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The Royal Society for Asian Affairs values and upholds free speech and open debate, is independent of governments and political bodies and does not take institutional positions on issues of policy at its meetings or in its publications.

Asian Affairs

Asian Affairs is the quarterly journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, published continuously since 1914.

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Library & Archive

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Events

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Upcoming Events

Fashionable Rivers: Social Inequalities and Pollution in Dhaka

Dr Sonia Hoque
19 February 2025 14.00 GMT
Online

Plunder? How Museums Got Their Treasures

An online Reading Room discussion for RSAA members with author Justin M. Jacobs, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson. 5 March 2025, 18.00 GMT

This post is only available to members.

Islamic Nationalism and the Future of Turkish Democracy

An online panel discussion with Professor Emeritus Jenny White, Associate Professor Sebnem Gumuscu and Dr Bilge Yabanci. Guest moderated by Dr James Ryan. 12 March 2025 14.00 GMT

Amu Darya: River to a Missing Sea

Film Screening with James Chapman
2 April 2025 14.00 BST
At the Royal Astronomical Society and Online

Lorimer: His Gazetteer and Britain’s Pursuit of Knowledge

Alan Dillon
23 April 2025 14.00 BST
At the Royal Astronomical Society and Online

The Battle for the Soul of Islam

James M Dorsey
21 May 2025 14.00 BST
Online

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