The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 58th issue (Autumn 2026) of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Omran. This special issue, titled “Research in a Time of Great Darkness: Sociological and Anthropological Approaches to War and Genocide”, includes an introductory article by the editors, Sami Hermez and Majd Abuamer, in addition to five articles: “Genocide Denial: From Ostracizing Deniers to Punishing Witnesses” by Abdelwahab El-Affendi; “Fragile Subjectivities: The Militarization of Everyday Life in Sudan’s April 2023 War” by Mustafa Afandy; “Israeli Violence in Lebanon: The Psychological Landscape of War and Discourses of Trauma and Sumud” by Lamia Moghnieh; “Post-Burial Displacement of the Dead: An Anthropological Reading of Israeli Violence Against Cemeteries in Lebanon” by Zeinab Ali Khazem; and “Hope in a Dark Age” by Mohammed Bamyeh.

The issue also includes a translation of Peter Pels’s “Modern Times: Seven Steps Toward an Anthropology of the Future” by Mohamed Haj Salem. Two book reviews are featured: Khalil Alselmi’s review of A Decade of Decline: An Analytical Study of the Impact of War on Yemen’s Economy (2011-2021) by Dibwan Abdul Qawi Alsoufi; and Mohamed Arhal’s review of Emotions in a Digital World: Social Research 4.0 by Adrian Scribano. The issue concludes with five previews of recent publications, prepared by the editorial board.