Arab Reform Initiative

Think tank

Arab Reform Initiative

مبادرة الإصلاح العربي

Formation| 2005 (2005)
Founder| Bassma Kodmani
Legal status| nonprofit organization
Website| https://www.arab-reform.net

The Arab Reform Initiative (Arabic: مبادرة الإصلاح العربي) [1] is a leading independent think-tank consisting of a network of independent Arab research and policy institutes, with partners from the Middle East, the Maghreb, Europe, South America, and the United States.[2][3] It was founded in 2005;[4] the executive director is Nadim Houry.[5]

## Members

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### In Arab countries

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* Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Egypt[2]
* Arab Forum for Alternatives, Egypt[2]
* Arab Reform Forum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt[2]
* Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research - Baseera, Egypt[2]
* The Center for Strategic Studies, Jordan[2]
* Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon[2]
* Center D’Etudes et de Recherches en Sciences Sociales (CERSS), Morocco[2]
* Palestinian Center for Political and Survey Research, Palestine[2]
* King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia[2]
* Center for Sudanese Studies, Sudan[2]
* EtanaCenter, Syria[2]
* Syrian League for Citizenship, Syria[2]
* L'Observatoire Tunisien de la Transition Démocratique, Tunisia[2]
* Gulf Research Center, United Arab Emirates[2]
* Yemeni Observatory for Human Rights, Yemen[2]

### In Europe

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* European Institute for Security Studies, France[2]
* Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Greece[2]
* Casa Árabe, Spain[2]
* Center for European Reform, United Kingdom[2]

### In the Americas

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* Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina[2]
* US Middle East Project, United States.[2]

## Projects

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* The Supporting Arab Women at the Table (SAWT) Project[6]
* The Arab Hub for Social Protection against COVID-19[7]

## References

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1. ^ Grant, Charles; Valsek, Tomas (2007), The EU and Arab reform, Centre for European Reform, retrieved 10 June 2018
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Members, Arab Reform Initiative, retrieved 10 June 2018
3. ^ The Arab Reform Initiative, Media Diversity Institute, retrieved 10 June 2018
4. ^ "About Us". Arab Reform Initiative. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
5. ^ "Nadim Houry". Arab Reform Initiative. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
6. ^ "Supporting Arab Women at the Table (SAWT)". Paris Peace Forum. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
7. ^ "Arab Social Protection Hub from Covid". Arab Hub for Social Protection from COVID. Retrieved 2022-01-18.

## External links

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* Official Website