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2020 ABDELKADER GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PRIZE
Scholarship Awards
High School and College Students of all faiths and cultures
Sign-up today – Entries due March 15th
“Changing hearts and minds in today’s diverse global society”
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| Learn about the Middle East and Islamic culture through the legacy of Emir Abdelkader (1808-1883). Whenever political, economic, and religious stakes raised challenges, Abdelkader stood firm on his moral and ethical principles. He supported what was fair and just, regardless of culture, creed, or civilization. |
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| Write an essay or podcast interview script addressing how Abdelkader’s values can be applied today. Find contest details at www.abdelkaderproject.org/student-contest-2020/. |
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INSPIRING CULTURAL & RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY – EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
AEP’s educational initiatives feature 19th century history with lessons for today drawing on the legacy of Emir Abdelkader, a global icon of religious and ethical leadership. Discover stories to pique student curiosity and elevate their enthusiasm for important history. Pope Pius IX and Queen Victoria sang the Emir’s praises, world leaders bestowed on Abdelkader “medals of honor,” and a town in America’s heartland was named after him. Here is a figure who represents for Muslims, true jihad—the struggle to live up to one’s highest values—and for everyone, true humanitarianism—defending people, regardless of their race or religion. Learn more at www.abdelkaderproject.org. |
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| GUEST ARTICLE: “When Emir Abdelkader died in 1883, the New York Times eulogized him as one of the greatest men of the 19th Century. He did struggle against many foes, but he recognized that his greatest enemies were fear, anger, and prejudice. When the French armies invaded Algeria, he frustrated their colonial pretensions for years. When he captured French soldiers, he treated them respectfully and magnanimously; when the French finally overcame him, they treated him treacherously and shamefully. |
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| After several years’ imprisonment in France, he was exiled to Damascus. There, in 1860, he saved an estimated 7,000 Christians from massacre by the Turks, personally going with his bodyguards into besieged areas of the city and bringing the refugees to safety within the walls of his large compound. He was also a Koranic scholar, a mathematician, and a mystic who taught that all people, regardless of their religious affiliations, were all one in the love of their Creator.” ~ William Witt, Elkader (Iowa) Native and World Citizen |
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| EXPLORING ABDELKADER’S VALUES THROUGH MUSIC Jennifer Larson, Middle School Orchestra teacher in Decorah (Iowa) incorporates Abdelkader’s core values into her classroom curricula. Click here to read her full story on the blog. Jennifer was a winner of the 2019 Abdelkader Prize for Educators. |
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2019 MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
EMIR ABD EL-KADER MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Caecie Deblaere of Fargo, ND has been awarded the Emir Abd El-Kader Memorial Leadership Scholarship. She is currently attending Concordia College, Moorhead, MN and pursuing a degree in Foreign Languages. |
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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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