Open letter to the UAE: Release Matthew Hedges

 

22 October, 2018

 

We, the undersigned, call for the immediate release of Matthew Hedges,  a PhD student in the School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA), Durham University. Matt was arrested on  5 May 2018 at Dubai International Airport as he was leaving the UAE.   Matt was in the UAE to conduct a series of interviews for his PhD thesis which examines the role of civil-military relations in the UAE post-Arab spring. He had permission to be there and to meet and interview  officials with knowledge of civil-military relations in the Emirates.

 

For almost  six months, Matthew has been  held in solitary confinement at  an undisclosed location in Abu Dhabi. He has had extremely limited access to British consular authorities and access to legal representation was only granted a week ago.  Information about his case and the reasons for his detention were withheld from his  family, Durham University and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It is only in the last week that the UAE authorities have  charged Matthew with gathering information to share with a foreign agency – the British intelligence. This charge is totally without foundation.  

 

Matthew’s  physical and mental health have deteriorated. He was  forced to sleep on the floor for the first four and a half months after his arrest, denied access to regular showers and prevented from receiving any reading material that might help allay his mental anguish. Since his detention, it has come to light that Matthew suffers from anxiety and depression; amongst other worrying symptoms, he has expressed suicidal thoughts in the brief communications he has had with his wife. The conditions in which he has been kept are degrading and inhumane and violate all internationally accepted practices over  the detention of individuals.

 

We call upon the Emirati authorities to release Matthew Hedges without delay. Not only is he an innocent man being held unjustly, but it also places into question existing and future academic ties between the UK and the UAE. British scholars can no longer regard the Emirates as a safe place for legitimate academic research, despite the efforts of the UAE government to encourage educational exchanges between UK institutions and the UAE.  By his unjustified detention, prolonged arrest in solitary confinement, lack of access to proper legal advice and limited consular access, Matthew’s rights have been and continue to be denied by the UAE authorities.

 

