Welcome to INEAS

INEAS is an independent, tax-exempt, educational and cultural
organization geared to educate the public and inform the media
on issues related to Africa and Asia with a focus on the Arab
and Islamic worlds and the non-Arab / non-Moslem
Communities within the Arab world.
 

On GMOs & Globalization
Inerview by Thea Mathues

In 2003 the US invaded Iraq. George W. Bush highlighted that the Iraqi people would be freed from Saddam and 'the seeds of democracy' would be planted. Ten years later the only seeds that have reached Iraqis are those of insecurity, bombs and deterioration to the industry and agriculture. As the founder of the Institute of Near Eastern & African Studies (INEAS) Wafaa' Al Natheema sheds light on recent developments in Iraq, fears for the (agricultural) future of Syria and discusses the lack of awareness in Europe and the US concerning the food industry.
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The History of Arabs
Bridging Cultures with Knowledge of the Past
by Wafaa' Al-Natheema
Participant in the ICD conference in Berlin, November 2012

Today's Arab Spring and the behavior toward Arabs by easterners and westerners have made it crucial to address and understand Arab history and contributions including pre-Islamic... What we did and how we did it determine our value today, like a bank account of accumulated deeds... read more | pdf version

  

April 26th is International Seeds Day
source: www.twinenfp.org
International Seed Day (ISD)
April 26, 2013
Organizations and activists from around the world will observe April 26 as International Seed Day (ISD) advocating for patent-free seeds, organic food and farmers' rights. ISD will be an educational day for the public to learn about genetically modified food, its health hazardous effects and the monopoly over worldwide agriculture by major US and European agribusiness companies. more
2012 Press Release| English PDF
Iraqi Children Emergency
Launched May 5, 2009 (ongoing)
Since the US invasion in 2003, illicit trafficking of Iraqi children has risen dramatically
source: BBC
Our Institute is launching a campaign to document eyewitnesses from inside and outside Iraq who observed the kidnapping and/or the selling of Iraqi children or those who are able to locate kidnapped and sold children in their new environment. We are working to create a network of communities within Iraq and neighboring countries (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran and Kuwait) to monitor, provide alerts, exchange information and report to NGOs, families, the media and authorities to prevent children from being sold and especially from leaving Iraq. more
PDF: English |Arabic | Release: English | Arabic

The Other Arabs
A Forthcoming Documentary Film
In The Other Arabs, minorities in the Arab world tell their stories.


INEAS is presently working on this documentary film on Jewish Arabs. This film features fourteen Jewish personalities.

To preview part 1 of The Other Arabs on Youtube, click on "Trailer 1" or "Trailer 2" below. Your generous contributions will help make this film a reality.
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Documenting Women's Activism and Boycott
A Call for Information
July 2002: women in southern Nigeria occupied a Chevron oil terminal
source: PBS.org

We live in a world of imbalance and injustice whereby men have nearly all the say and women, by force or sometimes by choice, have a little or no say. As a result, women have not been effective in changing the status quo. Despite the ineffectiveness, three major events had taken place since the 1960s whereby women have challenged...
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