Abdelkader Student Prize
Essay and Multimedia Contests for High School Students across the United States
These contests are presented by the Abdelkader Education Project.
This is your chance...
to learn about Emir Abdelkader, an Islamic scholar from Algeria who resisted French colonialism in the mid-19th century. The Emir’s commitment to human rights won him global admiration from the likes of President James Buchanan, Queen Victoria, Pope Pius IX, Tsar Alexander II, and the presidents of France, Greece, and Turkey.