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Chairman's Remarks Egypt Programs Jay T. Snyder Reporting Fellowship

Open Hands Founder Jay Snyder Addresses the ‘Covering a Revolution’ Fellowship

The following portion of the transcript of remarks by the Chairman and Founder Jay Snyder were originally published on GlobalPost. CAIRO — Thank you, Charlie. On behalf of the Open Hands Initiative I’d like to welcome and thank you for joining us this evening. I am deeply humbled to be here in Cairo with such […]

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Syria Programs

An American Music Producer in Syria, Part 4: East Meets West

This guest blog post is the last of a four-part series written by Open Hands partner and music producer, Brian Unger. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 or learn more about the 2010 Syrian Music Exchange. My last session for the day was Maias Alyamani and his quintet MAqam. The players are Maias […]

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Syria Programs

An American Music Producer in Syria, Part 3: Exploring Arabic Melodies

The below guest blog post is authored by Brian Unger, an American musician and music producer who led the 2010 Music Exchange Program in Damascus, Syria.  This is the third of a series of posts by Mr. Unger that explores his experience in Syria. You may also read Part 1 and Part 2. Continuing my […]

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Silver Scorpion Comic Book Syria Programs

The Silver Scorpion

On Free Comic Book Day 2011, the Open Hands Initiative introduced the world to the Silver Scorpion, the first edition of the new comic book series developed by American and Syrian youth disability advocates who participated in the 2010 Youth Ability Summit. The “Silver Scorpion” is more than a superhero; it represents a new phase […]

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Syria Programs

An American Music Producer in Syria, Part 2: The Jazz Bug Hits Damascus

The below guest blog post is authored by Brian Unger, an American musician and music producer who led the 2010 Music Exchange Program in Damascus, Syria. This is the second of a series of posts by Mr. Unger that explores his experience in Syria. Read Part 1 here. Following my arrival, days two through four […]