1.  Professor Clive Jones, Durham University

2.  Professor Marc Valeri, University of Exeter

3.  Dr. Andreas Krieg, King’s College London

4.  Dr. Jack Griffiths, University of Exeter

5.  Dr. Héctor Grad, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

6.  Dr. Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

7.  Dr. Montserrat Emperador Badimon, Université Lumière-Lyon 2

8.  Dr. Liam Clegg, University of York

9.  Mr. Yunus Abakay, University of Exeter

10.  Dr. Elvira Sánchez Mateos, Universitat de Barcelona

11.  Dr. Keith Breen, Queen’s University Belfast

12.  Professor Cathal McCall, Queen’s University Belfast

13.  Dr. Farah Mihlar, University of Exeter

14.  Mr. Matteo Capasso, Durham University

15.  Dr. Ana I. Planet, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

16.  Dr. Susan Kelly, University of Exeter

17.  Dr. Bárbara Azaola Piazza, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

18.  Dr. John Heathershaw, University of Exeter

19.  Dr. Catherine Owen, University of Exeter

20.  Dr. Pamela Urrutia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

21.  Dr. Claire Beaugrand, University of Exeter

22.  Dr. Steven Kapp, University of Exeter

23.  Dr. Philip Leech-Ngo, University of Ottawa

24.  Professor Sari Hanafi, American University of Beirut

25.  Dr. Darren Schreiber, University of Exeter

26.  Dr. Andrea Teti, University of Aberdeen

27.  Dr. Inmaculada Szmolka, Universidad de Granada

28.  Dr. Gregorio Bettiza, University of Exeter

29.  Dr. Fatiha Dazi-Heni, Sciences Po Lille

30.  Dr. Antal Wozniak, University of Exeter

31.  Dr. Naomí Ramírez Díaz, Independent researcher

32.  Ms. Sanna Eriksson, University of York

33.  Dr. Andrew Schaap, University of Exeter

34.  Mr. Gertjan Hoetjes, Durham University

35.  Dr. Shana Marshall, The George Washington University

36.  Dr. David Lewis, University of Exeter

37.  Dr. Bosco Govantes, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

38.  Dr. Nils-Christian Bormann, University of Exeter

39.  Dr. Virtudes Téllez Delgado, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

40.  Dr. Stéphane Lacroix, Sciences Po Paris

41.  Professor Claire Dunlop, University of Exeter

42.  Dr. Lidia Fernández Fonfría, Universidad de Salamanca

43.  Dr. Sam Power, University of Exeter

44.  Professor Sabina Leonelli, University of Exeter

45.  Professor Michael Winter, University of Exeter

46.  Dr. Achim Rosemann, University of Exeter

47.  Dr. Claire Sutherland, Durham University

48.  Professor Lynn Welchman, SOAS University London

49.  Dr. Aurèlia Mañé Estrada, Universitat de Barcelona

50.  Dr. Lise Herman, University of Exeter

51.  Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University

52.  Dr. Keith Howe, University of Exeter

53.  Dr. Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, University of Exeter

54.  Dr. Irene Fernandez-Molina, University of Exeter

55.  Ms. Ayat Hamdan, University of Exeter

56.  Dr. Reza Zia-Ebrahimi, King’s College London

57.  Dr. François Burgat, CNRS-IREMAM

58.  Mr. Eric Hoddy, University of York

59.  Dr. Andrea Celli, University of Connecticut

60.  Professor Beverly Milton-Edwards, Queen’s University Belfast

61.  Mr. Jeremy Wildeman, University of Bath

62.  Dr. Monica Brito-Vieira, University of York

63.  Dr. Jacob Eriksson, University of York

64.  Professor Ferran Izquierdo Brichs, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

65.  Professor Miguel Hernando de Larramendi, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

66.  Dr. Martin Robson, University of Exeter

67.  Mr. Gabriel Polley, University of Exeter

68.  Dr. Ken Searle, University of Exeter

69.  Mr. Jihad Mashamoun, University of Exeter

70.  Dr. Margaret O’Callaghan, Queen’s University Belfast

71.  Dr. Brieg Powell, University of Exeter

72.  Dr. Alex Prichard, University of Exeter

73.  Professor Yvonne Galligan, Queen’s University Belfast

74.  Dr. Stephen Greasley, University of Exeter

75.  Dr. Ruba Salih, SOAS University London

76.  Dr. Andrew Thomson, Queen’s University Belfast

77.  Dr. Laura Feliu, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

78.  Professor Isabelle Engeli, University of Exeter

79.  Dr. David Roberts, King’s College London

80.  Professor Brian Rappert, University of Exeter

81.  Professor Marc Crang, Durham University

82.  Dr. Francesco Vacchiano, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa

83.  Dr. Eva-Maria Nag, Durham University

84.  Professor David Held, Durham University

85.  Professor Emeritus Tim Niblock, University of Exeter

86.  Dr. Ross Carroll, University of Exeter

87.  Professor Alison Harcourt, University of Exeter

88.  Dr. Chris Playford, University of Exeter

89.  Professor Roger Sapsford, University of Aberdeen

