Barbara Kay Lethem Ibrahim papers

Collection — Folder: Ibrahim, Barbara Kay Lethem, DePauw Alumni Vertical File

Identifier: MSD-1971-246

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a circa 1971 portrait photograph and a December 14, 2021 article featured within the DePauw Magazine about Barbara Kay Lethem Ibrahim.

Dates

circa 1971-2021

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Biographical Note

Barbara Lethem Ibrahim, DePauw class of 1971, was founding director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement (2006-2014) at the American University in Cairo. She holds degrees from DePauw University, American University of Beirut, and a Ph.D. in sociology from Indiana University. She served as Regional Director for West Asia and North Africa of the Population Council from 1990 to 2005 and Program Officer at the Ford Foundation regional office in Cairo (1981-1989). Her publications address philanthropy in the Arab region, challenges to global higher education, youth activism in Egypt, and the closing space for civil society in the Arab transitions. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Arab Foundations Forum, Soliya, and the International Society for Third Sector Research. In 2003 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Middle East Women’s Studies Association.

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