Al Jazeera Centre for Studies is planning to publish an updated edition of its Academic Research on Al Jazeera: A Guide for PhDs, Masters & Books and invites those interested in including summaries of their academic works on Al Jazeera to get in touch with Sara Nasr at publications@aljazeera.net.

We are greatly saddened to report the passing of our colleague, Dr. Ghassan Shabaneh. Dr. Shabaneh had recently joined Al Jazeera Centre for Studies as a Senior Researcher in February 2015. Before joining Al Jazeera, Dr. Shabaneh was an Associate Professor at Marymount Manhattan College.

AlJazeera Centre for Studies and AlJazeera Mubasher will launch their first joint monthly dialogue, ‘Discussion Issue’, in Doha. The first dialogue, ‘Post-Geneva Talks: What Happens Next?’ will address the future of a political settlement in Syria in light of the recent Geneva talks.