Inclusive Economies Manager @TimepDC | MENA Region Tax Justice, Social Spending, and Feminist Economies
Joined October 2012
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
Jun 10
"Without a functioning Lebanese state capable of halting Israel’s expansionism, delivering services, rebuilding trust, and asserting authority over all of Lebanon, no durable resolution to Hezbollah’s question can be envisioned"
@JeanKassir for @TimepDC
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For two years, the Inclusive Economies Program has engaged with the region's most pressing economic justice issues, and I'm so happy to share that all that work now has a home on @TimepDC 's website. Read our analysis, catch up on our events, and get in touch with our experts ⬇️
TIMEP's Inclusive Economies Program tackles MENA’s most pressing economic issues, from Lebanon’s recovery needs to Egypt’s IMF deals.
We're excited to share that the program page is now live!! Explore our analysis, recommendations, and events here: timep.org/programs/the_inclu…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
في أبريل/نيسان الماضي، زار الصحفي مهدي كريّم منزله في مدينة صور وكتب مقال عن حال مدينته أثناء الحرب، ورفضه لملمة أغراضه تمسكًا بأمل العودة، آبيًا التسليم بأنها ”الزيارة الأخيرة“.
في 31 مايو/أيار، دمّرت إسرائيل المنزل، لتبقى كلماته شاهدةً على ما كان.
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May 29
Proud to welcome our incredible new cohort of fellows working on issues as diverse as reconstruction, gender justice, political economy, criminal justice reform, and information warfare! Can't wait to collaborate and see their amazing work!
Learn more 👉timep.org/2026/05/19/timeps-…
🎉TIMEP is thrilled to announce the members of its 2026-2027 Nonresident Fellowship cohort! Welcome to the team, @RamyRaoof, @KholoudHelmi11, @jadbaghdadi98, @safieddine00, @RaghdanM, @nadoshegypt, @MondherTounsi, @ShoroqSallam, @ShaarH, @leena_b7, @ZakShmaly &Gaelle Abi Khalil!
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
May 25
🚨 LAST CALL: Don't miss the chance to register for @TimepDC's next virtual event taking place tomorrow, May 26!
@SaharMech, @nadoshegypt, @JosephDaher19, moderated by @tekaldas, will reflect on what the future of organizing for socioeconomic rights in MENA looks like.
🔔 Join us on Tuesday, May 26, at 10 AM EST for an online event exploring how the MENA region has organized and is organizing around socioeconomic rights, featuring @nadoshegypt, @JosephDaher19, and @SaharMech, moderated by @tekaldas.
Register here: timep.org/2026/05/14/bread-f…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
May 22
On Tuesday, join @TimepDC for our next virtual event: Fifteen years since the Arab Uprisings, what have been the greatest successes and obstacles in organizing around socioeconomic demands in MENA? What does the future of “bread, freedom, and dignity” look like for the region?
🔔 Join us on Tuesday, May 26, at 10 AM EST for an online event exploring how the MENA region has organized and is organizing around socioeconomic rights, featuring @nadoshegypt, @JosephDaher19, and @SaharMech, moderated by @tekaldas.
Register here: timep.org/2026/05/14/bread-f…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
🎉 يسعدنا أن نرحب بالدفعة الجديدة من الزملاء غير المقيمين لعام 2026- 2027 بمعهد التحرير. أهلًا بكم في فريقنا!
Gaelle Abi Khalil
@RamyRaoof
@KholoudHelmi11
@jadbaghdadi98
@safieddine00
@RaghdanM
@nadoshegypt
@MondherTounsi
@ShoroqSallam
@ShaarH
@leena_b7
@ZakShmaly
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May 14
Curious about socio-economic mvmts in #TUN, 2008 Mining Basin, the Bread Revolution, the current tensions between the gov and UGTT, and what they reveal about the future of socio-economic rights? Register and join our event @TimepDC on May 26 to learn more
🔔 Join us on Tuesday, May 26, at 10 AM EST for an online event exploring how the MENA region has organized and is organizing around socioeconomic rights, featuring @nadoshegypt, @JosephDaher19, and @SaharMech, moderated by @tekaldas.
