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A learned society working with the countries, peoples and societies of the Levant to advance public education through promoting and disseminating research in the humanities, social sciences and related subjects.

https://www.cbrl.ac.uk
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Join us today for our fifth lecture in this series!
Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) 👩‍💻
cbrl.bsky.social CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · 9d
The CBRL Graduate Network Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

Lecture 5: "Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 2: Interviews"
Speaker: Dr. Renee Hattar @RIIFSJORDAN

🔹 11 Nov 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) | 3 PM (UK)
🔹 Online (Zoom)

Book your spot now: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/collec...
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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New online and open access at @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Entangled roots: co-governance and the politics of reforestation in contemporary Lebanon" by Paul Esber: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Lebanon #environment #reforestation
Entangled roots: co-governance and the politics of reforestation in contemporary Lebanon
This article examines the concept of co-governance in the context of reforestation in post-war Lebanon. Specifically, it considers this concept in relation to the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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What does an ethical future for digital heritage look like? 🌍
Join Dr. Bijan Rouhani (Oxford, EAMENA) for “Beyond Digitisation” — a lecture on AI, ethics & sustainability in heritage.

🔹 19 Nov 2025
🔹 6 PM Amman | 3 PM UK
🔹 Online ( Zoom)
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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CBRL invites applications for Workshop Grants! 📑
🔹 Deadline: Friday - 16 Jan 2026

For more details and to apply:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/cbrl-wo...
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The CBRL Graduate Network Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

Lecture 5: "Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 2: Interviews"
Speaker: Dr. Renee Hattar @RIIFSJORDAN

🔹 11 Nov 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) | 3 PM (UK)
🔹 Online (Zoom)

Book your spot now: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/collec...
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Ever thought ceramics could tell global stories? 🏺

Shatha Mubaideen chats with Dr. Carmen Ting on Learning from the Levant about how medieval pottery reveals trade, tech, and culture across centuries.

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October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Just 2 days left! 👀
Don’t miss the deadline — submit your application by 31 October.
October 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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CBRL organised a 2-day workshop, “Strengthening Municipal Roles in Supporting Jordan’s Heritage Protection”, on 22–23 Oct 2025 at the Jordan Museum with JEA, MoLA & MoTA. Funded by Commonwealth Heritage Forum (CHF).

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A workshop on Strengthening Municipal Roles in Supporting Jordan’s Heritage Protection (22-23 Oct 2025) - CBRL
Heritage assets constitute an integral part of Jordan’s cultural identity and source of community pride. As administrative bodies closely connected to local communities, municipalities play a pivotal ...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Join us tomorrow, Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) for the fourth lecture in the Graduate Network Seminar Series! 🎓📑
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CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

"Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 1: Observations and Visual Analysis"

Speaker: Dr. Robert Bewley. University of Oxford, UK.

🔹 28 October 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) - 3 PM (London)
🔹 Online (Zoom)
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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CBRL invites applications for Project Grants 2025! 📝
🔹Deadline: Friday - 09 Jan 2026

Learn more and apply:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/cbrl-pr...
October 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

"Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 1: Observations and Visual Analysis"

Speaker: Dr. Robert Bewley. University of Oxford, UK.

🔹 28 October 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) - 3 PM (London)
🔹 Online (Zoom)
October 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at CBRL Amman for the lecture “Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan” by Maria Elena Ronza.

Your engagement made the evening truly enriching.
Stay tuned for more upcoming events and discussions at CBRL.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Join us tomorrow, online and at CBRL Amman Institute!
cbrl.bsky.social CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Oct 7
Join us for “Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan” - a lecture by Maria Elena Ronza on Sela’s pioneering heritage conservation journey.

