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03/27/2024

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03/25/2024

The dinner brought together 200 distinguished guests from Washington's diplomatic and policy community with some of the most accomplished filmmakers and media leaders. Grateful for our sponsors who support AAM's mission UAE Embassy in Washington, DC Embassy of the Kingdom, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. L'Avant-Garde DC

03/25/2024

AAM's 11th Annual Awards dinner honored 4 outstanding creative talent whose work exemplifies the power of media to inform, educate and empower:
Emmy and Tony nominated actor A***n Moayed for his commitment to the civic, social and cultural potential of arts through his organization Waterwell and as an inspiring example of an actor of Middle East descent who has achieved wide success and critical acclaim with plays such as A DOLL'S HOUSE and series SUCCESSION;
BAFTA nominated writer & director Sally El Hosaini for her uplifting and inspiring movie SWIMMERS, a true story of two Syrian sisters, refugees who swam to freedom in Europe and later competed as swimmers in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio;

Nujoom Alghanem a pioneer and pillar of the arts and filmmaking community in the UAE whose films explore indigenous Emirati culture while also addressing universal themes such as women's empowerment and climate change;

The founders of pioneering Saudi media studio Telfaz 11 who captured hearts of Saudi audiences, first on Youtube and since the opening of the film sector has achieved great success with films like SATTAR. Ibraheem Alkhairallah

02/21/2023

AAM hosted the Nobel Peace Prize nominated Civilizations Choir of Antakya in 2014 and 2017 . They lost 7 members and many lost their homes. Choir's conductor Yılmaz Özfırat was rescued alive from the rubble. We established a relief fund to help rebuild the Choir.
You can donate: https://www.aipvakfi.org/en/v2/bagisci.php?mc_cid=e306cc8863&mc_eid=9fd865cc53

11/18/2022

We hosted our 10th Anniversary Awards Dinner at the Kennedy Center last night with outstanding honorees Bela Bajaria, Mohammad Al Issa, acclaimed Turkish series Ethos (Bir Baskadir), MC Margaret Brennan and presenters Amb. Stuart Holliday, AJC CEO Ted Deutch, Vuslat Doğan Sabanci. Netflix AJC - American Jewish Committee

10/14/2022

Join us for AAM's 10th Anniversary Awards Dinner on November 17th at the REACH, the Kennedy Center
emceed by Margaret Brennan w/ amazing honorees and award presenters Bela Bajaria, Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa , acclaimed Turkish TV series Ethos
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12/22/2021

We are honored to play a small part in highlighting Tolo’s amazing work!

12/17/2021

2021 AAM Awards honored Afghanistan's largest media channel Tolo TV, outstanding French TV series Un Village Francais, groundbreaking Hulu comedy Ramy, and recognized the potential for UAE-Israel Creative Partnerships with UAE Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba, Keshet CEO Avi Nir and Abu Dhabi Film Commissioner Hans Fraikin.
Watch the show on AAM's Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXxIZcdBUO8&list=PLLs6_i9mO7guCo75M8iFfXlIkv7Cd0dch&index=1

12/09/2021

AAM hosted the in-person portion of its 9th Annual Awards Dinner at French Ambassador Philippe Etienne's Residence. The outstanding French series Un Village Francais was one of the receivers of the AAM Awards this year. We were so fortunate to have the talent behind this show, Emmanuel Dauce, producer and co-creator, and actors Constance Dolle and Marie Kremer, present at the reception. Thank you Ambassador Etienne for hosting us at your beautiful home!

07/14/2021

AAM honored Masih in 2019. We stand with Masih and her right to speak her mind without fear of repression. Here's her powerful speech at the AAM Gala.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_YLzMcd2NA

05/09/2021

04/16/2021

America Abroad Media and The Muhammad Ali Center
Present “The Universal Title – Muhammad Ali’s Spiritual Journey”
A Public Radio Special and Podcast Hosted by Preacher Moss and Distributed by PRX.
Podcast available on all major platforms https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-universal-title-muhammad-alis-spiritual-journey/id1562935315?mc_cid=6c5ff73180&mc_eid=ad8c985413

Visit www.theuniversaltitle.com for broadcast times on public radio stations around the country during Ramadan, April 12th-May 12th.

A six-part special about Muhammad Ali’s spiritual journey, from Louisville to the world’s stage and what really made him “The Greatest.”— HOSTED BY PREACHER MOSS Latest Episodes Episodes Episode 01: The Church of Mama Bird Episode 02: The Cartoon and the Convert Episode 03: “A Message of...

