July 2021 News & Notes

The Abdelkader Education Project advocates for cultural understanding, educates future leaders, and promotes the Emir as a model humanitarian. To learn more about our accomplishments and our plans, please visit our website.   Check out our newest curricula,...
Finding Inspiration In Our Differences…

Finding Inspiration In Our Differences…

  The year 2020 brought us a global pandemic. Social distancing has created fear and isolation among many people for many months. I’ve found hope in John Kiser’s transformational book The Monks of Tibhirine, an inspiring true story that was retold in the 2010...

From Music to History, This Teacher Does It All

As a member of the Northeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, I read in the monthly newsletter about the Abdelkader Education Project. I was not previously familiar with Abdelkader before the article in the newsletter mentioned the town of...

Education: The path to a better tomorrow

Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abdelkader by John Kiser and participate in the student essay contest.   Fast-forward to today, I have been involved in AEP for almost 3 years and have watched so many new projects and ideas sprout out of the...