Register here: timep.org/2026/05/14/bread-f…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
🚨 ICYMI: TIMEP took part in a CSPF panel at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings on who shapes the political and economic rules of reconstruction and how more equitable recovery pathways can be built, featuring insights from TIMEP's @SaharMech.
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
“It’s the state that has to bear the cost.” As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue, @SaharMech joins @borzou to discuss the ripple effects on Arab economies, from higher fuel costs to uncertainty around reconstruction in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza. borzou.substack.com/p/war-in…
Apr 22
The war against Iran is causing economic and political aftershocks across the Arab world. Finances are being strained. Reconstruction efforts are being imperiled. Polarization between governments and people is increasing. As the blockade continues and the threat of renewed war persists, the fallout will worsen, says @SaharMech of @TimepDC in an interview with badlands.
Listen or watch below
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
Apr 22
Solidarity with Al Khatt (which runs Tunisian independent media and investigative outlet @inkyfada) ahead of their May 11 court hearing on their potential dissolution. Since late 2023, Tunisian authorities have been intensifying their targeting of Al Khatt rsf.org/en/tunisia-investiga…
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Apr 21
A concerning move threatening one of the only remaining serious alternative media platforms in Tunisia
Apr 21
On 11 May, the Tunis Court of First Instance will hear a dissolution request targeting Al Khatt, the association that publishes Inkyfada since 2014. Our full solidarity with its teams. Whatever the outcome, Inkyfada continues. facebook.com/share/p/1auXpvt…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
🌟 Happening today! Join the TIMEP team in Washington, DC at Exiles, from 5:45 to 8:45 PM for our quarterly MENA Social Night: an evening of community and solidarity with MENA professionals from around the DMV.
RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/mena-social…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
Apr 13
Timothy Kaldas urges the institution to act on its own findings about austerity and taxation. project-syndicate.org/commen…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
Apr 13
As the IMF meets this week, they'll review how they design their programs
In my piece below I show IMF programs rely on counterproductive austerity, at odds with their own research. The IMF should use this review to put its money where its research with a pro-growth alternative
Apr 13
Timothy Kaldas urges the institution to act on its own findings about austerity and taxation. project-syndicate.org/commen…
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Apr 13
For those at the Spring Meetings, catch the session on reconstruction in conflict affected state and the role of the World Bank in these processes
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Join us at the @WorldBankGroup
#SpringMeetings2026 for "Authorized to Rebuild? Who Governs Reconstruction in #Conflict_Affected_States in 2026?" a conversation about who sets the rules for #post_war #recovery and how #civil_society can shape #equitable #reconstruction.
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Apr 10
Friends in DC, I'd love to see you on Thursday at our MENA Social Night next week
🔔 In DC for the Spring Meetings? Join us at Exiles on Thursday, April 16, from 5:45 to 8:45 PM for our quarterly MENA Social Night, an evening of community and solidarity with the TIMEP team and MENA professionals from around the DMV.
RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/mena-social…
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
With extreme urgency, TIMEP calls on the United States and governments worldwide to press Israel to adhere to the regional two-week ceasefire in Lebanon.
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
Mar 13
Something that hasn't sunk in, is that these losses in revenue, damage to infrastructure, and cost of defense as well as replenishing and upgrading military supplies, will all likely reduce Gulf budgets for foreign aid and reconstruction in the region that the West relied on 🧵
Mar 13
Gulf states lose $15bn in energy revenues since start of war ft.trib.al/7CPzJ15
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Sahar Mechmech retweeted
NEW: Early Monday, Lebanon got pulled into the war. How did this happen, what has unfolded in the time since, and how has the Lebanese government responded?
TIMEP's newest explainer lays out answers to these key questions: timep.org/2026/03/02/how-did…
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