Course registration open: Anti/post/decolonial Social Theory and the ‘Middle East’ region
1.11.2021 – 13.12.2021 Lecture times are Mondays from 16:00-18:00 and Wednesdays from 14:00-16:00 (Helsinki time, UTC +2)(Note! Mon 6.12. lecture […]
The registration for panelists to the Colloquium has been opened
The registration for panelists to the Sixth Finnish Colloquium of Middle East and North African Studies is open till 1 October 2021. […]
Call for papers of the colloquium extended till 29 August
The call for papers of the Sixth Finnish Colloquium of Middle East and North African Studies has been extended till […]
Vana Kalenderian and Rima Majed Join FIME as Resident Scholars in Autumn 2021
We are very excited to introduce our new resident scholars Dr Vana Kalenderian and Dr Rima Majed, who will both […]
The 2020 Annual Report Has Been Published
Our 2020 Annual report summary has now been published and it is currently available to read on our website. In […]
Together Alone 2.0 – Open Call for Art Projects
The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes’ network around the world is calling Finnish and Finland-based artists, artist groups and their […]
Call for Applications – FIME Launches New Resident Scholar Programme for Lebanon-based Academics
Photo: Taavi Sundell The Finnish Institute in the Middle East in Beirut, Lebanon, is excited to announce the launching of […]
Arabic language cafe 6.4.-25.5.
Tuesdays 17:00-18:30 The Finnish Institute in the Middle East organises an online language cafe for Arabic students. The language cafe, […]
Webinar: Hilma Granqvist – A Pioneer in Palestine: Anthropological Fieldwork in the 1920s
The Finnish anthropologist Hilma Granqvist did groundbreaking work on the daily life of the villagers of Artas. A large part […]
Introduction to Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Case Studies from the Middle East
19.03.-14.05.2021, Fridays at 10:00-12:00 (Helsinki time, UTC+2) Registration period for the course is open until 5.3.2021 at 16:005 ECTS (for possible equivalency with Finnish universities, see […]
Miriam Huovila joins the Institute’s Foundation
BA Miriam Huovila started on 1.1.2021 in her new substitute role as the Foundation of the Finnish Institute in the […]
The Institute’s new intern started work far from sunny Beirut
Mikko Lehikoinen joined the Institute as its new intern in February. Mikko holds an MSc in Advanced Arabic from the […]