Past Event
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
6:00 PM to 07:30 PM
Doha, Qatar
On January 20, 2010, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a policy discussion to assess the Obama administration’s policy toward Muslim-majority states and communities a year to the day that President Obama entered office. The speakers addressed pressing issues such as al Qaeda, the Arab-Israeli peace process, the war in Afghanistan, the future of Iran and Iraq, and prospects for democratic reform in the region.
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Middle East, Islamic World, Foreign Policy
International Advisory Council

His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar shakes hands with Madeleine Albright as Martin Indyk looks on.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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On February 15, 2009, His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, convened the inaugural Brookings Doha Center International Advisory Council meeting in Doha, Qatar.
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Islamic World, Governance, Development, Human Rights, International Relations
PAST EVENT

Samantha Power and Abdel Khaliq Mohammad Rasheed Zangana join Elizabeth Ferris in a discussion on Iraqi refugees and displaced persons.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
On November 18, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a conference on Iraq’s internally displaced persons and refugees. Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement Project Co-Director Elizabeth Ferris spoke, along with key players who are working to address this ongoing crisis, including Samantha Power, White House coordinator for Iraqi refugees and displaced persons and Abdel Khaliq Mohammad Rasheed Zangana, chairman of the Committee for the Relocated, Displaced and Migrants, Council of Representatives of Iraq.
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Iraq, Displacement in Iraq, Internal Displacement
PAST EVENT

Salman Shaikh (second from right) joins H.E. Ghassan Khatib, H.E. Ayad Al Samarrai and H.E. Mohamad Chatah in a discussion on national dialogue and state-building in the Middle East.
Monday, November 09, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
On November 9, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a policy discussion with H.E. Mohamad Chatah, the Lebanese minister of finance, H.E. Ghassan Khatib, director of the Palestinian Government Media Center, and H.E. Ayad Al Samarrai, speaker of the Iraqi Parliament on the project of inclusive national dialogue and state-building in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, and Iraq. The speakers examined past and current nationally-driven conflict resolution efforts.
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Middle East, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Arab-Israeli Relations
past event

Anouar Boukhars (l) speaks to a Doha audience while on a panel with Hady Amr and Roula Attar.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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The Brookings Doha Center hosted a discussion on democracy promotion and key U.S. allies in the Arab world. The panel was addressed by Roula Attar, the resident country director in Jordan for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and Anouar Boukhars, Brookings Doha Center visiting fellow. Hady Amr, director of the Doha Center, moderated the discussion.
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Democracy Promotion, Middle East, International Relations, Egypt, Jordan