Feature Stories

  • AMIDEAST Releases 2010 Annual Report “Investing in People”

    INVESTING IN PEOPLE features stories of some of the thousands of individuals AMIDEAST worked with in 2010. Together with our partners and donors we worked to help thousands of individuals across the Middle East and North Africa access educational...

  • Advancing Women’s Potential in Business and Management

    Women’s empowerment and inclusion are critical to the economic and political transitions currently taking place in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East. Specialized training programs such as the 10,000 Women program at the American...

  • Expanding Educational Access for Saudi Women

    Consistent with the government’s efforts to expand educational opportunities for Saudi women, the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education recently approved the enrollment of women at Alfaisal University and the University Preparation Program (UPP...

  • New Fulbright Program Creating Bridges to Islamic Scholars

    A unique Fulbright initiative, developed in partnership with Islam’s oldest university, is building bridges of interfaith understanding, while giving concrete expression to President Obama’s call in Cairo in 2009 for broader engagement...