From the Mountains to the Sea: The Relations between Animals and Humans in Lebanon through Time – workshop will be held this week in Beirut
In this workshop we intend to explore the relations between animals and humans in Lebanon and the surrounding areas through […]
Institute’s new researcher is interested in language policies and debates over language policies in Turkey
Dr. Anu Leinonen started as a researcher in FIME in June 2019. Previously, in 2008-2019, she worked as the Executive […]
The annual report 2018 has been published!
The annual report 2018 of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME) assembles information about the institute and about […]
Register now to the audience of Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle East conference
The Nordic conference on Middle Eastern studies will feature almost 50 panels and rountables on modern and historic Middle East. […]
The book Animals and their Relation to Gods, Humans and Things in the Ancient World has been published
The book Animals and their Relation to Gods, Humans and Things in the Ancient World has been published. It was […]
”Formative Tendencies in Near Eastern Religions and Ideologies” Workshop in Beirut, 15-16 April 2019
”Formative Tendencies in Near Eastern Religions and Ideologies” Workshop in Beirut, 15-16 April 2019 Organised by the Centre for […]
The 2nd Minorities in Mesopotamia Workshop in Beirut
The Minorities in Mesopotamia workshops study population diversity and the social and economic status of ethnic minorities in Assyria and […]
From the Mountains to the Sea: The Relations between Animals and Humans in Lebanon through Time -workshop in Beirut 13–14 September
Workshop organized by the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (Dr. Raija Mattila), the Department of Arts and Archaeology at […]
FIME’s new research-coordinator Taavi Sundell
Taavi Sundell begun in January 2019 as the new research-coordinator of FIME in Beirut. Besides working on his own research, […]
FIME continues as the coordinator of the National Finnish Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has nominated the Foundation of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME) […]
Introducing the unique archive of anthropologist Hilma Granqvist
The first part of the unique archive of anthropologist Hilma Granqvist has been published by a collaboration between the Society […]
Between structure and chaos – seven years of conflict in Libya. Panel discussion in Helsinki 10.12.
When the regime is gone, the citizens are safe? FIME invites you to a panel discussion on enduring conflict in […]