CAIR Announces $10k Video
Contest to Promote Mutual Understanding
Washington, DC: A prominent
national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group has announced
an online digital video contest designed to help promote mutual
understanding between Muslims and people of other faiths in
America and worldwide.
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR) said it will offer two $5,000 prizes for videos up
to one minute long that are the most effective in promoting
interfaith understanding and communicating the contest theme
of "Let the Conversation Begin." (The videos are
limited to one minute in length because they may be used as
television public service announcements.)
"Our video contest theme is a reflection both of CAIR's
mission and of our belief that people of all faiths in America
and around the world must begin talking to each other to help
build trust and respect for differences," said CAIR Executive
Director Nihad Awad. He added that the contest is also designed
to identify and recognize talented video producers in the
American Muslim community.
Awad said one prize will be awarded to a member of America's
Islamic community whose video is deemed most effective at
promoting mutual understanding between American Muslims and
people of other faiths. The other prize will be awarded to
a person of any faith, anywhere in the world, whose video
is most effective at promoting mutual understanding between
the Islamic World and America.
Video submissions will be accepted between February 23 and
April 15, 2007. Audio (if any) must be in English or with
English sub-titles, and the videos must be submitted in .avi,
.mov, or .mpg using .zip format.
All CAIR video contest submissions will be evaluated for originality
and creativity, production quality and effectiveness in promoting
mutual understanding. Winners will also have their videos
posted on www.YouTube.com and on www.cair.com.
SEE: CAIR 'Let the Conversation Begin' Video Contest Rules
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has
32 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission
is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue,
protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build
coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
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