04/13/2021

from AAM/Screen Buzz Inaugural Hollywood-Bahrain workshop with mentors Mark Goffman and Alexa Jung, Bahraini filmmakers, and the guest of honor of day one Ambassador Abdulla Al Khalifa!

11/26/2020

A historic musical performance by UAE's Mohamed Al Shehhi and Israel's Dudu Tassa for AAM's 8th Annual Awards Dinner, which will take place virtually on December 10th at 8pm EST.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIDxBCYpS5k/

11/26/2020

AAM's 8th Annual Virtual Awards Dinner will be on Thursday December the 10th, 8pm EST. We have a great line up this year! Stayed tuned...

12/05/2019

throwback to our 7th annual awards dinner on November 5th, 2019....with our terrific honorees director Peter Berg, iconic Egyptian actress Yousra and Iranian women's rights activist Masih Alinejad. Thank you to our co-chairs Nazanin Boniadi, Lea Carperter & Elliot Ackerman, Jen Isham, Juan Zarate, our presenters General John Allen, Farah Pandith, Donald Lassere, Jay Weissberg and our sponsors who helped us make a great success!

11/08/2018

Congratulations to AAM’s 2018 award recipients and thank you to our sponsors, host committee and board of advisors for your dedication and time in helping make the sixth annual dinner a great success!

11/08/2018

What a wonderful night of celebration! For the sixth year in a row, the dinner has brought together some of the best creative talent from Hollywood and the Middle East to celebrate the power of media.

11/08/2018

Honoring Haifaa Al Mansour, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and father-son Egyptian filmmakers Wahid and Marwan Hamed at tonight’s annual dinner for their outstanding commitment to using media as a tool to inform, inspire and positively impact society.

11/07/2018

Looking forward to welcoming accomplished filmmakers and media leaders from the Middle East and Hollywood to Washington, DC for our sixth annual awards dinner, to celebrate the impact of global storytelling through entertainment.

09/06/2018

Check out our latest episode https://www.pri.org/programs/america-abroad/combating-extremist-ideology-911

It's been 17 years since 9/11, and 14 years since the 9/11 Commission released its recommendations on how to prevent future attacks. While much of the focus has been on military solutions, the commission also made recommendations on how to use diplomacy and soft power to prevent the growth of extrem...

07/12/2018

Check out our new collaboration with CNAS https://www.pri.org/programs/america-abroad/stories-backchannel-unavoidable-russia

Stories from the Backchannel is a new podcast that examines the stories behind some of America's most important national security moments.

05/14/2018

How should western countries like the US and UK combat the false and misleading news coming from Kremlin-backed networks like RT?

RT wants "to create chaos by suggesting there is no such thing as objective truth, rather there are simply dozens of competing narratives.”

05/10/2018

Iraq is holding parliamentary elections. How can the country overcome years of sectarian violence to find unity? And what will a future alliance with the West look like? Join us for a town hall discussion at the United States Institute of Peace on May 21

https://www.usip.org/events/after-isis-will-iraqs-elections-be-next-step-stability

On May 12, Iraqis went to the polls to elect members of a new national parliament. This was the fourth election since the fall of Saddam Hussein, but the first since the military rollback of the Islamic State-declared caliphate. The country's new leaders will be faced with the challenge of rebuildin...

05/02/2018

We don't know how effective Russian information warfare was in swaying the US election. But we do know the roots of these tactics, the goals Russia is trying to achieve — and how to counteract them. Listen to our latest episode at PRI.org, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union used the media to undermine foreign powers. Now, Russia is at it again. And while the goals are the same, the methods have changed.

04/11/2018

“If it were just Syrians, we would solve it. Syrians know that America and Russia don’t want to help. They just want to bomb and sell more weapons. Just leave us alone," said one member of the Syrian opposition.

For many of the Syrians in Turkey who fought in, or rooted for the opposition, the bloodshed is ending in death and destruction with no freedom.

04/05/2018

In Syria, what is the US doing right and where is our foreign policy falling short? Check out our new episode

"We feel terrible about what is going on in Syria, but we don't want to get really deeply engaged. So we do just enough to make the situation worse without doing enough to make it better.”

03/21/2018

President Erdogan wants Turkey to become a regional power in science, so he's investing in big infrastructure projects like a new astronomical observatory. Meanwhile, as Turkish society becomes more religious, science education is being slashed.

