Protests and Activism

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Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelEducation and Development
The Politics of Palestinian Universities
Sep 8, 2023Yara M. Asi
Many have argued that in the absence of a unified Palestinian liberation movement, and even of the ability to participate in the current mechanisms of governan…
Policy Analysis
IranProtests and Activism
Iranian Protests and the Crisis of Free Speech
Feb 23, 2023Kourosh Ziabari
There is consensus among scholars and observers that the protests that erupted in Iran in September 2022 represent a defining moment in the contemporary histor…

Policy Analysis
Iran’s Protracted Protests Represent a Broad Rejection of the Status Quo
Jan 17, 2023Kourosh Ziabari
Policy Analysis
The Deeper Context to Political Unrest and Protests in Jordan
Dec 21, 2022Curtis Ryan
Policy Analysis
Have Iran’s Leaders Come to Another Crossroads?
Dec 14, 2022Daniel Brumberg

Multimedia

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Event Video
Women’s Digital Activism and the Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East
Apr 11, 2023
Podcast
Iran Erupts in Protest
Oct 6, 2022
Press Releases
New Book: Understanding Revolutions – Opening Acts in Tunisia
Jul 25, 2022Azmi Bishara

Podcast
Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
Boycott and Repression
Jun 6, 2022
Julia Bacha and Yousef Munayyer discuss the new film titled "Boycott," which explores the legal challenges faced by Americans who are asked to sign anti-BDS pl…
Expert Interview
SyriaReligion and Politics
Islamists in the Syrian Revolution
Feb 16, 2022
Imad K. Harb and Hamzah Almustafa discuss the role of Islamists in the Syrian revolution. Almustafa is Director of Syria TV in Istanbul. Harb is the Director o…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Israel’s Continuing Policy of Palestinian Dispossession: From Sheikh Jarrah to Al-Naqab
Jan 27, 2022
Experts discuss the volatile situation in the Naqab in the context of Israel’s larger and ongoing policy of displacement and dispossession against Palestinians…
Podcast
EgyptDemocracy and Governance
Islamism and Revolution across the Middle East
Oct 6, 2021
Yousef Munayyer speaks with Khalil al-Anani regarding his new book on Islamism and revolutions in the Middle East. Al-Anani is a Senior Fellow at Arab Center W…

Webinars & Events

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Webinar
Media and Technology
Women’s Digital Activism and the Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East
Apr 11, 2023
Experts discuss women’s social media activism in the Middle East and analyze the strategies, methods, achievements, and obstacles women face in different count…
Panel Discussions
Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
The Targeting of Palestine Activism in the United States: Suppression of American Constitutional Rights
May 26, 2022
This webinar discusses the efforts to suppress and criminalize the movement for Palestinian rights in the United States and the implications of those measures …
Webinar
TunisiaDemocracy and Governance
Tunisia’s Constitutional Crisis and Yearning for Democracy in Northwest Africa
Aug 5, 2021
On August 5, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a webinar titled “Tunisia’s Constitutional Crisis and Yearning for Democracy in Northwest Africa.”

Publications

The Politics of Palestinian Universities

Iranian Protests and the Crisis of Free Speech

Iran’s Protracted Protests Represent a Broad Rejection of the Status Quo

The Deeper Context to Political Unrest and Protests in Jordan

Have Iran’s Leaders Come to Another Crossroads?

Multimedia

Women’s Digital Activism and the Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East

Iran Erupts in Protest

New Book: Understanding Revolutions – Opening Acts in Tunisia

Boycott and Repression

Islamists in the Syrian Revolution

Israel’s Continuing Policy of Palestinian Dispossession: From Sheikh Jarrah to Al-Naqab

Islamism and Revolution across the Middle East

Webinars & Events

Women’s Digital Activism and the Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East

The Targeting of Palestine Activism in the United States: Suppression of American Constitutional Rights

Tunisia’s Constitutional Crisis and Yearning for Democracy in Northwest Africa

Experts

Hamid Dabashi

Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature

Mohammed Cherkaoui

Adjunct Faculty, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Radwan Ziadeh

Senior Fellow

Sahar Khamis

Associate Professor, Department of Communication

Sheila Carapico

Professor of Political Science and International Studies

Protests and Activism

Publications

The Politics of Palestinian Universities

Iranian Protests and the Crisis of Free Speech

Multimedia

Boycott and Repression

Islamists in the Syrian Revolution

Israel’s Continuing Policy of Palestinian Dispossession: From Sheikh Jarrah to Al-Naqab

Islamism and Revolution across the Middle East

Webinars & Events

Women’s Digital Activism and the Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East

The Targeting of Palestine Activism in the United States: Suppression of American Constitutional Rights

Tunisia’s Constitutional Crisis and Yearning for Democracy in Northwest Africa

Experts

Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature

Adjunct Faculty, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Senior Fellow

Associate Professor, Department of Communication

Professor of Political Science and International Studies

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