PAST EVENT

A Search for Common Ground: Islamist civil society and global philanthropy in the Middle East

Panel Discussion
Series: Middle East Initiative Special Events
Open to the Public - Malkin Penthouse, Littauer 4th Floor
February 16, 2012
1:30-3:30 p.m.

Related Project: Middle East Initiative

Description:

This panel will explore the opportunities and obstacles for global philanthropies to work with religious and secular organizations in the Middle East based on shared ethical principles.  Join us as we engage our panelists to understand how the demands for human rights and social reform that fueled the Arab-spring uprisings might affect the funding priorities of international philanthropies.

With speakers

Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im
Charles Howard Chandler Professor of Law, School of Law, Emory University

Malika Zeghal
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University

Christopher Stone
Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of the Practice of Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School

Steven Lawry—Moderator
Senior Research Fellow, Hauser Center, Former Ford Foundation Representative for the Middle East and North Africa

This event is co-sponsored by the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations.

Contact:

Middle East Initiative
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
John F Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: middle_east_initiative@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 495-5963
Fax: (617) 496-9688