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Serving the growing ecosystem of civil society in the Arab region.

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The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut is a regional hub that provides resources, knowledge, and spaces for civil society actors, scholars, students, practitioners, as well as policymakers in the Arab region to connect and collaborate on issues related to social movements and activism, citizenship, with a strong emphasis on the universality of human rights, gender equality, intersectionality, and social justice.

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When Standing Still Was Not an Option: A Women-Led Response to Displacement in Lebanon 
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When Standing Still Was Not an Option: A Women-Led Response to Displacement in Lebanon 

May 13, 2026
Pillows of Hope: Delivering Rest in Displacement 
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Pillows of Hope: Delivering Rest in Displacement 

May 11, 2026
دور ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ ﻛﺠﻬﺎت اﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ أوﻟﻴّﺔ ﻣﺤﻠﻴّﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻈﻮﻣﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﻄﺎرﺋﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن
Policy Brief

دور ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ ﻛﺠﻬﺎت اﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ أوﻟﻴّﺔ ﻣﺤﻠﻴّﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻈﻮﻣﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﻄﺎرﺋﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن

May 8, 2026
The Role of Civil Society as Local First Responders in the Lebanese Emergency Response
Policy Brief

The Role of Civil Society as Local First Responders in the Lebanese Emergency Response

May 8, 2026
دور ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ ﻛﺠﻬﺎت اﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ أوﻟﻴّﺔ ﻣﺤﻠﻴّﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻈﻮﻣﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﻄﺎرﺋﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن
Research

دور ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ ﻛﺠﻬﺎت اﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ أوﻟﻴّﺔ ﻣﺤﻠﻴّﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻈﻮﻣﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﻄﺎرﺋﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن

May 8, 2026
The Role of Civil Society as Local First Responders in the Lebanese Emergency Response
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The Role of Civil Society as Local First Responders in the Lebanese Emergency Response

May 8, 2026
More Than a Market: Souk El Balad in a Time of War 
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More Than a Market: Souk El Balad in a Time of War 

May 7, 2026
بين الحقيقة والتَّضامُن: نحو استعادة المعنى السِّياديّ للدَّولة
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بين الحقيقة والتَّضامُن: نحو استعادة المعنى السِّياديّ للدَّولة

April 8, 2026
Between Truth and Solidarity: Toward Restoring the Sovereign Meaning of the State
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Between Truth and Solidarity: Toward Restoring the Sovereign Meaning of the State

April 8, 2026
Lebanon Crisis Revisited, and An Alternative Vision is Re-Presented
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Lebanon Crisis Revisited, and An Alternative Vision is Re-Presented

February 18, 2026
From the Specter of Civil War to the Inevitability of the State!
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From the Specter of Civil War to the Inevitability of the State!

February 11, 2026

The Good Governance & Citizenship Observatory

Established in 2023 at the American University of Beirut, The Good Governance and Citizenship Observatory is a regional initiative that explores and disseminates knowledge on citizenship and its intersection with governance, migration, and constitutions, fostering active and responsible citizenship for a more inclusive society.

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