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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 |
 The Ibn Khaldun Award for 2009 has been awarded to Mr. Jomaa Ben-Hassine, PE. The award is presented annually by the Tunisian Community Center to “high achievers who had promoted the understanding of Tunisian culture in the United States, had promoted a greater sense of Tunisian identity, or had constituted a service to the Tunisian American community.” In the case of this year’s honoree, the award was for professional achievements and community service. The award was presented at Columbia University (New York) on May 23, 2009 by His Excellency Mr. Habib Mansour, Ambassador of Tunisia in the United States.
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Sunday, 31 May 2009 |
 In its May 30, 2009 edition, LaPresse.tn reported on a newly born website for Tunisian expatriates and protrayed it as a mirror of the Tunisian expatriate community ("Un miroir de la communauté tunisienne à l'étranger"). At PageTunisie.com, we welcome all sites that profess their mission as a portal for the Tunisian expatriate community as we are sure our website has fallen short of its goals on various fronts. The more, the merrier! Please visit the new sister site tunisiensdumonde.com .
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Friday, 29 May 2009 |
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From US Congressional Record dated May 18, 2009 : "Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating Tunisian American Day on May 27. This annual celebration is in recognition of the many contributions that Tunisian Americans have made to enrich our culture and society. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Tunisia for more than two centuries. On March 26, 1799, the first agreement of friendship and trade was concluded between the United States and Tunisia. The first American consulate was established in Tunis, the Tunisian capital, on January 20, 1800. On May 17, 1956, the United States was the first major power to recognize the sovereign state of Tunisia. Throughout the years, the United States and Tunisia have forged an amicable and enduring relationship that is based on a common commitment to the ideals of democracy and liberty.
Currently, there are more than 13,500 Americans of Tunisian descent residing in the United States. The Tunisian American community has made invaluable contributions to improving our cultural diversity by sharing their proud heritage and rich cultural traditions. As Tunisian Americans gather to celebrate Tunisian American Day, I wish them a joyous and inspiring day and thank them for their contributions to cultural diversity."
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009 |
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Mr. Frej Souissi, General Manager of Tunisian Expatriates Bureau (OTE), was asked three questions by TAP correspondent Dalel El-Ganzoui. The three questions touched on preparations for the summer 2009 visits by expatriates, language and culture courses tailored to benefit expatriates, and tunisian expatriate students. More information here or here .
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
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President Obama is set to deliver a speech in Egypt on June 4, 2009, to address US-Muslim World relations. Many pundits anticipate this speech to be a defining moment for Obama’s presidency on this issue and a clear break with the bully and confrontational policies of the previous administration. It may very well be a cosmetic shift but if there were to be any substance to such a shift, it would not have been anticipated by most Muslims. History of US-Muslim world, indeed of US-world relations, has been consistent in paying lip-service to supporting democracy and human rights while supporting puppet and dictatorial regimes. It would be foolish to expect anything different under Obama. It would be even more foolish to lobby the US administration to interfere in the affairs of the Muslim world in the name of democracy or human rights because history also teaches us that such interference has been selective and usually executed for ulterior, less noble motives. Therefore, while Obama is doing a great job repairing the damage to the US image in the Muslim world, the best to hope for is for the US to end its occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, support education, and adopt a policy of principled non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations, except maybe in the case of humanitarian crises. Muslim nations would appreciate such a shift more than any direct interference in their affairs.
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