Earlier this month, Israeli graduate students studying Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University gathered for an intimate and thought-provoking conversation with Tom Vizel, the Founder and Executive Director of WeAreMENA. The session was organized in collaboration with Abraham Tent, the U.S.-based Jewish organization dedicated to strengthening...
This week, Tom Vizel and George Stevens from the leadership of the WeAreMENA (WRM) Network met with Ambassador Michael Mann, the incoming European Union Ambassador to Israel, at the EU offices in Tel Aviv. The conversation was warm, forward-looking, and filled with a shared sense of...
This week marked an important and meaningful moment for the WeAreMENA (WRM) Network. As part of the network’s continuous effort to expand its partnerships across the Middle East and North Africa, members of the WRM leadership held a quiet, carefully structured meeting with a Syrian organization...
On November 11th, 2025, in the heart of Paris at the historic Ronceray Opera Hotel, WeAreMENA celebrated the formal launch of its regional network with a memorable evening gathering. Delegates from across the Middle East & North Africa, diplomats, academics, youth leaders, and partners from Europe...
On November 11th, 2025, at the official Reception Dinner of the WeAreMENA Launch Summit in Paris – co-hosted with AJC – Founder and Executive Director Tom Vizel delivered a keynote address to ambassadors, parliamentarians, diplomats, philanthropists, and youth leaders from across MENA and Europe. His remarks...
