Events

The Climate Change and Environment in the Arab World Program at IFI and the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at AUB In collaboration with American University of Cairo (AUC) - Research Institute for Sustainable Environment and the Columbia University Middle East Research Center (CUMERC) - Institute for Sustainable Development Practices Cordially invite you to a presentation on The Impacts of Population Growth and Climate Change in Lebanon and Egypt on Water Scarcity, Agricultural Output and Food Security  Wednesday April 9, 2014 | 10:30 am - 1:30 pm IFI Building (Green Oval)...

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs cordially invite you to attend “Covering Syria”A panel discussion of the war in Syria and how journalists are covering it Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 | 11:00am - 1:00pmThe New IFI Building (Green Oval) - Auditorium, AUB Moderator:Dr. Sami Nader is a columnist for Al-Monitor and an economist, Middle Eastern affairs analyst and communication expert. Nader currently directs the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs and is also a professor at USJ. Panelists:Dr. Jad Melki is Director of the Media Studies Program at AUB and a...

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...

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...

AUB’s Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies  and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs cordially invite you to the book launch of  Rethinking Education for Social Cohesion: International Case Studies Editor: Maha Shuayb (2012) Palgrave Macmillan  The book is the product of a conference organized by the Centre for Lebanese Studies, University of Oxford and hosted by the Issam Fares Institute that took place at the AUB in October 2009. There will be a panel and open discussion with: Dr Maha Shuayb, Director of Centre for Lebanese Studies...

Mustafa Barghouthi, Keynote SpeakerPalestine and the Arab Uprisings: Repercussions and ReassessmentDate: Thursday, 31 May, 2012Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pmVenue: Habib Aziz Maamari Auditorium, Olayan School of Business (OSB), AUB Arab Uprisings Symposium: Critically Assessing the Changing Landscape of Power and Players Mustafa Barghouthi a nominee of the Nobel Peace Prize is a member of the Palestinian parliament; former Minister of Information under the 2007 National Unity Government; 2005 presidential candidate; General Secretary of the ,Palestinian National Initiative; physician; social political...

Research, Advocacy and Public Policy-making (RAPP) at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs cordially invites you to a panel discussion on: “The Use of Research in Informing Tobacco Control Policy-making: A Lebanese Case Study” Tuesday 15 November 2011 | 5– 6:30 pm | Faculty Lounge (above the cafeteria), Ada Dodge Hall, AUB Panelists: Rima Nakkash is Assistant Professor at the Health Promotion and Community Health Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB, and the coordinator of the AUB Tobacco Control Research group: a multidisciplinary group of researchers...