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The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service in collaboration with Justice Without Frontierswould like to invite you to a session by Maitre Brigitte Chelebian to know more about: "Women's Access to Justice" Project International Conventions on Women Rights Women rights in Family Status Law in Lebanon Difficulties and challenges that women face in accessing justice On July 9, 2014 at 12:00pm in Auditorium A, West Hall, American University of Beirut If interested to attend, send your details (name, contact number) to ccecs@aub.edu.lb [facebook event]

Hi everyone! Join our second fundraising concert at Yukunkun for Syrian women refugees! All the money of tickets will be given to Basmeh wa zeitooneh NGO. After the successful first party we organized in February, the NGO has opened a center in Beqaa where women have a specific project to help them earning a stable income. This second event will help the project to be sustainable. Basmeh wa Zeitooneh NGO has a center in Chatila with various activities for Syrian children and women refugees. You can visit their facebook page here. During the night, you can also buy the beautiful handmade...

The United Nations in the Arab World Program & The Human Rights Research Project coridally invite you to a lecture by Mr. John Pace. John Pace is an international civil servant of long standing in the United Nations. He served as Secretary to the Commission on Human Rights from 1978 to 1994, and was the Coordinator of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna. He has headed the Special Procedures and Technical Cooperation Programmes and has led fact-finding missions for the Commission in several countries. He was Chief of the Human Rights Component of the UN Mission in Iraq, and...

Due to the lack of appropriate public space, Beirut dwellers lay claim today to a number of open areas in the city, the uses of which are akin to ‘public’ spaces – they are accessed freely and allow for an unconfined range of social activities. This lecture advocates learning from the public by observing several left- over spaces in the city, in order to understand them as public, multicultural, socially just, and open. By focusing on the seafront area of Dalieh in Rawche, the lecture attempts to abandon the modern notion of public space and open new possibilities for understanding public...

Wael Gamal is an Egyptian economic journalist, columnist, and researcher. He has more than 18 years of experience in journalism with local and international media including CNBC, BBC Arabic Service, and Thomson Reuters. He contributed to the launch of  Al Shorouk, a daily Egyptian newspaper, in 2009 as its economic editor, before becoming its managing editor in 2010. He has studied Political Sciences in Cairo University and Finance and Investment in Middlesex University in London. Ziad Abdel Samad is the Executive Director of the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) which brings together 30...

Institut français du Proche-OrientSyrie - Liban - Jordanie - Irak - T. PalestiniensObservatoire urbain du Proche-OrientSéminaire La fin des « anciens loyers » : vers une réforme historique ?  Bruno MarotDoctorant à l’Université McGill (Canada)Chercheur associé à l’IEP Paris Discutant : Hisham AshkarArchitecte et urbaniste, doctorant à Hafencity Universität – Hambourg (Allemagne) Séminaire en langue françaiseMercredi 23 avril 2014 à 18hIfpo – Bâtiment G – 1er étageEspace des Lettres - Rue de Damas - BeyrouthTél  01.420 291/293

This event is brought to you by the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies at AUB. The lecture is based on a project that compares Latin America and the Middle East by exploring the role of documentary and fiction films in reconstructing collective identities in the wake of armed conflicts and political transitions. Dr. Riccardo Bocco is a Professor of Political Sociology at the Anthropology and Sociology Department of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies...

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs cordially invites you to a presentation:  "Arab States and UN Human Rights Mechanisms" by Fateh Azzam Director of Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship and Senior Public Policy Fellow at IFI Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm  Issam Fares Institute (Green Oval), Auditorium – AUB   The presentation will offer an analysis of Arab engagement with UN human rights mechanisms from 2005-2012. It summarizes issues raised by states and NGOs, and assesses the recommendations of the human rights treaty bodies, and...

To all those who hold the refugee cause at heart, Sawa For Syria سوا لأجل سوريا for Development and Aid (Sawa4Syria) Presents a Fundraising Concert with Indie-Pop Sensation Mashrou' Leila, followed by DJ sets: Jade/ Vanclod Jandam/ TM from C U NXT SAT All profits go to support Syrian Refugees in Lebanon. Funds will be allocated to an informal education center for Syrian Refugee children in Bar Elias, Beq'aa, and other similar centers in other camps. (report about the educational center Huffington Post) Date: Saturday April 5th 2014 Venue: Concrete 1994 - Burj Hammoud. Regular Ticket: 45...

Hunger can be eliminated in our lifetimes. CCECS in collaboration with the Lebanese Food Bank invites you to an introductory session to know more about the "Not to waste food" program. Date: Wednesday April 2, 2014Time: 12:00 - 1:00pmLocation: Auditorium B, West Hall The Lebanese Food Bank is a non-profit organization established by a group of Lebanese businessmen to eliminate hunger in all Lebanon by establishing partnerships and cooperation with all those who are concerned. If you are interested to attend, send your details (name, major and contact number) to ccecs@aub.edu.lb.For more info...

