MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World

Websitehttps://www.cmes.lu.se/middle-east-contemporary-world-mecw

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Finngatan 16
22362 Lund
Sweden
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Box 201
22100 Lund
Sweden

Description

The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) is a multi- and transdisciplinary strategic research area, hosted and supported by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, comprising staff from five different faculties at Lund University.

Research

For information on this Strategic Research Area, please visit CMES/Research.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Dalia Abdelhady
- dalia.abdelhadysoc.luse
- Sociology - Associate professor, Senior lecturer
- MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World - Member of Strategic Research Area
Person
Joel Abdelmoez
- joel.abdelmoezcme.luse
- Department of Political Science - Doctoral student
- Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) - Doctoral student
- MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World - Member of Strategic Research Area
Person
Hakim Abdi
- hakim.abdicec.luse
- Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) - Researcher
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate - Member of Strategic Research Area
- Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) - Researcher
- LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions - Profile area member
Person: Academic

Islamic Aid and Gulf States in Contemporary Crises
Pericoli, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Edinburgh University Press.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Deep groundwater in the Kumamoto area affected by nitrate nitrogen with source origin by sterols
Nakagawa, K., Li, Z., Hosono, T., Takao, Y. & Berndtsson, R., 2025 Dec, In: Journal of Hydrology. 662, 12 p., 134101.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Phosphorus stress-induced root exudates mediated plant-microbe interactions of Melilotus officinalis
Yang, Z., Wu, T., Niu, J., Zhang, L., Chen, X., Berndtsson, R., Yang, T. & Dou, T., 2025 Dec, In: Rhizosphere. 36, 101186.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Curtailed
5 Not started
39 Active
91 Finished

SESAC: The Swedish Competence Centre for Satellite-Enabled Social Science Analytics
Hall, O. (PI), Grillitsch, M. (Researcher), Daoud, A. (Researcher), Eklund, L. (Researcher), Georganos, S. (Researcher) & Antoniou, L. (Researcher)
2025/10/15 → 2028/12/31
Project: Research
EXTREME-LOSS Agricultural Workers’ Livelihoods under Climate Change-Related Extreme Weather Events and Biodiversity Loss
Dinc, P. (PI), Eklund, L. (PI), Kljun, N. (PI), Hashemi, H. (PI) & Clough, Y. (PI)
2025/10/01 → 2027/09/30
Project: Research
SWIFT: Satellite Water Investigation of Fragile Terrains - Monitoring and Managing Environmental Alterations Under Conflict and Governance Stress
Palacio, A. (Researcher), Hashemi, H. (Researcher), Cermeño, A. L. (Researcher) & Naghibi, A. (Researcher)
2025/09/08 → 2028/06/01
Project: Research

Invited Keynote Lecture: “Islamic Economics and Finance: Resources and Contents” (3 credits), 7th SIFHAMS International Graduate Winter School, University of Sharjah, Jan 8, 2026
Al Daghistani, S. (Invited speaker)
2026 Jan 8
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
Talmud and Philosophy
Zetterholm, K. (Chair), Boyarin, D. (Invited speaker), Lapidot, E. (Invited speaker), Welz, C. (Contributor), Björk, U. (Contributor) & Svenungsson, J. (Chair)
2025 Nov 19
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Invited speaker, “Critical Islamic Studies and its Role in the Humanities,” Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia
Al Daghistani, S. (Invited speaker)
2025 Nov 18
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

Lund University’s GloHub Seed Fund for international collaboration between the Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR), Lund University and the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, November 2025
Al Daghistani, S. (Recipient), 2025 Nov 13
Prize: Other distinction
Research Grant, Oscar och Signe Krooks stiftelse, Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR), Lund University, for research trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Al Daghistani, S. (Recipient), 2025 Jul 1
Prize: Other distinction
Ideon Stipendiet 2025: Pluvioflow
Persson, A. (Recipient), Hasan, A. (Recipient), Pilesjö, P. (Recipient) & Sarwat, S. (Recipient), 2025 May 6
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)