Category: Announcements
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Celebrating the Beacon of Resilience: Rand Zeitoun Wins 2023 Dr. Hassan Abbas Award
In Rand Zeitoun, we see the embodiment of Dr. Hassan Abbas’s values and aspirations. As the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Hassan Abbas Award in Citizenship and Social Justice, her remarkable journey serves as an inspiration to all students striving for academic excellence and social justice. The Asfari Institute takes pride in fostering such dedicated…
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Asfari Institute Announces New Cohort of Senior International Fellows
The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship is delighted to announce the appointment of its second cohort of distinguished senior international fellows. These fellows have been selected based on their extensive experience, knowledge, and values that align with the institute’s mission and mandate. As senior international fellows, they are entrusted with developing initiatives, programs, and activities that align with the institute’s strategic plan and priorities.
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Asfari Institute signs an MoU with MIGS
The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut and the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) affiliated with the University of Nicosia are proud to announce their partnership within the framework of an institutional memorandum of understanding.
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Redefining inequitable power relations through knowledge production partnerships
On September 1st, 2022, the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut will co-host its first global and annual Power of Knowledge event with KIT Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam and EthiXPERT in South Africa.
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Two gender scholars awarded the inaugural Asfari Institute AUB Faculty Research Grants
The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship is delighted to announce the first cohort of the AUB Faculty Research Grants. This annual grant targets researchers and scholars at the American University of Beirut engaged in research around civil society, citizenship, feminism, gender, social justice, intersectionality, and/or social movements.
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Asfari Institute unveils its first cohort of senior civil society fellows
The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship is delighted to introduce its first three senior civil society fellows: Dr. Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay, Ms. Fahima Hashem, and Ms. Dayna Ash.