| Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards gala |
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The awardees were The Marshall Legacy Institute, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and Michael Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. and Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni , former NIH Director. The participation of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, whose family has Lebanese roots, and Jarrett, who was born in Iran, represents a warmer and more open attitude toward Arab-Americans by the Obama administration. The following day, Friday, April 25th, the White House hosted a group of Arab American community leaders from across the country. Discussions with white house officials included the Middle East conflict, civil liberties issues in the country and the fallout from economic crisis. Tina Tchen, Director, White House Office of Public Liaison, stressed the importance of two-way communications. Dan Shapiro, Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the National Security Council briefed the gathering on the latest Middle East peace initiative. Cecilia Munoz, Director, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs emphasized need for the community to speak out about domestic immigration issues. Michele Bond, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas Citizens Services, Department of State, addressed the issues surrounding the difficulties American citizens face abroad. Juliette Kayyem, Assistant Secretary of Intergovernmental Programs at the Department of Homeland Security, spoke about changes in policies at the Department of Homeland Security. And Michael Straumantis, Chief of Staff to the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison, closed the briefing with a promise of a continuing dialogue with the community. MoroccoBoard News Service {gallery}gib2{/gallery}
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merieme
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More than 700 guests attended the 11th annual Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards gala on April 23rd. it was hosted by the Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF). The event was sponsored in part by the Moroccan American Center.
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very nice this is nice but you need to let all moroccan know about event like this we are the first priorite:) |
Mohamed B.
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... apparently you guys do not visit moroccoboard often. this particular event was posted at moroccoboard for a month prior to the event so stop whining !! |
samy09
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not for every one These events are not shared with our Moroccan community. They are kept secret among some kind of elite. Too bad. |
ASH-LAH
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... Sakkaki, why don't you subscribe to the Arab american Institute and you will get invited to this event as well as receive newsletters and interviews of Mr. Zoghby as well as some of Zoghby's polls. I was invited and didn't go due to a sceduling conflict with another event. |
abida
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Evenement Félicitation pour la réussite des événements, aussi il faut jouer la carte économique et penser à arracher des bourses d'études dans les univesités américaines pour ceux qui ont obtenu un bac avec une mention très bien et qui viennent d'un milieu rural et populaire du Royaume...ou ce genre de borse sont attribués auc nantis.... |
