The Centre’s research is currently focused on a number of themes including: Cultures, Societies and Languages of the Middle East; History and Politics of the Region; Engagement of European powers with the region since the Ottoman Empire; Middle Eastern Antiquities to the Pre-modern Era; Islamic Law; Human Rights in the Middle East; History and Politics of the Maghreb since 1830; Islam and Gender; Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation in the Middle East and North Africa; Arab Intellectual History; Origins, History and Development of Islam; Modern Islamic Thought.
