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العربية COMING SOON

Who We Are

We are a dedicated group of analysts, researchers, lawyers, and activists who aim to fulfill Jamal Kashoggi's vision of helping to promote democracy and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa.

Team

Abdullah Alaoudh

Research Director, Saudi Arabia and UAE

Sari Bashi

Foreign Policy and Advocacy Consultant

Michael Eisner

General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer

Muhammad Kamal

Egypt Research Assistant

Mohammad Mahmoud

Egypt Researcher

Fadoua Massat

Arabic Media Director

Omid Memarian

Communications Director

Researcher

Egypt Researcher

Theodore "Ted" Nappo

Research Assistant

Jack Steele

Research Assistant

Ainsley Weber

Foreign Policy Intern

Sarah Leah Whitson

Executive Director

Namra Zulfiqar

Intern to Case Writing Team

Board Members

Nihad Awad

Board Member

Asim Ghafoor

Board Member

Esam Omeish

Board Member

Sarah Leah Whitson

Executive Director

“Democracy remains the most effective way to tackle terror, stop bloodshed and political violence in Arab countries.”

- JAMAL KHASHOGGI, Al-Arabiya, June 12, 2016

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Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) is a nonprofit organization that promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights for all of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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