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				<title>Untold Stories: MEI&#8217;s 2019 Photography Contest</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to announce that the submission period is open for its third annual digital photography contest: Untold Stories. This year&#8217;s contest seeks photographs with a story to tell about the people, places, history and culture of the Middle East and North Africa (defined as the region from Morocco to Afghanistan, and including Turkey). Prizes up to $500. Winning photos will be exhibited at the Middle East Institute and auctioned at MEI&#8217;s Annual Gala on 12 November 2019 in Washington, D.C. to support MEI’s arts and educational programs.]]></description>
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							<p>Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to announce that the submission period is open for its third annual digital photography contest: Untold Stories. This year&#8217;s contest seeks photographs with a story to tell about the people, places, history and culture of the Middle East and North Africa (defined as the region from Morocco to Afghanistan, and including Turkey). Prizes up to $500. Winning photos will be exhibited at the Middle East Institute and auctioned at MEI&#8217;s Annual Gala on 12 November 2019 in Washington, D.C. to support MEI’s arts and educational programs.</p>
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							<dl class="meta-list mt-3 mt-sm-0"><dt>Deadline</dt><dd>Expired</dd><dt>Results Announcement Expected</dt><dd><span class="mx-1 badge bg-success label-cw-auto-fontsize cw-announcement"><strong>2019</strong></span></dd></dl>						</aside>
						<p>Read more about <a href="https://www.contestwatchers.com/untold-stories-middle-east-institute-2019-photography-contest/">Untold Stories: MEI&#8217;s 2019 Photography Contest</a> on <a href="https://www.contestwatchers.com/organizer/middle-east-institute-mei/">Contest Watchers</a>.</p>
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