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US President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the controversial de facto ruler of oil-rich Saudi Arabia, to the White House on Tuesday.

In this DW interview, Ulrike Freitag analyses the visit of MBS to the White House and future prospects of the two countries' relationship.
Why did Trump roll out the red carpet to Saudi Arabia? | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We are happy to announce and invite you to the second #lecture of our winter colloquium #Disruption & #Survival by Alice von Bieberstein (HU Berlin).

More info: www.zmo.de/en/events/te...
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our #bulletin is out! 📰
In this edition, Ahmad Moradi reflects on the need for epistemic #preparedness which does not promise control over the future, but fosters the capacity to live and act meaningfully within #uncertainty.
Grab your copy @ZMO or read it online: repositorium.zmo.de/receive/zmo_...
November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Red Sea is one of the world’s most enduring arteries of human trafficking.
Building off earlier initiatives, this conference aims to consolidate the subfield of Red Sea slavery studies by expanding the scope of inquiry beyond the processes that enslaved people.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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ZMO is pleased to announce 1 PhD Position on Traditional Courts and State Law in Central Asia.

This is one of 17 fully-funded PhD positions in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network “Sociology of Authoritarian Law. Insights from Central Asia” (SOCIAL-DN).

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November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Timely Histories Project at ZMO is pleased to announce that it will be conducting the #workshop “Rhythms of Livelihood: Past and Present” in Delhi, India, this week, from November 6 to 8, 2025.
In collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) in Delhi.
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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New interview!

Stefan B. Kirmse (@zmo-berlin.bsky.social) talked to us about his @erc.europa.eu-funded project, "In Pursuit of ‘Legality’ and ‘Justice’ – Minority Struggles in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union" #JUSTIMINO.

Read the interview here: ceureviewofbooks.com/interview/le...
Legality and justice in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union: An interview with Stefan B. Kirmse - CEU Review of Books
Stefan B. Kirmse talks to us about his ERC-funded project, In Pursuit of ‘Legality’ and ‘Justice’ – Minority Struggles in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union (JUSTIMINO).
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November 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📱Digital Citizen Science and the Co-construction of Omani National and Cultural Identity: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis 📱
Lecture by Najma Al Zidjaly (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)
📍Tuesday, 11 November at 5 pm at ZMO. No registration is required. Supported by Deutsche Oman Stiftung.
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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💻 Online-Workshop "Memory in Digital Spaces" ("Islam und Digitalität", #AIWG), u.a. mit M. Gharaibeh (@bit-humboldtuni.bsky.social), C. Günther (@unierfurt.bsky.social), F. G. Marei (@zmo-berlin.bsky.social) & A. Omerika (@goetheuni.bsky.social)

📅 5.–7.11.2025
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October 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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‼️ Time for #TakeOver: @mariamsalehi.bsky.social und @mariaketzmerick.bsky.social berichten vom Workshop #RethinkingViolence der AKs Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung und Internationale Politische Soziologie am @zmo-berlin.bsky.social!

Folgt @dvpwkongress.bsky.social & stay tuned!
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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In den nächsten 2 Tagen berichten @mariamsalehi.bsky.social und @mariaketzmerick.bsky.social vom Workshop der DVPW-AKs Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung sowie Internationale Politische Soziologie am @zmo-berlin.bsky.social. Gemeinsam denken wir über Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft von Gewalt nach.
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The #workshop “Rethinking the Past, Present and Future of Violence: Inputs from International Political Sociology” that is a joint initiative of the DVWP working groups on “orders of violence” and “sociology of international relations” will take place at ZMO, 29-30 Oct.

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October 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
On 28 Oct, Jean-Pierre Filiu will give a presentation of his book Un historien à Gaza (A Historian in Gaza), on the occasion of the publication of its German translation at @centremarcbloch.bsky.social. There will be a simultaneous translation French to German. www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
October 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
We are happy to announce and invite you to the second #lecture of our winter colloquium #Disruption & #Survival by Veronica Ferreri on Thursday, 23 October at 5pm at ZMO or online via Zoom.

www.zmo.de/en/events/di...
October 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Next Monday, 5pm at ZMO with the authors Houri Berberian and Talinn Grigor.
Join us for the book talk and for an exchange afterwards at a reception in our foyer.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Remembering What Was Forgotten: Language, Religion, and the City in Dinara Rasuleva’s Travmagochi. A 📖 review by our former Leibniz-Fellow Diliara Brileva (@zmo-berlin.bsky.social) 👇
via @dehypotheses.bsky.social
Remembering What Was Forgotten: Language, Religion, and the City in Dinara Rasuleva’s Travmagochi
Diliara Brileva reviews Dinara Rasuleva’s novel Travmagochi (2025) which explores how memories of post-Soviet Tatar identity are shaped in the 1990s.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
ZMO invites applications for the Oman Research Grant 2026. The grant comprises funding for a research stay in Berlin of up to 3 months in 2026 at ZMO, as well as travel costs to Berlin.
The grant is funded by Deutsche Oman-Stiftung (German Oman Foundation).
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October 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The conference "Decentering Knowledge: Concepts, Conceptualizations, Translations", organized by the Religion and Intellectual Culture unit at ZMO will take place next week, on October 13 and 14.

More info and full programme: www.zmo.de/en/events/de...
October 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de zum 30. Jubiläum! 🎉
Seit 2017 sind wir, das Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Teil dieses starken Forschungsverbundes.

#30JahreLeibniz #LeibnizGemeinschaft #ZMO #Forschung
October 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🎙️The latest episode in our #podcast "Justice & Minorities" has been released!

In der dritten Folge geht es um #Georgien in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Stefan Kirmse hat Oliver Reisner zu Gast, der seit vielen Jahren in #Tbilisi lebt und forscht.

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Episode 3: Der Kampf um die georgische Nation - Geschichte und Gegenwart
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September 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We are happy to announce and invite you to the first #lecture of our winter colloquium #Disruption & #Survival by Nayera Soliman Abdelrahman on Thursday, 25 September at 5pm at ZMO or online via Zoom.

www.zmo.de/veranstaltun...
September 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Congratulations to @nourachalati.bsky.social who has been awarded the DAVO 2025 Best Dissertation Award!

A few months ago, Noura was guest of our kitchen talks podcast where she talked about her dissertation on the relations of the Stasi and the Syrian Mukhabarat: open.spotify.com/episode/2db7...
September 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Am Samstag waren wir Teil des #TagdesoffenenDenkmals und haben gemeinsam mit der Historischen Kommission die Pforten des #Mittelhofs geöffnet.

On Saturday, we took part in the #OpenHeritageDays and, together with the Historische Kommission, opened the doors of the #Mittelhof.
September 17, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Join us on 18 September, 5 pm at ZMO for a book talk by Stephan Rindlisbacher on "Borders in Red - Managing Diversity in the Early Soviet Union", preceded by an introduction to ZMO’s Reinhard Eisener Collection (on Central Asia in the 1920s/30s).
The event is followed by a reception.
September 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Wir freuen uns, Euch unsere erste #digitale Ausstellung auf der ZMO-Website präsentieren zu dürfen. 🎉

Dr. Sonja Hegasy veröffentlicht gemeinsam mit Katharina Maria Raab und Julia Tieke die audiovisuelle Ausstellung “Hassan Heshmat – Ein Visionär seiner Zeit”. 👨🏼‍🎨🇪🇬

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September 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM