The institute’s spring intern started her work in Beirut
FIME’s intern for spring 2024 Jasmin Paananen started her work in Beirut in the middle of January. Jasmin is an […]
The fall interns express their gratitude
Time went by swiftly in Beirut’s diverse landscape. After a few weeks of getting used to the new environment, everyday […]
Guest lecture in Helsinki: Re-thinking the histories of violence, colonialism and democracy in the Middle East
Benoit Challand, an Assistant Professor of Sociology from the New School for Social Research, will come to Helsinki to discuss […]
Call for Papers, Panels and Roundtables: Decolonizing Middle Eastern Studies – Critical Perspectives and Emerging Debates
The Seventh Finnish Colloquium of Middle East and North African Studies 10 – 11, June 2024 – Tampere, Finland (with a […]
Call for Applications: Research residency in the Middle East
Last day to apply: November 26th, 2023 The research residency program of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East is […]
New interns of the institute began their work in Beirut
FIME’s interns for Fall 2023 Sofia Nyberg and Sara Kosonen began their work in Beirut in the beginning of August […]
Research opportunities within the project “Dwelling with Crisis: Home at Spaces of Chronic Violence” (HOMCRI)
Exciting news for MENA studies in Finland: The Senior Research Fellow Mikko Joronen from Tampere Institute of Advanced Studies has […]
Soprano Annika Leino ja composer-pianist Jukka Nykänen give a concert at Hotel Al Bustan in Lebanon
The Finnish Institute in the Middle East organized a concert together with the Honorary Consulate General of Finland and the […]
Dedicated to Palestine – the biography of Hilma Granqvist has been published in English
The biography of Finnish anthropologist Hilma Granqvist, titled Dedicated to Palestine and written by Dr. Sofia Häggman, has been published […]
Annual report 2022 has been published
The annual report for 2022 from the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME) and its accessible text version are […]
Erasmus+ initiative: Mirsal ry and YLDP visit FIME in Beirut
‘Me and You are Global Citizens’ is the Erasmus+ youth mobility project of Mirsal and Young Lebanese for Peace & […]
Roundtable Report: Everyday Peace in conflict-affected societies
The Embassy of Finland in Beirut and FIME hosted together a roundtable discussion under the title Everyday Peace in conflict-affected […]