Mon 8/29-Thur 9/1 - Please note that the American Corner will be closed Monday, August 29-Thursday, September 1 in observance of 3id Al-Fitr. So, in sha' allah 3idkom mabrouk to everyone!!
Fri 9/2 (1pm) - Women's Equality Day Discussion Hour
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Week of 8/22 Events
Mon 8/22 (1 PM) - AC Volunteers Meeting
Tue 8/23 (1 PM) - Film Segment 3 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Wed 8/24 (1 PM) - Embassy Film Interviews: "Americans on America" Project
Mohamed Trad, Social Media Assistant and Achref Aouadi, Alumni Coordinator from the U.S. embassy will present the idea behind "Americans to America" and then film Tunisians asking questions about the American experience, facilitating interaction between Americans and Tunisians. Average Americans will respond to these questions in a video answering your questions. Come and support international dialogue and understanding!
Thur 8/25 (1 PM) - Film Screening: "Hotel Rawanda"
Fri 8/26 - The AC will close early at 11:00 am
Tue 8/23 (1 PM) - Film Segment 3 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Wed 8/24 (1 PM) - Embassy Film Interviews: "Americans on America" Project
Mohamed Trad, Social Media Assistant and Achref Aouadi, Alumni Coordinator from the U.S. embassy will present the idea behind "Americans to America" and then film Tunisians asking questions about the American experience, facilitating interaction between Americans and Tunisians. Average Americans will respond to these questions in a video answering your questions. Come and support international dialogue and understanding!
Thur 8/25 (1 PM) - Film Screening: "Hotel Rawanda"
Fri 8/26 - The AC will close early at 11:00 am
Friday, August 12, 2011
Week of 8/15 Events
Mon 8/15 (1PM) - Plan AC Charity Project
Tue 8/16 (9AM) - Web Conference with Farah Pandith + Discussion
Farah Pandith is the U.S. State Department Special Representative to Muslim Communities. In this inaugural webchat, Farah will be speaking about her recent travels to Indonesia & Malaysia, giving updates on the Generation Change and 2011 Hours Against Hate projects, and conveying Ramadan greetings from the United States.
Tue 8/16 (1PM) - Film Segment 3 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Tue 8/16 (7:10PM) - AC Iftar Potluck
For this event, each person should bring a dish of food, soup, drinks or sweets to share with the others for an AC member iftar held at the American Corner. If people coordinate on what each will bring, I think this will work better.
Wed 8/17 (1PM) - Presentation on Religious Diversity in America
Thur 8/18 (1PM) - Conversation Hour on International Herald Tribune Article "Teaching Rebels" led by Hamdi Labidi
Fri 8/19 (1 PM) - Film Screening: America Before Columbus (National Geographic)
Tue 8/16 (9AM) - Web Conference with Farah Pandith + Discussion
Farah Pandith is the U.S. State Department Special Representative to Muslim Communities. In this inaugural webchat, Farah will be speaking about her recent travels to Indonesia & Malaysia, giving updates on the Generation Change and 2011 Hours Against Hate projects, and conveying Ramadan greetings from the United States.
Tue 8/16 (1PM) - Film Segment 3 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Tue 8/16 (7:10PM) - AC Iftar Potluck
For this event, each person should bring a dish of food, soup, drinks or sweets to share with the others for an AC member iftar held at the American Corner. If people coordinate on what each will bring, I think this will work better.
Wed 8/17 (1PM) - Presentation on Religious Diversity in America
Thur 8/18 (1PM) - Conversation Hour on International Herald Tribune Article "Teaching Rebels" led by Hamdi Labidi
Fri 8/19 (1 PM) - Film Screening: America Before Columbus (National Geographic)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Week of 8/8 Events
Mon 8/8 (9am-12pm) - People's Movement for Human Rights Learning & Integration Workshop Session 1 (AMIDEAST Conference Room)
These 3 hours will be dedicated to the personalization of human rights, bringing it home, making it yours and giving you a view of human rights that takes it out of the political and legal realm and into a process that you can incorporate in your everyday life.
