Education and Development

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    Education and Development

    Where Are Our College Leaders? The Danger of Anticipatory Obedience in Higher Education

    Apr 9, 2025Tariq Habash

    Since October 7, 2023, American colleges and universities have repeatedly found themselves at the center of escalating political pressure amid student activism…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Foreign Policy

    What Trump’s Aid Cuts Mean for the Middle East and North Africa

    Mar 21, 2025Amy Hawthorne

    Although the Trump administration exempted Israel’s $3.3 billion and Egypt’s $1.3 billion in annual foreign military financing (FMF)—the majority of US assista…

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    LebanonEnergy and Economics

    Will Miqati’s New Government Be Able to Deliver for Lebanon?

    Sep 29, 2021

    On September 28, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) presented a webinar titled “Will Miqati’s Government Be Able to Deliver for Lebanon?” Speakers were Patr…

Webinars & Events

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    US Foreign Policy

    Upending Soft Power: The Human Cost of U.S. Funding Cuts in the MENA Region

    Mar 13, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 am ET

    Experts discuss the impact of US funding cuts across the Middle East region, with a focus on health and humanitarian aid and development, human rights, and civ…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelEducation and Development

    Academic Freedom and Palestine: Threats and Trends

    Aug 25, 2023

    Experts explore the latest threats and trends in academic freedom and the escalation of efforts to repress Palestine activism and scholarship.

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelEducation and Development

    Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel’s Siege and the Politics of International Funding

    Jul 8, 2021

    On July 8, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a panel titled “Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel’s Siege and the Politics of International Funding.…

Experts

Ilham Nasser
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Ilham Nasser

Senior Advisor in Education for Development
Mohammed Abu-Nimer
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Mohammed Abu-Nimer

Director of the Peacebuilding and Development Institute
Mona Harb
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Mona Harb

Non-resident Fellow
Soleman Abu-Bader
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Soleman Abu-Bader

Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program
Yara M. Asi
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Yara M. Asi

Non-resident Fellow