The Middle East Association's Young Professional Group Event
The Middle East Association (MEA) has kindly invited members of the UK-MENA Network to their Young Professional’s Group event, in collaboration with RUSI Next Gen.
The event will feature a panel discussion moderated by Claire Spencer (MEA Board Member), with speakers including Rachael Liss (Policy Coordinator at The Alliance for Middle East Peace) and Urban Coningham (RUSI). The Palestinian Head of Mission to the UK will be the main speaker.
Further details about the event and how to register to follow.
Webinar: Legal Careers in Oman
The British Omani Society has kindly invited members of the UK-MENA Network to a Zoom webinar for law students in the UK and Oman, with a vested interest in learning about the practical aspects of legal careers and exploring opportunities with leading law firms.
The webinar will also provide valuable insights into internship and work opportunities in Oman.
To join the webinar, please sign up here.
For any further information, please visit the British Omani Society website here.
Webinar: Liberalisation in the Omani Energy Market
In an exclusive opportunity kindly provided by the British Omani Society, we would like to offer our members the chance to participate in a high-level online panel discussion on Oman’s fast-developing electricity sector and the opportunities within it for UK developers, technology and service providers.
Expert panellists include Dr Firas Al-Abduwani, Director General Renewable Energy & Hydrogen, Ministry of Energy & Minerals; Hilal Al-Ghaithi, Director of Energy at the Authority for Public Services Regulation; Mikey Clark, CEO of Relode, and previous Co-Founder of Pivot Point, which was later purchased by EDF Renewables UK. The panel will be chaired by Anna Halpern-Lande, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Ortus Climate Mitigation.
Premiere Screening Episode 2 of A House of Wonders
The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman, in collaboration with the British Omani Society, has graciously extended an invite to the premiere screening of Episode 2 of the award-winning film A House of Wonders.
During this event attendees will view Episode 2, 'The Age of Caravans -Tippu Tip' (55 min.), which is narrated by the House of Wonders in Stonetown, Zanzibar. The episode discusses elements of exchange between Oman and East Africa by tracing the life and deeds of one of the most controversial characters in the Sultanate's history.
Watch the trailer here.
The event will also feature a pre-screening talk by the director, followed by a Q&A session with the film's co-producer and co director, Friedrich Kluetsch.
The session will be chaired by Stuart Laing, former Chairman of the Society, and copies of a new edition of his biography of Tippu Tip, signed if you would like, will be available for members to purchase (cash only please, £25 - change cannot be provided). Please feel free to bring existing copies for the author's signiture.
Dress Code: national dress or business formal.
Please confirm attendance via email to: rsvp@britishomani.org
This event has been organised in collaboration with The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in London, with kind sponsorship support from The Ministry of Information, Oman.
International Day of Tolerance
The Network has been generously granted several invitations to celebrate the International Day of Tolerance at the Palace of Westminster, courtesy of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
This is an annual event marking the importance of respecting religious freedoms, religious tolerance, and encouraging religious dialogue.
If you are interested in attending, please send an email to ukmenanetwork@gmail.com with your full name and email address.
Invites are limited and will be sent on a first-come first-serve basis.
British-Kuwait Friendship Society’s Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
The Embassy of the State of Kuwait and The British-Kuwait Friendship Society have warmly invite our members to attend the British-Kuwait Friendship Society’s Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies.
Sponsored by The Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Foundation.
Please find the invitation attached
RSVP to bkfs_prize@hotmail.co.uk
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