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CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored the paper "Analysis of Landscape Composition and Configuration Based on LULC Change Modeling" together with Masoomeh Yaghoobi (Shahid Beheshti University), Alireza Vafaeinejad (Shahid Beheshti University) and Hamidreza Moradi (Tarbiat Modares University). The article has been published in the journal Sustainability. Land cover changes threaten biodiv

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/landscape-composition-modeling-iran - 2026-04-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Using machine learning to determine acceptable levels of groundwater consumption in Iran" together with Sami Ghordoyee Milan (University of Tehran), Zahra Kayhomayoon (Payame Noor University), Naser Arya Azar (University of Tabriz), Mohammad Reza Ramezani (Griffith University), and Hamid Kardan Moghaddam (Water Research Institute I

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/predicting-groundwater-footprints-iran-machine-learning - 2026-04-17

The special issue "Applying Remote Sensing, Geospatial Information Systems, and Machine Learning Algorithms to Manage Groundwater Resources" is now open for submission in Remote Sensing MDPI (Impact Factor 2021: 5.349). In this Special Issue in Remote Sensing, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: Groundwater potentia

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/call-papers-special-issue-groundwater-modeling - 2026-04-17

New CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars. Read the latest issue of the Newsletter Sub

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-32 - 2026-04-17

CMES doctoral student Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed by Radio Sweden about the 12th anniversary of Mohammed Bouazizi's death in Tunisia and its aftermath in terms of the Arab Spring. The interview aired on 5 January 2023 on P4 Kristianstad. Below are some excerpts from the interview translated into English. Listen to the interview in Swedish here On 17 December 2010 Mohammed Bouazizi set fire

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-abdelmoez-interviewed-about-arab-spring - 2026-04-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Forage Potential of Cereal–Legume Mixtures as an Adaptive Climate Change Strategy under Low Input Systems" together with Rajia Kchaou (Tunisian National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry), Salah Benyoussef (National Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia), Sihem Jebari (Tunisian National Research Inst

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mixed-cropping-systems-and-climate-change-tunisia - 2026-04-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Noninvasive Monitoring of Subsurface Soil Conditions to Evaluate the Efficacy of Mole Drain in Heavy Clay Soils" together with Akram Aziz (Port Said University), Tamer Attia (Port Said University), Yasser Hamed (Port Said University) and Tarek Selim (Port Said University). The article is published in the journal Water. Soil degrada

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/subsurface-soil-drainage-egypt - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The article has been published in Sustainability and is available online. Co-writers are Khaldoon A. Mourad and Hasan Hosseini, also from CMES. Farmers know much more than we think, and they are keen to improve their knowledge in order to improve their farms and increase their income. On the other hand, decision-maker

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/role-citizen-science-sustainable-agriculture-new-article-cmes-helen-avery - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Co-writer Lisen Dellenborg. The article is published in the book "FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING The Global North and South" (Malmö University). Open access. In recent decades, female genital mutilation has come to be regarded as a major breach of human rights. International anti-FGM agencies such as WHO, UNICEF and The Red C

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-maria-frederika-malmstroms-new-article-female-circumcisiongenital-mutilation-and-human-rights - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is during a difficult time that Akiça Bahri has taken over the responsibility as Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in Tunisia. But with a doctorate in water management from Lund University and many international missions on her CV, she was ready for the assignment. Since 2011 and the start of t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lu-doctor-water-focus-and-cmes-connections-new-minister-tunisia - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Middle Eastern research news from Lund University Message from the director Seasonal greetings from the team at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies  This has been a strange and challenging year. We have just closed down the Centre temporarily due to escalating Covid-19 pandemic.  However, in 2021 we hope to be movin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-16-december-2020 - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The majority of the new dust sources are due to environmental degradation caused by human activities. To prevent further dust source generation, the first step is to identify the new dust sources and predict the dust source occurrences in the vulnerable areas. We developed a novel approach that combines machine learni

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-cmes-research-about-dust-source-detection-and-dust-source-susceptibility-mapping - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This study identifies obstacles and barriers in distance learning and the use of electronic exams, comparing them to pursue success in the distance education system during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). It also aimed to determine the similarity and differences between the two main components of distance educatio

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/obstacles-distance-learning-and-applying-electronic-exams-during-covid-19-new-cmes-research - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The demand for water supply is continuously rising due to population growth and development across the world. In arid and semi-arid areas, particularly the Middle East, aquifers form the central freshwater reserves, hence are being uncontrollably exploited to meet water demand for an ever-increasing population and ind

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/application-advanced-machine-learning-algorithms-assess-groundwater-potential-using-remote-sensing - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Groundwater resources provide a large share of the world’s water demand for various sectors such as agriculture, industry, and drinking water. Particularly in the Middle East's arid and semi-arid regions, with surface water scarcity and high evaporation, groundwater is a valuable commodity. Yet, groundwater data are o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/application-extreme-gradient-boosting-and-parallel-random-forest-algorithms-assessing-groundwater - 2026-04-17

In this article CMES Spyros A. Sofos and Nazanin Shahrokni present a case analysis of Sahar Khodayari’s transformation into a global injustice icon, the #BlueGirl, after she set herself ablaze outside a courthouse in Tehran, Iran, allegedly in protest against the ban on women entering football stadiums. We focus on the ways in which ‘pity’ was generated, mobilized, and transformed into indignation

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mobilizing-pity-dialectics-narrative-production-and-erasure-case-irans-bluegirl - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The present article by CMES Orwa Ajjoub provides a thematic analysis of Hadid’s essay titled “Between Chechnya and al-Sham … Lessons and Examples: A Brief Political Study of the Chechen Experience and the Future of al-Sham,” which was published on the AQ-affiliated website Bayan in July 2020. In his recent article for

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/reading-kadyrov-al-sham-adnan-hadid-chechnya-syria-and-al-qaidas-strategic-failure - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES Helen Avery has published a chapter (together with Birgitta Nordén) in the book "Universities, Sustainability and Society: Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals". Urgent structural change is required in higher education to allow collaboration both within and across universities so tha

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/we-can-only-do-it-together-addressing-global-sustainability-challenges-through-collaborative - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Watch Rola El-Husseini give a talk on her current research project at the Winter doctoral school of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha.  "Theorizing Gender and the Sectarian State: Evidence from Iraq and Lebanon."  (a film on Youtube) Winter doctoral school of the Arab Center for Research and Poli

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/theorizing-gender-and-sectarian-state-evidence-iraq-and-lebanon - 2026-04-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Message from the director Starting off the new year with an exciting seminar program for the spring! CMES continues to be closed until 31 March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we start off the new year with an exciting seminar program for the spring 2021. CMES program covers a broad range of topics ranging from

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-17-january-2021 - 2026-04-17