Lekie is taking us to Egypt with this presentation. She has a burning desire for the emancipation and protection of the girl child all over the world, especially in the African and Middle East region #MENAStudiesBU

Jumoke Seriki serves as SUBU’s Public Health Officer for the Department of Health and Social Sciences, and is an MSc candidate in Public Health. #MENAStudiesBU

One of the pressing issues in parts of the MENA region is child marriage, especially among young girls. Despite ongoing reform efforts and international attention, child marriage continues to pose severe challenges to public health, education, and economic growth #MENAStudiesBU

The patron of the Friends of Palestine Society is Dr Yaar Dagan

These presentations have got a lot of people thinking and asking very interesting questions #MENAStudiesBU

A vigorous discussion on corruption currently #MENAStudiesBU

Today, we see similar tragedies unfolding across MENA, and it pains Agbeniga Eniola Samue deeply to see the news coming out of Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, and other areas in conflict #MENAStudiesBU

Agbeniga Eniola Samue is from Nigeria and recalling how in 2014, in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, several schoolgirls were kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents, as widely reported #MENAStudiesBU

The 'Kafala system' is essential to understanding modern slavery in MENA Region. Employees are tied to one employer and not free to move to a different employer #MENAStudiesBU

The speaker is commercial law student Korhan Derin Danisma