90.  Professor Alex Murphy, The University of Edinburgh

91.  Dr. Katharine Boyd, University of Exeter

92.  Dr. Liam Stanley, University of Sheffield

93.  Professor Charles Tripp, SOAS University London

94.  Professor Nadje Al-Ali, SOAS University London

95.  Dr. María Angustias Parejo Fernández, Universidad de Granada

96.  Dr. Helena de Felipe, Universidad de Alcalá

97.  Dr. Charles Masquelier, University of Exeter

98.  Professor Emma Murphy, Durham University

99.  Professor Pamela Abbott, University of Aberdeen

100. Dr. Adam Fusco, University of York

101. Mr. Ilan Baron, Durham University

102. Dr. Laura Mijares, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

103. Dr. Delacey Tedesco, University of Exeter

104. Dr. Maria Cardeira da Silva, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

105. Dr. Lise Storm, University of Exeter

106. Professor Marc Lynch, The George Washington University

107. Professor Shaun Gregory, Durham University

108. Dr. Alice Moseley, University of Exeter

109. Dr. Lila Lamrani, Independent researcher

110. Dr. Nicole Lindstorm, University of York

111. Mr. Said Kirhlani, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

112. Ms. Malaka Mohamed, University of Exeter

113. Dr. Julia Stapleton, Durham University

114. Dr. Beatriz Tomé-Alonso, Universidad Loyola Andalucía

115. Dr. Joel Krueger, University of Exeter

116. Dr. Sajjad Rizvi, University of Exeter

117. Dr. José Luis Villanova, Universidad de Girona

118. Dr. Raquel Ojeda García, Universidad de Granada

119. Dr. Ana Ballesteros Peiró, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

120. Professor Jeroen Gunning, King’s College London

121. Dr. Rosa M. Soriano Miras, Universidad de Granada

122. Dr. Ángeles Ramírez Fernández, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

123. Ms. Blanca Camps-Febrer, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

124. Dr. Miguel Ángel Manzano Rodríguez, Universidad de Salamanca

125. Dr. Bice Maiguashca, University of Exeter

126. Dr. Beatriz Mesa, Université Internationale de Rabat

127. Dr. Craig Larkin, King’s College London

128. Dr. Raluca Popp, University of Exeter

129. Dr. Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio Alvariño, Universidad de Alicante

130. Dr. Thierry Desrues, Instituto De Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA)-CSIC

131. Dr. Ross Porter, University of Exeter

132. Dr. Luis Melián Rodríguez, Independent researcher

133. Dr. F. Gregory Gause, Texas A&M University

134. Dr. Stephane Baele, University of Exeter

135. Dr. Marta Saldaña, Independent researcher

136. Professor Anoush Ehteshami, Durham University

137. Dr. Duncan Russel, University of Exeter

138. Dr. James Muldoon, University of Exeter

139. Dr. Bogumila Hall, Polish Academy of Sciences

140. Mr. Anthony Fenton, York University

141. Dr. Christine Cheng, King’s College London

142. Professor Osama Abi-Mershed, Georgetown University

143. Professor Gilbert Achcar, SOAS University of London

144. Dr. Amr Adly, American University of Cairo

145. Mr. Khalfan Al Badwawi, SOAS; Omani human rights campaigner

146. Professor François Bafoil, CNRS – Sciences Po Paris,

147. Dr. Claire Beaudevin, CNRS – Paris Descartes University

148. Dr. Fahad A. Bishara, University of Virginia

149. Professor Francesco Cavatorta, Université Laval

150. Professor Dale F. Eickelman, Dartmouth College

151. Professor Kathy Engel, New York University

152. Professor Adam Hanieh, SOAS University of London

153. Professor Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University

154. Professor Rebecca E. Karl, New York University

155. Professor Arang Keshavarzian, New York University

156. Dr. Abdulhadi Khalaf, Lund University

157. Professor Zachary Lockman, New York University

158. Dr. Laurence Louër, CNRS – Sciences Po Paris

159. Professor Miriam R. Lowi, The College of New Jersey

160. Professor Steven Lukes, New York University

161. Professor Anna McCarthy, New York University

162. Mr. Mohamed Matar, University of Exeter

163. Dr. Chandana Mathur, National University of Ireland,

164. Professor Mark Crispin Miller, New York University

165. Professor Pete W. Moore, Case Western Reserve University

166. Dr. Katie Natanel, University of Exeter

167. Dr. Christina Phillips, University of Exeter

168. Dr. Sara Pursley, New York University

169. Professor Emeritus Timothy J. Reiss, New York University

170. Dr. Paola Rivetti, Dublin City University

171. Professor Andrew Ross, New York University

172. Professor Olivier Roy, European University Institute (Italy)

173. Dr. Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, University of Oxford

174. Dr. Clemence Scalbert-Yucel, University of Exeter

175. Dr. Lucia Sorbera, University of Sydney

