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Thank you for your patience during our website re-construction. Please note our educational tools and workshops, essay and poster contests, news, and upcoming events, with more to come. We hope you will find the website
more user-friendly and will check back often. Happy New Year!
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2018 "Essay Contest" and NEW! "Poster Contest"
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Deadline: May 15, 2018
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Abdelkader Global Leadership Prize contests are open to students enrolled at high schools and colleges in the United States, including exchange students. Learn about a humanitarian and forerunner of the Geneva Convention. Hearts and minds are changed through the ethical and moral values of this admired Muslim Hero.
Find details and resources at www.abdelkaderproject.org. FLYER TO PRINT
The essay and poster contests will address:
* Why does Emir Abdelkader’s life story and legacy deserve remembering today?
* What lessons did you derive from reading about him?
* What is relevant for our global society? What is relevant to your own life?
* Reflect on Abdelkader’s education as compared to your own education.
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ESSAY CONTEST AWARDS
High School students (1st Place $1,000; 2nd Place $500)
College/University students (1st Place $1,500; 2nd Place $1,000)
NEW! POSTER CONTEST AWARDS
High School students (1st Place $1,000; 2nd Place $500)
College/University students (1st Place $1,500; 2nd Place $1,000)
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IN THE NEWS
Ambassador of the Year
H.E. Madjid Bouguerra -- Algeria's Ambassador to the U.S. – was honored as “Ambassador of the Year” by the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce on December 14 at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington DC. NUSACC President/CEO David Hamod presented Bouguerra with his award at the VIP luncheon. AEP Co-Founder Kathy Garms paid tribute to Ambassador Bouguerra for his friendship, his support of the Abdelkader Education Project, and for encouraging Algeria and the U.S to continue collaborative efforts on common ground, the legacy of Emir Abdelkader. Sponsors included Lockheed Martin, Bloomberg Grain, ORUS Agriculture, Raytheon, PhRMA International, Dow and GE.
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H.E. Madjid Bouguerra received three awards: "Ambassador of the Year" from David Hamod, NUSACC President/CEO, and Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel, NUSACC Board Member and VP of International Government Affairs, Lockheed Martin; "Honorary Citizen of Elkader" from Josh Pope, Mayor of Elkader; and a "Commemorative Brick for Mascara Park" from Kathy Garms, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Abdelkader Education Project based in Elkader, Iowa.
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SAVE THE DATES
Abdelkader Experiential Training for Teachers, Faculty, and Administrators*
Merrimack Institute for New Teacher Support (M.I.N.T.S.)
March 8, 2018 (3:30-8:00pmET)
North Andover, Massachusetts USA
Knowledge is Our Weapon: Finding Your Voice
Featured speaker: Daisy Khan, WISE UP www.wisemuslimwomen.org
*Professional Development Points and Certificates available
Abdelkader Experiential Training for Teachers* - Grades 5-12
Abdelkader Education Project Social Studies Curricula
June 7-8, 2018 (9:00am-4:00pmCT)
Keystone Area Education Agency, Dubuque, Iowa USA
12 hours in-person contact and 3 hours online follow-up support
*Scholarships for Professional Development Credits available
SIGN-UP FOR NEWSLETTER
Please visit www.abdelkaderproject.org and sign-up in the right bottom corner to receive AEP News & Notes directly. Stay informed of activities and opportunities as well as updates.
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ABDELKADER EDUCATION PROJECT (AEP) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that promotes cultural literacy, civility, and respectful engagement between all people through education and outreach drawing on Emir Abdelkader's life story and values – courage, integrity, intellect, humility and compassion – that transcend culture and faith traditions.
AEP DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES are available. Becoming a sponsor demonstrates commitment to education in building cultural understanding and providing global perspectives for educators and students as well as business, social and political leaders of all faiths and cultures. To donate and learn more, please visit our website or contact kathy@abdelkaderproject.org.
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