Arabic-L:PEDA:Fundraising Advice responses

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1) Subject:Fundraising Advice response
2) Subject:Fundraising Advice response

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Date:  05 Dec 2002
From:"Ahmed.I.S" <ibhims20002 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Fundraising Advice response

 Dear Dr Sawsan Hosny, Ph. D.=A0,

It gives us a great pleasure to learn that there is new course of  
Arabic language establishing around the globe. As far as I know , I may  
suggest that you may contact an Arab governments such as UAE, Saudi,  
Kuwait,  with an official letter to the Skiek Zayed the governor of  
United Arab Emirate or Dr Sultan,  one of the governor  of United Arab  
Emirate  . Last  year August -Sept when I visited Exeter University at  
UK for CALL  conference,  

 Thank you and Regards
Ibrahim Suliman Ahmed- (Arabic lecturer)

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2)
Date:  05 Dec 2002
From: Hammoud Salah Civ USAFA/DFF <Salah.Hammoud at usafa.af.mil>
Subject:Fundraising Advice response

It is frustrating to hear of  departments or institutions which  
"approve"
Arabic programs or courses without the financial backing necesssary to  
get
them going. I am sure there must be ways this is done and channels that  
can
be pursued in New Zealand that many of us here in the US are completely
unaware of, not knowing what the local context is like.

And these days with funding sources for Arabic and Islamic studies being
under particular scrutiny, the best way is to tap the local heritage
communities, which include business, civic and religious organizations  
but
more at the grassroots level. They have a stake in taking ownership of  
the
"course" and will hopefully come through. In addition, some accredited
diplomatic missions from Arab countries, the Arab League of States, the
Islamic Science, Education and Culture Organization, etc. might have  
some
grant monies they are willing to devote to the teaching of
Arabic and Islam.

I realize this is more of a message of empathy and wishfull thinking  
than of
concrete help, but I truly hope that your attempts at sensitizing the  
Arab
and Muslim community will lead to some results for you. Grassroots  
efforts
can really make a difference.

Good luck!

Salah Hammoud.

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