Call for Proposals: Middle East & North Africa Initiative Grants
January 18, 2008
OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative welcomes grant proposals from organizations to foster freedom of expression, access to information, women's rights, development of the rule of law, local governance, and educational reforms in the Middle East.  more

Arts and Culture
MENA promotes cultural and artistic development as an activity that reflects open society values and positively influences public attitudes.  more

Human Rights
MENA partners with a number of human rights organizations in the region by providing grants for general support or specific projects.  more

Information
MENA collaborates with OSI’s Information Program to promote the equitable deployment of knowledge and communication resources by providing access to content, tools, and networks for civic empowerment.  more

Human Rights
The Central Eurasia Project strives to increase awareness of human rights violations and the availability of reliable information on the social and economic health of the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia, in order to shape policies that foster open societies.  more

Labor Migration
The Central Eurasia Project sponsors efforts to improve understanding of the economic importance of migration and its social impacts, and to help improve conditions for migrants.  more

OSI Forum: Baghdad Film School—Making Movies in Iraq
OSI-New York
March 25, 2008
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ArteEast and the Open Society Institute hosted a screening of documentary films illuminating ordinary life in today's Iraq, produced by students at the Independent Film & Television College in Baghdad.  more

OSI Forum: Negotiating Human Rights in the Afghan Context
OSI-New York
February 28, 2008
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At this OSI panel, human rights advocates working in Afghanistan addressed the challenges of promoting global standards in a conservative Muslim society recovering from decades of conflict and extremism.  more

OSI Forum: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis—Bearing Witness
OSI-New York
January 24, 2008
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At this OSI panel, journalist George Packer discussed his new play about the treatment of Iraqis who risked their lives to work for U.S. forces, and photographer Lori Grinker screened a short film about Iraqi refugees in Jordan.  more

OSI Forum: The Oil and the Glory—The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea
OSI-New York
November 12, 2007
 AUDIO
The Revenue Watch Institute and the OSI Central Eurasia Project hosted a discussion with Steve LeVine, author of a book on the latest geopolitical struggles over the oil-rich Caspian Sea.  more

OSI Forum: Central Asia's Energy Risks
OSI-New York
June 4, 2007
 AUDIO
Charles Esser of the International Crisis Group examined the resources of three countries—Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—and the dangers of mishandling them.  more

OSI Forum: Turkmenistan—What Next?
OSI-New York
April 4, 2007
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OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a discussion with Michael Hall, Central Asia Project Director of the International Crisis Group.  more