Mon 8/8 (1pm) - Conversation Hour on TED Clip: Shereen El Feki on Pop culture in the Arab world
Tue 8/9 (9am-12pm) - People's Movement for Human Rights Learning & Integration Workshop Session 2 (AMIDEAST Conference Room)
The building of a Human Rights Corps and the evolution to a Human Rights City, what do you have to do to make them happen in your city, nation and community.
Tue 8/9 (1pm) - Film Segment 2 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Wed 8/10 (9am-12pm) - People's Movement for Human Rights Learning & Integration Workshop Session 3 (AMIDEAST Conference Room)
How do I make a difference and bring this process to others, to my own organization, into the systems that impact me on a daily basis...how do I ensure that every citizen and resident of Tunisia knows, owns and can act upon Human Rights as part of their daily life.
Wed 8/10 (1pm) - Presentation by ISLT "Random Photographers"
Thur 8/11 (1pm) - Presentation by Lorendra Pinder on the State of New York
Fri 8/12 (1pm) - Film Screening: The Breakfast Club
These 3 hours will be dedicated to the personalization of human rights, bringing it home, making it yours and giving you a view of human rights that takes it out of the political and legal realm and into a process that you can incorporate in your everyday life.
Mon 8/8 (1pm) - Conversation Hour on TED Clip: Shereen El Feki on Pop culture in the Arab world
Tue 8/9 (9am-12pm) - People's Movement for Human Rights Learning & Integration Workshop Session 2 (AMIDEAST Conference Room)
The building of a Human Rights Corps and the evolution to a Human Rights City, what do you have to do to make them happen in your city, nation and community.
Tue 8/9 (1pm) - Film Segment 2 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Wed 8/10 (9am-12pm) - People's Movement for Human Rights Learning & Integration Workshop Session 3 (AMIDEAST Conference Room)
How do I make a difference and bring this process to others, to my own organization, into the systems that impact me on a daily basis...how do I ensure that every citizen and resident of Tunisia knows, owns and can act upon Human Rights as part of their daily life.
Wed 8/10 (1pm) - Presentation by ISLT "Random Photographers"
Thur 8/11 (1pm) - Presentation by Lorendra Pinder on the State of New York
Fri 8/12 (1pm) - Film Screening: The Breakfast Club
Friday, July 29, 2011
Week of 8/1 Events
Mon 8/1 (1pm)- Conversation Hour on the killings in Norway
Tue 8/2 (1pm)- Film Segment 1 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Wed 8/3 (1pm)- Presentation on Oregon, the 33rd state of the United States
Thurs 8/4 (1pm)- Kristof Reader: Meet up to discuss Nicholas Kristof's latest column and brainstorm how to change the world
Fri 8/5 (1pm)- Film Screening: "Babel" + Discussion
Tue 8/2 (1pm)- Film Segment 1 from "L'Islam aux Etats-Unis" followed by discussion
Wed 8/3 (1pm)- Presentation on Oregon, the 33rd state of the United States
Thurs 8/4 (1pm)- Kristof Reader: Meet up to discuss Nicholas Kristof's latest column and brainstorm how to change the world
Fri 8/5 (1pm)- Film Screening: "Babel" + Discussion
Friday, July 22, 2011
Week of 7/25 Events
Mon 7/25 - AC Closed for Tunisian Republic Day
Tue 7/26 (1 PM) - Cultures of America: Chinese Americans Presentation by Jessica Li
Wed 7/27 (1 PM) - Goodbye Party for Ravi Kaneriya, American Corner Coordinator
Come say goodbye to your good friend and AC Coordinator extraordinaire. He will be greatly missed by AC patrons and AMIDEAST staff.
Thurs 7/28 (1 PM) - Conversation Hour with Amana Organization against sexual harassment
Fri 7/29 (1 PM) - Film Screening: Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Tue 7/26 (1 PM) - Cultures of America: Chinese Americans Presentation by Jessica Li
Wed 7/27 (1 PM) - Goodbye Party for Ravi Kaneriya, American Corner Coordinator
Come say goodbye to your good friend and AC Coordinator extraordinaire. He will be greatly missed by AC patrons and AMIDEAST staff.
