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Wafah Dufour

NEW YORK, Judith Regan, President and Publisher,
ReganMedia, announced today that she has signed Wafah Dufour, a niece of Osama
Bin Laden, to an exclusive agreement for a reality television series based
upon Wafah Dufour's life as a pop-rock singer and musician.
"LACAAW's Digital Story Project is a great example of a program
that provides youth with an incredible opportunity to express their
fears, concerns and opinions about violence in their communities.

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Although she speaks Spanish, French and English, Wafah Dufour prefers to
sing in English.

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Her story will bridge the gap that people feel exists between the
cultures she has lived in."

What: "Sorting It Out: Living in a Violent World" Youth Film
Festival

Speakers: Lisa Gay Hamilton and Gabrielle Union

Who: The Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women with
support and funding provided by The National Endowment for
the Arts, The Entertainment Industry Foundation and the USC
School of Cinema-Television. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089
The George Lucas Building, Screening Room 108. Please contact Jennifer Luck if you are
interested in previewing any of the short films.

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Her history and her quest for stardom will make
for a compelling television series-she is a musician, a young woman, and most
important a human being. "As a person who works
in a creative field, I'm excited by the agency's focus on using
creative arts and digital media as a means to encourage healing and
open communication about violence .

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Says Wafah Dufour, "Singing in English allows me to express
feelings that go perfectly with the music I make, which is both modern and
rooted in the classic pop I grew up with.

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Adds Judith Regan, "Wafah is a beautiful and talented singer who - like so
many twentysomethings - has a dream to make it in the music business.

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I understand that when people hear
my last name, they have preconceived notions, but I was born an American and I
love my country.

* Bin Ladin is the preferred spelling of Wafah's branch of the family. As youth transform
aspects of their personal experiences into 3-5 minute movies, they are
able to "sort out" the impact violence has had in their lives.

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Wafah Dufour was born in Santa
Monica, California, and is a citizen of both Switzerland and the United
States.

Where: USC School of Television + Cinema,
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ReganMedia Captures Singer Wafah Dufour (nee Bin Ladin)

Funding from the USC School of Cinema-Television and the
Entertainment Industry Foundation also graciously supports the event.

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Through
this process they learn that violence is preventable.

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As a musician, my life is simply about the music, which is
truly the universal language that we all can understand.

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Judith Regan Signs Exclusive TV Deal with Wafah Dufour, Niece of Osama Bin
Laden

'I am an American and I love my country!'
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Wafah Dufour -whose birth name is Wafah Bin Ladin*-is the daughter of
Carmen Dufour Bin Ladin (of Switzerland) , the New York Times best-selling
author of Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia, and Yeslam Bin Ladin,
half-brother to the notorious Osama Bin Laden. She is
also a young woman who falls in love, has her heart broken, worries about her
looks, doesn't always listen to her mother, and hasn't spoken to her father in
years..

When: Wednesday, May 25th 2005, 7:00pm - 9:00pm .

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LOS ANGELES----On May 25th the Los
Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW) will hold its
First Annual Film Festival featuring 8-10 short films created by
middle school and high school youth to address how violence effects
their daily lives.
LACAAW is a sexual and domestic violence prevention center that
has developed and implemented violence prevention programs throughout
its 34-year history as a service provider to survivors of violence.

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Wafah Dufour moved to Saudi Arabia at the age of three and at ten
moved to Geneva, Switzerland, with her mother and sisters after her parents
separated."
said Gabrielle Union, the Film Festival M.
"The USC School of Cinema -Television is proud to co-sponsor the
showcase evening for the Digital Storytelling Project," said Michael
Renov Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the USC Film School.

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The deal was brokered by Richard Valvo, Wafah Dufour's publicist..

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News Editors/Entertainment Editors/Metro Editors
ADVISORY.

Youth filmmakers, as well as LACAAW Executive Director Patti
Giggans , and In Touch With Teens Director Leah Aldridge available for
interviews prior to the event.

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In 1999, Wafah Dufour returned to the United States to receive her
Master's degree from Columbia Law School in New York City.

ADVISORY/LACAAW First Annual Youth Film Festival: ''Sorting It Out: Living in a Violent World'' to debut at USC School of Cinema-Television

LACAAW's Digital Story Project empowers youth to
find their voice through creative expression.

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Wafah Dufour began singing at three, and her musical influences include
U2, Depeche Mode, Sade, John Mayer, The Cure, and The Cranberries."
The evening's keynote speaker will be Lisa Gay Hamilton, actress
and director of the ShowTime Original movie, Beah: A Black Woman
Speaks. The Digital Story Project is funded by the National Endowment
for the Arts.
Last year, LACAAW served 55,000 Los Angeles residents through its
various programs.

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"Given the increasing accessibility of digital media tools, we are
interested in encouraging high school age students to tell their own
stories and develop their own voices.