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The study aimed to raise awareness on the Digital Economy in the Arab region and its contribution to Sustainable Development.

Although Lebanon is sometimes considered as the only democratic country in the Arab region with a free political environment and electoral system, the situation of women has not been strengthened enough for them to have a role on an equal footing with men. Lebanese women form a majority of 53% and they are actively participating in all aspects of Lebanese society. They enjoy equal constitutional rights with men and have the right to vote, hold public office, elect and be elected in municipal councils. Yet, this diagnosis, elaborated by the Committee for the Follow-Up on Women’s Issues (CFUWI)...

This book is part of a project which published three books: "TOT Citizenship Handbook" and the theoretical section from "Citizenship Handbook" in Arabic and English, issued by “bait elmouwaten” for Publishing and Distribution, and with the support of the Dutch organization “HIVOS”.

هذا الدليل هو جزء من مشروع تم خلاله نشر ثلاث كتب: دليل المواطنة باللغتين العربية و الإنجليزية و دليل عمل الورش التدريبية حول المواطنة، ولقد صدرت عن دار “بيت المواطن“ للنشر والتوزيع، وبدعم من مؤسسة Hivos الهولندية.

The Building a Better Response project, together with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Humanitarian City, launched the Building a Better Response (BBR) e-learning course in Arabic with a panel discussion in Dubai on the role of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in humanitarian response. The event came in advance of the World Humanitarian Summit, set to take place in Istanbul in May 2016, where much of the conversation is expected to focus on placing local actors at the center of humanitarian response. Our work cannot be as...

استأثر سؤال الهوية وما يتشارك معه من مصطلحات أخرى كالمواطنة والتعددية الثقافية والديمقراطية وغير ذلك، بنصيب لا يستهان به في حقل الدراسات السياسية والاجتماعية والثقافية، بدءاً بالنصف الثاني من القرن العشرين وصولاً إلى قرننا الحالي. وفي هذا الوقت بالذات، بات سؤال الهوية أكثر إلحاحاً وراهنية، حيث تمور منطقتنا العربية بانتفاضاتهاوثوراتها وأسئلتها. يحاول بحثنا هذا تسليط الضوء على مفهوم الهوية وتقاطعاته في بعض حقول السياسة والاجتماع وعلم النفس. وإن ما ينطبق على الكثير من المفاهيم والمصطلحات، من حيث تنوع التعريفات .والمقاربات، ينطبق بدوره على مفهوم الهوية وسؤالها، وهذا ما يجعل الخوض في غمار هذا...

This report examines the nature of interaction and engagement between Lebanese citizens’ collectives and the state on gender-specific matters, through the case study of

This report investigates the use of memory by political parties in Lebanon in the political and educational domains.

This is an analytical report based on data and statistics collected from public schools and aiming at detecting the effect of the Syrian refugees crisis on the public education sector and the priorities and needs for the public schools in the best interest of the Lebanese and refugees students.

LET THE KIDS DO IT A lot has been said and printed about the role that is expected to be performed by YOUTH in the governance process, and here I am thinking generally of University undergraduates.  However, I do not recall reading any serious and studied proposals on the subject. It is as though, some of our esteemed dinosaur leaders consider the idea so “farfetched “that, for them, it is not really worth considering. They ask: “Do you seriously think that “kids” can tell us what to do or not do? The answers would be: First, these “kids”, as you call them, can come up with some fresh ideas...

Working Paper | April 2015
Social Justice and the Arab Uprisings by Amaney A. Jamal and Michael Robbins
As the Arab Spring proceeded, massive changes swept across the region. Long-standing stability gave rise to ongoing chaos in some countries, most notably Syria and Libya, but also to a significant extent in Tunisia and Egypt. Meanwhile, Islamist parties won free and fair elections in Egypt and Tunisia and were allowed to come to power. These and other changes greatly altered the political landscape across the region. The importance of these changes cannot be overstated. Yet, amidst talk of a...

