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Aula Árabe 3.15. Skin in the Game: Being a local Middle Eastern woman journalist Play

Aula Árabe 3.15. Skin in the Game: Being a local Middle Eastern woman journalist

Published at 09 10,,, 22 2022
On Monday, March 14, we will be hosting a new session of the Aula Árabe Universitaria program at Casa Árabe’s headquarters, to be given by Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim. The activity, which forms part of Casa Árabe’s Women’s Week, can be watched live on YouTube. Being a freelance journalist in the Middle East and North Africa is a dangerous job,especially when considering the degree of impunity that exists in the region. But being a woman adds several layers of difficulty and many challenges more, including sexism, gender stereotyping and sexual harassment. Female journalists who report on their communities’ issues to the international media cannot escape these challenges or the domestic discrimination they face at home; they must also deal with the post-colonial bias shown by their colleagues and the Western media. Through the experience of Syrian journalist Zeina Erhaim, the issues that hinder the careers and lifelong growth of women journalists in the MENA region will be addressed. The event has been organized with the cooperation of the Dual Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Humanities at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and forms part of the program Aula Árabe Universitaria, as well as the activities forming part of Women’s Week at Casa Árabe. Presented by Leila Nachawati, a professor of Communication at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The event will be moderated by Karim Hauser, Casa Árabe’s International Relations Coordinator. Zaina Erhaim is an award-winning Syrian journalist who works as a communications and gender expert with some international organizations in the Middle East and North Africa region. She contributed to three books about journalism and women, including Our Women on the Ground. She worked with the IWPR (Institute for War & Peace Reporting ) as a communications manager for eight years. Prior to that, she was a journalist for the BBC. She writes for different media outlets, such as Newslines Magazines, Open Democracy and Al Modon, as well as others. Erhaim holds a Master’s degree in International Journalism from the City University of London. Photo: Zaina Erhaim Más información: https://en.casaarabe.es/event/worked-to-the-bone-being-an-arab-woman-journalist-in-the-middle-east

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    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
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    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
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    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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