The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a lecture and open discussion titled 'Problems or Assets? Egyptian Youth and Public Participation.' The lecture shall be held on Monday, May 5 at 4:00pm- 6:00pm, at the West Hall, Auditorium B. The Key Speaker is Barbara Ibrahim, PhD, since 2006 founder and director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo.

Dr. Ibrahim was Regional Director for West Asia and North Africa at the Population Council, a position she held since 1991. She was principal investigator on the major national survey of adolescents and their parents conducted in Egypt in 1997.

Dr. Ibrahim advises groups across the Arab region on strategic philanthropy, social innovation, and corporate social responsibility. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Middle East Women's Studies in 2003, and was inducted into the Educators Hall of Fame (USA) in 1999.