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In Jordan, a network of laws is in place that acts to entrench corruption. A complex, interlinked system, this network of laws undermines the oversight of the judiciary and the overarching constitutional and legal norms that safeguard the rule of law.
Asma Lamrabet currently works as a physician specialising in blood disorders at the Children’s Hospital in Rabat. She worked for eight years as a volunteer doctor at public hospitals in Latin America, primarily in Santiago and Mexico City.
Amina al-Zoabi is a veteran women’s activist whose experience, culture, and world-view were formed during the period when leftist and nationalist political parties dominated the field of women’s action.Recent Publications
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The Disintegration of Somalia: Will the Logic of Crisis Management Continue?
14 April 2010
, by
Mohammed Omar Ahmed
Somalia was left to its fate, or so it seemed, until it was necessary to deal with the external consequences of conditions within the country, specifically piracy and the consolidation of terrorist organisations. Hence the global dimension of the Somali crisis has come to the fore. -
The State of Reform in the Arab World 2009-2010 (Annual Report)
29 March 2010
Arab world at threshold of democracy, however a long road to implementation lies ahead, says Arab Reform Initiative. -
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Regime: The Test of Parliamentary Elections as a Condition for Political (...)
24 March 2010
, by
Hossam Tammam
The parliamentary elections due to take place this year represent a crucial juncture in the future of political life in Egypt. -
Integration of the Islamist Movement : The Case of Algeria
15 February 2010
, by
Daho Djerbal
Re-legitimizing the state through voting or discrediting it through widespread insecurity were the political issues that took Algeria during the 1990s into a downward spiral of violence not seen since the colonial period.
Reform Watch
Mohamed al-Salehi, Ezzat Badawi, Atef Abaza and Khairi Mubasher, all MPs for the National Democratic Party (NDP), refused to sign a statement supporting the nomination of Gamal Mubarak, assistant secretary-general of the NDP and son of President Hosni Mubarak, for the (...)
Events
ARI held its annual Plenary meeting in Beiteddine, Lebanon on May 31st to discuss overall activities, assess the state of the debate on democracy in the region, analyze new expression and forms of protest, and to define future directions for the network’s (...)
Members
- Gulf Research Center
- Lebanese Center for Policy Studies
- US/Middle East Project
- Fundacion Para Las Relaciones Internacionales y El Dialogo Exterior
- The Arab Reform Forum
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Gulf Research Center (GRC), United Arab Emirates
The Gulf (...)
The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), Lebanon
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The U.S./Middle East Project established in 1996 as a program of (...)
FRIDE was set up in 1999 as a private, independent, non-profit (...)
The Arab Reform Forum was established in March 2004 as a unit of (...)
The Arab Reform Initiative is a consortium of fifteen key policy research centers from the Arab world with partners from Europe and the United States, working to mobilize the Arab research capacity to advance knowledge and promote a home grown program for democratic reform.