The adapted version of the Global "Program P" manual provides concrete strategies and activities to engage men in active positive fatherhood, from their partner’s pregnancies through their children’s early years. It identifies best practices on engaging men in maternal and child health, care-giving, and preventing violence against women and children on basis of equality and non-violence.

ما الحرية؟ كيف يتم تعريفها في أصولها الفلسفية وكيف نفهمها في ظل الواقع المأساوي التي تعيشه بلادنا؟ هذا هو السؤال الأساسي الذي يحاول هذا الكتيب الإجابة عنه من خلال استعراض مفهوم الكلمة في الفلسفة والسياسة والدين، ومقابلتها من ثمّ مع الواقع السوري. يطرح الباحث في هذا الكتاب عددا من الأسئلة الكبيرة حول الحرية، ثم يقودنا في رحلة بين المقولات النظرية والمعطيات الواقعية، ليس لوضع إجابات على الأسئلة وإنما “لفتح طاقات المعنى والكلام الحر.. في الحرية”. الحرية، تأليف: ماهر مسعود.

This scoping study is intended to contribute to the ongoing policy discussions among governments, donors, and United Nations agencies about the education of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan (the three countries with the largest populations of Syrian refugees),

الكتيبات المنشورة في هذه السلسلة موجهة بالدرجة الأولى إلى الشباب من 18 إلى 35 سنة وهي تهدف إلى ترميم الثغرة في المفاهيم السياسية والحقوقية الناتجة عن العوز المعرفي الذي تعاني منه المناهج التعليمية السورية. تغلب على كتيبات سلسلة «التربية المدنية » صفة العمومية وعدم التخصص العميق. فهي بمثابة بانوراما عامة أولية تقدم الخطوة الأولى لمن يريد أن يستزيد في القراءة والبحث. من الموضوعات التي صدرت تباعاً في هذه السلسلة: )بدعم من المنظمة الأورومتوسطية لدعم المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان(

Widening Access to  Quality Education for Syrian Refugees: The role of private and NGO Sectors  in Lebanon Authors Maha Shuayb, Nisrine Makkouk and Suha Tuttunji   September 2014

The crisis in Syria continues to have a devastating impact on professors, university students, and the education sector, not only in Syria but also in the neighboring countries that are hosting so many displaced Syrians. In this report, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and its Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis looks at the conditions and educational needs of Syrians university students and scholars in Lebanon. “The War Follows Them: Syrian University Students and Scholars in Lebanon,” is based on first-hand research and interviews conducted in Lebanon in March 2014...

Policy Memo | June 2014
Social Cohesion and Intergroup Relations: Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Nationals in the Bekaa and Akkar by Charles Harb and Reem Saab
The growing influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon has strained its socio-economic fabric, piling pressure on employment opportunities, housing, trade, and infrastructure capacities (basic services). Tensions between Syrian refugees and their Lebanese host communities have led to intercommunity clashes, and it thus becomes imperative to identify the indicators of social instability and ways to reduce them. A research project initiated by...

Research Report | May 2014
Relative Deprivation and Politics in the Arab Uprisings by Asya el-Meehy
This study seeks to assess the relative weights of economic and political grievances across the uprisings in Bahrain, Egypt, and Tunisia. Highlighting the unique shared role of middle class youth, it contends that these constituencies have suffered from relative deprivation, despite deliberate efforts by authoritarian regimes to shield them through new targeted social protection initiatives. Nonetheless, economic grievances were not always the primary driving dynamic of protests and the...

This study seeks to assess the relative weights of economic and political grievances across the uprisings in Bahrain, Egypt, and Tunisia. Highlighting the unique shared role of middle class youth, it contends that these constituencies have suffered from relative deprivation, despite deliberate efforts by authoritarian regimes to shield them through new targeted social protection initiatives. Nonetheless, economic grievances were not always the primary driving dynamic of protests and the importance of the middle classes has varied compared to the roles of the poor, labor, and pro-democracy...