Farès el-Dahdah is a Rice faculty scholar as well as director of the university’s Humanities Research Center and a…
Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Series
About the Series
The Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Series explores critical topics related to women’s rights, human rights, and refugees. The series convenes scholars and practitioners from the MENA region to identify emerging issues and develop actionable policy solutions for governments and nongovernmental organizations.
Each gathering is hosted in partnership with an institution in the region. The findings are summarized in a collection of briefs published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and distributed to audiences across the globe. Past collections have explored women’s grassroots mobilization and the intersection of gender and displacement.
In 2024, the Human Rights in the MENA Series is focused on climate change and displacement. The topic and guest contributions were developed in collaboration with the Lebanese American University’s Institute for Migration Studies in Beirut. The collection will be published by the Baker Institute in May 2024.
Upcoming Event
Climate Change and Displacement
in the Middle East and North Africa
Thursday, May 2, 2024
@ Rice University’s Baker Hall | 🌐 Livestreamed
This free, public event will explore the relationship between climate change and migration in the MENA region. Panelists will discuss how climate change impacts are affecting livelihoods and fueling displacement in the region. They will also draw parallels between the Middle East, other world regions, and the United States.
The event will mark the launch of a new workshop series on climate change and displacement in the Middle East and North Africa, the culmination of a fall 2023 workshop conducted in collaboration with the Lebanese American University’s Institute for Migration Studies.
Collections
The Intersection of Gender and Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa
Do women experience displacement differently from men? Scholars from Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Palestine, Tunisia, and Lebanon explore the experiences of women migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the Middle East and North Africa.
Women’s Grassroots Mobilization in the MENA Region Post-2011
Using detailed case studies of specific countries and movements, scholars and activists from Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey, Palestine, and Jordan explore women’s mobilization in the 2010s. In particular, they examine which spaces for women’s mobilization have opened and which have closed off.
Partner Institutions
Lebanese American University | Beirut, Lebanon
Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis | Rabat, Morocco
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