This experience has profoundly altered my outlook for the future. I learned that the Dutch methods of water management can be tailored for the Arab...
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"This experience has strengthened my commitment to bridging research" This February, I had the privilege of traveling to Dubai, UAE, to attend the Gulf Aorta...
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"I was amazed by the easy way I was introduced and connected to people. People were very welcoming and hospitable and offered my their time...
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“My most valuable lessons, deepest insights, and best connections were established through other people”. Last September, I traveled to Cairo to take part in an...
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'There is something special about being immersed in the language so intensely' Thanks to the support of the Luftia Rabbani Foundation’s travel grant and a...
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'Sometimes all it takes is to get over your fears to go and discover opportunities outside of your comfort zone.' Would you also like to...
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From Medical Student to Doctor: My Elective in Pediatric Medicine in Tangier, Morocco My name is Loubna Harroui and until recently I was a medical...
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Sabeeh's Reflections We are proud to introduce Sabeeh Al-Khayyat, our 2024 - 2025 Leiden University Fund - Lutfia Rabbani Foundation Scholar. In this blog post,...
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Christina de Korte in Egypt Would you also like to benefit from our Travel Grants? Our applications are open all year! Find out more about...
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Marieke Den Ouden in Morocco Image 7: Photo by: Chuan-Yun, Hsieh. Visiting the Mothership in Tanger. All other images by Marieke den Ouden in Taza...
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'Jordan has astounding natural beauty. Wadi Rum truly looks like Mars. And you can really float in the Dead Sea. It is not a marketing...
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'My six weeks in Oman were a transformative experience... [it] broadened my clinical skills but also enriched my understanding of cultural diversity in healthcare'. Would...
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Click here to find out more about Eline Koopman's Travel scholar experience in Jordan! Would you also like to benefit from our Travel Grants? Our...
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Click here to find out more about Judith van Grafhorst’s Travel scholar experience in Palestine! Would you also like to benefit from our Travel Grants?...
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Introducing some of the Arab Ambassadors serving in the Netherlands who personify the Euro-Arab dialogue "What is one piece of advice you would give to...
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Click here to find out more about Aisha Hassan’s Travel scholar experience through The Middle East! Would you also like to benefit from our Travel...
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Click here to find out more about Mohammad Almazaien's scholarship experience in Maastricht! Would you also like to benefit from our MSR scholar? Find out more...
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Click here to find out more about Haneen Ghali’s scholarship experience in The Hague! Would you also like to benefit from our LUF/LRF scholar? Find...
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Click here to find out more about Faten Al Sourani’s scholarship experience in The Hague! Would you also like to benefit from our LUF/LRF scholar?...
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Click here to find out more about Abeer Al Momani’s scholarship experience in Delft! Would you also like to benefit from our MSR scholar? Find...
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Click here to find out more about Raghad Abuualshaikh’s scholarship experience in The Hague! Would you also like to benefit from our MSR scholar? Find...
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We are happy to welcome Kathrin Plüss to our team! Our new Scholarships Intern. Kathrin is currently doing her Master study in International Relations in Historical...
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Rabbani Talks Rabbani Talks is an exciting online series that brings talented and inspiring individuals from the Arab World and Europe closer together to share...
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Dialogue Platform Euro-Arab Dialogue Forum The Euro-Arab Dialogue Forum is an initiative by the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation to organise Euro-Arab Dialogue Conferences with a focus...
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Dialogue Platform Memorial Lecture Series The Memorial Lecture series is organised by the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation to commemorate its founder, Mahmoud S. Rabbani (1934-2002). The...
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Dialogue Platform Informal Dialogue Series The informal dialogue series is an initiative by the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation to bring together students and professionals of different...
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”I am motivated by the belief that Arabs and Europeans still have much to learn from each other, and that once they have come to...
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Click here to find out more about Talis Bosma’s Travel scholar experience in Egypt! Would you also like to benefit from our Travel Grants? Our...
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We are happy to welcome Nihal Miaaz and Noura Rabbani to the Lutfia Rabbani team! Nihal is in her third year of her degree in...
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Geddah Saleh's Experience in Dubai We are proud to share with you the experience of our Travel Grant Recipient, Geddah Saleh. We are delighted that...
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The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation is incredibly proud to introduce to you our cohort of Leiden University Fund - Lutfia Rabbani Foundation (LUF-LRF) and Mahmoud S....
