Fellowship Programme News Archive

From Blair Glencorse
(this a personal blog from a UNAOC fellow)

Reading the press of late, it would be easy to fear that Tunisia’s post-revolutionary transition towards a more democratic state may be in jeopardy. The country seems increasingly polarized between the ruling Ennahda Party and more secular organizations, which are beset by internecine struggles. In early [...]

Albert Camus looking in the Arab Spring in Brussels
By Adlen Meddi
Is it necessary to destroy this world or to safeguard it to change it?” This idea, launched by Albert Camus, was reminded to us by a European diplomat during a meeting in Brussels, still remains unanswered. Should we pull down all the antidemocratic Arab regimes [...]

November 8th-11th , 2012, Washington DC
The Washington DC program began with a public tour of Congress followed by a private tour of the House of Representatives, courtesy of UNAOC Alumni, Sentell Barnes, Senior Staffer for Congressman Sean Duffy. Fellows then met with Senior Staffers for Congressman Ellison, Nunes, and Carson, members of the House Financial [...]

Fellows at the United Nations Headquarters, New YorkThe UNAOC Fellowship program, Nov. 2012, kicked off with a visit to the United Nations Headquarters where fellows had the chance to watch a General Assembly Meeting.
Afterwards, Alumni Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din briefed the fellows on Muslim Americans followed by Q&A on freedom of speech and the repercussions of the [...]

Mingling around the tastefully-decorated and dimly-lit Egyptian restaurant, where we feasted on local delicacies with our new friends, it’s hard to believe we’ve only been here for four days.  It seems like only a few hours ago, we were discussing Moroccan politics while being treated to delicious mint tea, which flowed like water from Rabat [...]