Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonWomen & Gender Issues

    Violence Against Women in Lebanon: The Challenge of Legislative Action

    Jun 6, 2024Rola El-Husseini

    In March 2024, Lebanon’s “reform MPs,” a group of legislators who were elected in 2022 from outside the country’s traditional sectarian system, proposed a new …

  • Policy Analysis
    Women & Gender Issues

    Women’s Rights and “State Feminism” in the Arab World

    Jun 16, 2023Rola El-Husseini

    Women’s political participation is often seen as a benchmark for democracy, especially since the passing of Resolution 1990/15 of the UN Economic and Social Co…

Multimedia

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Webinars & Events

  • 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…

  • Webinar
    Women & Gender Issues

    Do Arab Women Have Reason to Celebrate this International Women’s Day?

    Mar 10, 2022

    Experts at this webinar discuss the current status of women’s rights in the Arab world, the slow progress made as well as the remaining challenges facing Arab …

  • Book Talks
    Women & Gender Issues

    Arab Women’s Activism and Socio-Political Transformation: Unfinished Gendered Revolutions

    Aug 22, 2019

    On August 22, 2019, Arab Center Washington DC held a book talk with Dr. Sahar Khamis to discuss Arab women's activism before, during, and after the Arab Spring.

Experts

Patricia Karam
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Patricia Karam

Non-resident Fellow
Sahar Khamis
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Sahar Khamis

Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Tamara Kharroub
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Tamara Kharroub

Deputy Executive Director & Senior Fellow
Yara M. Asi
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Yara M. Asi

Non-resident Fellow