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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).
DAWN Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Yemen
In response to U.S. aerial attacks on Yemen on March 15, 2025, which reportedly killed 31 people, and Houthi counterattacks on a U.S. warship on March 16, DAWN issued the
Assal Rad, Sean Yom and Mira Al-Hussein Join DAWN as Non-Resident Fellows
(Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025) — Three regional experts have joined DAWN as its newest non-resident fellows: Middle East scholar and analyst Assal Rad, political scientist and professor Sean Yom,
DAWN Joins 124 Organizations Urging Congress to Restore UNRWA Funding
DAWN has joined 124 civil society organizations in calling on Congress to restore U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) by co-sponsoring the
UN Security Council: Endorse Arab League Gaza Reconstruction Plan
(Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025) – The United Nations Security Council should endorse the Arab League’s Gaza reconstruction proposal, which Egypt presented at the emergency Arab League summit in Cairo
DAWN Statement About House Foreign Affairs Committee's Decision to Rename the Occupied West Bank
DAWN issues the following statement below in response to the decision to refer to the occupied West Bank by its Hebrew biblical name, Judea and Samaria, in the House Foreign
International Criminal Court: Investigate Biden, Blinken and Austin for Aiding and Abetting Israeli Crimes in Gaza
(Washington, February 24, 2025) - The International Criminal Court should investigate the complicity of U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in
Saudi Arabia: Public Investment Fund Meeting Whitewashes Abuses
(Washington D.C.. February 19, 2025) – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is sponsoring an investment conference in Miami and further whitewashing the country’s egregious human rights record, five human
Egypt: Immediately Release Mohamed Ahmed Hasan Thabet, 73, After Over Five Years of Arbitrary Detention
(Washington D.C., February 12, 2025) — Egyptian authorities should immediately release Mohamed Ahmed Hasan Thabet, a 73-year old Egyptian businessman, whom it has unjustly detained for over five years and
