American Arab Forum
For Immediate Release
AAF to Coordinate Model Arab League
workshops at NJ colleges and high schools
(Paterson, NJ) February 1, 2007
Contact, Aref Assaf 973-960-2673
The American Arab Forum is pleased to announce that, as
part of its core mission, it has concluded an agreement with the
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, (NCUSAR) to lead the
effort to conduct workshops emulating the real-life issues
facing the 22 member states of the Arab League. AAF will work with a
regional director of NCUSAR to promote and conduct the events at
select colleges and high schools in New Jersey.
The Model Arab League, MAL, has attracted over 25,000
students since its inception in 1983. The AAF's sponsored
workshops will signal the first time the model has been
available to NJ college students.
Participants will gain immeasurable firsthand leadership
experience and hands-on training. They will attain this
through the Model's constant challenges and interaction in the
course of public discussion, the application of time management
skills, the use of parliamentary procedure, and the dynamics of
debating, writing, and editing. All this occurs under pressure
and tight deadlines that mirror the actual realities and
tensions inherent in the give-and-take that comes with activism
in public affairs. Successful students will receive special
certificates from NCUSAR.
Aref Assaf, PhD, president of American Arab Forum, expressed
his enthusiasm and support for bringing the Model to New
Jersey. "We hope that such efforts will offer students an
unsurpassed opportunity to attain and harness practical
leadership skills intimately connected to the US and the Arab
world." He further stated that," Such a real-life simulation of
challenging issues will encourage deeper appreciation for the
intricacies of world affairs and the need to equip oneself with
vast amounts of knowledge about the issues."
The American Arab Forum is a non profit tax exempt think-tank
organization based in Paterson, NJ. Visit our website to learn
more about work. www.aafusa.org.
If you are interested in hosting or participating in the
MAL
at your college, please contact us.
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