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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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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. -
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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#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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Internships at FNF MENA
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A Silent War
When the first planes appeared in the sky, Fatima* was outside, working in the backyard. As the first bomb fell on her family’s house in Sanaa, she did not run away. Instead, she rushed back, trying to make her way through the flames and the smoke that were slowly engulfing the building, to reach the room where she had left her three-year-old daughter...
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Möchten Sie zum Thema politische Bildung in einer hoch politisierten Region der Welt arbeiten? Sind Sie liberal, politisch interessiert, sprechen fließend Deutsch und möchten in einem inspirierenden jungen Team arbeiten? Dann werden Sie Teil des FNF Regionalbüros der MENA Region in Amman. Ihre Aufgaben umfassen unter anderem das Berichtswesen für deutsche Zuwendungsgeber, Controlling, Monitoring und Evaluation. Außerdem sind Sie die Ansprechperson für das MENA-Referat in Deutschland. Bitte bewerben Sie sich unter https://fnst.dvinci-hr.com/de/p/confluence/jobs/10214/projektassistenz-naher-osten-nordafrika-mwd bis zum 15. März 2021.
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As Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s deteriorating health rumours abound, the country prepares for electing a successor. Our Regional Strategy Manager, Yara Asmar, reflects on the possibilities in our latest MENAPOL Blog and analyses what the three realistic scenarios are in this case. Read the stimulating analysis of the delicate Iranian situation at https://www.freiheit.org/middle-east-and-north-africa/who-qualified-job
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You, yes YOU, can become a juror in our iValues: Rethink Politics in MENA awards. You want to be part of something big, something that will change the way politics are done in the Middle East and North Africa. You want to make a positive impact in your community. You want to contribute to change in your region, but you don’t know how. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for YOU to make all this happen and be a jury member in our iValues competition. Register now to become a citizen juror at ivalues.innovationinpolitics.eu The Innovation in Politics Institute
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