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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Jordan’s Momentum for Economic Reforms
There is no doubt for the international community and the Jordanian authorities that 2021 was to be yet another challenging year for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Jordanians. 2020 saw the coronavirus pose one of many exogenous shocks to the Kingdom, after a decade of socioeconomic strains ranging from an influx of Syrian refugees, closure of physical borders with some neighboring countries due to security concerns, and threats to energy supplies.
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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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Take Me By The Hand
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Innovate to Investigate
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Iran 1400 Brief: Beyond the Headlines
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MENA on the Map
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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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Meet our Interns
What is it like being an intern at FNF - MENA? What kind of experience will you gain? What will you learn?
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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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For the first time in the MENA region, we have collaborated with ARIJ to create an incubator that joins together lawyers, developers, researchers, investigative journalists, and many more in order to expose the wrongdoing in our region and build toward a better and transparent tomorrow. Learn more about this unique incubator and register to be part of this initiative right here: tinyurl.com/InnovateToInvestigate
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"What the President of Tunisia did is against the constitution ... that's sad for the democratic institutions that existed before and sadly it is the reality" said our guest, Alexander Rieper, Head of the Project Office Fondation Friedrich Naumann pour la Liberté - Tunisie answering our MENAPOL Questions asked by Yara Asmar , our Regional Strategy Manager. Catch the full interview on our Instagram/IGTV @fnfmena to get the first-hand insights on what is happening in Tunisia right now.
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iValues… unbelievable proud what can be done in this region by creative minds and teamwork… the awards are coming … the inly way is up
