http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena OSI's Middle East and North Africa Initiative operates primarily as a grantmaking program on issues ranging from knowledge and information to women's rights. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/film_20080325/films A selection of films that were completed by students of the Independent Film and Television College, an OSI grantee. The college, which teaches young Iraqis how to tell their stories through film, charges no tuition fees and is funded by international charities, trade unions, and private donations. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:07:00 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/film_20080325/films http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/film_20080325 ArteEast and the Open Society Institute hosted a screening of documentary films illuminating ordinary life in today's Iraq, produced by students at the Independent Film and Television College in Baghdad. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:01:10 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/film_20080325 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/afghan_20080228 At this OSI panel, human rights advocates working in Afghanistan addressed the challenges of promoting global standards in a conservative Muslim society recovering from decades of conflict and extremism. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:22:03 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/afghan_20080228 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/refugees_20080124 At this OSI panel, journalist George Packer discussed his new play about the treatment of Iraqis who risked their lives to work for U.S. forces, and photographer Lori Grinker screened a short film about Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:50:13 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/events/refugees_20080124 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/news/menacfp_20080118 OSI's Middle East and North Africa Initiative welcomes grant proposals from organizations to foster freedom of expression, access to information, women's rights, development of the rule of law, local governance, and educational reforms in the Middle East. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:41:58 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/news/menacfp_20080118