This document is a call for papers for an international conference examining the effects of World War 1 and the post-war settlement in the Middle East, with a focus on how borders, migrations, ideologies, and power struggles from this period still influence the region today. The conference will take place from June 17-18, 2016 at York St John University in York, UK, with associated social and cultural events on June 16th and 19th. It encourages submissions on topics related to gender, oil, imperialism, borders, mandates, elites, and local and national histories from many academic disciplines. Paper and panel proposals are due by January 23rd and presenters will be notified of acceptance by early March.