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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Amman Innovation in Politics Forum 2020
This is not a conventional conference. It is experimental journey meticulously designed to reflect the power of ideas through unconferencing methods enabling two-way interaction and communication between our audience and experts.
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The Window is Closing Quickly for Iran's Foreign Minister
Joe Biden’s victory in last November’s U.S. presidential elections signified, above all else, the end of the Trump era. This in itself is certainly sufficient for other countries to view the White House differently. For the Islamic Republic of Iran, the ensuing new era has been perceived as an opportunity to get rid of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign and its crippling sanctions.
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Earn your License to Drive Change in the MENA Region
What comes to your mind when you read Rethink Politics in MENA? Keep in mind that this is where your role comes in. Think about it… Is it threats against democracy? Gaps in the health and education systems? Possibly market and economic deficiencies? Or maybe threats against development? [...] The 5 Ws with Dirk Kunze, Regional Director, FNF MENA
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Take Me By The Hand
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A Crisis for All – A Chance for Everyone
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MENA on the Map
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Euro-MENA Day for Freedom
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Free Connected Minds Conference 2020
The Free Connected Minds (FCM) conference aims at exploring, through interactive debates and panels, a fresh set of ideas on the impact of the digital era on politics, culture, economics and social relations. The conference raises as a main topic, the impact of ever-changing innovative social and digital media on the present and future of humankind.
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This is NauHaus
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About the Location of NauHaus
The NauHaus is situated in Jabal Amman, the heart of the capital that began beating long before the Kingdom of Jordan was founded. Jabal Amman is one of Amman’s seven major hills (“Jabal” in Arabic), with a subtle and dynamic architecture, overlooking Downtown.
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About NauHaus
The NauHaus is the new home for ideas in Amman! For the first time ever, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has actively searched for and purchased a building to make it entirely their own, sending the clear message – We are here to stay!
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Welcome to the NauHaus!
Throughout Germany and all over the world, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is the creative platform for innovation and a think-tank of liberal politics. In Jordan, we have been promoting a tolerant and progressive society for over thirty years now, and we are proud to have established our MENA Regional Office here.
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Who is Qualified for the Job?
“I am not qualified for this job”.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it in 1989 in a closed-door session of the Assembly of Experts who gathered to elect the successor of Ayatollah Khomeini. Although the Speaker of Parliament Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has expressed that Ali Khamenei was the choice of the founding father, a leaked video from 1989 reveals that Khamenei was selected to be the interim Supreme Leader for a period of one year. -
#InnovatingPolitics is What we Need in the MENA Region!
FNF MENA has been organizing for two consecutive years now its annual Innovation in Politics Forum. Between the Beirut and Amman editions, the aim was to create an annual experimental journey to expose groundbreaking political work - from new methodologies to the use of technology in politics.
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Biden, a Nuclear Deal and Iran's Presidential Elections
With President Joseph Biden assuming office in the United States, the debate in Washington, Europe and the Middle East has shifted in terms of the “Iranian dossier.” It is clear that the Biden administration is keen to engage Iran on the nuclear file and aims to reach an agreement.
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“Corona Family” is a series created by our colleagues at FNF Jordan in collaboration with شيزوميديا ShezoMedia. It is about six family members humorously overcoming day-to-day obstacles made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. Don’t miss this realistic and amusing series that addresses problems we are all familiar with. Head to FNF Jordan’s Facebook page and catch up on this delightful show every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
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Who should win the Raif Badawi Award for courageous journalists in 2021? It has been difficult working in journalism during a raging pandemic with freedoms at risk all over the world and the MENA region in particular, so the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Germany would like to take this chance and reward those working in dangerous circumstances and raising free voices in the MENA despite everything. Send your nomination(s) by June 15th 2021 to Badawi-Award@freiheit.org and learn more about how to nominate at https://bit.ly/2QLJQyS Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit - Raif Badawi
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Violations of press freedom are all around us whether it is censorship, fining, or suspension. Meanwhile, journalists and reporters suffer from threats, physical attacks, and even imprisonment or death worldwide and in the MENA region in particular. This World Press Freedom Day, we acknowledge the dire state of press freedom in our region. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to shed light on the importance of freedom of the press because “information is a public good”. We are committed to spread awareness and protect the freedom of the press especially now during times that are particularly menacing to all kinds of freedoms. #WorldPressFreedomDay
