Arab Foundations Forum CEO Naila Farouky [afikra Conversations]
Naila Farouky talked about the work of the Arab Foundations Forum: non-profit membership-based association of actors in the philanthropy sector-based or working in the Arab region. She also talked about her career as a co-producer of Sesame Street which helped shape Arab childhoods.
With over 20 years of experience in project management, media production, and strategic communication, Naila Farouky is a Peabody Award-winning executive who has built a career across several continents. In 2014, Naila assumed the role of CEO for the Arab Foundations Forum (AFF), a regional, membership-based association of foundations and other philanthropy actors working across the Arab region. Prior to her role at AFF, Naila served 13 years at the iconic Sesame Workshop in New York, where she was responsible for project management, content production, and other creative elements of Sesame Workshop’s multimedia co-productions of Sesame Street in 17 countries.
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afikra Conversations is our flagship program featuring long-form interviews with experts from academia, art, and media who are helping document and/or shape the histories and cultures of the Arab world through their work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community still walks away with new found curiosity - and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. Following the interview there is a moderated town-hall style Q&A with questions coming from the live virtual audience on Zoom. Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp
