Matthew Gray

Tokyo-based academic specializing in Middle Eastern/Persian Gulf studies. Retweets and likes are not necessarily endorsements.

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@harukaawake Yes!!
And on top of that, let's take another leaf out of the CCP playbook: we insist that they have to apologise for Covid, and then we'll keep insisting that no apology is ever good enough.

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@SwipeWright This is an outstanding idea!

[Saban Kardas @sabankardas]

Applications for Graduate Programs in Gulf Studies: Please RT & circulate @MGGulf @MBGray27 @thegulfblog @marcowenjones @AdelAGhafar @foleyse @JessieMoritz @JamesOnley @CBBeaugrand @ck_abualex @HsinyenLai @BrunoFeuerheerd @courtneyfreer @CamilleLons

https://t.co/ymDUlbYhBY

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@ass_deans Few are called but many are chosen??

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@ass_deans Not all superheroes wear capes!!
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[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@GerdDoha The other important question - though I suspect we'll never get an answer to it - is how much of Syria's wealth was plundered and is now sitting offshore, funding Asad's and others' retirements.

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@serpentza Thank you for raising awareness of this issue. I just hope there'll be some mainstream media attention following quickly...

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@Dr_Ulrichsen @BakerInstitute @CES_Baker_Inst @jimkrane @Osama_Abdul Hi to everyone - wish I were there!

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

It was a fantastic panel!!

[sean foley @foleyse]

Thinking of a terrific Sunday last month where I joined @MBGray27 and Namie Tsujigami to talk about film, gender, and perfume in the the Gulf at the 40th annual conference of the Japanese Middle East Studies Association. Arigato Manami Goto for taking great pictures of my talk!

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@abaabood @waseda_univ Thank you to all our speakers for joining us, and for such engaging and enlightening discussions!

[abdullah baabood عبدالله باعبود @abaabood]

As part of the State of Qatar Chair for Islamic Area Studies at @waseda_univ , we concluded an intense workshop discussions on “Regions and Security Complexes in the Indo-Pacific” in
Tokyo, Saturday-Sunday, 15-16 June 2024.

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@foleyse @SophiaUniv_ENG @waseda_univ Thanks for visiting and for such a fascinating, engaging speech!

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@GerdDoha Spot on.

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

For those in Tokyo, the Qatar Chair at @waseda_univ has two great events coming up with our friends @AdelAGhafar and A/Prof Steven Wright from @ME_Council on 23rd and 24th May. Hope to see you there!

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@YamagamiShingo Exactly.

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@Profmzweiri @gulfstudiesj @sabankardas @QUGulfStudies @jricole @Dr_Ulrichsen @AnoushEhteshami @GerdDoha Very pleased to have contributed an article for the inaugural issue! This is an exciting new journal, very different in aims and scope to any others in the field.

[Prof Mahjoob Zweiri (محجوب الزويري ) @Profmzweiri]

🚨Proud to announce 📢 the publication of the inaugural issue of the @gulfstudiesj , this issue will be available for free download on https://t.co/LwuhJ9QoZB. @Profmzweiri @sabankardas @QUGulfStudies @jricole @MBGray27 @Dr_Ulrichsen @gulfstudiesj @AnoushEhteshami @GerdDoha @andreas_krieg

[Matthew Gray @MBGray27]

@Dr_Ulrichsen Congratulations!!
I can't wait to read it!