Cairo, Egypt, August 20, 2010 — AMIDEAST is pleased to announce the start of a new program that will provide Egyptian Imams and female religious scholars with the linguistic tools needed to engage in discussions and explanations of Islam, particularly to non-Muslims.  Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the English for Religious Purposes program will be offered in Alexandria and Tanta over the coming two years. 

Washington, DC, March 30, 2010 — AMIDEAST is pleased to announce the launch of a scholarship initiative that will enable more American college students to live and study in the Arab world. Beginning this summer, the new AMIDEAST Arab Heritage Fund Scholarship Program will provide a limited number of need-based scholarships for participants in AMIDEAST’s summer, semester, and academic-year study abroad programs in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco.

Egyptian jewelry designer Azza Fahmy surrounded by her daughters and young designers.

AMIDEAST will join forces with Egyptian jewelry designer Azza Fahmy and Cairo-based Townhouse Gallery to create an innovative arts program that will enable underprivileged youth with artistic inclination and talent to enter the burgeoning creative workforce in Egypt.

“I can never forget how DKSSF contributed to my success and opened for me the door of opportunity.“ — Jad El Khoury

Four bright young men and women from Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia are the latest beneficiaries of the Diana Kamal Scholarship Search Fund (DKSSF), an initiative that enables AMIDEAST to match highly deserving Arab youth with scholarships to pursue their education in the United States.