ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2012 – Social media is more than just a way to connect with friends—according to Egyptian activist Dalia Ziada, it can enable young people to bring about a “new era” in civil and women’s rights. Appearing Thursday at an event sponsored by Project Nur and the Middle East Socio-Political Association, Ziada discussed the 2011 Egyptian Revolution that toppled…
Read MoreClick here to read about the great work being done by the Project Nur students at the University of California Santa Barbara. The canned food drive will begin on February 6th to assist the UCSB Associated Students Food Bank (http://foodbank.as.ucsb.edu/), which provides food to in-need UCSB students. The students simultaneously will be organizing a sock drive for the homeless community in collaboration…
Read MoreThe Brandeis Chapter of Project Nur brought the Boston-based music collective and educational non-profit DÜNYA toBrandeis “to showcase the culture of Turkey while at the same time raise money for earthquake victims.” Click here to read the full article in the Brandeis Hoot.
Read MoreThe Daily Targum covers a wonderful Fall 2011 Project Nur student project: “After 24 hours of not eating a single meal, students got a glimpse of how it might feel to live during a famine in Somalia…” Read More
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