, memories, photographs, and creative interpretations developed through the project.

Starting now 🤩

Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)@cbrl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series concludes this Tuesday with its 12th and final lecture! 🎓 Join Prof. Maysoon Al Nahar for 'Avoiding Mistakes in Research Grant Applications' and gain practical insights into preparing stronger and more successful grant proposals.

[ Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition Launch ] 🎞️🎥 Join us for the official launch of the 'Surfacing Zarqa' digital exhibition, which brings together oral histories, memories, photographs, and creative interpretations developed through the project.

📢 UPDATE: This lecture will be delivered in Arabic. Join us today at 6 PM (Amman time) | 4 PM (London time) for the final lecture in the CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series. 💻 Online via Zoom 📲 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)@cbrl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series concludes this Tuesday with its 12th and final lecture! 🎓 Join Prof. Maysoon Al Nahar for 'Avoiding Mistakes in Research Grant Applications' and gain practical insights into preparing stronger and more successful grant proposals.

Our Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series concludes this Tuesday with its 12th and final lecture! 🎓 Join Prof. Maysoon Al Nahar for 'Avoiding Mistakes in Research Grant Applications' and gain practical insights into preparing stronger and more successful grant proposals.

Call for Participants 📣 [ International Writing Workshops in Translation Studies ] Are you an early-career researcher in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, or Iraq with ambitions to publish in leading international journals in translation and interpreting studies?

🎓 Join us for the 12th (and last!) lecture in the CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series: Avoiding Mistakes in Research Grant Applications 👤 Speaker: Prof. Maysoon Al Nahar Professor in Anthropology, School of Archaeology and Tourism, University of Jordan

What stories are hidden in old letters, photographs, and field notebooks? And what can they tell us about the women who helped shape archaeology and heritage work across the Levant and beyond? 🔍✨

Very excited to announce that @cbrl.bsky.social/Contemporary Levant have received funding to run a major conference on environmental histories of the Middle East Mandates. CFP coming soon - watch this space!

🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/the-g...

The Global Geopolitics of Holy Spaces from Ottoman Jerusalem to the Red Sea Basin |

Location BIEA (British Institute in Eastern Africa), Nairobi, Kenya

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📆 BIRI-BIEA LECTURE Hybrid Event - Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Project "The Global Geopolitics of Holy Spaces from Ottoman Jerusalem to the Red Sea Basin" 🗣 Prof Mostafa Minawy (Cornell University) 📆Friday, 22 May 2026 ⏰14:00 - 15:00 (Nairobi UTC+3) 📍BIEA, Nairobi, Kenya