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Are you a woman about to start a business?  Have you just started a business? Apply now to qualify for a fully-funded training program designed to help you successfully launch or grow your business!  The Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Program is funded by Citi Foundation and managed by AMIDEAST. Each year 20 women and their businesses in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco benefit from AWEP and receive: 15 Days of training on business skills, conducted in Arabic, including: What makes a successful entrepreneur How to register a business in Lebanon How to fund a new business or business growth...

تتشرف جمعية "موزاييك لخدمات المناصرة والاندماج الاجتماعي وتنمية القدرات في الشرق الأوسط"بدعم من السفارة الناروجية في لبنان، بدعوتكم/ن للمشاركة في الدورة التدريبية التي تنظمها حول: "آليات حماية حقوق الإنسان ورصد وتوثيق انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان"   تهدف الدورة الى تزويد الناشطات والناشطين أفراداً أو من جمعيات المجتمع المدني العاملة في لبنان بمعلومات شاملة حول المواضيع التالية: المبادئ والمفاهيم الأساسية حول حقوق الانسان الآليات الوطنية والاقليمية والدولية لحماية وتعزيز حقوق الانسان رصد وتوثيق انتهاكات حقوق الانسان   الزمان: يومي 31 كانون الثاني و 1 شباط 2015 من الساعة العاشرة صباحاً وحتى الساعة...

خلال ال ٤ سنوات الماضية تفاقم القمع وتكاثرت الانتهاكات ضد المواطنين/ات في العالم العربي ، و لم يسلم من هذا القمع حتى الاطفال. و كما جرت العادة في مجتمعاتنا الذكورية ، اعتمد ذوي السلطة طرق خاصة لتخويف و قمع المرآة . ما هي انواع هذا القمع؟كيف قاومت المرآة في العالم العربي هذا القمع ؟ و هل هناك طرق حديثة مبتكرة ؟ في هذا الاطار تدعوكم /ن جمعية موزايك للمشاركة في مناقشة تدور حول هذه الاسئلة عن خصوصية القمع الموجه ضد النساء في زمن الثورات مع الناشطة الحقوقية النسوية جومانا مرعي  المكان : مقر جمعية موزايك - بدارو- شارع سامي الصلح -بناية الغريب - الطابق الأول   الزمان : يوم الخميس في ٢٢ كانون الثاني...

For the 4th consecutive year, we are proud to bring to Lebanon the annual workshop on Peace Journalism that will be held on December 11th ,12th, and 13th 2014 at AltCity, Hamra Street, Montreal Building, Floor M, in Beirut, Lebanon. The workshop will start at 9:am and ends at 5pm. After starting up this initiative in 2011 by the journalist and peace activist Ms Vanessa Bassil, forming the Lebanese Young Peace Journalists group in 2012, and finally creating MAP in 2013, we are happy and proud to be able to continue this journey with you, and welcome a new group of media students and young...

معهد عصام فارس للسياسات العامة والشؤون الدولية الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت  يدعوكم لندوة حول من حالة الثورة الى بناء الدولة: تعثر الإنتقال في ليبيا د. طارق متري مدير المعهد والممثل الخاص للأمين العام للأمم المتحدة في ليبيا - سابقا الأربعاء ١٩ تشرين الثاني ٢٠١٤ | ٤:٠٠ - ٥:٣٠ مساءً  مبنى معهد عصام فارس، قاعة المحاضرات الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت  https://www.facebook.com/events/749343851822093/  

The Refugee Research and Policy in the Arab World Program at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) cordially invites you to a Seminar and Book Launch: "UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees: From Relief and Works to Human Development"Edited by Sari Hanafi, Leila Hilal, and Lex Takkenberg Speakers:Sari Hanafi, Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut  Lance Bartholomeusz, Legal Adviser and Director of the Dept of Legal Affairs, UNRWA  Filippo Grandi, IFI Senior Research Fellow Nasser Yassin, IFI Director of Research  Note: Event will be in English...

