Soros Foundations
MENA works closely with the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Turkey, a liaison office that identifies actors and activities that will help Turkey's evolution toward an open society, facilitates collaboration between Turkish civil society and the Soros foundations network, and makes funding recommendations.
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Turkey
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Call for Proposals: Middle East & North Africa Initiative Grants
January 18, 2008
OSI's Middle East & 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. more
Arts and Culture
MENA promotes cultural and artistic development as an activity that reflects open society values and positively influences public attitudes.
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Human Rights
MENA partners with a number of human rights organizations in the region by providing grants for general support or specific projects.
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Information
MENA collaborates with OSI’s Information Program to promote the equitable deployment of knowledge and communication resources by providing access to content, tools, and networks for civic empowerment.
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OSI Forum: Baghdad Film School—Making Movies in Iraq
OSI-New York
March 25, 2008
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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 & Television College in Baghdad.
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OSI Forum: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis—Bearing Witness
OSI-New York
January 24, 2008
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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.
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Baghdad Film School Videos