176. Dr. Suha Taji-Farouki, University of Exeter

177. Professor Ann Thomson, European University Institute

178. Dr. Frederic Wehrey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

179. Dr. Isabelle Werenfels, German Institute for International and Security Affairs

180. Dr. Galadriel Ravelli, University of Bath

181. Professor John Barry, Queen’s University Belfast

182. Dr. Julie Norman, Queen’s University Belfast

183. Dr. Sparky Booker, Queen’s University Belfast

184. Dr. Nik Ribiansszky, Queen’s University Belfast

185. Dr. Stefanie Kappler, Durham University

186. Dr. Sandra Daroczi, University of Bath

187. Ms. Andrea Delgado, University of Bath

188. Mr. Tomos Evans, University of Bath

189. Dr. Maruška Svašek, Queen’s University Belfast

190. Dr. Jonathan Silver, The University of Sheffield

191. Mr. Bogdan Brebeanu, University of Exeter

192. Professor Erik Swyngedouw, The University of Manchester

193. Professor Colin McFarlane, Durham University

194. Dr. Daniele Di Nuzzo, University of Cambridge

195. Professor Roger Mac Ginty, Durham University

196. Dr. Lewis Gates, Durham University

197. Dr. Louis Francis Monroy-Santander, Durham University

198. Dr. Christalla Yakinthou, University of Birmingham

199. Dr. Cameron Harrington, Durham University

200. Dr. Iffat Idris, University of Birmingham

201. Dr. Sanne Weber, University of Birmingham

202. Dr. Martin Farr, Newcastle University

203. Professor Helen Berry, Newcastle University

204. Dr. Joan Allen, Newcastle University

205. Ms. Donatella Bonasinga, University of Birmingham

206. Emeritus Professor Richard Batley, University of Birmingham

207. Dr. Felia Allum, University of Bath

208. Mr. Alessandro Pilleri, University of Pisa

209. Dr. Fran Amery, University of Bath

210. Ms. Chloe Kervio, University of Bath

211. Dr. Irene Macías, University of Bath

212. Dr. Aurélien Mondon, University of Bath

213. Dr. David Moon, University of Bath

214. Dr. Nina Parish, University of Bath

215. Dr. Sophie Whiting, University of Bath

216. Dr. Sophia Hatzisavvidou, University of Bath

217. Dr. Jennifer Thomson, University of Bath

218. Mr. Enricco Cecconi, University of Bath

219. Professor Anna Cento Bull, University of Bath

220. Mr. Steven Wannacott, University of Bath

221. Dr. Ana Weeks, University of Bath

222. Dr. Hutan Hejazi, Universidad Europea de Madrid

223. Dr. Julian Pänke, University of Birmingham

224. Dr. Rachel Hammersley, Newcastle University

225. Professor Jakob Wisse, Newcastle University

226. Dr. Endika Rodriguez, University of Exeter

227. Dr. Francesco Marilungo, University of Exeter

228. Ms. Silvia Truini, University of Exeter

229. Mr. Francesco Amoruso, University of Exeter

230. Mr. Niklas Haller, University of Exeter

231. Ms. Marta Marsano, University of Exeter

232. Dr. Yara Hawari, University of Exeter

233. Mr. Oliver Hayakawa, University of Exeter

234. Mr. Richard McNeill-Wilson, University of Exeter

235. Dr. Christian Henderson, Leiden University

236. Dr. Ana Almuedo-Castillo, University of Exeter

237. Dr. Giorgia Ferrari, University of Exeter

238. Ms. Monica Ronchi, University of Exeter

239. Dr. Valentina Amuso, Durham University

240. Dr. Jonathan Fisher, University of Birmingham

241. Ms. Louise Haysey, Durham University

242. Dr. Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, University of Oxford

243. Dr. Una McGahern, Newcastle University

244. Ms. Charlotte Kelsted, University of Exeter

245. Dr. Mohammad R. Kalantari, Royal Holloway University London

246. Mr. Eamonn Gearon, University of Oxford

247. Dr. Hannes Baumann, University of Liverpool

248. Mr. Abdiweli Garad, University of Birmingham

249. Dr. Tom Goodfellow, Sheffield University

250. Dr. Laurence Cooley, University of Birmingham

251. Dr. Walter Armbrust, University of Oxford

252. Professor Paul Starkey, Durham University

253. Professor John M Archer, New York University

254. Dr. Malise Ruthven, Independent researcher and author

255. Mr. Fabio Cristiano, Lund University

256. Dr. Lim Kyuteg, Korea University

257. Dr. Richard Pennell, The University of Melbourne

258. Ms. Abir A Chaaban, York University

259. Ms. Nicola Ramsey, Edinburgh University Press

260. Dr. Robert N Watt, The University of Birmingham

261. Dr. Lewis Turner, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute

262. Dr. Olga Demetriou, Durham University

263. Dr. Derek Averra, University of Birmingham

264. Professor Cheryl McEwan, Durham University

265. Professor James Dicking, University of Leeds

266. Dr. Jamie Allinson, University of Edinburgh

267. Dr. Fabio Caiani, The University of St. Andrews

268. Dr. Jannis Julien Grimm, Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies at Freie   Universität Berlin/ Institute for Social Movement Studies Berlin

