Three years ago, Dr. Abed Thiab al-Ajili, Iraq's minister of higher education, approached SRF with a desperate plea for help…
"We're putting scholar rescue at the forefront because it's so important to keep the voices of the scholars alive," Mrs. Benmosche says.
"We're about providing safe haven, making it possible for [scholars] to continue their research, continue their teaching in a place where they'll be safe,” explained Dr. Goodman
IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund is pleased to honor Steven H. Schulman, with the 2010 'Award for Extraordinary Service' for the generous support and counsel he has provided to SRF scholars and their families.
The IIE Scholar Rescue Fund's Iraq Scholar Rescue Project featured in Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs
On leave from violence in Iraq, this scholar is an eyewitness to the struggles of his country and recently held a forum on elections in Iraq and other Arab nations.
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