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"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."
"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."
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...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...
Reform Watch
The Daily Star TUNIS: Fourteen people were killed in clashes with police in two towns in the past 24 hours, the Tunisian government and Tunisia’s official news agency said Sunday, the deadliest incidents yet in an unprecedented wave of (...)
Events
Mariam is a doctor, a mother of six and a member of the political bureau of the Umma party. She is also a fierce defender of women’s rights.
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.