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The Dream Deferred Essay Contest
This essay contest takes its title from a 1951 poem by Langston Hughes:
What Happens to a Dream Deferred? The poem helped propel the civil
rights movement in the United States. Today, it will hopefully inspire
you to describe your dream deferred for the Middle East, which the
United Nations calls the world's least free region.
The
Dream Deferred essay contest has two parts: one for Middle Eastern
youth (25 and younger) and one for American youth (25 and younger). To
participate, all you have to do is write a brief essay (600-2,000
words) addressing one of the questions below. Winners - selected by a
panel of celebrity judges - will receive a $2,000 prize, with other
prizes for top essays (details below).
Answer one of the following questions:
1.
Why should Americans help civil rights reformers in the Middle East?
Consider the role outsiders played in the South during the American
civil rights movement. Reflect on the challenges faced by today's
Middle East reformers, as expressed by a blogger from Bahrain: "We
continuously live in abject fear of the rulers and their instruments...
If you dissent - and there are many who do - then the wrath of terror
is visited upon you and your family. That means no income, no business,
no education, no job, and no life. It is a very brave man or woman
indeed who bucks the trend." Explore moral and strategic imperatives -
as well as the consequences of inaction.
2. How can you as an
individual support the struggle for civil rights in the Middle East?
Without waiting for the government to act, consider how you can
leverage your freedom to challenge repression by dictators. Reflect on
recent technological advances that empower individuals, as well as
recent grassroots organizing by people your age across the Middle East.
Consider the tools you have access to that American civil rights
activists in the 1960's did not. Propose a specific campaign young
Americans could lead to help defend civil rights in the Middle East.
3.
What might the future look like if Americans partner effectively with
Middle Eastern reformers? Envision a focused movement and describe it
in action: What are its slogan, symbols, and campaigns? What individual
rights has it secured? Consider the obstacles surmounted and the
factors behind the movement's success. If you like, write a newspaper
article from the year 2010 reporting on the accomplishments of this new
civil rights alliance. Don't be afraid to dream, but make sure to
ground your vision with substance.
Submissions must be done online. No application is required.
http://www.hamsaweb.com/essay-contest.php
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