269. Mr. Luca Tornatore, Italian National Institute of Astrophysics

270. Dr. Shabnam Holliday, University of Plymouth

271. Mr. Joseph Ward, University of Birmingham

272. Dr. Brian W Beeley, Independent researcher and author

273. Dr. Edward Wastnidge, Open University

274. Dr. Elizabeth Kahn, Durham University

275. Mr. Raficq Abdulla, The Institute of Ismaili Studies

276. Dr. Valentina Feklyunina, Newcastle University

277. Professor Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham

278. Dr. Matt Davies, Newcastle University

279. Dr. Shelagh Weir, Independent researcher and author

280. Dr. Peter Hill, University of Oxford

281. Mr. Jack McGinn, London School of Economics (LSE)

282. Dr. Giulia Piccolino, Loughborough University

283. Dr. Seth Schindler, The University of Manchester

284. Ms. Angelina Avricevic, Birkbeck University of London

285. Dr. Piero Giuliani, University of Trieste

286. Dr. David Berry, Loughborough University

287. Mr. Jason Hodgson, Loughborough University

288. Dr. Catherine Cobhan, University of St Andrew

289. Dr. Stephen Bates, University of Birmingham

290. Dr. Hilary Kalmbach, University of Sussex

291. Dr. Gillian Kennedy, King’s College London

292. Ms. Sina Birkholz, Freie Universität Berlin

293. Mr. Dan Paget, University of Oxford

294. Dr. Neil Visalvanich, Durham University

295. Dr. Willow Berridge, Newcastle University

296. Dr. Richard Connolly, University of Birmingham

297. Dr. Dylan O’Driscoll, The University of Manchester

298. Dr. Cristina Fleshes Fominaya, Loughborough University

299. Professor Mohamed Rabie, Independent researcher and author

300. Dr. Simin Fadaee, The University of Manchester

301. Ms. Sinéad Murphy, BRISMES

302. Professor the Baroness Afshar OBE AcSS, The University of York

303. Professor John Chalcraft, London School of Economics (LSE)

304. Professor Gary R. Bunt, University of Wales Trinity St. David

305. Dr. Alessandro Colombou, The University of Manchester

306. Dr. Moshe Behar, The University of Manchester

307. Ms. Lucia Cirianni Salazar, Freie Universität Berlin

308. Professor Greg Marquis, University of Brunswick Saint John

309. Emeritus Professor Roy Foster, Queen Mary University London

310. Ms. Michelle Houston, Edinburgh University Press

311. Dr. Matthew Whiting, University of Birmingham

312. Dr. Christos Kourtelis, Loughborough University

313. Dr. Simon Guerra, University of Leicester

314. Dr. Marc Owen Jones, University of Exeter

315. Dr. Christopher Davidson, Leiden University

316. Mr. Jonathan Miseroy, Stockholm University

317. Dr. jessie Mioritz, Australian National University

318. Ms. Hannah Waddilove, University of Warwick

319. Ms. Sarah McDonald, Edinburgh University Press

320. Professor Emerita Mona Baker, The University of Manchester

321. Professor Catherine Davies, School of Advanced Study

322. Ms. Ruth Campbell, Edinburgh University Press

323. Ms. Rianne Houghton, University of Birmingham

324. Ms. Samara Dantas Palmeira Guimaraes, University of Birmingham

325. Ms. Elaine Davis-Kimble, University of Birmingham

326. Professor Tariq Modood, University of Bristol

327. Professor Mohammad Fadel, University of Toronto

328. Dr. Jemima Repo, Newcastle University

329. Dr. Mark Griffiths, Northumbria University

330. Professor Christopher Finlay, Durham University

331. Professor Nick Vivyan, Durham University

332. Emeritus Professor Charles E. Butterworth, University of Maryland

333. Ms. Andrea Davis, Sarah Lawrence College

334. Ms. Emma Partlow, University of Birmingham

335. Ms. Alana Levinson-Labrosse, University of Exeter

336. Ms. Charlotte Kirk, University of Exeter

337. Dr. Patricia Correa Vila, Aston University

338. Dr. David H. Warren, University of Edinburgh

339. Ms. Jiwon Choi, University of Exeter

340. Ms. Galina Selivanova, Scuola Normale Superiore

341. Dr. Priya Sara Matthews, University of Bologna

342. Ms. Tamara Al-Om, University of St Andrews

343. Dr. Dalia Said Mostafa, The University of Manchester

344. Dr. Pedram Khosronjead, Oklahoma State University

345. Dr. Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, University of St Andrews

346. Dr. Juana Celia Djelal, Pennsylvania State University

347. Dr. Rachel Macrorie, The University of Sheffield

348. Professor Emeritus Lawrence Davidson, West Chester University

349. Mr. Samuel Remani, University of Oxford

350. Dr. Paul Aarts, University of Amsterdam

351. Mr. Mohammed Alfazari, Omani writer and journalist

352. Ms. Sabina Cato, SOAS University of London

353. Professor Paula Chakravartty, New York University

354. Ms. Adélie Chevée, SOAS University of London

355. Professor Emma Crewe, SOAS University of London

356. Professor Göran Djurfeldt, Lund University

357. Professor Vincent Durac, University College Dublin

358. Dr. Mona El-Ghobashy, New York University

359. Dr. Crystal A. Ennis, Leiden University

360. Dr. Michael Farquhar, King’s College London,

361. Mr. John Faulkner, SOAS University of London

362. Professor William Gallois, University of Exeter,

363. Professor Michael Gilsenan, New York University/ University of Oxford

364. Dr. Zoë Goodman, SOAS University of London

365. Dr. Fabio Gygi, SOAS University of London

366. Mr. Walid Hamdan, former Desk Officer/Workers Rights, Arab States

367. Ms. Sarah Haworth, Exeter

368. Professor Michael Hutt, SOAS University of London

369. Dr. Hirotake Ishiguro, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo

370. Dr. Feyzi Ismail, SOAS University of London

371. Dr. Lina Khatib, Chatham House, London

372. Dr. Hendrik Kraetzschmar, University of Leeds

373. Dr. Lars Peter Laamann, SOAS University of London

374. Dr. Helen Lackner, SOAS University of London

375. Dr. Mark Laffey, SOAS University of London

376. Professor Jens Lerche, SOAS University of London

377. Professor David McIlroy, Queen Mary University London

378. Dr. Alexander Mallett, Waseda University, Tokyo

379. Paula Manstetten, SOAS University of London

380. Dr. Soe Tjen Marching, SOAS University of London

381. Professor Zoe Marriage, SOAS University of London

382. Dr. Pedro Mendes Loureiro, University of Cambridge

383. Dr. Alessandra Mezzadri, SOAS University of London

384. Dr. Amir Minsky, New York University

385. Ms. Liina Mustonen, University of Helsinki

386. Professor Machiko Nissanke, SOAS University of London

387. Dr. Eleanor Newbigin, SOAS University of London

388. Dr. Jon Nordenson, University of Oslo

389. Dr. James Onley, Qatar National Library

390. Dr. John E. Peterson, Independent researcher

391. Professor Kimberly Phillips-Fein, New York University

392. Dr. Aisha Phoenix, SOAS University of London

393. Dr. Thomas Pierret, CNRS-IREMAM

394. Dr. Tim Pringle, SOAS University of London

395. Ms. Oriana Quaglietta, Lund University

396. Ms. Sarah St. John, European University Institute, Florence

397. Professor Richard Sennett, London School of Economics (LSE)

398. Ms. Brandi Simpson Miller, SOAS University of London

399. Professor Emeritus John Victor Singler, New York University

400. Professor Mariz Tadros, University of Sussex

401. Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, SOAS University of London

