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Studying in Lebanon: Challenges to Syrian Refugee Children Play

Studying in Lebanon: Challenges to Syrian Refugee Children

Published at 38 12,,, 21 2021
Tenth conference in our program Aula Árabe Universitaria 2, to be given by Professor Carmen Geha (American University of Beirut). After ten years, the Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon are facing a new reality of long-lasting conflict and fear over returning home. Carmen Geha’s conference will analyze the complexities of being trapped in Lebanon, caught up in the middle of a turbulent political reality. The political system for sectarian-based power distribution in the country creates risks and challenges which can be seen in its educational policy towards Syrian youths. How do young refugees experience the educational system and what political realities make up the paths towards their return? The goal of this conference is to help conceptualize the role of education amid situations of uncertainty about the future and how a host country’s politics can influence the lives and future choices of young refugees. Casa Árabe has organized this conference with the cooperation of the bachelor’s degree program in Modern Languages at Nebrija University. Introducing the session will be Laura de la Parra Fernández, director of the bachelor’s degree program and a professor at Nebrija University, and Olivia Orozco de la Torre, Casa Árabe’s Training and Economic Coordinator. Carmen Geha Carmen is an activist and Associate Professor of Public Administration at the American University of Beirut. She specializes in mass political mobilization and the challenges to political reform across the Arab Middle East and North Africa. She is a co-founder of the Center for Inclusive Business & Leadership (CIBL) for Women at AUB, a regional reference on readying gender-inclusive employer policies across the region. She is also a co-founder of Khaddit Beirut (the shake-up), a network of 150+ experts implementing a community-driven roadmap for the recovery of Beirut following the port explosion on August 4th. She served also as Founding Director of the “Education for Leadership in Crisis,” scholarship program for Afghan women at AUB. Carmen manages and oversees large portfolio of research programs and grants in 11 Arab MENA countries focused on women’s economic participation as well as gender, peace, and security. Her work has been published in the Middle East Journal, the British Journal for Middle East Studies, Middle East Law and Governance, Journal of Refugee Studies, and Social Movement Studies among others. Carmen is an activist-scholar and is interviewed regularly on local and international media about events in Lebanon and the region. Carmen regularly advised and consults for top international organizations, UN agencies, and government institutions across the region. She has worked in Libya, Myanmar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq among other places. She has most recently consulted as Senior Gender Advisor for UN Women in Lebanon. Carmen has a PhD in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews, she was the 2018-2019 fellow in social sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study. She has been a visiting fellow at the WiSER Institute in Johannesburg, Weatherhead Center at Harvard, and the Watson Institute in Brown University. More info: https://en.casaarabe.es/event/studying-in-lebanon-challenges-to-syrian-refugee-children

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  • Fighting against Jihadi terrorism in France and Great Britain (English version)Show video

    Fighting against Jihadi terrorism in France and Great Britain (English version)

    Frank Foley, a professor of International Relations at King’s College in London, offered this conference on February, 11th at Casa Árabe Auditorium in Madrid. The conference deals with the different focuses which France and Great Britain have adopted in the fight against “Jihadi” terrorism. Tracing the historical origins of their differing policies, Frank Foley examines how the government and police of both countries interact with Muslim communities and highlights the challenges which the French government has faced since the recent attacks in Paris. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/fighting-against-jihadi-terrorism-in-france-and-great-britain
    Published at 39 19,,, 15 2015
  • Spain-Morocco: Cultural encounter: a view from both shores (FRE/SPA)Show video

    Spain-Morocco: Cultural encounter: a view from both shores (FRE/SPA)

    Casa Árabe and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Spain organized a day of conferences and the screening of a film, on January 27th 2015. The purpose of this day is to create a platform for Morocco and Spain to exchange ideas and experiences, where they can share an outlook on the future that strengthens the ties between the two countries. Various events were held at the Casa Árabe Auditorium, among them this conference by Lamia Radi, Director of Cooperation and Cultural Action at the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. More information: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/cultural-encounter-a-view-from-both-shores
    Published at 26 05,,, 15 2015
  • Four years after #25Jan: Transformation, challenges and scenarios in Egypt (FRE/SPA)Show video

    Four years after #25Jan: Transformation, challenges and scenarios in Egypt (FRE/SPA)

    Nadine Abdalla and Ricard González examined the situation in the country in a conference held at Casa Árabe in Madrid on January, 26th 2015. The political scientist Nadine Abdalla highlighted the factors which explain the current stagnation in Egypt’s transition process. As for Spanish journalist Ricard González, he addressed the challenges faced by Abdelfattah al-Sisi’s government. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/four-years-after-25jan-transformation-challenges-and-scenarios-in-egypt
    Published at 20 05,,, 15 2015
  • II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global IV The Islamist terrorism threat in Western EuropeShow video

    II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global IV The Islamist terrorism threat in Western Europe

    Segunda jornada del II Foro Elcano de Terrorismo Global, dedicado a "Las transformaciones recientes del terrorismo global" y organizado por el Real Instituto Elcano con la colaboración de Casa Árabe y la Embajada de Estados Unidos en España. Esta sesión tuvo lugar el 18 de noviembre de 2014 en Casa Árabe en Madrid. El Panel IV fue moderado por Carola García Calvo, investigadora del Real Instituto Elcano, y en él participaron Cyrille Rogeau (2' 30"), consejero de la Embajada de Francia en España, con "La evolución del terrorismo yihadista en Francia"; Petter Nesser (28'), investigador senior sobre Terrorismo del Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), con "New facets of the islamist terrorism threat in Western Europe"; y Francisco José Vázquez (50' 30"), jefe de la Unidad de Terrorismo Internacional de la Guardia Civil, sobre "La evolución del terrorismo yihadista en España". Más información: http://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/ii-foro-elcano-de-terrorismo-global
    Published at 22 18,,, 14 2014
  • II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global II. Islamic State against Al Qaeda Shifting allegiancesShow video

    II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global II. Islamic State against Al Qaeda Shifting allegiances

    In its 2nd edition, the Elcano Forum reviewed the recent transformations undergone by global terrorism. The latest developments in international Jihadism, dominated by the emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) –currently the self-styled Islamic State (IS)– as an alternative and rival nucleus, and the establishment of the Caliphate in Iraqi territory last June, make it necessary to reflect not only about the changes in the phenomenon itself but also to its implications for the Western Mediterranean. Thus, the forum analyzed both the threat these changes pose for the various countries in the Maghreb-Sahel region and in Europe, given their renewed capacity for mobilisation, and the strategies, policies and measures adopted to counter it. The second panel was chaired by Fernando Reinares, Senior Analyst on Global Terrorism at Elcano Royal Institute. Participation: - Guido Steinberg, Senior Associate, Middle East and Africa Division, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin; with a presentation tittled, "The struggle for the soul of the Jihadist movement: Islamic State against al-Qaeda" and - Tricia Bacon, Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law and Criminology, American University Washington DC with a presentation tittled, "Shifting Allegiances: the direction of relations among Sunni militant groups"
    Published at 21 18,,, 14 2014

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