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The Role of Legitimate Constitution Building in Promoting Stability in Iraq and Syria
This event is part of our celebration of the centenary of state building attempts in the Levant.Date: 22nd of October 2020 Time: 4:00 PM London time Speaker: Zaid Al-AliThis webinar will focus on the long-term impact of the failed constitutional processes in both Iraq...
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Lebanon needs the rule of law, not the rule of sect
By Dr Jinan Al-Habbal
One of our research strands is the examination of the lack of independence in the judiciary and its impact on hindering accountability and democracy in Lebanon. This research is led by Dr Jinan Al-Habbal who summarises her work in this blog.
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Securitization of Religion as a Tool of Survival in the Syrian Conflict
This event is part of our celebration of the centenary of state building attempts in the Levant.Date: 15th of October 2020 Time: 3:00 PM London time Speaker: Dr Rahaf AldoughliIn this webinar, Rahaf Aldoughli will talk about her recent research on how Islam has become...
The Role of Legitimate Constitution Building in Promoting Stability in Iraq and Syria
This event is part of our celebration of the centenary of state building attempts in the Levant.Date: 22nd of October 2020 Time: 4:00 PM London time Speaker: Zaid Al-AliThis webinar will focus on the long-term impact of the failed constitutional processes in both Iraq...
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
The Syrian Arab Congress of 1920 and the Destruction of its Historic Liberal-Islamic Alliance.
Date: 16th of July 2020
Time: 17:00 pm BST/London time, 12:00 pm EST time
Speaker: Elizabeth F. Thompson
Celebrating the Centenary of State Building Attempts in the Levant
Reflecting on the historic background to contemporary issues
July – December 2020
A sequence of webinars, research papers and blogs in English and Arabic.
Iraq, 2003-2020: From Invasion to Revolution
Webinar with Sinan Antoon and Bassam Haddad
Date: Wednesday 17 June
Time: 4-6 pm
Latest Publications
The Syrian Constitutional Court: How Can it Become a Guarantor of Legitimacy and Citizenship?
In a series of new publications Dr Ibrahim Draji examines closely the crucial yet often neglected Supreme Constitutional Court, the course it has charted over the past century, its current statues and shortcomings and presents answers enlightened by...
A Democratic Constitution for Christians and Muslims
Excerpt from: How The West Stole Democracy from the Arabs: The Syrian Arab Congress of 1920 and the Destruction of its Historic Liberal-Islamic Alliance (New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020)By Elizabeth F. Thompson Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace, School...
The Question of Religion in the Syrian Constitutions
The question of religion continues to be a key contentious issue in any constitutional process and particularly the ongoing Syrian one.
Sectarianism and Personal Status Law in Syria: could an Optional Civil Law be the Answer?
Dy Dr Ibrahim Draji and Dr Rim Turkmani Current Personal Status Law in Syria: The current Syrian constitution established that matters relating to personal status are subject to the laws of the various religious communities. It stipulates that ‘The...
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