Middle East and North Africa
We are an open Haus for innovation and a global liberal think-tank, with the aim of enhancing the values and goals of freedom worldwide. With our activities and publications, we encourage and support individuals in exercising their right of political participation. Our offices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) work within the frame of freedom and human rights in their national context. Our office is based in Amman, Jordan. FNF MENA has three main programs that encourage inter-country cooperation: MENA-NET | MENA-EU | MENA-GEOPOL. We advise and motivate relevant stakeholders and shape and promote solutions that are based on enhancing individual freedom and responsibility.
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Friedrich Naumann Foundation Jordan’s Role at COP29
At COP29, Lilian Haddad, FNF Jordan’s Refugees Project Coordinator, emphasized the connection between climate change and displacement in MENA, calling for solutions to support vulnerable communities.
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Annual Meet of Humboldt Fellows: Building Stronger Ties
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) hosted the Annual General Meeting of the Jordanian Club of Humboldt Fellows (JCHF) on October 17, 2024, in Amman.
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Call for Proposals: MENA League Simulation 2024-2025 Project
We are thrilled to announce the Call for Applications for the role of Main Organizer for the "MENA League Simulation 2024/2025" project!
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SlaMena: Echoes of Change – Wednesday Overview
Oct.23rd 2024, Poetry Slam Contest: SlaMena: Echoes of Change in partnership with FNF MENA, FNF Morocco, The Olive Writers, and The American Arts Center,
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FNF MENA Urges Diplomacy Amid Rising Middle East Tensions
As tensions escalate across the Middle East, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF MENA) emphasizes the urgent need for diplomacy and restraint.
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Vacancy Announcement: Project Coordinator Jordan
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Middle East and North Africa is looking for a “Project Coordinator – Jordan” to join the Jordan team.
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Trade Integration
Disagreements among economists over sound economic policies run very deep, but they all agree on the benefits of free trade. Mainstream economic thinking on freedom of exchange knows no ideological boundaries. Ever since Adam Smith, there has been virtual unanimity among economists that free trade is in the best interest of everyone.
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Iran Dossier
Iran holds its presidential elections on the 18th of June, 2021. Out of the seven candidates, only five have lasted till the last round. While polls are indicating that Chief Justice in Iran Ebrahim Raisi will be the next president, the international observers are closely looking into the reaction of the Iranian people towards the post-Rouhani period.
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Libya’s Wish for Peace
Holding the next elections in Libya on December 24th, 2021, is not fortuitous, but it coincides with the 70th anniversary of the unification of the country by King Driss Senoussi. From the Italian colony in 1911, to the Franco-British colony after the Second World War, Libya quickly became a constitutional confederal kingdom in 1951. The country was made of three provinces: Cyrenaica in the East, Tripolitania in the West, and the Fezzan in the South.
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Iran 1400 Brief: Beyond the Headlines
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The Illusion of Peace without the Palestinians Is Fading
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the Islamic Jihad so far holds after more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, with 12 dead, according to Israeli sources, and Israeli air strikes on more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip, with more than 240 dead, according to Palestinian sources. Military experts believe that Israel achieved in one week as many tactical objectives in Gaza with targeted air strikes, as it did in seven weeks of a costly ground offensive in 2014.
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MENA-EU Cooperation Position Paper
In this paper prepared in collaboration with the European Liberal Forum and the European Parliament, we provide answers to challenges that impede fruitful cooperation between the MENA and EU. Firstly, we explain how complex systems theory such as the modelling of bird flocks can be used to craft more effective coalitions in EU and MENA.
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A Future for Cooperation in an Increasingly Hot Middle East
Climate Change hits the MENA region especially hard, and multiplies existing threats. This raises the need for cross-border collaboration and smart interventions. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one of the regions in the world that has been most affected by climate change.
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The Dwindling Shadow of Iran
After several years of Iranian expansion in the region, reaching a high tide level of controlling four Arab capitals as stated by one of President Rouhani’s advisors , there is a growing consensus that Iran’s influence in the region is waning. Nowhere this is more prominent than in Iraq! In 2020, a new Prime Minister, Mustafa Al Khadimi has taken over, resisting Iranian pressure, and clawing back a more ‘Arabist’ stance for Iraq.
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Nissa Berntsen's Internship with FNF MENA
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The Al Hurriya Liberal Network (AHLN) successfully held its second regional conference in Amman, Jordan, focusing on freedom and civil society empowerment. Young leaders from across the MENA region—Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Iraq—came together to discuss democracy, human rights, and advocacy tools in a time of media disinformation. Together, we build a brighter future! Stay tuned for the full article. Al Hurriya Liberal Network
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Highlights from the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Jordanian Club of Humboldt Fellows 🎥
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"Annual Meet of Humboldt Fellows: Building Stronger Ties" On October 17, 2024, a gathering of minds took place in Amman, where the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) hosted the Annual General Meeting of the Jordanian Club of Humboldt Fellows. Under the esteemed patronage of German Ambassador Dr. Bertram von Moltke, the event became a stage for influential voices advocating closer ties between Germany and Jordan. From inspiring speeches on democratic values to deep discussions on educational and cultural collaborations, the meeting was a true celebration of partnership. Read more on our website: https://www.freiheit.org/middle-east-and-north-africa/annual-meet-humboldt-fellows-building-stronger-ties
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