On October 29, 2022 ICCD members Terri Pilarski, Halim Shukair, and Bilal Hammoud attended the El-Hibri Foundation’s annual award dinner held at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The award recipients included:
Dr. Sherman Jackson: King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture, and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity, at the University of Southern California. Awarded the El-Hibri Peace Prize Laureate
Maha Freij: President & CEO at ACCESS and is a leading visionary in the Arab American community with regard to philanthropy and building strong institutions to strengthen the voice of the community in American civil society. Awarded the Community Builder Award
Joshua Seftel: created the Emmy and Peabody-nominated series SECRET LIFE OF MUSLIMS (SXSW), using filmmaking to combat Islamophobia. The series has more than 70 million views to date. Awarded the Fearless Ally Award
More about the El-Hibri Foundation https://www.elhibrifoundation.org/
The El-Hibri Foundation (EHF) is a philanthropic organization that empowers and equips Muslim leaders and their allies to build thriving, inclusive communities. EHF makes grants and implements innovative programs to provide resources and skills, forge collaborative relationships, and increase inclusion of and within American Muslim communities.
Vision
The El-Hibri Foundation envisions a society where everyone can achieve the American Dream in a diverse and inclusive world.
Mission
The El-Hibri Foundation supports building an inclusive America by advancing peace and respect for diversity inspired by the universally shared values of Islam.
Theory of Change
The El-Hibri Foundation (EHF) believes that if nonprofit organizations have the capacity, resources, and collaborative relationships necessary for community building, they can become more effective in advancing inclusion in America.
- EHF advances inclusion of and within American Muslim communities by investing financial, physical and relational resources in individuals and organizations who share our vision of a world in which all individuals, regardless of race, religion, theology, political party, or gender, have an opportunity to thrive.
- EHF empowers leaders through innovative programs that ensure current and future leaders have skills and tools necessary to successfully launch and manage their organizations.
- EHF builds communities by bringing people of diverse backgrounds to the table to forge new partnerships and by investing in individuals and organizations that share our belief that stronger communities are built with cooperation and collaboration.
The El-Hibri Foundation invests in nonprofit organizations from diverse sectors that advance the inclusion of American Muslim communities, which are currently under-resourced and now face increasing challenges. In addition to its other areas of work, the Foundation continues the El-Hibri family’s charitable tradition of supporting orphans in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon.
The El-Hibri Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation based in Washington, D.C