News Archive

AJCS hosts Former Chinese Foreign Minister

20 December 2012

On 19 November 2012, Al Jazeera Center for Studies hosted a round table discussion with Yan Fuchang, the former Chinese foreign minister at La Cigale Hotel, Qatar. Fuchang was heading a delegation from the Chin…

Delegation from the Italian Parliament visits AJCS

12 December 2012

A delegation from the Italian Parliament, including two members of the Senate and three Deputies from the Parliamentary, visited Al Jazeera Center for Studies on 4th December 2012.

AJCS Joins Sakarya University International Congress

11 December 2012

Al Jazeera Center for Studies participated in the “Middle Eastern Congress on Politics and Society” organized on 9-11 October 2012 by Sakarya University in Sakarya, Turkey.

Jeju Peace Institute Visits AJCS

11 December 2012

A delegation from the Jeju Peace Institute-South Korea visited Al Jazeera Center for Studies on 14th November 2012. The delegation was led by Tae-Young Moon, the president of the institute, accompanied by Dr. A…

Tunisian Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice Visits AJCS

26 November 2012

Tunisian Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice and government spokesman, Samir Dilou, visited Al Jazeera Center for Studies on Monday, 5th November 2012. The Minister met with the center's rese…

Al Jazeera Center Studies Ranked Number 8 out of 329 Research Centers in MENA

7 October 2012

Al Jazeera Center for Studies ranked Number 8 out of 329 research centers in Middle East and North Africa by Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) in the 2011 Go To Thi…

New AJCS Fellow: Dr. Roxane Farmanfarmaian

29 August 2012

Dr. Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Affiliated Lecturer at the Political and International Studies Department at the University of Cambridge, and Wayne Owen Middle East Scholar at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at t…

Scholars Discuss Regional Fallout of Syrian Conflict

12 August 2012

On 2 August 2012, Al Jazeera Center for Studies hosted a round table entitled “The Syrian Revolution and the Claims of a Falling Regime.”

Somali MP Yusuf Ali Aynte

12 August 2012

A Somali Member of Parliament, Yusuf Ali Aynte, a founder of the Islamic Courts Union visited Al Jazeera Center for Studies on 26 February 2012 for a round table discussion with AJCS researchers.

Closed Meeting with Somali President, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

5 August 2012

On 11 December 2011, Al Jazeera Center for Studies (AJCS) hosted a private meeting with Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, at the Torch Hotel in Doha during an official visit to Qatar.

Gilles Kepel, Research Director of National Centre for Scientific Research

26 July 2012

Professor Gilles Kepel, Research Director of the French National Centre for Scientific Research and Professor at Sciences Po, Paris, met with centre researchers on 1 March 2012 to discuss events in the Arab reg…

Deputy Chief of Mission, German Embassy, Qatar

26 July 2012

Mattias Kruse, Deputy Chief of Mission at the German Embassy in Qatar, met with Centre Director Dr. Salah Eddin Elzein and a number of the centre's researchers on 7 February 2012 to learn about the centre…

European Muslim Network

26 July 2012

Malika Hamidi, General Manager, and Nezar Mahmoud, both of the European Muslim Network, gave a presentation at the AJCS on 6 March 2012. It detailed a potential five-year partnership, entitled, "Building a…

Peace-Building Program at Columbia Institute for the Study of Human Rights

26 July 2012

Dr. David Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-Building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights in New York met with AJCS Centre Director Dr. Salah Eddin Elzein and oth…

Orient Research Centre Director Talks to Al Jazeera Center for Studies

26 July 2012

On 2 February 2012, the Director of Orient Research Centre in Dubai, Dr. Samir al-Taqi, discussed the current political arena in Syria with researchers at the centre.

NATO Parliamentary Assembly Symposium with Al Jazeera Center for Studies

26 July 2012

On 20 March 2012, Al Jazeera Center for Studies organised a panel with a delegation from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

ICSS-AJCS Exchange

26 July 2012

On 5 March 2012, Dr. Mustafa al-Kubaisi, Assistant Director of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies (ICSS) in Amman, met with researchers at Al Jazeera Center for Studies to explore the prospects of potential…

Iraqi Ambassador Meets with Al Jazeera Center for Studies

26 July 2012

On 6 February 2012, the Iraqi ambassador to Qatar, Dr. Jawad Al Hindawi, met with AJCS's director and researchers to discuss U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and Iraqi management of internal affairs.

Symposium: "Sudan's Two States"

12 February 2012

Al Jazeera Centre for Studies organised a research symposium entitled "Sudan's Two States: Post-Secession Opportunities and Risks" that took place on Saturday and Sunday, 14 - 15 January, 2012, i…

New York University, Abu Dhabi, Visits Al Jazeera Centre for Studies

22 January 2012

A delegation from New York University, Abu Dhabi, including two renowned professors of sociology – Immanuel Wallerstein, a Senior Researcher at Yale University, and Craig Calhoun, President of the Social Scienc…

Congratulations to Dr. Rafik Abdessalem

17 January 2012

Al Jazeera Centre for Studies is pleased to congratulate Dr. Rafik Abdessalem on his appointment as Foreign Minister in the new Tunisian government. The government, formed in the wake of the Tunisian revolution…