Hany El Miniawy honored by International Union of Architects

Egyptian Fellow Hany El Miniawy was recently selected by the International Union of Architects as recipient of the 2008 Vassilis Sgoutas Prize, which recognizes architects contributing to the alleviation of poverty.
Through the construction of low-cost, environmentally friendly housing for low-income areas in Egypt, Hany transfers his knowledge and experience of building materials and techniques to [...]

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Images for Life

Images for Life, a two-year community based project sponsored by Fellow Abdelfattah Abusrour’s Al Rowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Center in Bethlehem’s Aida refugee camp, aims to train Palestinian youth and adults in professional photography and video as a “powerful tool for change and a beautiful means of resistance.” The photographs and the videos (here [...]

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Raising autism awareness in the Arab region

A variety of activities were presented by Fellow Maha Helali’s ADVANCE Society to commemorate Autism Awareness Month in April. Events included a roundtable, a sporting gala involving 23 community organizations and nearly 600 participants, a conference on autism organized in conjunction with Assiut University, and an art exhibit held at the Cairo Opera House. Raising [...]

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Ehaab Abdou and Nahdet El Mahrousa contribute to discourse on Egyptian youth

Fellow Ehaab Abdou and other members of his youth-focused organization, Nahdet El Mahrousa, contributed to the most recent issue of Beyond, a quarterly public policy journal of Al Ahram. Here, Ehaab discusses the potential of young people to positively impact Egyptian society, as well as key trends, challenges, and opportunities associated with their civic participation.

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