In The Spotlight
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- Moroccan Woman : Hagar al-Mukhi
13 December 2010
"We should define what we mean by openness and reform, for we can have openness in one domain and not in the other, compared to the past; this makes it difficult to judge whether the conditions of women have improved or not."
- Jordanian Student: Noor el-Tal
13 December 2010
"The thoughts and interests of male university students are still focussed on getting close to their female colleagues… as female, and this is a major impediment to women’s participation in social and political life."
- Palestinian Reconciliation is Delayed and Tied to the Fate of Negotiations
10 November 2010
, by
Hani al Masri
Procedural issues are overwhelming the Egyptian document for Palestinian national reconciliation. The document disregarded the content of the National Charter and the political programme of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the government...
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Recent Publications
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“Has Arab Business Ever Been, or Will it Be, a Player for Reform?”
13 December 2010
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Giacomo Luciani
, Steffen Hertog
The project has examined to what extent the private sector is influencing the reform process in the Arab world, looking in particular at the sector’s independence; its relationship to the ruling authority; its ability to organize and lobby...
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The Copts of Egypt: Specific Problems and General Tension
13 October 2010
, by
Sameh Fawzi
Muslim-Christian relations are beset by escalating tensions comprising new dimensions that threaten the Egyptian model of coexistence and unity. There are many reasons for this deteriorating situation...
Events
Publication Announcement: CIGI ebook, The Future of Security Sector Reform
7 December 2010
The Future of Security Sector Reform
CIGI (The Centre for International Governance Innovation) ebook edited by Mark Sedra
NOVEMBER 2010
At a time when the United States, Canada and their coalition partners are re-evaluating their roles and exit strategies in Afghanistan and other broken states, (...)
The Arab Reform Initiative is a consortium of fifteen key policy research centers from the Arab world with partners from Europe and the United States, working to mobilize the Arab research capacity to advance knowledge and promote a home grown program for democratic reform.