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Silver Scorpion Graphic Novel Now Available for Download on Amazon As seen in hundreds of major media outlets around the world, such as Time, The New York Post, USA Today, Fox News, NPR, and more, experience the story of the "Silver Scorpion". Based on the creative ideas of the Youth Ability Summit participants, the graphic novel tells the story of an Arabic teenager who loses his legs in a tragic accident, and later becomes the custodian of an ancient and magical superpower. In this six-part series, the origin story expands to include new characters, new adventures, and new challenges for the protagonist. Download it now or read the first issue for free on Scribd.		Media Contact media@openhandsinitiative.org
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Press Releases
3 May 2013: Supporting Freedom of Expression in Myanmar 20 Top, Young Journalists to Partake in the "Burma Telling Its Own Story" Cultural Exchange & Journalism Fellowship 1 March 2013: Burma Telling Its Own Story: Open Hands Initiative, The GroundTruth Project, and GlobalPost "Special Reports" announce a reporting fellowship for 20 top, young journalists 24 April 2012:MTV Voices, Liquid Comics Partners in New Online Superhero Webseries 6 May 2011: American & Syrian Youths Create New Disabled Superhero – The Silver Scorpion 9 February 2011: Comic Book Builds a Bridge Between Syria and the United States 1 August 2010: Private US Foundation Extends "Open Hand" to Syria
On Air
CGI Commitment September 21, 2010	VOA Afghanistan (Dari) February 9, 2011	Al-Hurra Interview (Arabic) October 26, 2010

English Language Archives
25 April 2012	U.S.-Syrian Superhero "Silver Scorpion" Debuts as MTV Web Series (The Hollywood Reporter)
18 April 2012	Newsweek & The Daily Beast-Open Hands Prize for Commentary (Daily Beast)
17 October 2011	"Covering a Revolution" Fellows Report on History in the Making (ProFellow)
21 November 2011	GlobalPost's "Egypt Voices" Series Looks at All Aspects of Revolution (PBS Newshour)
1 August 2011	Silver Scorpion: Syrian and American Youth on the Same Page (Ability Magazine)
20 July 2011	Announcing the "Covering a Revolution" Journalism Fellowship (GlobalPost)
6 May 2011	10 Coolest Free Comic Book Day Titles (WIRED Magazine)
4 May 2011	A Guide for the Perplexed: Your Trusty FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Checklist (NPR Monkey See Blog)
23 March 2011	Can a Disabled Muslim Comic Book Superhero Save the World? (TIME Magazine)
26 September 2010	New Muslim Comic Book Superhero on the Way(Associated Press)
09 September 2010	Private US Foundation Extends Open Hands to Syria and Victor Pineda: The road might be daunting, but everyone has talents no matter their disabilities (Syria Forward Magazine)
28 August 2010	Doors Start to Open to Activists in Syria (New York Times)
12 August 2010	The Obama Effect on Public Diplomacy (Layalina Productions)
2 August 2010	Obama's Cairo Speech Yields Fruit in Damascus, a Year Later (Christian Science Monitor)