TIMEP joins 93 Syrian and intl partners in welcoming the UNHRC's renewal of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
Accountability for perpetrators of human rights violations is critical to a successful transition, and the Commission plays a key role in this. timep.org/2026/04/22/t...
With Lebanon and Israel participating in direct talks, TIMEP’s Jad El Dilati joined the BBC to discuss the talks in Washington and why any long-term ceasefire cannot simply return to the previous arrangement. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
"دخلت غرفتي، لكنني وقفت عاجزًا عن الحركة. شعرت أن أخذ أغراضي أشبه بالتسليم باستحالة انتهاء الحرب والعودة."
توجّه مهدي كريّم إلى مسقط رأسه في مدينة صور رغم القصف الإسرائيلي، ليجد مدينة تتشبث بما تبقى من روحها، ونازحون وسكان استنفزتهم حرب لم تتوقف منذ 2024.
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تقدّم معهد التحرير لسياسات الشرق الأوسط و @sjac-info.bsky.social بمذكرة خبرة إلى المحكمة العليا الأمريكية في إطار القضية المنظورة أمامها بخصوص وضع الحماية المؤقتة للسوريين. أوضحت المذكرة أن الظروف لا تزال غير متحققة من أجل العودة الآمنة والكريمة والمستدامة إلى سوريا.
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On April 29, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Mullin v. Doe regarding the Trump admin’s attempt to terminate TPS for ~7,000 Syrians. Deeply proud @timep.bsky.social and @sjac-info.bsky.social came together in an expert amicus brief laying out the case for why termination was improper.
TIMEP has joined @sjac-info.bsky.social to submit an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case before it on Temporary Protected Status for Syria. Together we lay out an expert case as to why safe, dignified, and sustainable returns to Syria are not yet possible: timep.org/2026/04/20/s...
On Friday, TIMEP hosted a book talk with Palestinian-Lebanese writer Elias Jahshan in which he spoke about his ground-breaking anthologies This Arab is Queer and This Queer Arab Family and reflected on what queer organizing looks like as genocide and war continue to unfold.
"And in a context of war, any type of discrimination does not vanish, but is accentuated." TIMEP Nonresident Fellow Jean Kassir speaks to Agnese Stracquadanio on the lack of resources amid Lebanon's displacement crisis and how migrant workers are impacted. scomodo.org/voices-of-ni...
You can also read this @timep.bsky.social piece which is also available in Arabic (the original language of the interview) here.
أربعة عقود من النضال للبحث عن مصير المفقودين في لبنان
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Yesterday, @timep.bsky.social published an incredible interview with Wadad Halwani, an absolute powerhouse who turned the horrific disappearance of her husband during Lebanon's civil war into impactful collective action.
You won't want to miss her reflections: timep.org/2026/04/16/f...
On Monday, Lebanon marked 51 years since its civil war.
Wadad Halwani turned the deeply harrowing disappearance of her husband during that time into collective action. Don't miss this @timep.bsky.social Q&A in which she explains what this work means to her and why she keeps doing it.
"The scenes are stark." TIMEP's @justinsalhani.bsky.social joins CBC News to discuss how displacement looks on the ground in Lebanon, the multiple ways in which people are being affected, and what the international community can do: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
NEW: As we mark 51 years since Lebanon’s civil war this week, Wadad Halwani, whose husband was disappeared in 1982, speaks to TIMEP about turning personal tragedy into collective action to fight for truth, accountability, and the families of the missing: timep.org/2026/04/16/f...
"في سبتمبر عام 1982، بينما كانت الحرب اللبنانية مستعرة، تغيرت حياة وداد حلواني إلى الأبد. اختُطف زوجها عدنان لتبدأ رحلة طويلة للبحث عنه، وتكتشف سريعًا أنها ليست وحدها...وهكذا وُلدت لجنة أهالي المخطوفين والمفقودين في لبنان التي تقودها وداد منذ أكثر من أربعة عقود."
مع مرور الذكرى الـ51 لاندلاع الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية هذا الأسبوع، نشارككم مقابلة مع وداد حلواني، تروي فيها كيف انقلبت حياتها رأسًا على عقب حين اختُطف زوجها عدنان عام 1982، لتقود نضالًا طويلًا من أجل تحقيق العدالة ومعرفة مصير الآلاف ممن فُقدوا أثناء الحرب. timep.org/post-arabic/...
