• Member Picnics

  • An opportunity to bring all community members together in a social setting filled with food, group activities, music and more!

• Community Dinners

  • An opportunity to bring the community together in a social setting to meet other members and connect over music and other forms of entertainment

• King Tut Exhibit Field Trip

  • Promoting Egyptian cultural activities in the city of Chicago, connecting young EAS members to Egyptian heritage, creating space for open discussion and appreciation of Egypt’s history and contribution to ancient civilization

Summer Lakefront Party

Egyptian Flag Raising Ceremony

EAS Gala Night

• Spring Into Summer

• The Summer Beach Party

• EAS Luncheon for the Honorable Nabila Makram

  • Minister of Immigration Affairs, Egypt

• Reading performances of EAS board member, Fouad Teymour

• Reception in honor of the production of EAS board member, Dr. Fouad Teymour’ s play at Silk Road Rising Theatre.

• Readings and performance of plays written by Tawfiq Al-Hakim and other Arab playwrights.

  • Promoting deep Egyptian contemporary culture, contribution to modern poetry. Tawfiq Al-Hakim was a prominent Egyptian writer and visionary. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama.

• Hosting Egyptian deputy Foreign Minister Mohamed El-Orabi

• Dinner and Q&A with 4 Egyptian MPs at DePaul University

• Dinner with Wael Ghonim; author of Revolution 2.0 and founder of Tahrir Academy

  • Event was held in coordination with Egyptian Americans for Development (EAD); Discussion around Ghonim’s book and Egypt post 2011.

• Community dinner event with H.E. Mr. Osama El-Baz, Mr. Gamal Mubarak, and Ambassador Nabil Fahmi

  • Event held in downtown Chicago

• Diner with Alaa Al Aswany; an Egyptian writer, novelist, and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya

• Dinner with Egyptian Ambassador to Egypt H.E. Nabil Fahmy

• EAS Chicago Declaration Committee members presenting the Chicago Declaration at the “Citizenry: Justice and Equality” conference organized by the National Council of Human Rights in Cairo, Egypt.

• Drafting EAS’ Chicago Declaration

  • Preparing a document on human rights and citizenry of Egyptian Copts and all Egyptians, speaking against sectarian violence, and calling for implementable measures to safeguard societal peace.

• Representative of BoD Meetings with:

  • Ambassador of Egypt Nabil Fahmy in Washington D.C.

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt

  • Head of the Egyptian National Security agency

• Representatives of BoD attending 3 annual Human Rights conferences in Egypt and participation in the final Conference drafted recommendations (at Intercontinental Samiramis, Hilton, and Hilton Ramsis)

  • Meeting with representatives from Egyptian organizations in UK and France and coordinate activities during the conferences.

• Meeting with US ambassador in Egypt

  • Discussing Human rights issues in Egypt during the first conference at Intercontinental Hotel.