Thurs 7/28 (1 PM) - Conversation Hour with Amana Organization against sexual harassment
Fri 7/29 (1 PM) - Film Screening: Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Friday, July 15, 2011
Week of 7/18 Schedule
Mon 7/18 (12PM) - Catch-Up Call with Shannon Zimmerman on Skype
Mon 7/18 (1:30PM) - AC Tunis-AC Cairo Virtual Chat on Role of Religion in Politics After the Revolutions
Tues 7/19 (1PM) - World Peace Game Simulation
The World Peace Game is a political science simulation developed in America by John Hunter. The game involves teams of students who run countries on a shared planet and have to solve challenges related to the complexities of governing a state. At the AC, we have developed a simplified version of this game, and we will allow AC visitors the chance to sample this shorter, simpler simulation based on the concept of the World Peace Game.
Wed 7/20 (1PM) - Cultures of America: Scandinavian-Americans by Colin Soderberg-Chase
Wed 7/20 (3PM) - AC Beach Outing to Sidi Bou Said or Carthage (meet at AC at 3PM to go to the beach with AC friends)
Thurs 7/21 (1PM) - Presentation on Arab-American Author Ameen Rihani by Ameni Mathlouthi
Fri 7/22 (12:30PM) - Documentary + Discussion: "Promises" (about children in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict)
Fri 7/22 (3PM) - Guest Speaker: Randa Fahmy Hudome on Arab-Americans, Citizen Diplomacy, and Engagement between the USA and Tunisian Youth
Her bio here & below:
An internationally recognized expert in global markets and the energy sector, Randa Fahmy Hudome has more than twenty-five years of legal and public policy experience, including service in the executive branch of the United States Government as the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy.
Presently, Randa is President of Fahmy Hudome International (FHI), a strategic consulting firm, which provides critical advice and counsel to Fortune 500 companies, foreign governments, media organizations, and private sector entities with an interest in energy policy and international business transactions.
Prior to founding FHI, Ms. Fahmy Hudome was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy. Working with the White House and the Departments of State and Commerce, she developed and implemented international energy policy. Her keen diplomatic skills became a critical factor when dealing with both producer and consumer nations as she exercised the Administration’s quiet diplomacy strategy in the petroleum market. Also during her tenure at Department of Energy, Randa was credited with gaining and solidifying U.S. Government support for the Permanent Secretariat of the International Energy Forum based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She was Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham’s personal representative to the Paris based International Energy Agency where she helped coordinate strategy for international oil emergencies amongst the 26-member country organization. Randa was also the point person at the Department of Energy for increased advocacy on behalf of American energy companies seeking business around the globe.
From 1995-2001, Randa served as Counselor to United States Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI). During the six years she spent in the legislative branch, she was credited with shaping many pieces of legislation that affected U.S. interests abroad. Her legislative contributions included securing increased appropriations for U.S. allies in the Middle East; drafting and securing passage for the first resolution on tolerance towards Islam in America; and orchestrating a legislative strategy to remove the U.S. travel ban on Lebanon. She also served as a key policy advisor to the Senator during his tenure on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, focusing on immigration and terrorism legislation.
Prior to her government service, Randa practiced law with Willkie, Farr and Gallagher, where she specialized in the areas of communications, international trade, and corporate litigation. She maintains bar memberships in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of International Trade.
Randa’s expertise in international energy and trade policy has been sought by the U.S. Secretary of State, who appointed her to serve on the U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, and by the Secretary of Energy who appointed her to serve on the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. She presently serves on the Board of Directors of SWAPSOL, a privately held energy company that discovered a breakthrough in hydrocarbon refining and CO2 mitigation.
