ZIAD EL SAYEGH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Expert on Public Policies, Migration and Refugees. Executive Director of the Civic Influence Hub (CIH).

PHD candidate in Public Diplomacy and International Relations. He holds Masters in Philosophy and Theology, a diploma as a Mediator in Diplomatic and Political Relations and International Conflicts from (AYM – England), and Certificate in Labor Policies and Social Protection (ILO/WB). Senior International Fellow at the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut – November 2024. Expert on Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and Middle East Peace Negotiations Process, on Syria Refugees, on Labor Policies and Social Protection. El Sayegh has specialized studies in the Palestinian and Syrian Refugees issue in Lebanon, Middle East Peace negotiations, Labor and social Protection issues, and Syria Displaced. El Sayegh published several studies in Public Policies, as refugees and migration, Christian – Muslim Dialogue, Religious Freedom, Arab thinking and Citizenship. Co-author of “We Choose Abundant Life: Christians in the Middle East: Towards Renewed Theological, Social, and Political Choices” (2021), “October 17 Uprising: Squares and Testimonies” (Arab Center for Research and Policy Study 2022), “Médiations et Migrations”, (L’Harmattan 2019), “The Religion Freedom with Civic Religious Dialogue in Lebanon”, (Adyan Foundation – Dar Al Farabi 2017).