Orient-Institut Beirut

The Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) is an independent academic research institute, belonging to the Max Weber Foundation. It is mainly funded through the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany. It conducts interdisciplinary research on the Arab world and the region of West Asia and North Africa at large. Its research community comprises long-term research associates from Germany and short-term visiting fellows from all over the world, who represent the major disciplines of the humanities and social sciences, including Islamic and Arab studies, history and anthropology of the Middle East, as well as sociology and political sciences. The OIBs current research profile centres on Relations, a framework broad enough to provide a conceptual matrix allowing researchers to develop institutional links and projects and join the conversation. The OIB is also a long-standing partner of academic institutions in Lebanon and the region at large. It aims to foster academic relations a...