Ms. Fahmy Hudome’s opinions on international diplomacy have been published in the Wall Street Journal, and she appears frequently as an expert analyst on energy and national security issues on NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, CNN, and Al-Jazeera.
Randa received her juris doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she held the post of Administrative Editor of The Georgetown Journal of International Law. Her B.A. in political science and international relations was awarded summa cum laude by Wilkes University.
Mon 7/18 (1:30PM) - AC Tunis-AC Cairo Virtual Chat on Role of Religion in Politics After the Revolutions
Tues 7/19 (1PM) - World Peace Game Simulation
The World Peace Game is a political science simulation developed in America by John Hunter. The game involves teams of students who run countries on a shared planet and have to solve challenges related to the complexities of governing a state. At the AC, we have developed a simplified version of this game, and we will allow AC visitors the chance to sample this shorter, simpler simulation based on the concept of the World Peace Game.
Wed 7/20 (1PM) - Cultures of America: Scandinavian-Americans by Colin Soderberg-Chase
Wed 7/20 (3PM) - AC Beach Outing to Sidi Bou Said or Carthage (meet at AC at 3PM to go to the beach with AC friends)
Thurs 7/21 (1PM) - Presentation on Arab-American Author Ameen Rihani by Ameni Mathlouthi
Fri 7/22 (12:30PM) - Documentary + Discussion: "Promises" (about children in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict)
Fri 7/22 (3PM) - Guest Speaker: Randa Fahmy Hudome on Arab-Americans, Citizen Diplomacy, and Engagement between the USA and Tunisian Youth
Her bio here & below:
An internationally recognized expert in global markets and the energy sector, Randa Fahmy Hudome has more than twenty-five years of legal and public policy experience, including service in the executive branch of the United States Government as the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy.
Presently, Randa is President of Fahmy Hudome International (FHI), a strategic consulting firm, which provides critical advice and counsel to Fortune 500 companies, foreign governments, media organizations, and private sector entities with an interest in energy policy and international business transactions.
Prior to founding FHI, Ms. Fahmy Hudome was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy. Working with the White House and the Departments of State and Commerce, she developed and implemented international energy policy. Her keen diplomatic skills became a critical factor when dealing with both producer and consumer nations as she exercised the Administration’s quiet diplomacy strategy in the petroleum market. Also during her tenure at Department of Energy, Randa was credited with gaining and solidifying U.S. Government support for the Permanent Secretariat of the International Energy Forum based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She was Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham’s personal representative to the Paris based International Energy Agency where she helped coordinate strategy for international oil emergencies amongst the 26-member country organization. Randa was also the point person at the Department of Energy for increased advocacy on behalf of American energy companies seeking business around the globe.
From 1995-2001, Randa served as Counselor to United States Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI). During the six years she spent in the legislative branch, she was credited with shaping many pieces of legislation that affected U.S. interests abroad. Her legislative contributions included securing increased appropriations for U.S. allies in the Middle East; drafting and securing passage for the first resolution on tolerance towards Islam in America; and orchestrating a legislative strategy to remove the U.S. travel ban on Lebanon. She also served as a key policy advisor to the Senator during his tenure on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, focusing on immigration and terrorism legislation.
Prior to her government service, Randa practiced law with Willkie, Farr and Gallagher, where she specialized in the areas of communications, international trade, and corporate litigation. She maintains bar memberships in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of International Trade.
Randa’s expertise in international energy and trade policy has been sought by the U.S. Secretary of State, who appointed her to serve on the U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, and by the Secretary of Energy who appointed her to serve on the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. She presently serves on the Board of Directors of SWAPSOL, a privately held energy company that discovered a breakthrough in hydrocarbon refining and CO2 mitigation.
Ms. Fahmy Hudome’s opinions on international diplomacy have been published in the Wall Street Journal, and she appears frequently as an expert analyst on energy and national security issues on NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, CNN, and Al-Jazeera.
Randa received her juris doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she held the post of Administrative Editor of The Georgetown Journal of International Law. Her B.A. in political science and international relations was awarded summa cum laude by Wilkes University.
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