10 years ago, the so-called Arab Spring swept across North Africa and the Middle East and challenged the authoritarian systems. During this time, the people […]
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When tension rises and violence expands in Israel and Palestine, the question of the European Union’s possibilities of action is raised. Through communiqués and declarations, […]
Read MoreAfrica Rising, African Renaissance, Africa’s century… So many notions are circulating trying to encapsulate Africa’s prospective economic and political ascent into the first row of […]
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Two weeks ago, the third turbine of the controversial Ilisu Dam, located on the Tigris river in Turkey’s southeastern Batman province, was launched. The dam, […]
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Faith-based diplomacy has become an increasingly competitive market where countries are using their religious background as a soft power tool. Morocco is one of those […]
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I am drafting this piece in response to the recent efforts by the government of the United Arab Emirates to combat COVID-19 within the country. […]
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More than 120 years ago, in his book “The Mysterious Island”, Jules Verne’s novel character Cyrus Smith prophesied that “water will be the coal of […]
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Children and young people (0-24 olds) currently account for nearly half of North Africa’s total population and thus make North Africa the ‘youngest’ region of […]
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To submit an article, for questions and ideas for the section “Middle East and North Africa”, please contact:
Lena Gomer is IFAIR’s regional co-director for “Middle East & North Africa” (MENA).
Lena currently completes a master’s degree in Near and Middle Eastern Studies and Intensive Arabic at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Münster in Islamic Studies and Economics. Besides the regional focus of her studies, Lena has collected valuable experiences by living in Jordan for volunteering and an internship at a local organization – the Arab Water Countries Utilities Association (ACWUA). Lena speaks German, English, Arabic and French.
Contact: lena.gomer@ifair.eu
Eimen Hamedat is regional co-director for “MENA” and responsible for IFAIR’s IT.
Eimen studies Social Sciences with a focus on Political Sciences at RTWH Aachen University and currently writes his bachelor’s thesis about the political influence of faith-based lobby organisations on the politics of the European Union. In 2016, Eimen has spent a semester abroad studying International & Global Studies at the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He has interned with the European Parliament in Brussels and the German Parliament in Berlin. Furthermore, he worked for a consultancy specialised in the fields of environmental and energy technology. He is founder and CEO of an IT Start-Up based in Aachen, Germany. Eimen speaks German, English, French and Arabic.
Contact: eimen.hamedat@ifair.eu
