Elias Ghazal

PhD Researcher - Communications Officer

Lancaster University Lancaster University

Elias is working towards his PhD in International Relations at Lancaster University. His dissertation explores the securitization of religion in the Middle East with special focus on the Levant in the post-Arab Uprisings. His areas of interest include religion and politics, sectarianism, religious violence, political theology and Iran-Saudi relations. In parallel, Elias works as Programs Manager at the Centre on Religion and Global Affairs.

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Publications and Activities - Oct 2021 Our Fellows have produced a large number of articles over the past few months and here are some highlights. Simon Mabon ‘Afterword: sectarianisation beyond the Middle East’, Religion, State and Society Houses built on sand, paperback edition Regulating... Read More
Desectarianization in Lebanon: Where to begin? Sectarianism in Lebanon is, literally, hair-raising! Over the summer, I went to Lebanon to conduct some fieldwork for my research. One day, I went to one of the local barbershops in the neighbourhood where I was staying to get a haircut. The young barber,... Read More
Report: What if the US imposed sanctions on Saudi Arabia? The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul captured international news headlines. After denying any hand in his killing, Saudi authorities confessed that Khashoggi’s death was a result of a special operation that... Read More
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The Middle East in 2050 In March 2021, scholars from the SEPAD collective engaged in two private roundtable discussions about the future of the Middle East in 2050. Tasked to reflect on the future of the region, sources of anger and possible ways of circumventing this anger,... Read More
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