402. Professor Jan Toporowski, SOAS University of London

403. Professor Anna Triandafyllidou, European University Institute, Florence

404. Dr. Richard David Williams, SOAS University of London

405. Professor Steven Wright, Hamad bin Khalifa University

406. Dr. Sherifa Zuhur, Institute of Middle Eastern, Islamic and Strategic Studies

407. Professor Richard Hudson, University College London (UCL)

408. Ms. Leighann Spencer, Charles Sturt University

409. Dr. Colin Imber, Independent researcher

410. Dr. Michael Biggs, University of Oxford

411. Professor Geoffrey Pleyers, Catholic University of Louvain

412. Dr. David Copello, Sciences Po CNRS

413. Dr. Graeme Chesters, University of Bradford

414. Dr. Viviana Asara, Vienna University of Economics and Business

415. Mr. Giorgos Venizelos, Scuola Normale Superiore

416. Dr. Pina Sodano, Roma Tre University

417. Dr. Marco Omizzolo, Tempi Moderni

418. Dr. Francis O’Connor, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

419. Dr. Anna Rowlands, University of Durham

420. Ms. Ana Figuiredo, Independent researcher

421. Ms. Jenny Daly, Edinburgh University Press

422. Professor Simon Oliver, Durham University

423. Professor Robert Song, Durham University

424. Mr. Michael Deflorian, WU Vienna

425. Mr. Linus Westheuser, Scuola Normale Superiore

426. Dr. Frances Clemson, Durham University

427. Ms. Janet Thomson, Edinburgh University Press

428. Dr. Lucia Carminati, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

429. Dr. Natana J. DeLong-Bas, Boston College

430. Professor Knut Vikør, University of Bergen

431. Dr. Graziano Ceddia, Universität Bern

432. Dr. Niccolò Bertuzzi, Scuola Normale Superiore Firenze

433. Professor Manuela Escobar-Montero, Universidad de Sevilla

434. Mr. Ragip Zik, Freie Universität Berlin

435. Professor Hugh Goddard, University of Edinburgh

436. Dr. Matthew J Guest, Durham University

437. Professor Emeritus Andrew Louth, Durham University

438. Dr. Sarah Drews Lucas, University of Exeter

439. Dr. Lucía Ferreiro Prado, I.E. University

440. Dr. Victoria Veguilla del Moral, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

441. Dr. Fabien Cante, University of Birmingham

442. Dr. Laurence Cox, National University of Ireland Maynooth

443. Dr. Jean François Perouse, Institut Français d’Etudes Annatoliennes (IFEA)

444. Professor Vincent Geisser, CNRS/ President of CIEMI

445. Dr. Juliette Honvault, CNRS

446. Dr. Filippo Diongi, University of Bristol

447. Dr. Paul Anderson, Cambridge University

448. Dr. Pauline Piraud-Fournet, Ifpo (Amman)

449. Dr. Mohammad Nafissi, King’s College London

450. Dr. Gabriela Saldanha, University of Birmingham

451. Dr. Jaime Kucinskas, Hamilton College

452. Dr. Ian R Lamond, Leeds Beckett University

453. Professor Gerard Loughlin, Durham University

454. Dr. Nicola Pratt, University of Warwick

455. Mr. Ivan Stefanovski, Scuola Normale Superiore Firenze

456.  Professor Ulrike Freitag, Leibnitz-Zentrum Moderner Orient

457. Mr. Carla Hepburn, Edinburgh University Press

458. Mr. James Dale, Edinburgh University Press

459. Dr. Paul Maddrell, Loughborough University

460. Professor Jasmin Zine, Wilfrid Laurier University

461. Ms. Radhika Kanchana, CERI Sciences Po (Paris)

462. Dr. Majid Sharifi, Eastern Washington University

463. Ms. Birgit Hollaus, Vienna University of Economics and Business

464. Emeritus Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University

465. Dr. Rachel Scott, Virginia Tech

466. Dr. Shobhana Xavier, Queen’s University (Canada)

467. Dr. Neil Russell, Newcastle University

468. Dr. Ben Rich, Curtin University

469. Professor Mario Diani, University of Trento

470. Dr. Bertie Russell, University of Sheffield

471. Mr. Andreas Exner, WU Vienna

472. Dr. Christopher Boyle, SOAS University of London

473. Mr. Bob Burns, SOAS University of London

474. Mr. Enrique Castañón Ballivián, SOAS University of London

475. Dr. Katerina Dalacoura, London School of Economics (LSE)

476. Dr. Hadi Enayat, SOAS University of London

477. Mr. Sai Englert, SOAS University of London

478. Dr. John Garrard, University of Salford

479. Professor Laura Hammond, SOAS University of London

480. Dr. Jim Krane, Rice University

481. Dr. Florence Libert, SOAS University of London

482. Ms. Jay Lingham, SOAS University of London

483. Dr. Thomas Marois, SOAS University of London

484. Dr. Dina Matar, SOAS University of London

485. Ms. Ileana Nicolau, European University Institute, Florence

486. Dr. Lutz Oette, SOAS University of London

487. Dr. Dan Plesch, SOAS University of London

488. Dr. Panayiotis Savvas, University of Leicester

489. Dr. Sarah Stewart, SOAS University of London

490. Dr. Leandro Vergara-Camus, SOAS University of London

491. Dr. Yair Wallach, SOAS University of London

492. Professor Robbert A.F.L. Woltering, University of Amsterdam

493. Dr. Kin-man Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

494. Professor Rebecca Ruth Gould, University of Birmingham

