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22 Apr 25

Arab Youth: Educated, Excluded, and Ready for a New Social Contract

By: Hisham Jabi, Founder & CEO With 60% of the Arab region’s population under 25, totaling nearly 270 million individuals, the youth face significant challenges despite their demographic advantage. The region grapples with a staggering youth unemployment rate of 26%, the highest globally, alongside a disconnect between education and employment…

03 Apr 25

Why the Rule of Law Matters

By: Hisham Jabi, Founder & CEO This morning, I took the metro to a meeting on Capitol Hill. I often choose the metro over driving—it gives me time to read, listen to music, and observe the quiet choreography of life in Washington, DC. As the train moved through the city,…

28 Mar 25

MENA Monthly Pulse Volume 2

The Jabi Consulting team is excited to share the second edition of the Jabi Consulting MENA Monthly Pulse – a monthly newsletter aimed at providing policymakers, practitioners and leaders with the latest political and economic trends from the MENA region. If you are interested in receiving this publication directly to…

15 Mar 25

Arab Youth and Trump 2.0: A Changing Perspective

By: Hisham Jabi, Founder & CEO Over the past 20 years, I have worked closely with Arab youth across the MENA region, engaging in dialogue, training, and fieldwork in both stable and fragile contexts. Since the war in Gaza, I have conducted more than 189 meetings and discussions across MENA…

11 Mar 25

Palestine Economic Forum Upcoming Event

Jabi Consulting invites you to join us in listening to Ray Milhem, a distinguished member of the Palestinian diaspora, as he shares insights on his success in the tech sector across the GCC and Silicon Valley. The Palestinian diaspora is eager and willing to contribute to building a thriving, modern private sector in Palestine.…

03 Mar 25

Fragile States Index 2024 Launch

The Middle East continues to grapple with significant public trust deficits and weak governance structures given the evolving political landscape in DC and across the MENA region. Please join Hisham Jabi and the Fund for Peace on March 11 (10-11:30 am EDT) in unpacking some of these dynamics and exploring…

31 Jan 25

MENA Monthly Pulse Volume 1

The Jabi Consulting team is proud to share the inaugural edition of the Jabi Consulting MENA Monthly Pulse – a monthly newsletter aimed at connecting the development community with the most critical news updates and innovations from the MENA region. In this inaugural edition, we highlight the news of the ceasefire…

15 Jan 25

Revolutionizing Foreign Aid: Actionable Strategies for Localization and AI Integration

The recent PBS NewsHour report on the ineffectiveness of foreign aid struck a chord with me, particularly the statement that “implementer companies rarely work with the communities targeted for help or with local aid groups.” As someone who has navigated the development sector as a USAID scholarship recipient, a former…

08 Jan 25

Curricula as a Political Tool: A Call for Visionary Leadership in Syria

The first significant test for Syria’s new leadership in Damascus lies in their approach to education reform, starting with revising the national curriculum. This decision holds the potential to rescue several lost generations and chart a course for the future of a fractured yet resilient nation. Having worked extensively across…

30 Dec 24

Hope in the Shadows of War: A Path Forward for Gaza

As we bid farewell to 2024 and prepare to welcome 2025, I reflect on a moment from my youth in Nablus—a dinner shattered by the sounds of gunfire and fear brought by the Israeli army. That evening, Rafi, our Israeli guest, witnessed the daily realities of life under occupation: systematic…