During her time in the white tents of a refugee camp in Djiabouti, Basmalah Algahmi could not have imagined what her life would turn out to be. Escaping war in Yemen, Basmalah and her family were stripped of their homes and forced to flee for their safety. In 2016, The Algahmi family was granted asylum…
We would like to congratulate Rewan Abdelwahab, a 2020-2021 Alousi STEM Scholar, who published a multicultural surgery guide titled “Surgical Scrubbing and At tire in the Operating Room and ICU: A Multicultural Guide” in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In response to her article, the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)…
Congratulations to the 2021 recipients of The Ali, Isabella and Giselle Legacy Scholarship: Evan Wegienka, Hana Y. Rababeh and Sneha Ramya Challa. This scholarship supports students who embody the incredible spirits of Ali, Isabella and Giselle, whose lives were tragically cut short. The Abbas children’s incredible generosity was beyond their years. Every Christmas, they pulled…
At Fordson High School’s Honors Night, recipients of the Issam and Rima Abbas Endowed Scholarship were recognized by Rana Abbas Taylor and her husband Tom Taylor, founders of the scholarship. At the event, Rana shares powerful words on how the tragic loss of her sister Rima, brother-in-law Issam and their beautiful children Ali, Isabella and…
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy would like to congratulate our 2020 Adawia Alousi Scholars! Representing colleges throughout the country, the women who make up this exceptional sisterhood are increasing the visibility of Muslim females in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. In addition to their demanding academic schedules, these young women engage…
Five Arab Americans have been awarded the Jack G. and Bernice M. Shaheen Endowed Media Scholarship Fund for their excellence in media studies. Since 1997, more than 80 Arab American leaders in media have become Shaheen scholars. Congratulations to the latest recipients: Munir Atalla (Columbia University) is a filmmaker and video producer based in Brooklyn, New…
Congratulations to our 2020 Ali, Isabella and Giselle Legacy Scholarship recipients — Isha Gupta, Guntaaz Kaur and Nick Mansfield! This scholarship was created to honor the memory of Issam and Dr. Rima Abbas and their three children, Ali, Isabella and Giselle. The scholarship is part of The Abbas Family Red Wagon Fund which was created…
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy would like to congratulate our 2019 Adawia Alousi Scholars! Representing colleges throughout the country, the women who make up this exceptional sisterhood are increasing the visibility of Muslim females in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. In addition to the jobs and extracurriculars these women are already…
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy would like to congratulate our 2018 Adawia Alousi Scholars! Representing colleges throughout the country, the women who make up this exceptional sisterhood are increasing the visibility of Muslim females in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. In addition to the jobs and extracurriculars these women are already…
Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) are vastly underrepresented – indeed, a rarity. However, CAAP is aiming to turn the tide through the Dr. Adawia Alousi STEM Scholarship Fund for Muslim Women. This scholarship program, the first of its kind, will establish a sorority of Muslim American women pursuing STEM: the Adawia Alousi Scholars. The fund…