This book contains essays and commentaries by political leaders of member parties and organizations of the Network of Arab Liberals (NAL). The authors of this book are, as the subtitle indicates, all political practitioners committed to the promotion of liberal principles in a difficult political environment.

"This book depicts a fascinating kaleidoscope of political thinking of Arab liberal politicians today." (from the introduction of Dr. Ronald Meinardus, Regional Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty)

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This 92-page volume contains – for the first time in Arabic translation – the most important programmatic documents of Liberal International, the world federation of liberal political parties. The book was published on the occasion of the 56. Congress of Liberal International held in Cairo in late October 2009.

The programmatic texts reflect in a unique manner the political and programmatic development and also richness of international liberalism.

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This 150-page volume contains the twenty best essays selected in an essay writing competition co-organized in 2009 by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF) and the Egyptian Union of Liberal Youth (EULY).

The contributions are subdivided into four chapters:

Attempts of defining liberalism
Because I am a human being
Egyptian Liberalism
Personal Experiences

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This book is the first in the Foundation’s series "Liberal Publications". The 95-page volume gives an overview of liberalism in an Egyptian context. Written by an eminent Egyptian liberal writer, "Liberalism and the Egyptian Society: Crisis and Evidence" is divided into three main chapters.

These are:

• Liberalism in Egypt: Manifestations and Roots of the Crisis
• The Individual and Society: A Talk about Social Liberalism
• The Future of Liberalism in Egypt: Movement, Guide and Confidence Building

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The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF) in cooperation with Mahrousa Publishing House launched the second book of its new series "Liberal Publications" with a volume on women’s rights. Titled "Women and Mirror.

Vision for the Contemporary Reality for Women," the book contains articles by various writers from different parts of the world who all deal with aspects of the women’s struggle for equal rights and opportunities. Among the authors are well-known Malaysian activist Zenah Anwar who writes about women politics in an Islamic context or Daad Musa from Syria and Jamila Sayouri from Morocco who deal with legal aspects of women emancipation in their respective countries.

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Kuwait and Lebanon are the most economically free Arab nations, according to the Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2008 Annual Report. The report was released in Doha, Qatar, on November 5 by the Fraser Institute of Canada in cooperation with the International Research Foundation of Oman and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty.

It’s the second year in a row Kuwait was ranked first, while Lebanon was ranked third last year. The two nations each scored 7.7 on the overall economic freedom index. They were followed closely by Oman (7.6), Jordan (7.5), Saudi Arabia (7.4), the United Arab Emirates (7.3) and Yemen (7.1).

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Published jointly in Cairo by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty

This book examines the prevailing laws for political parties, NGOs and labor unions in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. It identifies obstacles and solutions for legislation related to freedom of association. Moreover, it is a tool to promote dialogue between the different stakeholders in order to reach mutually accepted compromises and agreements and to inspire Arab legislators to promote freedom of association.

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