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October 31, 2018
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MISSION STATEMENT
Established in 2005, the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to examining how genuine democracies can develop in the Middle East and how the United States can best support that process.
Through advocacy, research, and partnerships with regional civil society organizations and advocates, POMED seeks to empower and support the citizens of the Middle East and North Africa in pursuit of their legitimate aspirations for greater democratic rights.
Research
The research program produces original analysis of key issues and trends in democratic change, political reform, human rights, and authoritarianism in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa and of U.S. policy as it pertains to democratic development in the region. Our research publications include Snapshots, Policy Briefs, Expert Q&A’s, Backgrounders, Reports, and Fact Sheets. Authors include POMED’s Nonresident Fellows, our resident staff, and other experts based in the MENA region, the United States, and Europe.
Advocacy
The advocacy program directly engages a broad network of U.S. policymakers, while working closely with the coalition of activists and advocates who share a commitment to democracy and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa.
Civil Society PartnershipS
The civil society partnerships program aims to build the capacity of emerging regional policy centers through technical assistance trainings and regular guidance and mentorship. We work with nascent civil society organizations across the MENA region to strengthen advocacy and policy writing skills and promote improved institutional practices to help ensure organizational viability and impact.
OUR STAFF
Stephen McInerney
Executive Director
Stephen previously served as POMED’s Advocacy Director from 2007 to 2010. He has extensive experience in the Middle East and North Africa, including graduate studies of Middle Eastern politics, history, and the Arabic language ...
Amy Hawthorne
Deputy Director for Research
Amy is a Middle East expert with extensive policy, analytical, and practical experience on Arab political reform and democracy promotion. Prior to joining POMED in October 2015, Amy served as Resident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council
Andrew Miller
Deputy Director for Policy
Andrew Miller is POMED’s Deputy Director for Policy. Andrew has nearly 10 years of experience working on the Middle East for the U.S. Government and has conducted extensive research on multiple countries in the region....
Arwa Shobaki
Deputy Director for Strategic Development
Arwa has over fifteen years of experience working on Middle East and North Africa rights-based initiatives with various organizations including the International Organization for Migration, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative,
Hanan Abdulhadi
Program Director for Civil Society Partnerships
Hanan previously served as a policy intern at POMED. Before joining POMED, she served as Scholarships & Exchange Programs Director at AMIDEAST in Abu Dhabi, where she managed the Fulbright Scholarship program for the UAE
Seth Binder
Advocacy Officer
Seth is the Advocacy Officer at POMED. Previously, he served as the program manager and research associate at the Center for International Policy’s (CIP) Security Assistance Monitor program, where he focused on U.S. security assistance and arms sales policy. Among others, he authored articles and publications on U.S. security assistance to Palestine, Yemen, and Tunisia […]
April Brady
Communications Coordinator
Prior to joining POMED in 2017, she was an editor and designer at the Arms Control Association, an editor and designer for the Atlantic Council, the Iran policy intern at POMED, and the managing editor and PR director at JOY Publications
Tammem Mahjoub
Program Coordinator for Civil Society Partnerships
Prior to joining POMED, Tammem served as Project Assistant for the Monitoring Network of Tunisian Justice during the Transition Project at Avocats Sans Frontières in Tunis, a Belgian NGO that serves the most vulnerable people awaiting justice
Raouia Briki
Program Coordinator for Civil Society Partnerships
Prior to joining POMED, Raouia served as an assistant editor with Jadaliyya and as a Fulbright scholar at George Mason University. Since The Tunisian revolution of 2011, Raouia has actively engaged with the country’s democratic transition
Louisa Keeler
Advocacy Associate
Louisa is POMED’s Advocacy Associate. Prior to joining POMED, she was at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy where she served as the managing editor of Fikra Forum, a bilingual Arabic-English blog covering Middle Eastern affairs. She graduated from Southwestern University with a degree in Political Science and studied Arabic in Oman.
Ahmed Rizk
Egypt Program Associate
Ahmed holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Theory from Michigan State University. Ahmed was a research intern at POMED before joining the staff in 2017
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