Arab Foundations Forum

The American University of Beirut: Responding to the August 4 Explosion

Within minutes of the devastating explosion in the Beirut port on August 4, 2020, AUB doctors, nurses, and medical staff were preparing to care for the injured who they knew would come. In the first 24 hours, more than 500 casualties were treated at the AUB Medical Center. Although our first response was focused on […]

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Is Jordan an Oasis for Youth-led Change?

In the past decade, Arab youth have found themselves the international spotlight for activism at a massive scale, often referred to as the Arab Spring. While progress toward more free and just societies has backfired in nearly every Arab Spring country, the domino-effect movement across the region illustrated the power and potential of the largest youth generation […]

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5 Ways to Support Arab Youth as Social Entrepreneurs

Today’s Arab youth are growing up amid sweeping change and profound challenges, including high rates of youth unemployment, concerns over extremism, and income divides. At the same time, increasing numbers of young people are taking development issues into their own hands as social entrepreneurs. In Jordan alone, youth are pioneering clean energy production and improving access to […]

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Philanthropy in Russia

This report on Russian philanthropy is part of a larger study, started in 2016, to review the current state of philanthropy in emerging economies and the role philanthropy is playing in the world today. This is the second report from the study, which we hope will eventually form part of the Philanthropy Bridge Series. The first […]

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Philanthropy in India

This report on Indian philanthropy is based on a study that started in 2016. It is part of a larger study in other emerging economies to review the current state of philanthropy and what role it is playing in the world. This is the first report from the study, which we hope will eventually form part […]

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