Turkey is making advances in its scientific infrastructure — like its brand new astronomical observatory. But the new science curriculum for high schoolers leaves out the theory of evolution.

03/15/2018

You're invited to our live show in DC! Here's a preview of what we'll be discussing.

"There is a history of unexpected threats emerging from unexpected places, as we learned from Afghanistan. It is in both our national security interest and in line with our values to help fragile states."

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Made in America: Trade Policy in the Trump Era

Beyond the Border: The Future of US-Mexico Relations

The US just approved a $38 billion aid package to Israel. What do Israelis think about that?

Do Trump's plans for Syria make economic sense? Robert Powell of The Economist Intelligence Unit spoke about it in length at the town hall we produced with The Takeaway and The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR.

In Zimbabwe, people want to know if the next American president would get involved again in African affairs. Join us and The Takeaway on September 1st to discuss. https://www.facebook.com/events/1645514092432009/

What do you want to see from the next American president?

What does the world want to see from the next American president? Together with The Takeaway, we're hosting a forum on international perspectives on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the US presidential election on Sept. 1 at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR. Details and RSVP: http://goo.gl/i7Q9sR

Is the "war on drugs" going to shift? That's what people in Colombia want to know from the next American president. Our experts will try to answer that on September 1st: https://www.facebook.com/events/1645514092432009/

What if James Bond had a family? The son of a '60s Israeli spy...

Oded Gur-Arie was not yet 13 year-old when he found out his father was not like most other dads. Full story: http://goo.gl/3k9Jd5

Questions from China: Is Trump just trying to get elected?

Is Trump serious? The latest question for our Global Town Hall on the US presidential election comes from a 16-year-old student in China. The event will be co-hosted by The Takeaway and held Sept. 1 at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR in NYC. Details and RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1645514092432009/

Doud Hassan: What are your plans for Somalia to get back on it...

Doud Hassan is from Somalia, a country that the next US president will likely have a big impact on. He submitted this question for the Global Town Hall we're hosting in NYC on Sept 1. In the event, which is co-hosted by the The Takeaway, a panel of foreign policy experts will try to answer the question “What would the world like to hear from the next American president?" More details and RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1645514092432009/

On September 1st we will gather in New York with a panel of experts to ask and answer the question – what would the world like to hear from the next American president? If you feel, like Or from Israel, that you have a stake in the US election, send us videos with your questions and concerns. More details to come.

Why a Tibetan couple’s wedding photos captivated the world

Why a Tibetan couple’s wedding photos captivated the world: http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-04-13/why-tibetan-couple-s-wedding-photos-captivated-world

U Wirathu was called "The Face of Buddhist Terror" by Time magazine. Reporter Emily Johnson looks at the 969 Movement he leads, and its impact on Burmese Muslims.

Killing the Cranes

Listen to an excerpt from Edward Girardet's book, "Killing the Cranes: A Reporters Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan." Visit us online to see America Abroad's interview as he discusses his book and shares his first-hand perspective on war in Afghanistan. http://bit.ly/yah3b5

The Arab Spring swept across the Middle East with surprising force and speed. But to many long-time observers of the region, the signs of change were already apparent. Author Robin Wright reads from her prescient new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World." Watch our full interview at http://bit.ly/pXa3U9

AAM talks with Andrew Tabler, author of the upcoming book, In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria. In this short excerpt, Tabler discusses the current protests in Syria. Watch the full interview, http://bit.ly/1duvU8

Community Supported Film in Afghanistan

AAM talks with Michael Sheridan, an artist and documentary filmmaker. His newest project, Community Supported Film, trains Afghans in documentary filmmaking and video journalism techniques. To see the full interview, go to http://bit.ly/1duvU8

Expression through Design in Jordan

Michael Makdah is co-founder and marketing director of Jo Bedu, an Amman-based apparel store. His company hires artists to create edgy designs that push the boundaries of freedom of expression in Jordan.

Polio Immunization in Nigeria

The recent outbreak of polio in the Republic of Congo (http://nyti.ms/cgYZh0) is a setback in the efforts to eradicate the disease in Africa. Watch how Nigerian communities have been actively engaged in order to carry out a polio vaccination campaign in their country.

After the Cole: One Sailor's Fight

Jesse Neal, a sailor on the USS Cole, had just woken up from a nap when a blast tore through the hull of the ship. In the years following the attack, Neal suffered from stress and loss. He eventually left the Navy, and soon found a way to channel his grief and anger: professional wrestling.