AGSI Publishes Sean Foley’s Tribute to Aziz Alghashian
On November 6, 2026, the Arab Gulf Studies Institute published Dr. Foley’s tribute to the late Dr. Aziz Alghashian. Dr. Foley and Dr. Alghashian had known each other for years and had [...]
Dr. Foley’s Chapter on why Riyadh is a creative center in the Arab World is published
Dr. Foley’s chapter, “Chapter 10: Why Riyadh is a Creative Centre in the Arab World,” was published today as part of Cultural Dynamos: Arab Artistic Hubs Since the Mid-Twentieth [...]
Financial Times Cites Dr. Foley’s Scholarship
Ahmed Al Omran, in the The Financial Times, cites Dr. Foley’s work in an article about the Houthi assault on Saudi Arabia’s airports.
Dr. Foley Interviews Dr. Hatem Alzahrani About the Success of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ in Saudi Arabia
The Arab Gulf States Institute published “The Odyssey” in Riyadh: A Conversation With Hatem Alzahrani–Dr. Foley’s interview with Dr. Hatem Alzahrani in which the two of them discuss [...]
Dr. Foley Discusses the War in Iran
In March 2026, Dr. Foley joined a faculty panel at MTSU in Murfreesboro to discuss the war in Iran. In his remarks to the panel, Dr. Foley discussed the economic, geographic, military, and [...]
Foley Gives Paper in Norway on Kuwaiti Singer
In September 2025, Dr. Foley gave a paper on star Kuwaiti singer +Aziz and his work to the thirteenth Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oslo in Oslo, Norway. [...]
AGSI publishes Dr. Foley’s Article on Saudi Star Creative Ammar Alsabban
The Arab Gulf States Institute (Washington, DC) published “Ammar Alsabban: Superman With a Saudi Accent”–Dr. Foley’s article on Saudi creative Ammar Alsabban. He has [...]
Foley Lectures in Jeddah on Saudi Arts Scene
In May 2025, Dr. Foley spoke to the Indie District in Jeddah about what Saudi artists have taught him about their society and the world. The evening made clear to him that they are building a [...]
Prestigious academic journal publishes Dr. Foley’s article on the Saudi Film Industry.
On January 20, 2025, The Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication published Dr. Foley’s article on the film Industry in Saudi Arabia and Vision 2030. The article, entitled “To [...]
The Middle East Institute Publishes Dr. Foley’s article on Lebanese-American Artist Nabil Kanso
The Middle East Institute (Washington, DC) published Dr. Foley’s article on Nabil Kanso (1940-2019), a Lebanese-American artist whose works express the current moment, decades after they [...]