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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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II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global I. Terrorism, insurgency and its reflection on the Internet

Primera 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 17 de noviembre de 2014 en Casa Árabe en Madrid. Este primer panel fue moderado por Carmen González Enríquez, investigadora principal y directora del Observatorio de Imagen de España (OIE), Real Instituto Elcano, y versó sobre el terrorismo en Oriente Medio y el yihadismo en Internet. Participaron Assaf Moghadam, Director of Academic Affairs, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya (Israel) con su intervención titulada "La interacción entre terrorismo, insurgencia y Guerra civil en Oriente Medio" y Manuel R. Torres (a partir minuto 24 15"), profesor titular, responsable del Área de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, con una intervención sobre "La evolución del terrorismo yihadista y su reflejo en Internet". Más información: http://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/ii-foro-elcano-de-terrorismo-global

Published at 21 18,,, 14 2014
Syria: geopolitical struggle and humanitarian catastrophe in the Middle East

Casa Árabe and the Embassy of Holland in Madrid organized, the 9th december 2014, this conference, which included the participation of Eduardo López Busquets, General Director of Casa Árabe; Kees van Rij, the Ambassador of Holland in Madrid; Marcel Kurpershoek, Ambassador, and John McHugo, a writer and expert on the Middle East. In order to attempt to understand the status of affairs in Syria, one must bear in mind the major geo-strategic interests that the Middle East has generated since the last century. During this conference, the emphasis was placed on some of these factors, and two notable personages, Marcel Kupershoek, a Dutch diplomat with a great deal of professional experience in the Middle East, and Britain’s John McHugo, a scholar of the Arab world who is very knowledgeable about the Middle East, gave their opinion on the topic. More information: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/syria-geopolitical-struggle-and-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-the-middle-east

Published at 11 18,,, 14 2014
A trip down the Nile, from Hollywood to Arab cinema

This conference was held as the opening activity of a special series of events which Casa Árabe dedicates to the memory of Alberto Elena, a professor of Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid, who closely collaborated with Casa Árabe, and to whom the institution is dedicating a series of film screenings in December and January. The event was presented by Eduardo López Busquets, the General Director of Casa Árabe, and included attendance by representatives of the Cervantes Institute, the Filmoteca Española, the Cines del Sur Film Festival, and the Cordoba African Film Festival, as well as others. This conference by Viola Shafik allowed us to get an overview of the essential films in the history of Arab cinema, which Alberto Elena worked so hard to increase awareness about. This talk made it possible to get a closer look at the changes in the film industry in these countries and their ideological and aesthetic features, from the colonial era up to the modern day.

Published at 31 11,,, 14 2014
Un viaje por el Nilo, desde Hollywood al cine árabe

Esta conferencia se celebró el 4 de diciembre de 2014 como actividad inaugural de una programación especial que Casa Árabe dedica a la memoria de Alberto Elena, catedrático de Comunicación Audiovisual en la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, que colaboró estrechamente con Casa Árabe y a quien la institución le dedica un ciclo de cine en diciembre y enero. La conferencia de Viola Shafik permitió transitar por muchas de las películas esenciales de la historia del cine árabe, y que Alberto Elena tanto se empeñó en dar a conocer. Esta charla nos acerca a la evolución de la industria del cine en esos países y de sus características ideológicas o estéticas, desde la época colonial hasta nuestros días.

Published at 08 11,,, 14 2014
Recognition of the Palestinian State

Mohammed Barakeh, Secretary General of the Hadash Party, presented this conference. Casa Árabe and the Diplomatic Mission of Palestine in Spain organized this event, with the title of “Towards a Fair Solution: Recognition of the Palestinian State,” which, in addition to Barakeh’s speech, included interventions by Mohammed Haneche, the Ambassador of Algeria and Dean of the Arab ambassadors in Spain; Musa Amer Odeh, Ambassador of the Diplomatic Mission of Palestine in Spain, and Eduardo López Busquets, the General Director of Casa Árabe. More information: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/recognition-of-the-palestinian-state

Published at 04 11,,, 14 2014