Webinar Series

Welcome to the ASMEA Webinar Series. Throughout the year we will host discussions with seasoned scholars and practitioners on a variety of topics affecting the Middle East and Africa. These webinars are free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Attendees who require a "Certificate of Attendance" can contact Emily Lucas at [email protected] after the event. View past webinars here.


Webinar: Israel's Recognition of Somaliland

Join ASMEA and Dr. Asher Lubotzky, University of Houston, for a webinar on Israel's Recognition of Somaliland. This will be held via Zoom on January 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm (ET).

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Dr. Asher Lubotzky is an Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the University of Houston and a Senior Research Fellow at the Israel-Africa Relations Institute. He writes about Israeli-African relations, both past and present, and Israel’s engagement with its “southern frontier.”

His upcoming book, Shifting Solidarities, uncovers the surprising early connections between Israel and the South African anti-apartheid movement and will be published in June 2026 by the University of Virginia Press. He holds a PhD in History from Indiana University and an MA from Bar-Ilan University.