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Arab Forum for AlternativesEgypt ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia This training manual is one of the outputs of a project on social justice concept and policy after the Arab revolutions, published by AFA in collaboration with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation North Africa Office in 2014, and conducted training in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. This manual attempts to introduce the concept of social justice in its theoretical and practical dimensions through seven chapters: First chapter prepared by Wael Gamal, titled “How to understand social justice? Your manual to definitions and concepts”. This chapter deals with the argument between the different definitions and…

Civil Society in the Arab Region: Post-movements changes and Challenges

16 September، 2019emad oufBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Arab Forum for AlternativesEgypt ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,TunisiaMohammed El Agati, Shimaa El Sharkawy, Asmaa Falhi, Riad Al-Subuh, Omar Samir Khalaf, Mohammed Sahbi Al-Khalafawi, Emad Sheikh Dawoud, Riad Issa, Haneen Ali, Mustafa Nasr In recent years, there have been many studies on the relationship of civil society in the Arab region with changes on the scene, and its effects on the movement witnessed in the region about ten years ago, Among them are those who see it as a key partner in making this movement, while others focus on the interaction of civil society organizations with this movement. However, this study attempts…

Summary of the book “Reforming Media in the Arab Region: Professionalism and Institutionalization”

8 August، 2019emad oufBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Amr El Shobaki ,Amr ElShobakiEgypt ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia“Reforming the Media in the Arab Region: Professionalism and Institutionalization” is written by a group of writers and researchers from several countries in the Region: Hanan Bader, Amal Al-Makki, Hisham Allam, Wafaa Sandi, Radwan Boudjomaa, Abdel Haq Saef, Fadel Belibesh and Rabie Barakat, and edited by: Amro ElShobki. This book is the second phase of an integrated project about media. While the first one talks about the relationship between media and political systems and the process of democratization in different Arab countries, the second one deals with the challenges and professional problems faced…

A look on local journalism in the Arab region: Do we begin from here?

8 August، 2019emad oufBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Amr El ShobakiEgypt ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,TunisiaA look on local journalism in the Arab region: Do we begin from here is written by the following group of writers, researchers and specialists who commented on the papers: Amel Mekki, Smail Hamoudi, Redouane Boudjemaa, Abdel Hak Saaf, Ahmed Khair El Din, Belal Slyten, Dalia Shams, Nor El Hoda Bouzegaou, Rabie Barakat, Nahwnd El Kadri Issa, Elie Challhoub, and it is edited and forwarded by Amr ElShobaki. This book sheds light on different Arab local media experiences compared to the advanced experience of France, at a time the profession of journalism in general, and…

The Emergence of the ‘New Right’ in Europe and its views on the main Arab issues

14 July، 2019emad oufPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Gennaro GervasioEgypt ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia After the defeat of the Nazi-fascist powers in World War II, a first ‘wave’ of Far-Right movements emerged in Europe -as well as elsewhere- in the ‘long 1960s’ and especially in the 1970s’ as a challenge to both the ‘New Cold War Order’ and to the emergence of the Revolutionary Leftist Movements. In his provocative book Where Have All the Fascists Gone?1, Canadian scholar Tamir Bar-On retraces the trajectory of the European New Right (ENR) from its post-WW2 formative years, to the most important developments in the subsequent decades. Bar-On aptly identifies the turning…

Consolidation of citizenship through municipalities in the Arab region

18 May، 2019emad oufBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Driss Jardane ,Emad Salah Daoud ,Jamila Raja ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Mohamed Sahbi Khalfaoui ,Mona Khneisser ,Shimaa El SharkawyEgypt ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,TunisiaThe book is a study of multiple cases of citizenship and its support through the localities. The book includes cases from Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco and Yemen. The question of this book is how we strengthen citizenship through municipalities and local communities in the Arab region. The involvement of citizens in the political process is an essential part of democracy. Citizen participation in local governance involves ordinary citizens assessing their own needs and participating in local project planning and budget monitoring.…

International institutions and social justice in the Arab Spring countries

18 May، 2019emad oufPapers and studies, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions

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Omar Samir KhalafEgypt ,Morocco ,Tunisia Omar Samir This paper analyzes the roles of the international financial institutions, which are contradictory to the Arab Spring countries, between the mistakes of the past, the call for more just policies, and the actual policies to support a more severe austerity and structural adjustment programs, Economic and social rights and whether there were experiences outside the box of such institutions? The paper tackled the impact of regional and international financial institutions on the economic policies of the Arab Spring countries. The policies of these institutions in the Arab region and the associated conditionalities through…

Institutional Reform: Judiciary in Egypt- theoretical foundations and challenges

4 April، 2019emad oufBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Algeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenBy Youssef Ouf 1 This paper is a case study in the book titled Institutional reform in the Arab region (Media, Judiciary, and religious), which is published by AFA in 2016. The paper refers to the Theoretical foundations of the historical attempts to reform Egyptian Judiciary system, and protracted challenges. Ouf tackling the constitutional and law context of the judiciary system in Egypt by referring to the independence of the judiciary as an essential insurance for the check and balance of authorities. The paper presents the divisions of the judicial authority in Egypt,…

Synopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan)

4 April، 2019emad oufPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Algeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenSynopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan) This book is a collaborative work written by: Tamer Kharma, Fares Ashti, Rabei Wahba, Lutfi Boumghar, Salama Kila, Mohammad Alagati, Abdelrahim Manar Alsolaimi, Nuran Sayed Ahmad, Amri Al Shobki, Heba Raouf Ezzat. And Edited by Amro Al Shobki. This book is about seven case studies from various Arab countries based on the protests that raged in the Arab world since 2011. The aim of the cases is trying to understand the historical, subjective, political, economic…

Needs and Demands of Civil society in the Arab region A Field Study (Jordan- Tunisia-Lebanon-Morocco)

4 April، 2019emad oufBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,TunisiaMain Researcher: Mohamed El Agati Field Researcher in Lebanon: Mona Khneisser Field Researcher in Tunisia: Nissaf Brahim Field Researcher in Jordan: Ali Assaf Field Researcher in Morocco: Aziz Sakri Research Assistant: Mina Samir During the past years, multiple studies focused on the relation between civil society organizations in the Arab region with the late developments in the region and its effect on the movement that the region is witnessing from around 10 years. Some studies perceived civil society as a core partner in creating the movement in the region others focused on the interaction of…