Commission Hosts Seminar On “Islamic Political Thought”

On December 10 American Fulbrighters and others gathered for a seminar on “Islamic Political Thought.” The seminar, which was hosted by the Commission’s Cultural and Educational Program, featured a presentation by Dr. Mustafa Kamel Al Sayyid, a professor of political theory in Cairo University’s Faculty of Economics and Political Science and the Executive Director of Partners in Development for Research, Consulting, and Training (PID), a Cairo-based think tank. The Commission’s Cultural and Educational Program sponsors site visits, lectures, and other activities to help its American grantees understand Egypt and its culture.