“To Go With the Grain: The Rise of Saudi Arabia’s Modern Artistic Movement.” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Japan Association for Middle East Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, [...]
Dr. Foley spoke with the podcast “The Road to Now” on April 27, 2018 about the U.S./European airstrikes in Syria, the country’s civil war, and the growing tensions between Iran [...]
“The Necessary Evil’: The Toleration of Tobacco in Contemporary Oman.” Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Washington, DC, [...]
On November 29, 2017, Dr. Foley spoke to News Channel 5 (Nashville) about slavery in Libya and the country’s troubled recent history, including the death of Ambassador Stephens. See the [...]
Dr. Foley lectured on the Western tobacco industry and Oman to the 8th Conference on Ibadi Studies at the University of Tokyo, Center for Middle East Studies, Sultan Qaboos Chair in Middle East [...]
The Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies published Dr. Foley’s Article on China-Saudi Ties: “When Oil is Not Enough: Sino-Saudi Ties and Vision 2030.” This paper [...]
The Road to Now Podcast with Ben Sawyer and Bob Crawford interviewed Dr. Foley on April 13, 2017 about the civil war in Syria. Dr. Foley discussed the causes of the war and the history of Syria [...]
Life and Legends, an American arts magazine, published Dr. Foley's article on art, film, and social media in Saudi Arabia. Entitled "Artists of Change: Saudi Arabia in 2017," the article [...]
On February 26, 2017, the National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates cited Dr. Foley at length about Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his trip to visit Malaysia. The article also discussed [...]
On December 15, 2016 Dr. Foley lectured on the role of culture and history in Sino-Saudi ties to students and faculty at the Department of Arabic Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University [...]