🌟 Happening today! Join the TIMEP team in Washington, DC at Exiles, from 5:45 to 8:45 PM for our quarterly MENA Social Night: an evening of community and solidarity with MENA professionals from around the DMV.
RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
It's been a rough few weeks and in the midst of it all, community is more important than ever. If you're in the DC area today, join @timep.bsky.social at Exiles anytime between 5:45 and 8:45 pm for an evening of togetherness.
Let us know you're coming: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
"As a result of the continued fighting, Sudan faces the world’s worst humanitarian, displacement, and hunger crises. More than 13.6 million people are displaced, 30 million are in need of assistance, and over 22 million are facing acute hunger."
Ending the war in Sudan cannot wait.
With a major internal review happening now at the IMF, there’s a window to rethink what works and what doesn’t. @tekaldas.bsky.social makes the case for a shift toward policies that move away from austerity and actually deliver inclusive, sustainable growth. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/i...
🚨 ICYMI: On Monday, Mahitab Mahgoub, Mayada Hassanain, Jumana Eltgani, and Lina Marwan joined TIMEP to discuss the lived experiences of women and girls amid Sudan's war and how international actors can best support them.
Catch up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_AR...
This one hits hard.
Muzan Alneel was our first Sudan fellow. She taught me so much, she challenged me, and she brought to life what it means to center people in policy. A beautiful soul that our community will be so much poorer without.
Rest in peace, dear Muzan. May we do your memory justice.🤍
On the 3-year anniversary of the war in Sudan, TIMEP joins Sudanese and international partners in writing to US leadership to urge the administration to use its leverage with external actors to bring an immediate end to the war.
Full letter: timep.org/2026/04/15/t...
كانت مزن صوتًا لا غنى عنه في عملنا المبكر على الشأن السوداني، وسنظل مدينين لها بما شاركت من آراء وأفكار، فضًلا عن روحها الطيبة. سنحفظ ذكراها إلى الأبد، وسنصون المبادئ التي آمنت بها.
قلوبنا اليوم مع عائلة مزن ومع كل من أحبها. لتنعم روحها بالسلام والرحمة.
في عمرٍ لم يمهلها طويلًا، وببراعة لافتة، نسجت مزن خيوط تكوينها المعرفي الممتد من الهندسة إلى الاقتصاد الاجتماعي والسياسات العامة لترسم ملامح مستقبل أفضل للسودان. ناصرت لجان المقاومة السودانية، وطرحت سياسات اقتصادية تضع مصالح الناس في صميمها.
بقلوب مثقلة بالحزن، ننعى اليوم رحيل الكاتبة والمفكرة والمناصرة السودانية مزن النيل. تترك مزن، التي زاملت معهد التحرير عام 2021-2022، إرثًا استثنائيًا من الرؤى والطروحات السياساتية التي طالما انتصرت لمصالح وطموحات الشعب السوداني.
Muzan was an essential voice in our early Sudan work and we are indebted to her for her insights, ideas, and beautiful spirit. We will forever remember her and honor what she stood for.
Today, our hearts are with Muzan's family and loved ones. May she rest in peace and power.
In her all-too-short time on earth, Muzan adeptly wove together her interdisciplinary background across engineering, socioeconomics, and public policy to imagine a better future for Sudan. She advocated for the resistance committees and proposed people-centric economic policy.
With the heaviest of hearts, today we mourn the passing of Sudanese writer, thinker, and advocate Muzan Alneel. Muzan, who served in our 2021-2022 nonresident fellow cohort, leaves behind an incredible legacy of policy ideas and impact that consistently centered the Sudanese people.
Imagine returning home for the first time in nearly three years after fleeing a harrowing war.
In this truly beautiful piece for @timep.bsky.social (you'll be balling and laughing through it all), Mahitab Mahgoub writes on returning to Khartoum--with all of what that entails.
US citizen Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested six weeks ago in Kuwait, faces prosecution before a special tribunal for his social media posts, and remains behind bars today.
Kuwaiti authorities can still course correct by dropping all charges against him and releasing him immediately.