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The U.S. Department of State selected Noof Assi, an Iraqi alumna of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP), as May’s State Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of her leadership in promoting civic engagement among Arab youth through social media. Assi participated in a 2010 Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP), which allowed her to attend the University of Southern Indiana.

by Suhaib Al Kaissi * The Iraqi Digital Story Telling project is the first voluntary digital story telling project in Iraq. We create interesting stories of local Iraqis and we share them with the rest of the world on the project’s official website (currently under construction) and on our YouTube channel. Behind the camera, at one of our stories The main goal of the IDST is to depict the real life of Iraqis; by covering personal stories that are often over looked by 24 hour news networks. By telling stories with universal appeal, we hope to reengage viewers from around the world who may be tuning out the regular Iraqi news cycle presented by the media.