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From the Cold Dutch Clay to the Warm Egyptian Sands We are proud to share with you the experience of our recent Travel Grant Recipient,...
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The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation would like to welcome the 2022 cohort of Vreede Scholars to our Foundation’s family! We are proud to be able to...
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Applications for our 2022/2023 MSR Scholarship and our Joint Leiden University Fund Scholarship are now open! Are you an Arab student that has been accepted...
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IDFA and the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation are proud to announce the continuation of their partnership for the fourth consecutive year this year, enabling Arab filmmakers...
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The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation was proud to support Jordanian composer and Oud player, Tareq Jundi, at the Music Leadership Summit 2021 held by...
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We are delighted to have hosted an in-person Meet & Greet session on Friday the 15th of October with our scholars, members of our board,...
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Meet our new scholars for 2021-2022! Raghad from Jordan, Khalil from Palestine, Amatallah from Yemen, and Sari from Palestine will all be ursuing their graduate...
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After the enormous success of previous online editions, the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring the full registration fees...
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On the 15th of September 2021, the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation and Leiden University met to renew their partnership and to reiterate their cooperation in supporting...
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Abeer Almomani is a Jordan national who was funded in 2021 by the MSR Scholarship in order to complete her 5th year of PhD at...
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In partnership with International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) we bring you an online conversation about “The Fifth Story”, a film by Iraqi filmmaker Ahmed...
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Full Grant for The Hague Academy of International Law – Summer 2021 Short Courses After the enormous success of the online Winter edition, The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation...
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What goes around truly comes around. Our founder Mahmoud S. Rabbani was a Palestinian refugee who received a life-changing scholarship to study at the Technical...
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We are proud to share with you the experience of our 2019 MSR Scholar, Layla Motlaq. We are delighted to be part of ...
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We are delighted to share with you that on the 11th of February, 2021 we invited our Lutfia Rabbani Winter Vreede scholars to meet with...
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We are proud to share with you the experience of our 2019 MSR Scholar, Faycal Rajab. We are delighted that we were able to be...
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We are proud to share with you the experience of our 2019 MSR Scholar, Mohammad Almezaien. We are delighted that we were able to be...
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We welcome our new Vreede Scholars to our Foundation´s family! We are proud to support such a diverse group of students and professionals from the...
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We are happy to welcome Ayşe Mısırlıoğlu and Laura Morales Nuez to the Lutfia Rabbani team as our new interns! Ayşe is a 3rd year student of International Relations and Organisations at Leiden University. Her studies helped her cultivate her...
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New year, new opportunities! The Hague Academy of International Law Summer Course application deadline is approaching on January 31st, 2021, 23:59 hrs! Similar to the...
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Happy New Year, كل عام و انتم بخير! Wishing you all a new year full of hope, joy and good health from all us at...
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It's that time of the year again! We introduce to you our new scholars for 2020-2021! Faten from Palestine, Ghalia from Lebanon, and Abeer from...
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We were absolutely thrilled to welcome the 2020 IDFA Arab Filmmakers for our annual IDFA Meet & Greet! The filmmakers that the Foundation was pleased...
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Great news! The full virtual tour of the Eye Filmmuseum 'Trembling Landscapes' exhibition is now available online. Exhibition curator, Nat Muller, takes us through the...
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Through the Lens: The Art of Exploring Arab Landscape In this second episode of Rabbani Talks, we experience the beauty, imagination and source of identity...
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We are very proud to announce the continuation of our partnership with IDFA for this year’s exciting edition of the festival which starts today! The...
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Great News! Our partner Nour Project is recruiting! Are you looking for something to do besides your studies? And are you keen on developing yourself...
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Are you ready for the next episode of Rabbani Talks? Join us on November 19th at 19:30 (CET)! Experience the beauty, imagination, and source of...
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Trembling Landscapes We are very happy to announce a new partnership with the Eye Filmmuseum This collaboration comes as part of the museum's new exhibition...
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We are glad to announce that our partners at the Hague Academy of International law will resume their 2021 Winter Course Online! You can find...
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The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation was proud to support exceptional travel scholars from the Arab World to partcipate in the Professional Development Programme for Gender Trainers offered by...
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Following the 'film screening' of Marianne Khoury's 'Let's Talk' in a partnership between the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation and IDFA, the filmmaker sits down with moderator...
