Promoting the research and education about the history, societies, and cultures of Iraq.

About Us

Membership

Being a member helps support our work to promote research and education about the history, society and culture of Iraq.

Funding

We offer range of grants and scholarships to assist academic work and education on Iraq in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Events

We fund and organise public lectures, study days, and other public events in London, elsewhere in the UK, and Iraq.

Next Event

Feb

21

His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq and Colonel Mohammed Yahya meet Jamie Capell, a "Huckleberry Finn." From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952." Image courtesy of: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Lecture

Dr Eva Miller on ‘Eden in America: Exhibiting, Performing, and Imagining Iraq between Two Nations’

Latest News

October 23, 2023

Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting

May 3, 2022

Dr Abdulameer al-Hamdani

The Trustees of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Abdulameer al-Hamdani on Friday April 29th in Nasiriyah, Iraq.

Recent Projects

BISI works to advance research and public education about Iraq in all of the arts, humanities and social sciences subjects, and enables exchange and collaboration between UK and Iraqi academics. Our grants and scholarships have helped the fund the following research projects.

Thank's to our supporters