 الزميلات والزملاء الأعزاء في إطار لقاءاتنا الشهرية من برنامج "لقاءات"، يسرّنا في "تجمّع الباحثات اللبنانيات" دعوتكم إلى لقائنا الثاني  لدورة 2014-2015؛ وفيه نستضيف الباحثة آيات نورالدين في عرض حول:   الأزياء النسائية في الجنوب اللبناني: ناقِل لأية ثقافة؟   المكان: مقرّ التجمّع: رمل الظريف، شارع توفيق طبارة، مركز توفيق طبارة، الطابق الثاني. الزمان: نهار الخميس الواقع فيه  13 تشرين الثاني 2014، ما بين الساعة السادسة والثامنة. حضوركم  يُسعدنا  لجنة تنسيق اللقاء 

The Climate Change and Environment in the Arab World Program at theIssam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) cordially invites you to a lecture with Ivonne A-Baki, Secretary of State for Yasuni-ITT Initiative, Republic of Ecuador. Ivonne A-Baki is a diplomat, politician, peace negotiator, humanist, and artist. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, of Lebanese parents, H.E A-Baki was instrumental in helping Ecuador and Peru reach a peace agreement on October 26, 1998. Minister of Foreign Trade from 2003 to 2005, she helped advance regional integration projects in Latin...

معهد عصام فارس للسياسات العامة والشؤون الدولية بالتعاون مع برامج الدراسات العليا في التخطيط المدني والسياسات المدنية والتصميم المدني في قسم الهندسة المعمارية والتصميمالجامعة الأميركية في بيروت  يدعوكم لندوة حول لمين الدالية؟ نقاش حول مفهوم الملكية، القوانين الحاكمة، والبعد البيئي لمنطقة الداليةهذه الندوة جزء من سلسلة محاضرات بعنوان العدالة الاجتماعية والمدينة لخريف ٢٠١٤  تاريخ الدالية الإجتماعي، نموذج عن العلاقة بين الملكية الخاصة والحق العام | عبير سقسوق - معمارية وباحثة مدينيةقضية الدالية: دروس في القانون | نزار صاغية - محامي الدالية متنفس بيروت وإرث بيئي وجيولوجي وثقافي | ناهدة خليل -...

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) and the The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies cordially invite you to a seminar on: Palestinian Neoliberalism and the Regional Context Dr. Adam Hanieh School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Adam Hanieh will examine the political economy of Palestinian neoliberalism and its location within wider regional trends. The talk will discuss the essential contours of Palestinian Authority development strategy, its links to donor-led imperatives and the Israeli occupation, and the connection between...

Competition for European funding is increasing with success rates predicted to fall, this increased competition comes at a time when Europe has changed their priorities, making some of the previously less important components of an application critical, researchers really need to sell their project ideas in both the abstract and the impact. The emphasis had been shifting over previous years in Research based proposals with the EU increasingly looking for actual benefits at the end of projects. This has now become formalised in Horizon 2020 with Impact (and its sub sets of exploitation and...

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...

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]

Beirut, 26th of June 2014 Dear Partners, Proud Lebanon is pleased to invite you to a workshop on “LGBT and Human Rights”, in Beirut, the 12th of July 2014, at Bella Riva Hotel, Manara, Beirut. Proud Lebanon is a nonprofit civil society working to achieve protection, empowerment & equality to marginalized groups through community service activities. Proud is dedicated to build a healthy empowered community in Lebanon and the region, where people are effectively empowered and participate in democratic processes that affect their lives and their communities. This workshop aims to: Promote...

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 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...

تُعلن نقابة المحامين في بيروت، بالتعاون مع معهد أبو غ ا زله للتدريب عن تنظيم ورش عمل تدريبية بعنوان "إدارة وحماية حقوق الملكية الفكرية للشركات والمؤسسات والنشاطات التجارية" بدء الدورة: الاثنين 12 أيار 2014 مدة الدورة: 12 ساعة على أساس حصتين في الاسبوع (الاثنين والأربعاء) مدة الحصة: ثلاث ساعات من الساعة ال ا ربعة بعض الظهر ولغاية الساعة السابعة مسا ء كلفة الدورة: 300 دولار أميركي (الدفع عند التسجيل) مكان الدروس: معهد المحاماة. مهلة ومكان تقديم الطلبات: معهد المحاماة من 1 نيسان 2014 ولغاية 5 أيار 2014 من الاثنين إلى الخميس من الساعة التاسعة صبا حا ولغاية الساعة الثانية بعد الظهر. هاتف: 427808 01...

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...