Events
ALMA Lecture Series: Somdeep Sen on 'Race, International Relations and the Politics of Israel-Palestine'
In his lecture on July 8, 2026, Prof. Somdeep Sen emphasized the persisting racialized workings of the global order and showed how colonial violence and processes of dehumanization shape our perception of Palestine.
Muna Dajani and Hanna Al-Taher visit the ABI in Freiburg
From 18 to 22 May 2026, Dr. Muna Dajani and Hanna Al-Taher visited the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group 'Renewable Energies, Renewed Authoritarianisms? The Political Economy of Solar Energy in the MENA' at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute in Freiburg.
Seminar at University of Freiburg on “Politics of the Middle East”
In the summer term 2026, Benjamin Schuetze teaches a seminar at the University of Freiburg on politics of the Middle East.
Seminar at University College Freiburg (UCF) on "Imperialism, climate change and resistance: Energy Politics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)"
In the summer term 2026, Benjamin Schuetze, Charlotte Mueller and Elia El Khazen teach a seminar at the University College Freiburg (UCF) on energy politics in the MENA region.
Workshop about „Race, Religion and Germany” with Udi Raz
On September 18, 2025, the Emmy Noether Group invited Udi Raz, doctoral fellow with the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies, for an equity & diversity workshop at the ABI.
New DAVO elections: Benjamin Schuetze elected to Executive Board
At the annual conference of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), Benjamin Schütze was elected to the DAVO Executive Board as treasurer for a term of four years. The new board wants DAVO to be a place for critical, interdisciplinary, international and committed scholarship. In addition, the new board members want to promote a deeper understanding of the region, overcome colonial and Orientalist structures, and take a clear stand against racism, oppression and attacks on academic freedom.
Workshop "Energy Imperialism and social movements in the MENA"
Between June 4 and June 6, the Emmy Noether Group organized an international workshop on the interlinkages between Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Palestine and fossil capitalism induced climate change. Just as the pulverisation of Gaza since October 7, 2023 is both a humanitarian crisis and an environmental catastrophe, the global fossil fuel industry drives both global climate change and Western support for the destruction of Palestine.
Seminar at Uni Freiburg on "Energy Politics in the Middle East and North Africa: Imperialism, climate change and resistance"
In the summer term 2025, Benjamin Schuetze, Charlotte Mueller, Philipp Wagner and Elia El Khazen teach a seminar at the University of Freiburg on energy politics in the MENA region.
Teach in and Open Letter: Germany Must stop supporting the annihilation of Palestinians
Together with other academics and activists, Benjamin Schuetze initiated an open letter to the federal government of Germany receiving over 4600 signatures and participated in a teach-in engaging in a critical discussion on the letter’s key points and providing insights into broader political, social, and economic contexts.