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At the age of sixteen, she did not imagine that volunteering in student activities and local community initiatives would open the door for her in the future to join the She Leads program, implemented by the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) in cooperation with Terre des Homs, with the aim of activating the participation of girls and young women in the decision-making process and increasing their representation in formal and informal institutions in the Arab world.

At the age of sixteen, she did not imagine that volunteering in student activities and local community initiatives would open the door for her in the future to join the She Leads program, implemented by the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) in cooperation with Terre des Homs, with the aim of activating the participation of girls and young women in the decision-making process and increasing their representation in formal and informal institutions in the Arab world.

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Menna Nabil: "Pleasure favors the adventurous, while the coward is left with regret"

Women’s Leadership

At the age of sixteen, she did not imagine that volunteering in student activities and local community initiatives would open the door for her in the future to join the She Leads program, implemented by the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) in cooperation with Terre des Homs, with the aim of activating the participation of girls and young women in the decision-making process and increasing their representation in formal and informal institutions in the Arab world.

Menna Nabil: "Pleasure favors the adventurous, while the coward is left with regret"

Women’s Leadership

At the age of sixteen, she did not imagine that volunteering in student activities and local community initiatives would open the door for her in the future to join the She Leads program, implemented by the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) in cooperation with Terre des Homs, with the aim of activating the participation of girls and young women in the decision-making process and increasing their representation in formal and informal institutions in the Arab world.

The Return of Syrian Refugees: Considerations and Determinants

Migration, Forced Displacement, Asylum, and statelessness in the Arab World

In this article, we try to show the considerations and determinants that governed the return of Syrian refugees in the previous period, especially after there were several projects and initiatives by the former regime in Syria

An Enduring Limbo: Europe’s Decision to Pause Syrian Asylum Applications

Migration, Forced Displacement, Asylum, and statelessness in the Arab World

On the 8th of December 2024, celebrations erupted in Damascus as opposition fighters, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), took control of the city, forcing President Bashar Al-Assad out of power. This came after 13 years of civil war and crisis that has destroyed the country and led to the internal displacement and exile of most of the population.

GNQP on UNRWA: countering Israel’s ban

Lex Takkenberg, Ph.D.

The Question of Palestine Program

After the Israeli Knesset passed two bills on October 28, 2024, aiming to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from operating across all occupied Palestine, ARDD engaged its Global Network of Experts on the Question of Palestine (GNQP) to explore possible paths forward.