📅 Oct 20, 6 PM (Amman) - 4 PM (London)
📍 CBRL Amman & online

Book your spot now!
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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The October 2025 edition of CBRL’s newsletter is out now! 📬

Catch up on our latest news, research, and upcoming events across the Levant. Check it out! 📰

CBRL October 2025 Newsletter - mailchi.mp/cbrl/cbrl-oc...
October 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Join us next Monday at CBRL for our next public lecture! 📢
cbrl.bsky.social CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant @cbrl.bsky.social · Oct 7
Join us for “Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan” - a lecture by Maria Elena Ronza on Sela’s pioneering heritage conservation journey.

📅 Oct 20, 6 PM (Amman) - 4 PM (London)
📍 CBRL Amman & online

Book your spot now!
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Our team are just back from fieldwork in SE #Jordan! They were east of Bayir looking at a series of #Roman camps we first identified on satellite imagery in 2022. Look out for news of this survey in our future posts.

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October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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📢 Call for nominations: CBRL 2025 Dissertation Prizes!
🔸 Levantine Archaeology/History
🔸Contemporary Levantine Studies

Departments can nominate 1 UG + 1 Master’s dissertation (2024–25).

🔹 Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
🔹 Details: www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/call-fo...
Call for CBRL Dissertation Prize Nominations - CBRL
CBRL is pleased to announce the call for submissions to our undergraduate and master’s final-year dissertation prizes in:   Levantine archaeology or history: the CBRL prize for a final-year master’s d...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Join us for “Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan” - a lecture by Maria Elena Ronza on Sela’s pioneering heritage conservation journey.

📅 Oct 20, 6 PM (Amman) - 4 PM (London)
📍 CBRL Amman & online

Book your spot now!
October 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Ep. 4 of Learning from the Levant 🎙️

Prof. Yasir Suleiman speaks on how language, identity & place intersect in the Arab world — from Jerusalem’s street signs to the symbolic power of Arabic.

Listen here 👉
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October 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Call for Tender 📢

We’re seeking a creative web designer or design team to co-create the Surfacing Zarqa digital exhibition.

🔸 Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
▪️ More details:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/call-fo...
Call for Tender for Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition - CBRL
Tender Outline for Creation of Collaborative Website for Surfacing Zarqa Project Project Title: Surfacing Zarqa digital exhibition Opening Date for tender submissions: 25th September 2025 Closing Date...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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New online and open access from @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Weaponising sectarian emotions: Iran’s mobilisation strategy during the Syrian conflict (2012–2024)" by Seyed Ali Alavi: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Weaponising sectarian emotions: Iran’s mobilisation strategy during the Syrian conflict (2012–2024)
Conventional scholarly explorations into Iran’s involvement in the Syrian turmoil (2012–2024) primarily highlight geopolitical motivations, particularly Tehran’s strategic interest in preserving th...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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On 17–18 Sep, CBRL Amman hosted a workshop with the University of Jordan and @bristoluni.bsky.social on the role of pharmacists in tackling substance use disorders in Jordan, identifying the top research priorities, and launching a new academic network.

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The Role of Pharmacists in Addressing Substance Use Disorders in Jordan Workshop - CBRL
With generous support from the CBRL, the University of Jordan, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, organized a two-day workshop entitled “Co-Development of an Academic Network and Researc...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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New online from @contemplevant.bsky.social: “Rethinking Wendy Pearlman’s ‘silencing fear’ in the rules of Hafez and Bashar al-Assad: an affective perspective”: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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September 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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The September 2025 edition of CBRL’s newsletter is out now! 📬

Catch up on our latest news, research, and upcoming events across the Levant. Check it out! 📰

mailchi.mp/cbrl/cbrl-se...
September 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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New online and open access from @contemplevant.bsky.social : “You have your Gibran and I have my Gibran: representations of Kahlil Gibran, a century after The Prophet” by Ibrahim Abraham: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
You have your Gibran and I have my Gibran: representations of Kahlil Gibran, a century after The Prophet
First published in 1923, and subsequently selling over one hundred million copies in over one hundred languages, Kahlil Gibran’s book-length mystical poem, The Prophet, is one of the most popular l...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM