Updates and News

On Tuesday 2nd of August, at the invitation of the Chairman of the Shafik Gabr Foundation, M. Shafik Gabr, the Gabr Fellows met in Cairo at the ARTOC Headquarters. After the introductory remarks were made by the Chairman, each of the Fellows shared their latest news and achievements: 2016 Gabr…

On Sunday 19 June 2022, at the invitation of the Chairman of the Shafik Gabr Foundation, M. Shafik Gabr, the Gabr Fellows met in Cairo at the ARTOC Headquarters. After the introductory remarks made by the Chairman, each of the Fellows shared their latest news and achievements. 2017 Gabr Fellow…

On Thursday, April 28th, the O’Callaghan Family were honoured by The Family Center at their annual Spring Soiree with the Sustainer’s award. The event took place at the Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. The Family Center is an organization which offers a unique program of social and legal services,…

At the invitation of the Chairman of the Shafik Gabr Foundation, M. Shafik Gabr, the Gabr Fellows met in Washington DC on Monday, April 25, 2022, at the Regus Office. The get-together discussion was focused on the Fellows’ current work development and information update on their network groups. The Fellows…

On 31 March 2022, at the invitation of the Chairman of the Shafik Gabr Foundation, M. Shafik Gabr, the Gabr Fellows met in Cairo at the ARTOC Headquarters. The Fellows shared their latest achievements academically, socially and career-wise, as well as their plans for the future. 2017 Gabr Fellow Dalia…

The Middle East Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946. It seeks to increase knowledge of the Middle East among the United States citizens and promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas. Therefore its goals and missions…

2013 Gabr Fellow, Becca Doten, has recently been promoted from Deputy Executive Director for Public and Government Affairs for Los Angeles International Airport to their Chief Airport Affairs Officer. Becca, originally from Minnesota, attended Hastings High School before going on to the University of Southern California where she graduated with a…

The World Youth Forum (WYF) is an annual global event held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Egypt, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. It is an interactive platform, established in 2017 by a group of promising youth to convey a message of peace, prosperity and harmony to…

A gathering of all classes across the Gabr Fellowship programme will take place in Luxor, Egypt in February 2022. The reunion will be a forum for all Gabr Fellows to reconnect and reignite the dialogue between the East and West.

We are pleased to announce that the East-West: The Art of Dialogue Gabr Fellowship program will resume in Fall 2022. Applications to the program will open on March 1st, 2022. Those who applied to our previous delayed programme will need to reapply.

Thank you to all applicants who have applied to the East-West: The Art of Dialogue’s Gabr Fellowship program. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are saddened to say we have decided that we must delay our Fellowship program to 2021. New dates for the 2020/2021 Gabr Fellowship program will…

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A collection of articles from East-West ChitChat, a project created by 2017 Gabr Fellows Michael Matthiesen and Abdelrahman Amr.

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The main parts of the 2018 Gabr Fellowship have now finished.

Keep track of what this year's Fellows have been up to.

The American Gabr Fellows of the 2018 cohort have joined their Egyptian counterparts in Cairo.

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Here are the dates for the 2018 Fellowship.

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Two Gabr Fellows, Amr Seda and Michael Matthiesen, have written a blog about current relations between Egypt and the US.

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The 2017 Gabr Fellows are about to start the second part of the Fellowship in the United States between 21st – 28th October.

The 2017 Gabr Fellows have finished the Egypt part of the Fellowship program. Here is an Update on the Egypt trip.

The Gabr Fellows continue their intensive Egyptian tour on Sunday 24th September with a series of meetings and discussions.

The Gabr Fellows continue their Egyptian journey. On Saturday, September 23 they began their day at the Egyptian Ministry of Defense.

The first part of the Gabr Foundation 2017 Fellowship Program kicked off yesterday in Cairo, Egypt.

The full list of 2017 Gabr Fellows has been released.

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Major Andy Andersen of the U.S. Army swore 2016 Gabr Fellow John Ryan as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

2016 Fellow Katherine Tan has begun to pursue her Executive MBA at the Wharton School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Nourhan shared her experience at the conference with foundation members illustrating the conference's main themes and what is at the forefront agenda of the government.

2016 Fellow John Ryan will be taking a four month leave of absence to enter the Direct Commission Officer Course for the United States Army JAG Reserve.

On Wednesday July 26th, Mr Shafik Gabr hosted four Gabr Fellows at his residence. The alumni in attendance were from the fields of counter-terrorism and state department, interfaith, foreign aid agencies, and the Senate.

2015 Gabr Fellow Muhammad Nagi shares his experience creating his own company in an interview with Cairo Scene magazine.

On Wednesday, July 18th Mr Shafik Gabr hosted Fellows in Midtown, New York.

Applicants moving forward to the next phase of the Fellowship will be notified this week.

The next phase of the selection process to begin this week.

The 2017 Gabr Fellowship applications are all currently under review by foundation administration.

Professor Alex Goldmark won a George Foster Peabody Award for his work on NPR’s investigative series examining the Wells Fargo bank scandal.

On Thursday, May 18th Mr Shafik Gabr hosted a roundtable discussion with Gabr Fellows in Washington, DC.

2015 Gabr Fellow Kemp Gouldin's action project restores ​game of the pharohs ​​​this May.

The 2017 Gabr Fellowship will open on Monday, March 13 2017.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is pleased to announce the date for the 2017 Gabr Fellowship applications.

Chairman Shafik Gabr talks about the Shafik Gabr Foundation action projects at ARTOC headquarters in Egypt.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is delighted to announce the release of the 2016 Fellowship brochure.

Mr Shafik Gabr hosts the first roundtable discussion of 2017 with Gabr Fellow alumni.

The 2016 Gabr Fellowship has ended. Here are reflections on this year's Fellowship from the organisers.

Mr and Mrs Shafik Gabr host the 4th Annual Art of Dialogue reception.

Fellowship schedule update.

Update on Fellowship schedule.

Update on Fellowship schedule.

Update on Fellowship schedule.

Fellows arrive in Manhattan for an alumni dinner.

Gabr Fellows continue to meet with influential figures.

Gabr Fellows meet with several more important figures.

Gabr Fellows meet with Mr. Sean Cleary, Chairman of Strategic Concepts & Executive Vice-Chair of the Future World Foundation.

The 2016 Gabr Fellowship orientation will be held on Saturday August 20th 2016.

The second round of interviews has now been completed.

We have now completed our first round of interviews. We will contact those moving forward in the selection process.

The application process for the 2016 Gabr Fellowship has now closed.

The award was presented by the Center on Religion, Culture and Conflict (CRCC) at Drew University.

The board of the Shafik Gabr Foundation has hosted the launch of the latest book by Dr Daniel Shapiro, 'Negotiating the Nonnegotiable'.

Mount Saint Vincent presents award to Mr Gabr for his work in seeking a better understanding between the East and West

The deadline for the 2016 Gabr Fellowship application has been extended.

A new deadline has been announced for applications for the 2016 Gabr Fellowship.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is excited to announce the dates for 2016 Gabr Fellowship.

Egyptian Fellows have been invited to meet with Mr. M. Shafik Gabr

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is delighted to announce the release of the 2015 Fellowship brochure.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of the 2016 Gabr Fellowship.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation will be releasing the 2015 brochure at the end of January.

Applications for the 2016 Gabr Fellowship will be open in early February 2016.

The 2015 Gabr Fellowship United States portion has come to an end, concluding the Fellowship program for this year.

After two weeks of discussions, meetings, round-tables, and cultural visits, the Egyptian portion of the Gabr Fellowship concluded in Cairo on October 29, 2015.

The 2015 Gabr Fellowship has commenced after the selection of 20 Gabr Fellows.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is pleased to announce that the selection process for the 2015 Fellows has reached the pre-final list and the final selected list will be announced in June.

Applications for the 2015 Fellowship are now closed. Thank you to all those who applied. Submitted applications are currently being reviewed and candidates will be advised of the outcome by the end of May 2015.

A new deadline of 31st March 2015 has been announced for applications for this year's Fellowship program.

2015 Fellowship: Egypt-US exchange dates.

New deadline for the applications for the 2015 Fellowship.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is pleased to announce the Foundation ambassadors for 2015 Class.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation announces the launch of its third annual Gabr Fellowship.

The 2014 Gabr Fellows' United States program convened in Washington, D.C. on June 7th.

The Egyptian portion of the Gabr Fellowship concluded in Cairo on May 24, 2014

The 2014 Gabr Fellowship, has commenced, and the 20 Gabr Fellows have been selected.

The closing date for 2014 Gabr Fellowship program applications has been announced.

The dates have been announced for the second Gabr Fellowship program which will run from May to June 2014.

The second East-West: The Art of Dialogue Fellowship program has been announced.

After two weeks of visits and discussions, the US program of the Gabr Fellowship ended on November 3rd 2013.

The Foundation is hosting a special event on October 30 in Washington D.C. to celebrate the completion of the First Class of the Gabr Fellows.

The second phase of the Gabr Fellows programme will take place in the United States and will be conducted with the Arab-American Institute.

After two weeks of discussions with leaders, the Egyptian program of the Gabr Fellowship concluded in Cairo on June 16, 2013.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation is pleased to announce that the Gabr Fellows will commence the East:West initiative on June 2nd 2013 in Egypt.

Board of Governors announces postponement to the program.

The Shafik Gabr Foundation has announced the selection of the 2013 Gabr Fellows.

The first East-West: The Art of Dialogue Fellowship program (in partnership with Humanity in Action) has been announced.