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I'm a researcher and I hold a PhD (2014) in international relations from the University of Leeds and two master’s degrees in political economy (2008) and international studies (2009) from the University of Sydney. I published widely about Lebanese and regional politics. My publications involve the publication of a book titled 'Democracy in Lebanon: Political Parties and the Struggle for Power since Syrian withdrawal' (I.B. Tauris, 2016, paperback edition 2019). It is based on more than 22 interviews conducted by the author.
I have also several academic and non-academic publications. I...

I am currently residing in Beirut - Lebanon. I have an academic background in Public Health, biostatistics, and epidemiology. Currently involved with Dawlaty as Program Development Manager.

A governance and public policy professional and development practitioner with 8+ years of progressively responsible experience working on decentralisation, good governance, government integrity and citizen participation, I have assumed several research, managerial and team leader positions in projects funded by USAID, EU, UNDP, the German Foreign Office, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, VNG International and the Swedish government.

A sociologist at heart, committed to making Lebanon a more livable place, I am passionate about management, leadership, and...

Assaad Sammour works as the head of media unit and research department with LOWER. He is dedicated in all his words to promote labor rights and access to legal and social justice for all workers in Lebanon.

In 2014, he established the legal support unit at LOWER, and provided hundreds of free and safe accesses to legal advice and assistance for workers and employees those facing violations at the workplace. In 2019, he was among few of independent media activists who co-founded the alternative journalists’ union (Nakaba Badila). Currently, he is the acting secretary of the board.

He holds a...

Currently a MEPI TL Graduate Scholar pursuing an MA in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. I graduated from the Lebanese American University in 2017. With Distinction and as part of the first University Honors Program Cohort at LAU, I hold a degree in International Affairs and Political Science with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Well-immersed in the humanitarian field in various sub-categories such as gender, education, legal counseling, conflict mediation, research and consultancy. Committed to a career in human rights and making a difference on a local, regional and global...

Diala Lteif is currently a doctoral candidate at the Geography and Planning department at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on displacement due to conflict, specifically looking at an urban historical study of the Quarantina neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. Prior to her research in the urban field, Diala was an information and process designer with extensive experience in data visualization, community work, and field research. She is currently a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation doctoral scholar and holds a Trillium award. She also has an MFA in transdisciplinary Design from...

Dima is a Palestinian lawyer and independent researcher focusing on the nexus of technology, law, and human rights. She currently works for DAI - Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment project (DECA), leading research on digital society, rights, and governance in Tunisia. Previously, Dima worked for international NGOs such as Internews, Access Now, and Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, focusing on digital rights and human rights issues arising from the deployment of emerging technologies, such as privacy and data protection, online censorship, telecoms policies, migration surveillance...

- Experienced Business Development Manager and Fundraiser working in the MENA region, building national regional and international coalitions on diverse topics including Women Peace and Security, SRHR, civic rights, election reform, etc. Experience in devising and implementing strategies and capture plans with donors, and conducting outreach with potential fundraising international and regional partners. Contributed to and lead over numerous proposals , on gender equality, supporting women online content creation and holistic safety and security, LGBTIQ rights, and SRHR.
- Experienced...

Elie Al-Hindy is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law and Political Science, at Notre Dame University – Louaize, Lebanon (NDU), and served previously as the Chairperson of the department of Government and International Relations (2011-2015). He earned his PhD (2009) in Government and International Relations from the University of Sydney – Australia on the topic of “The Right of Self Determination for Minorities: An Arab Perspective”. He has an MBA in International Affairs and Diplomacy and two bachelor degrees in Political and Administrative Sciences (2000) and in International Affairs...

Fadel Fakih currently holds Executive Director position at the Lebanese Center for Human Rights. He poses vast experience in Environmental, Developmental, and Humanitarian work having worked with 5 international organizations and 2 national ones in the last 11 years. Fadel held key positions within the organizations, including head of Design, Monitoring and Evaluation; Head of Research; and Head of Campaigns. In his education, Fadel combines between Business Management and Psychology, as he has a B.A. in Business Management and Masters in Clinical Psychology, with additional focus on...

