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https://www.humis.utah.edu/humis/docs/organization_302_1343316322.pdf   "As interim co-directors of the University of Utah Middle East Center,  we are pleased to share with you exciting new developments on campus  and in the community, as well as our fresh vision for the Center.  Our  central goal is to bring the Center its former national prestige as a thriving  place for scholarship, cultural exchange, and critical dialogue on current  Middle East issues.  We are confident that this is possible—not only will  we regain our previous status, but we believe that we can achieve at even  higher levels than before."      "Along with Kellie Hubbard and June Marvel and affiliated Middle East faculty,  we have begun to refocus the Middle East Center on four main tasks:  educating and providing transformational opportunities to undergraduate  and graduate students as specialists in Middle East St...

Pictures from The 2012 Amazigh Festival - Fes, Morocco From:  Ennaji Moha [mailto:mennaji2002@yahoo.fr] Sent:  Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:26 PM To:  Keithwmartin1@gmail.com Subject:  Re: Question on "paper" Dear Keith,   See attached file plus more photos. You may put them all on your website too. All the best Moha ______________________________________________ Moha Ennaji, MA, PHD Author, International Consultant Professor of Linguistics, Culture and Gender Studies Website:  www.mohaennaji.on.ma President and Co-founder of International Institute for Languages and Cultures (INLAC):  www.inlac.net President of the South North Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Migration Studies:  www.csn.on.ma Director of the international journal 'Languages and Linguistics':  www.lang-ling.on.ma Director of the Festival of Amazigh Culture:  www.festivalamazigh.on.ma _______________________________...

(  http://riadzany.blogspot.com/2012/07/festival-of-amazigh-culture-in-fez.html  ) As the curtain fell on the eighth annual Festival of Amazigh Culture, which had the theme "Mother Tongue and Diaspora", the World Congress called for new constitution for the Amazigh language Photo: Sandy McCutcheon The festival was held from 13 to 15 July 2012 under the royal patronage by the Spirit of Fes Foundation, The Association Fès-Saiss, and North South Centre in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture and BMCE Foundation, and with the support of the Council of Moroccan Community Abroad and the Hassan II Foundation. The festival, which was a resounding success on all levels (academic, artistic and organisational) has emphasised the important role of the mother tongue in the areas of education , media, literary and artistic production , and the integration of North African communities abroad. The World Congress, which brough...

  The Moroccan Diaspora in the State of Utah and the United States of America:   Promoting and Maintaining a Moroccan and Amazigh Cultural Identity in Utah (Presented July 13, 2012)   Keith W. Martin PhD, Honorary Consul for Kingdom of Morocco (Utah, USA) Jane Day MA (Georgetown), MA (UCSC), President of U.S. Middle East Connections    Synopsis Ibn Khaldun, a 14th century Maghreb philosopher, observed the cultural decay of conquered societies as they assimilated into their new ruler’s kingdom. Fortunately, today Moroccans and Amazighs enjoy cultural and technological tools that can help them maintain and promote their cultural identity, even when they live in distant multi-cultural societies, such as the State of Utah and The United States of America.    Introduction Moroccans and Amazighs living in Ibn Khaldun’s 14 th century Maghreb (North Africa east of Egypt) faced different political conflicts and more limited communic...