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? In partnership with International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) we bring you an online conversation about the film "Let's Talk" by Egyptian filmmaker Marianne...
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”Both European and Arab nations have very rich history and culture, and as I have discovered, many things in common. This makes dialogue an important...
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About the film Show Us Your Smile is a short documentary revolving around the encounter of Arab and Western tourists in the Austrian booming holiday...
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We are proud to share with you our recent highlights and upcoming events in our latest newsletter!?? Take a look at our Summer Newsletter HERE....
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Get to know our Alumni, Scholars, & Partners through #LRFtakeover. Over the last 2 months, the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation hosted an Instagram Takeover series...
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? Throwback to the Palestinian Youth Orchestra's big concert at Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam back in August 2019. During their Northern Europe Tour, the Orchestra brought...
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Ali Eyal- 2019 Travel Scholar Ali’s love for art started at a young age back in his hometown Mahmoydiya (Iraq), later inspiring his admission to...
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For the sixth consecutive year, the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation supported the International Peace Conference (IPC) organized by students of the United World College (UWC) in...
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Meet our new team member?! Maissara Elsheikh joined us this month as our Communications Intern! Maissara is in her final bachelor year pursuing a degree...
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Application deadlines for our 2020/2021 MSR Scholarship and our Joint Scholarship Programme with Leiden University Fund have been extended due to COVID-19 outbreak. The new application...
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Lutfia Rabbani Foundation and IDFA partnership: Young Arab film makers at IDFAcademy About IDFAcademy One of IDFA's focus points is to stimulate and support new,...
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The goal of the Nour Project is to bridge the gap between Arab and Western cultures by creating mutual understanding. The deadline to join the...
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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Palestinian-Canadian activist, physician and Nobel Peace Prize nominee will be in Amsterdam on March 23rd to discuss his renowned book 'I Shall...
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Meet our new team member?! Marina Grama joined us this month as our Scholarships Intern! Marina is a second year bachelor student pursuing a degree...
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Last week the 11th edition of the annual MENA Trade Dinner took place on January 28th bringing together members of the Arab and Dutch business...
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Musicians Without Borders' mission is to use music as a means to address the needs of societies divided and affected by conflict. Last October we...
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Last week we welcomed our Vreede Scholars for the 2020 Winter Course at The Hague Academy of International Law. This year we supported Zahia from Algeria,...
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On February 6th LUCIS will organize a lecture within the Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language and Culture series. This lecture is titled "900 Years Of Trickery: al-Hariri...
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Today begins the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. Among the issues addressed is the water crisis facing many regions across the globe. According to the...
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January 22nd will be the start of the 2020 edition of the Rotterdam International Film Festival, the biggest film festival in the Netherlands. In this...
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”I'm inspired by the core mission that the Foundation's seeks to develop such dynamic dialogue platform between Europe and the Arab World. And through this...
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Happy New Year ?! Don't forget that our application for our MSR scholarship and LUF-joint scholarship programme opened on January 1st! Read more about the requirements...
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Applications for our 2020/2021 MSR Scholarship and our Joint Scholarship Programme with Leiden University Fund will OPEN SOON! Have you been accepted into a Dutch...
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2019: A Year of Celebration!This year we celebrated our 40th Anniversary! We share with you the most special moment for our Foundation in our 'End...
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”The film platform and the Sharjah itself re-invigorated key questions in my practice, questions I hope to develop in my work and take back to...
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Last Tuesday we held our fifth and last informal dialogue session for this year. For this last session we invited one of our travel scholars...
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Today is the International Day for Human Rights. Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted,...
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LUTFIA RABBANI FOUNDATION AT IDFA 2019 With our continued partnership with IDFA we share with you our picks from this year's edition of the festival....
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”I am motivated by the belief that Arabs and Europeans still have much to learn from each other, and that once they have come to...
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The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation and IDFA are proud to announce the continuation of their partnership that enables young Arab film talents from Palestine, Morocco, Syria, Jordan, and...
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For our fourth Informal Dialogue Session for this year on Thursday October 10th we had the pleasure of having the Senior Program Coordinator Middle East...
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#Thursday Thoughts In 2018 Quita received the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation Travel Grant to conduct research in Beirut, Lebanon, as part of her graduation project from...
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Our friends at Disarming Design from Palestine started their Summer School last week! This project brings together international and Palestinian students to engage in an intercultural exchange...
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