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.

Religion and the State: Iraq—Tracing the Final Decades in the History of Iraq’s Jewish Community

Join ASMEA and Michael Brill December 11, 2023 at 12:00 pm (EST) for the webinar "Religion and the State: Iraq—Tracing the Final Decades in the History of Iraq’s Jewish Community." The history of Iraqi Jewry dates back more than 2,600 years. The Jewish community in Iraq is one of the oldest and most storied in the world. A century ago, Iraqi Jews were nearly a third of Baghdad’s population. Today, only three individuals remain. With an emphasis on the last half century, this presentation will cover the history of Iraq's Jews up to the present day.

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Michael Brill is a PhD candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, where his research focuses on modern Iraq. For the current academic year, he is a fellow at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, along with the Princeton Center for Culture, Society, and Religion.