Tamooda, an Arab-led nonprofit initiative, provides a platform for promoting freedom of expression through extensive analysis and dialogue. Founded independently by a dedicated group of intellectuals and citizens, its primary goal is to inspire and inform.
About us
President
Philosopher, Human Rights Activist and Diplomat
Advisory Council
Professor of Political Sociology at Kuwait University. Member of the High Council for Planning and Development.
Author, Director of the Abderrahim Bouabid Foundation, former Minister of Culture in Morocco.
Award winning Syrian Poet, Essayist and Translator.
Author, Member of the International Commission of Human Rights, former President of the Tunisian Commission for Democratic Transition.
Academic, Former University President, Member of the Royal Academy of Morocco.
Palestinian Diplomat and Activist
Academic, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies & Vice President of International Affairs at the University of Jordan, Chairman of the ARDD Board (Arab Renaissance for Democracy & Development).
Diplomat, Statesman, former Mister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Former UN and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria.
Stateswoman, Former UNESCWA Secretary General.
President of Staint Georges University of Beirut. Former UN Special Envoy to Libya. Former Lebanese Minister. Secretary General of the Institute for Palestinian Studies.
Politician, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain.
Cofounder and CEO of Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development – ARDD.
Former Minister of Economy and Finance, Former Mayor of Rabat.
Academic, Author, former Minister of Culture, Former Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya.
Academic, Author.
Senior Advisors
Journalist and Researcher.
Editorial Team
Co-founder
Co-founder
Deputy Editor in Chief
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Senior Writer
Senior Writer
Strategic Partner
Founded in 2008 in Amman, Jordan, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), is a major Civil Society Organization seeking to reinitiate a new Nahda (Arab Renaissance) project to contribute to addressing the challenges faced by the Arab World, building on the achievements and ideas of the Arab Nahda and aiming to open the doors for future participation in formulating concrete actions to achieve the desired change and development.
ARDD’s work at the regional level integrates insights and experiences gained from its country-based work in several areas. It aims at initiating a debate, forging consensus on common solutions to the challenges faced by the Arab world, and putting these solutions into practice.
The Strategic Partnership between ARDD & Tamooda lies in the aim to advance the renewal of the Arab Renaissance through promoting understanding, freedom of speech, and access to information on regional and global issues in the Arab world. Thus, under this project, ARDD and Tamooda present a new, independent, liberal, and secular opinion platform.
The main purpose of Tamooda is to speak to the Arab-speaking population, the Arab diaspora, and the overall public interested in understanding regional and global issues, as well as attempt to bridge the gap between the Maghreb and the Levant regions and bring these regions closer.