Annual Oman Cultural Immersion Program

The National Council's Malone Fellows in Arab and Islamic Studies Annual Cultural Immersion Program in Oman provides a privileged first hand exposure to one of the most historically and culturally rich of all Arab and Islamic societies. The study visit unfolds primarily in half a dozen different regions outside the Sultanate’s capital of Muscat. It does so in order to allow delegation members to experience the dynamics of what is not only one of the Arab world’s most demographically, geographically, economically, and socially diverse countries. It does so also because of Oman’s position adjacent to the Hormuz Strait, arguably the world’s most strategically vital waterway.

• 2020 Oman Cultural Immersion Program Information
• Paige Peterson - "Oman – The Pearl of Arabia" [Extended Photo Essay] (Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog, May 3, 2016)

Washington, DC Summer Internship Program

The National Council's Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the nation's capital. The program features a demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cultural encounters designed to provide interns with a rich and varied experience during their time in Washington. Participants, upon successful fulfillment of the program's academic and internship requirements, receive a $1,000 fellowship stipend.

The application deadline for the Summer 2020 Washington, DC Internship Program is February 21, 2020.

• 2020 Washington, DC Summer Internship Program Information
• 2019 Summer Internship Program Photo Album
• Summer Internship Program Home

Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League

The National Council's Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League (YLDP/MAL) holds educational conferences across the United States for students at both the university and high school levels. Through YLDP/MAL, students learn about the politics and history of the Arab world, and the arts of diplomacy and public speech. YLDP/MAL helps prepare students to be knowledgeable, well-trained, and effective citizens as well as civic and public affairs leaders.

Learn more about YLDP/MAL, find a conference near you, and register to participate!

• MAL Homepage
• About MAL
• Video: Intro to MAL
• At the Cutting Edge: The National Council’s Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League

Congressional & Public Affairs Briefings

The National Council periodically sponsors public educational programs on Capitol Hill and around Washington, DC where an assemblage of domestic and internationally renowned specialists analyze, discuss, and debate issues of importance to the relationship between the U.S. and the Arab countries, the Middle East, and the Islamic world. These events examine how best to strengthen and expand mutual Arab-U.S. trust, confidence, and benefits while examining a range of complex issues, interests, and policies.

• A Conversation with H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States
• The Life of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said (1940-2020): Context, Reflections, Perspectives
• Strategic Dynamics of Iran’s Continuing Asymmetric Warfare
• The War of 2003 and its Unintended Consequences for Iraq, the Middle East, and the United States