The Royal Society for Asian Affairs

An online Reading Room discussion with author Rory MacLean, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson. 7 September 2026, 17.30 BST CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Image – larger than life petroglyphs of armed men from the late pre-Islamic period at Al-Khayyur, Asir, Saudi Arabia.

Christoph Baumer and Therese Weber, 1 October 2026 18:30 BST Hosted by the Royal Asiatic Society CLICK HE...

Image credit: Acting Governor, Sir Henry May and guests at Lo Wu for the opening of the Kowloon–Canton Railway on 1 October 1910, Hong Kong Public Records, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).

Dr Adonis Li, 10 September 2026 15:00 BST Online REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SHORTLY

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Marcin Kusztal is a business Executive, Strategic Advisor and Author of The Steppe Rules

In the winter of 1937, trains began arriving at a remote station in Kazakhstan carrying women – wives, mothers, and sisters of men ...