Middle East and North Africa Initiative

Campaign Finance Monitoring in Lebanon
June 2009
The Lebanese Transparency Association, an Open Society Institute grantee, spearheaded efforts to track campaign financing during the run-up to June 2009 Lebanese elections.

About the OSI Middle East & North Africa Initiative
The Open Society Institute Middle East & North Africa Initiative promotes issues such as transparency, rule of law, accountability, empowerment of women, independent media, and open exchange of information.

Call for Proposals: Middle East & North Africa Initiative
March 4, 2009
The Open Society Institute Middle East & North Africa Initiative welcomes grant proposal outlines in the areas of rights and governance, media and information, and youth and knowledge.

Iraqi Refugee Radio Takes to the Air
May 19, 2009
With support from the Open Society Institute, Radio Al-Balad in Jordan has tried to play a constructive role in addressing the humanitarian plight of Iraqi refugees.

OSI Grantee Aids Passage of Law to Protect Mental Health Rights in Egypt
April 29, 2009
A milestone in the protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders, the new law passed thanks to vigorous advocacy by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.

OSI-Supported Video Marks Two Years of Gaza Closure
VIDEO
Human rights organizations in Israel have released a short film, funded in part by the Open Society Institute, arguing that closure of the Gaza Strip has created a situation in which both Palestinians and Israelis lose.

OSI Forum: Changing U.S. Policy in the Middle East
OSI-New York
April 15, 2009
AUDIO
The Open Society Institute hosted a forum on changing U.S. policy in the Middle East with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East.