495. Dr. Samuli Schielke, Liebnitz-Zentrum Moderner Orient

496. Professor Mike Higton, Durham University

497. Dr. Emin Poljarevic, Uppsala University

498. Dr. Jonathan Benthall, University College London (UCL)

499. Dr Maria Dimova-Cookson, Durham University

500. Dr. Clare Stancliffe, Durham University

501. Dr Jan Dochhorn, Durham University

502. Professor Jim Whitman, University of Bradford

503. Dr. Giuditta Fontana, University of Birmingham

504. Ms Avril Cuthbert, Edinburgh University Press

505. Dr. Martin Ottman, University of Birmingham

506. Dr. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, SOAS University of London

507. Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS University of London

508. Dr. Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell

509. Professor Christopher CH Cook, Durham University

510. Dr. Noor O’Neill Borbieva, Purdue University Fort Wayne

511. Professor Fiona Nunan, University of Birmingham

512. Dr. Jane Heath, Durham University

513. Dr. Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College

514. Dr. Neema Noori, University of West Georgia

515. Dr. Khalil Al-Anani, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

516. Dr. Teije Hidde Donke, University of Cambridge

517. Dr. Claudia Padovani, University of Padova

518. Dr. Paul Luken, University of West Georgia

519. Dr. Elena Osadchaya, University of Birmingham

520. Dr. Norman Saadi Nikro, Leibnitz-Zentrum Moderner Orient

521. Professor Julia O’Connell Davidson, University of Bristol

522. Professor Michelle Cini, University of Bristol

523. Professor Tim Edmunds, University of Bristol

524. Dr. Oliver Kearns, University of Bristol

525. Professor Bridget Anderson, University of Bristol

526. Professor Jutta Weldes, University of Bristol

527. Dr. Columba Peoples, University of Bristol

528. Dr. Tara Van Ho, University of Essex

529. Dr. Patrick Allington, Flinders University

530. Dr. Ben Macqueen, Monash University

531. Dr. Kylie Baxter, University of Melbourne

532. Dr. Warwick Knowles, MENA Economist

533. Professor Devin Thornburg, Adelphi University

534. Professor Katie Laatikainen, Adelphi University

535. Professor Emerita Marie L Campbell, University of Victoria (Canada)

536. Professor Chris Tilly, UCLA

537. Professor Elizabeth Palley, Adelphi University

538. Dr. Margaret Lally, Adelphi University

539. Dr. Gordon Poole, Università degli Studi l’Orientale Napoli

540. Dr. Naomi Elizabeth Nichols, McGill University

541. Dr. Deborah Little, Adelphi University

542. Ms. Sahila Abdulkhaleq, University of Exeter

543. Professor Kristine Sinclair, Syddnaks Universitet

544. Ms. Jenny Daly, Edinburgh University Press

545. Dr. Deborah Dergousoff, Simon Fraser University

546. Dr. Anthony Bash, Durham University

547. Dr. Dara Conduit, University of Melbourne

548. Professor Alec Ryrie, Durham University

549. Dr. Melanie Bush, Adelphi University

550. Dr. Eric Mykhalovskiy, York University (Canada)

551. Dr. Traci Levy, Adelphi University

552. Professor Steven C. Caton, Harvard University

553. Dr. Yael Navaro, University of Cambridge

554. Dr. Diana Allan, McGill University

555. Dr. Bastien Varoutsikos, CNRS

556. Dr. Andreas Bandak, University of Copenhagen

557. Dr. Janet Rankin, University of Calgary

558. Professor Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University

559. Professor Emeritus William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University

560. Dr. Elaine McCrate, The University of Vermont

561. Professor Brandon Ellem, The University of Sydney

562. Professor Jean-Noël Grenier, Laval University

563. Dr. Margaret Gray, Adelphi University

564. Ms. Marika Sosnowski, University of Melbourne

565. Dr. Paul D. Williams, The George Washington University

566. Dr. Carly Beckerman, Durham University

567. Dr. Giuseppe Acconcia, University of Padova

568. Professor Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University

569. Dr. Timothy Peace, University of Glasgow

570. Dr. Henrik Ernstson, The University of Manchester

571. Professor Sarosh Kuruvilla, London School of Economics (LSE)

572. Professor Rex Brynen, McGill University

573. Mr. Pål Røren, University of Southern Denmark

574. Dr. Jenny Peterson, University of British Columbia

575. Dr. Perry Greene, Adelphi University

576. Ms. Sarona Bedwan, Goldsmiths University

577. Mr. David Shook, America University of Iraq Sulaimani

578. Dr. Mariëtte Van Loon, University of Bern

579. Dr. Irwan Saidin, University of Exeter

580. Dr. Chris F. Wright, The University of Sydney

581. Professor Eric Herring, University of Bristol

582. Dr. Melissa Nisbett, King’s College London

583. Professor Robert MacDonald, University of Huddersfield

584. Dr. Kristine Sinclair, University of Southern Denmark

585. Dr. Marion Slitine, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

586. Ms. Hannah Parsons, University of Exeter

587. Dr. Ester Gallo, University of Trento

