Kimia Talebi

My research focuses on the activism of Arab and Iranian migrants in Britain from 1960-80 and solidarity campaigns and anti-war movements that campaigned against British imperialism in the Middle East. I argue that diaspora organising in the imperial core became a key front for Arab and Iranian revolutionary organisations and that the location of Britain was central to forging solidarity between regional and Third World struggles. 

By exploring the political contributions of Arab and Iranians in the British Left and comparing the activities of organisations including the Yemen Workers Union, the Gulf Committee, and the Confederation of Iranian Students, I aim to understand how transnational solidarity was understood in Britain and what it means to organise as diaspora and migrants in the imperial core. 

My research is funded by the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities, which is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.