Blogs

Tracing the alternative music scene in post-Oslo Palestine

By Polly Withers, CBRL Fellow at the Kenyon Institute.  This post is an overview of...

01 June 2018

‘The Deep Past as a Social Asset in the Levant’ Launch Event Ceremony

This research was conducted by Dr Oroub El ABED as part of a British Academy...

29 November 2016

Arabic(s), Ecologies, Identities… and the Disappearing Rural Vernaculars of Jordan

by Alex Bellem and Carol Palmer. In discussions relating to Arabic, an apparently simple question...

25 November 2016

Workshop Review: Visual Culture in the Middle East

by Maïra al-Manzali. What images does the Middle East produce? What images of the region...

17 November 2016

Urban Murals in Amman: Between Empowerment and Decoration

By Julio Moreno Cirujano. In recent years, Amman has become an urban canvas for street...

17 November 2016

In Conversation with Ibrahim Samuel

Interview by Minying Huang. Ibrahim Samuel is a Syrian writer and journalist living in Amman,...

17 November 2016

Christine Elias and the British Institute in Amman Collections

by Christine Elias and the BIA team. During Christine’s stay at the CBRL British Institute...

17 November 2016

Tiptoeing Across The Doorstep – Becoming The Daughter Of A Bedouin Family In The Jordanian Province

by Ann-Christin Wagner. “If you want a Pepsi, go get it yourself!” A request that...

07 November 2016

Dr Ceren Kabukcu And The British Institute In Amman Botanical Collection

by Ceren Kabukcu and the BIA team . Photos by Julio Moreno Cirujano. Dr Ceren Kabukcu is an honorary research fellow in...

07 November 2016