Events

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) & The Graduate Programs in Urban Planning, Policy and Design (MUPP-MUD) at the Department of Architecture & Design, FEA-AUB cordially invite you to a lecture as part of: "The Social Justice and the City Lecture Series for Fall 2014" The Paradox of Citizenship and Justice in Divided Societies: Lebanon, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and South Africa Lynn Staeheli Lynn Staeheli is Professor of Human Geography at Durham University in the United Kingdom. She previously held appointments in the Department of Geography and...

Dardashat Jandariya is delighted to invite you to the talk with Sahar Mandour around " Potential Change in Media Discourse on Sexuality in Lebanon" Sahar Mandour is a Lebanese-Egyptian Journalist who works since 1998 for Assafir newspaper. She is currently responsible of “Palestine” – a Monthly independent supplement of the Newspaper. Sahar has in her history a sum of four novels: Hob Beiruty – 32 – Mena (Dar el adeb/Beirut)–Sa’arsom Najma Ala Ra’s Vienna ( La Cd-thèque /Beirut- Dar el shoorook/Cairo) Sahar was the winner of a fellowship scholarship from the "Reuters Institute for...

الإئتلاف المدني الرافض لطريق محور "الحكمة – الترك" (شارع "فؤاد بطرس"..) يدعوكم الى لقاء أهلي ومؤتمر صحافي... البرنامج: المُشاركون: - جهاد قيامة / Architect – Urban Planner مُقاربة عامة مُدنيّة للمشروع / إطلاق "البيان – العريضة" الموقّع من قبل مجموعة من الإختصاصيّين - رجا نجيم / legal & administrative officer - Quantity Surveyor & Quality controller وصف المشروع / أسباب رفض المشروع وتقييمه / البدائل - أنطوان عطالله / Architect - Urban Designer وصف وإطلاق الموقع الإلكتروني الخاص بالحملة الرافضة لمشروع طريق "فؤاد بطرس" - محمد أيوب / Executive Director of “NAHNOO” مدير الجلسة الزمان : يوم...

يدعو المجلس النسائي اللبناني الى مؤتمر صحفي يتخلله وقفة تضامنية مع الجيش اللبناني في حربه على الإرهاب و ذلك يوم الأربعاء الساعة ١١:٣٠ في اليونسكو . نرجو الحضور و المشاركة الفاعلة

PROUD Lebanon is glad to host for the first time, Restart Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture and Violence. Restart's professional team will be delivering on Monday August 4th the sensitive topic of YOUR Mental Health. "State Of Mind, Mental Health Session" came to answer your needs and talk for the first time freely and truly of your psychological needs. Please join us in Proud Lebanon's safe space located on Bauchrieh's highway at 5.30. You may call us for info on 76 608 205 We are looking forward to seeing you among us! [facebook event]

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]

The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) cordially invites you to a Press Conference entitled: “Refugees from Syria in Lebanon The Right to a Better Protection” During this press conference, a document entitled “Conclusions and Recommendations of the National Conference for the Rights of the Refugees from Syria Including the Most Vulnerable Groups” will be published. It includes conclusions as well as practical recommendations by the participants (UN representatives, Lebanese Authorities’ representatives as well as Lebanese and international NGO’s representatives) of a conference that...

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...

دعوة إلى مؤتمر صحفي لإطلاق تقرير بشأن اللاجئين السوريين في لبنان، بيروت، الأربعاء 21 أيار/مايو 2014 تعقد الأمانة العامة لمنظمة العفو الدولية مؤتمرا صحفيا في بيروت لعرض تقرير جديد عن اللاجئين السوريين في لبنان: "خيارات مؤرقة: اللاجئون السوريون بحاجة إلى رعاية صحية في لبنان" ، يوم الأربعاء 21 أيار/مايو 2014 في بيروت. التقرير، المحظور عن النشر حتى 02:01 بتوقيت بيروت صباح يوم الأربعاء 21 أيار/مايو، يكشف عن الصعوبات التي يواجهها اللاجئون السوريون في الحصول على الرعاية الطبية في لبنان وتأثير ذلك على حياتهم. كما يسلط التقرير الضوء على بعض التحديات التي يواجهها لبنان كبلد مضيف في التعامل مع أزمة...

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...

تنـذكـرتــ ما تنعـاد 13 نيسان يوم وطني للذاكـرة مؤتمر صحافي في الذكرى الـ 39 للحرب في لبنان وتحصيناً للبلد من الانزلاق نحو حرب جديدة يهّم لجنة أهالي المخطوفين والمفقودين في لبنان والمفكرة القانونية أن تتشاركا معكم الانجاز القضائي بتكريس حق المعرفة لذوي المفقودين والمخفيين قسراً     الزمان: نهار الأربعاء الواقع فيه 9/4/2014، الساعة الثانية عشر ظهراً (12). المكان : دار نقابة الصحافة في بيروت.    حضوركم ومشاركتكم يزيدان الأمل برضوخ الحكومة والبرلمان للقرار القضائي.

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...