Georges is a PhD Candidate in Water Law at the University of Dundee in Scotland, UK. His work focuses on ancient water laws, traditional knowledge, sustainable development, legal pluralism, and social water arrangements. He is particularly interested in customs and practices of water conservation in Lebanon and on water diplomacy in the Levant. Georges is also a UN consultant with FAO, UNDP, and ESCWA on various water-related assignments. Georges held teaching posts during five years at the American University of Technology in Halat, Lebanon, and is an active member of the International Water...

Looking at the grassroots level but also at what happens behind the scenes, I am very interested in local dynamics while keeping an eye on what is happening abroad.

Between reading, writing, and meeting the people concerned, I learn every day while weaving a network of people with various experiences from political and legal representatives, to international, local, grassroots, and civil society organizations, to individuals orbiting around the various thematics I monitor (from politics, social, military, and many more).

Passionate about history, culture, politics, and other related...

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) expert with years of experience in program design and development, capacity building, MEAL systems rollout, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Skilled in designing and conducting research and evaluations, data analysis, and report writing to the top international donors. Expertise in developing, piloting, and implementing various data collection tools across diverse contexts and for a wide range of humanitarian and developmental sectors. Proven track record in providing training and support, managing teams and partnerships and...

Jaafar is a legal and human rights professional with nearly a decade of experience working alongside civil society and humanitarian actors to advance protection and accountability in conflict-affected settings. He has supported grassroots, feminist, and community-based organizations across the Middle East through inclusive programming, strategic advocacy, and multi-stakeholder coordination. Jaafar’s work has focused on rights-based approaches that center marginalized voices and strengthen civil society’s role in transitional justice, protection, and humanitarian response. His background...

I am a seasoned education and evaluation specialist with over 13 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sectors. I have led and contributed to large-scale evaluations, needs assessments, and research studies across the MENA region, including for UNICEF and USAID. I bring expertise in education in emergencies, non-formal education, and capacity building, with a strong track record in mixed-methods research, MEL consultancy, and inter-agency coordination. I hold a Master's in Teaching English Language, a Bachelor's in Education and Training, and a diploma in Non-Profit...

I am a humanitarian and human rights specialist with 19 years of field experience across Lebanon, Iraq, Tunisia, and Zambia. Holding an MSc in Law with a focus on child protection and international humanitarian legal frameworks, I have built my career at UNHCR, UNOPS, IRC, and NRC, working across refugee, displacement, and mixed-movement contexts in both camp and urban settings.
My core expertise spans community-based protection, child protection, GBV, housing/land/property, legal documentation, and civil registration, with sustained engagement across the humanitarian-development nexus. I have...

I am an Economist and local development expert with 10 years of progressive experience in humanitarian and development assistance gained through working with several international organizations and UN agencies in Lebanon with a great focus on local economic development, livelihoods and social stability sectors.

Nadim El Kak is a Researcher based at Lebanese Center for Policy Studies in Beirut. He is also a Research Associate at Lebanon Support. He is interested in the connections between social movements, sectarian politics, and neoliberalism, with a particular focus on labor rights.

Omar Meksassi currently is the co-founder of The IRIS Company currently based in between Belgrade and Beirut, an enterprise dealing with development, data, design and consultancy, with a range of partners including Google.org and Facebook. His education revolved at the beginning around computer science and project management in the American University of Beirut, moving to a more advance/international scope with a master of Data Science from The Open university in London and another bachelor in Behavioral Psychology, combing both traits of technology and human behaviorism.
Omar previously...

Ounsi El Daif is a former academic who became an environmental civil society actor. He recently founded eedama, an environmental social enterprise based in Masdar City, UAE, that focuses on sustainable development education and training. He is originally a physicist who studied in France and Switzerland, earning his PhD in 2007 from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland). Until 2015, he was a researcher in the field of solar photovoltaic energy in world-class scientific labs (EPFL, Lyon Nanotechnology Institute in France, IMEC in Belgium, QEERI in Qatar) as well as a...