Arabic-L:PEDA:New MENA programs: The Tunis and Beirut Exchanges June-July 2012

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1) Subject:New MENA programs: The Tunis and Beirut Exchanges June-July 2012

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Date: 19 Mar 2012
From:Nicholas Noe <noe at MIDEASTWIRE.COM>
Subject:New MENA programs: The Tunis and Beirut Exchanges June-July 2012

The Exchange is an effort by Mideastwire.com and its partners to
promote engagement and understanding through a variety of
city-focused, student conferences in and around the Middle East.

The first Exchange was launched in June 2008 in Beirut, Lebanon. Now,
several years on, over 220 students from 44 different countries have
participated, with many going on to work as diplomats in their home
countries, for NGOs serving the region and as social entrepreneurs.

The Beirut Exchange will be held June 10-24, 2012.
The Tunis Exchange will be held June 25-July 5, 2012.

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To view previous Exchange programs in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and the
Gulf, as well as media coverage of our efforts, visit
http://www.thebeirutexchange.com

REQUEST AN APPLICATION for the Tunis Exchange or the Beirut Exchange
via info at mideastwire.com

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NEW PROGRAM---THE TUNIS EXCHANGE
June 25-July 5/Application deadline April 20, 2012
Limited spaces available/Rolling acceptance

Mideastwire.com is pleased to announce the first Tunis Exchange in
partnership with CEMAT, the overseas research center of the American
Institute for Maghrib Studies based in Tunis. Like our other Exchanges
in the region, the ten-day program June 25-July 5, 2012 will engage
students from around the world in a multifaceted discussion of some of
the key issues facing Tunisia and the wider region.

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The Tunis Exchange program rests on two tracks:

Academic - Participants will attend a series of lectures led by
leading professors and public intellectuals in Tunisia. Topics will
include: Economic challenges facing Tunisia and North Africa;
Political Islam and electoral politics; The status of women in the
MENA region; Media coverage of the Arab revolts; Trade union politics
in the post Ben Ali era; Emerging security challenges in the MENA
region, as well as a range of other topics.

Dialogue with Leaders - Participants will have the opportunity to
meet, listen and engage leading social, political, religious and
economic leaders from across the spectrum in Tunisia.

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Program Scope - The Tunis Exchange will be held over seven days at
El-Hana hotel in downtown Tunis. Students are expected to stay in the
hotel, unless permission for offsite stay is requested and provided,
as most meetings will take place in our conference room at the hotel.
Off-site meetings will entail bus travel as a group in and around
Tunis. At least three days of the program will entail travel to other
cities and regions in Tunisia for meetings with local activists,
intellectuals, academics and political/religious leaders, including in
Sidi Bouzid, Sfax and Bizerte.

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Invited Institutional Participants (partial list only):
En-Nahda Party
Congress for the Republic Party
Ettakatol Party
Constitutional Democratic Rally Party
The Democratic Modernist Pole Party
Worker's Communist Party
Progressive Democratic Party
Tunisian General Trade Union
Union of Unemployed Graduates
Union of Tunisian Journalists
The Central Bank of Tunisia
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Human Rights
Manouba University
Free University of Tunis
Tunis University
Association of Democratic Women
Tunisian Network for Social Economy
Tunisian Observatory for a Democratic Transition
Al-Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center
Tunisian League of Human Rights
Tunisian-American Chamber of Commerce
Tunisian Association of Young Entrepreneurs
Committee to Protect Journalists
Attounsia Newspaper
Tunisian Horizons
Zeitouna Bank
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Costs:

Tuition - $1,500; Partial financial aid is available for those
students and individuals that can demonstrate need.

Accommodation - Seven nights of the program will be spent at the
El-Hana hotel in downtown Tunis, while at least three nights will be
spent at hotels outside of Tunis. Room rates vary depending on
arrangements, but generally fall within the range of $350-$450 total
for a shared double room during the duration of the program (breakfast
is included). Alternative accommodation, including in a single room,
is available upon request.

Airfare - $450, approximate from the European Union.

REQUEST AN APPLICATION via info at mideastwire.com
For more about CEMAT, visit http://www.cematmaghrib.org/

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The Ninth Beirut Exchange June 10-24, 2012
June 10-24/Application deadline April 10, 2012
Limited spaces available/Rolling acceptance

The Beirut Exchange program rests on three tracks:

Academic - Participants will attend a series of lectures and colloquia
led by leading professors and public intellectuals. Topics will
include: The Arab Uprisings; The Special Tribunal for Lebanon; The
United Nations as peacekeeper and mediator; Engaging political Islam;
Asymmetrical conflict: the July 2006 Lebanon war; Human Rights in the
Middle East and other topics.

Language - Participants will have the option of attending
approximately 20 hours of Arabic language instruction at the Saifi
Arabic Institute for Arabic Language in Beirut. Modules for different
levels of Arabic will be available.

Dialogue with Leaders - Participants will have the opportunity to
meet, listen and engage leading social, political and economic leaders
from across the spectrum in Lebanon - with a particular (though not
exclusive) emphasis on exposure to Islamist and opposition currents.

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Previous Speakers (partial list only):
·Omar Bakri, Iqra Islamic Trust for Research and Islamic Studies
·Bilal Baroudi, As-Salam Mosque Tripoli
·Nicholas Blanford, Times of London
·Richard Chambers, International Foundation for Electoral Systems
·Alastair Crooke, Conflicts Forum
·Abdullah Dardari, Frm. Syrian Arab Republic
·Robert Fisk, The Independent
·Toufic Gaspard, Economist
·Hanin Ghaddar, NOW Lebanon
·Timur Goksel, American University of Beirut
·Judith Palmer Harik, Matn University
·Nadim Houry, Human Rights Watch
·Farid El-Khazen, AUB
·Rami Khouri, Daily Star & AUB
·Eli Khoury, Quantum Communications
·Karim Makdisi, AUB
·Sayyid Mohammed Marandi, Tehran University
·Ibrahim Mussawi, Al-Intiqad
·Omar Nashabe, Al-Akhbar
·Nir Rosen, Journalist
·Osama Safa, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies
·Paul Salem, Carnegie Middle East Center
·Michel Samaha, Frm. Republic of Lebanon
·Mohammad Shattah, Frm. Republic of Lebanon
·Milos Struger, UNIFIL
·Fawwaz Traboulsi, AUB

To view a previous program for the Beirut Exchange, visit:
http://thebeirutexchange.com/images/stories/products/1_-_ScheduleJan2012.pdf

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Costs:

Tuition - $2,000; Partial financial aid is available for those
students and individuals that can demonstrate need.

Accommodation - Recommended accommodation is at our facility, Saifi
Urban Gardens. Room rates vary depending on arrangements, but
generally fall within the range of $300-$700 for the duration of the
program (including breakfast). Alternative accommodation is available
upon request.

Airfare - $600, approximate from the European Union.

Please note that all academic programming will take place at Saifi
Urban Gardens, Gemmayze, Beirut.

Tuition is 50% refundable up to one week before the program commences
should the situation in Lebanon warrant a cancellation by
Mideastwire.com. (Airline tickets and accommodation should be
purchased with travel insurance.)

REQUEST AN APPLICATION via info at mideastwire.com

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