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Lara Sammour serves as the Programme Coordinator for the Women, Peace, and Security Regional Hub at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. In addition to her role at the Institute, she has taught as a Gender Instructor at the Lebanese American University, offering courses on gender discrimination, public policy, and politics, among other subjects. Lara earned her Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies from the Lebanese American University, where she was selected as a MEPI TLG Scholar—a prestigious program under the Middle East Partnership Initiative that empowers emerging leaders in the region through advanced training and educational opportunities.