588. Dr. Daniel Bin, Universidade de Brasília

589. Professor Emeritus Robert N. Covington, Vanderbilt University

590. Dr. Geneviève Baril-Gingras, Université Laval

591. Professor Helga Kromp-Kolb, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien

592. Professor Aymon Kreil, Ghent University

593. Dr. Alice Wilson, University of Sussex

594. Dr. Edward Mortimer, University of Oxford

595. Dr. Daniel Weymouth, Stony Brook University

596. Dr. Jenny Hedström, Umeå University Sweden

597. Dr. Danielle Beswick, University of Birmingham

598. Dr. Susannah O’Sullivan, University of Bristol

599. Dr. Deborah Brock, York University

600. Mr. John Drew, Adelphi University

601.         Professor Ratiba Hadj-Moussa, York University

602. Mr. Miles Elwell, University of Exeter

603. Dr. Ruth Adams, King’s College London

604. Dr. Lea Müller Fun, University of Amsterdam

605. Dr. Jack Griffiths, University of Exeter

606. Professor Ian Greer, Cornell University

607. Dr. Sheila Cavanagh, York University

608. Professor Doug Stokes, University of Exeter

609. Ms. Lauren Wardell, University of Exeter

610. Dr. Alex Prichard, University of Exeter

611. Dr. Elena Gadjanova, University of Exeter

612. Dr. Roberta Comunian, King’s College London

613. Dr. Jessica Rapson, King’s College London

614. Dr. Stephan Price, University of Exeter

615. Dr. Andrew Schaap, University of Exeter

616. Dr. Serena Iervolino, King’s College London

617. Dr. Barry Eidlin, McGill University

618. Professor Isabelle Engeli, University of Exeter

619. Dr. Joanne Entwistle, King’s College London

620. Dr. Paul Sweetman, King’s College London

621. Dr. Ricarda Vidal, King’s College London

622. Dr. Kate McMillan, King’s College London

623. Dr. Lars Ostermeier, Freie Universitat Berlin

624. Dr. Bhavna Dave, SOAS University of London

625. Dr. David Garrard, Oxford Brookes University

626. Professor Eberhard Kienle, Sciences Po Paris

627. Dr. David Curran, Coventry University

628. Ms. Cinzia Bianco, Independent researcher

629. Professor Paul Murray, Durham University

630. Professor Emerita Marine Poirier, CEDEJ

631. Emeritus Professor Michel Tuchsherer, Aix-Marseille Université/Former Director CEFAS

632. Societé des Études sur le Moyen-Orient et les Mondes Musulmans (SEMOMM)

633. Dr. Rhys Machold, University of Glasgow

634. Dr. Robert Orttung, George Washington University

635. Professor Nedim Gürsel, CNRS

636. Professor Frédérique Longuet Marx, Université de Caen

637. Ms. Faezeh Bekhnaveh, Institut National des Langes et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO)

638. Dr. Daniel Meier, Graduate Institute

639. Professor Alain Messaoudi, Université de Nantes

640. Professor Marie Varin, Écoles de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan

641. Dr. Stéphanie Latte, Sciences Po

642. Professor Mathieu Terrier, CNRS, PSL

643. Professor Steven Duarte, Université Paris 13

644. Mr. Kamel Chachoua, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université

645. Mr. Farès Gillon, École Practique des Hautes Études (EPHE)

646. Dr. M’hamed Oualdi, Princeton University

647. Ms. Virginia Pisano, Université Aix-Marseille

648. Dr. Chiara Diana, Université libre de Bruxelles

649. Dr. Sepideh Parsapajouh, CNRS-CéSor (Paris)

650. Dr. Sophie Bava, IRD/LPED, Aix-Marseille Université

651. Professor Martina Censi, Università di Bergamo/Université Rennes 2

652. Professor Aziza Boucherit, Université Paris Descartes/Université Sorbonne Paris Cité

653. Dr. Fabio Giomi, CNRS/ CETOBaC

654. Mr. Filippo Maria Marranconi, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

655. Dr. Sylvia Chiffoleau, CNRS/Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA)

656. Dr. Stéphane A. Dudoignon, CNRS

657. Professor Augustin Jomier, Institut National des Langes et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO)

658. Professor Emmanuel Szurek, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

659. Mr. Hassan Bouali, Université Paris Nanterre

660. Professor Özgür Türesay, École Practique des Hautes Études (EPHE)

661. Professor Mohammed Hocine Benkheira, EPHE/ Université Paris-Sorbonne

662. Professor Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Université Paris-Sorbonne

663. Dr. Naïm Vanthieghem, CNRS-IRHT

664. Professor Richard Jacquemond, Aix-Marseille Université

665. Professor Geneviève Dermenjian, Aix-Marseille Université

666. Dr. Mehdi Azaiez, Université de Lorraine/KU Leuven

667. Professor Aboubakr Chraïbi, Institut National des Langes et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO)

668. Professor Frédéric Abécassis, Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale (Cairo)

669. Professor Alexander Edmonds, University of Edinburgh

670. Professor Martin Shaw, Insitut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals

671. Professor Emeritus James Scoville, University of Minnesota

672. Professor Michael Hillard, University of Southern Maine