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Bahraini Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab to Receive 2011 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award
Jul 29, 2011Nabeel Rajab, a leading human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, will receive the 2011 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, presented annually by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Ripples of the Arab Spring: Revolt and the Role of Women
Jul 07, 2011Pro-democracy rebellions have erupted across the Middle East since December 2010. The Wilson Center's Middle East Program continues to hold meetings to explore effects in different countries and among different groups, including women. Events included a June event in which three female panelists participated in the Wilson Center session from Egypt, via Skype.
Will Buds from the Arab Spring Continue to Blossom?
Jul 07, 2011Something began during the Arab Spring that is irreversible, contends Wilson Center Scholar Roberto Toscano. The Arab masses feel empowered and have set the stage for economic and social transformation.
A Premature Spring
Jul 05, 2011By Roberto Toscano, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars *a shorter version of this piece appeared in the July 2011 issue of the Wilson Center's Centerpoint*
The Iran Primer Blog: Contributions from Current and Former Wilson Center Experts
Jul 05, 2011Below are pieces from current and former Wilson Center experts available on the Iran Primer blog website at http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog.
Gender and Islam in Africa: New Book from Wilson Center Senior Scholar Margot Badran
Jul 05, 2011Wilson Center Senior Scholar Margot Badran is the editor of a new book Gender and Islam in Africa: Rights, Sexuality, and Law
Morocco's Arab Spring
Jun 22, 2011By David B. Ottaway, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and former Bureau Chief, Washington Post, Cairo
UN Nuclear Watchdog Warns on Iran and Syria
May 25, 2011By Michael Adler, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
New Book from Former Wilson Center Fellow Pardis Mahdavi
May 02, 2011Gridlock: Labor, Migration, and Human Trafficking in Dubai by Pardis Mahdavi, former Wilson Center Fellow and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Pomona College, was just released.
Travelogue from Cairo Trip
Apr 12, 2011Wilson Center Fellow Jason Brownlee reports on his one-week trip to Egypt to witness the May 19 referendum on amendments to the Egyptian constitution.