The Lebanese Economic Association invites you to the closing event of its project:  “Know, React, Engage" A Public Discussion on Socio-Economic Rights in Lebanon”   Tuesday, March 25, 2014 between 5:30 and 8:00 pm Metro Al Madina- Hamra Agenda: 5:30- 5:40 Welcoming Address 5:40- 6:00 Screening of Project Videos (project trailer) 6:00- 8:00 Discussion on Socio-Economic Rights in Lebanon   Speakers: Youth Unemployment and Cost of Living: - Dr. Sami Atallah, Executive Director, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Education and Working Women: - Ms. Sawsan Masri, Project Coordinator, International...

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs invites you to: Protecting Syrian Refugees: Laws, Policies and Global Responsibility-Sharing The International Human Rights Clinical Program at the Boston University School of Law is completing a two-year research project focusing on the legal issues and problems that are creating barriers to relief and protection for refugees fleeing Syria. This project focuses on the international and regional legal instruments that govern the rights of and obligations towards this refugee flow in the most-affected states: Lebanon, Jordan...

The Anis Makdisi Program in Literature cordially invites you to a lecture by Malek Sharif The State and the CityUncovering the early history of the municipality of Beirut AUB, Bldg. 37 (behind the Lee Observatory), Thursday March 13, 2014 (5:00pm) The standard literature on the Ottoman Tanzimat period largely ignores or barely touches on the provincial urban institutions. They ignore the formative years of the municipalities in the provinces and the laws by which they were constituted. Consequently they date the foundation of municipalities at a later period of time. They also tend to...

Three active campaigns organizing around sexuality in India have gained international attention. First, the long-term campaigns against honor killing in rural North India have finally reached the Indian national stage. Second, the spontaneous and to many surprising upsurge of young women's and men's protest against the Delhi gang rape of a woman on December 16, 2012 continues to galvanize protests and legal changes. Third, the immediate reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to reinstate section 377 of the Indian penal code, a British-era law that makes gay sex illegal, that was overturned...

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies, and the Center for American Studies and Research   Cordially invite you to a lecture and book launch 'Gender and Neoliberalism: The All India Democratic Women's Association and Globalization Politics' byDr. Elisabeth Armstrong Thursday, March 6th, 2014 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm Building 37 CASAR (Behind the Old Observatory) - AUB In 1991, structural adjustments began in earnest in India. The nation’s leaders reduced social spending and dismantled protections and supports for...

الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت قسم العلوم الاجتماعية ومركز الدراسات اللبنانية يسره دعوتكم لحضور بنى الحراك المدني في سوريا قبل وخلال الانتفاضة Civil society in Syria before and during the uprising   سيكون النقاش باللغة العربية مع  حسان عباس Discussion initiated in Arabic by Hassan Abbas باحث واستاذ في المعهد الفرنسي للشرق الأدنى / Researcher and Professor in IFPO    و محمد العطار Mohamed Attar كاتب ومسرحي / Writer and Drama practitioner   [facebook event]

Christmas is the time of sharing and giving! We are collecting at AltCity mostly clothes, blankets, baby food, dry and canned food and whatever is needed to help the Syrian refugees families. You have to know that the majority of the refugees are women and children from all ages! You can place your donations at AltCity, our doors are open daily from Monday to Friday from 9 till 12 midnight. Call us to get more details 01 742 582. [facebook event]

Like every year, AJEM organizes a Christmas campaign called "Metlna metlak" in order to collect gifts for the prisoners' children and family and offer them a Christmas filled with joy. We invite you to join us in this action to share the spirit of Christmas with the people in need... Contact AJEM to know how you can help us: +961 3 13 15 70   Comme chaque année, l'AJEM organise l'action "Metlna Metlak" afin d'offrir aux enfants et aux familles des prisonniers un beau Noël et d'heureuses fêtes de fin d'année.  Nous vous invitons à participer à cette action avec nous, afin de partager la joie, l...

IFI lecture: "Domestic Violence in Lebanon" Moderator: Dina Kiwan Panelists:  Charbel Nahas -  Jaqueline Hajjar - Rihab - Lydia Farah    Women around the world suffer from domestic violence, including marital rape and assault, and given the highly sensitive nature of this issue, its scale is difficult to ascertain. In December 1999 the United Nations designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in order to raise awareness of the problem, which is why the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs is holding a panel...

نظراً لنزوح ما يقرب 12،000 شخص من سوريا إلى عرسال في البقاع خلال الأيام الماضية، سنقوم بجمع المستلزمات التالية و توزيعها خلال الأسبوع المقبل: المستلزمات: فرشات حرامات ثياب كفوف صوف، طواقي(برانيط) صوف، كلساتات، و شالات نظيفية بحالة جيدة و صالحة للاستخدام حليب أطفال (للأعمار المختلفة) حفاضات (للأعمار و الأحجام المختلفة) ملابس أطفال في حالة جيدة سيتم جمع هذه المستلزمات بدءاً من يوم الاثنين الواقع في 18-11-2013 في النقاط التالية: نسوية كافيه: مار مخايل، بعد شركة الكهرباء بـحوالي ١٠٠ متر...بعد محطة البنزين (المنار) شمالاً، ثم يميناً بعد مقهى شابلين للمعلومات، الاتصال على 65 49 62 76 في حال...