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Malaysia Is a Peaceful, High Tech Muslim State, Cabinet Minister Tells UCLA Audience

Malaysian Minister of Women and Family Development Shahrizat Abdul Jalil says her country is modern, multiracial, and eager to get past stereotypes.

 
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Dalia Rabin-Pelossof Speaks on Oslo Ten Years Later

Yitzhak Rabin's daughter examines the Rabin legacy in today's Middle East.

 

University Administrators from Xi'an Study UCLA's Management System

Delegation from Northwestern Polytechnical University Meets with UCLA Assistant Chancellor.

 
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What's Wrong with Arabic Language Education -- An Opinion

Thomas Culhane is a doctoral candidate in UCLA’s Department of Urban Planning. He specializes in environmental policy with a strong interest in education. He spent Summer 2003 studying Arabic in Beirut, and went on to spend the academic year at the American University of Cairo.

 
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Latin American Center Inaugurates Digital Culture Center, Paulo Freire Institute, in Buenos Aires

Minister of Education and Mayor of Buenos Aires attend opening ceremonies as Carlos Torres and Fabián Wagmister launch two ambitious projects in working-class district.

 

Young Near East, African, and South Asian Professionals Visit UCLA's Center for Civil Society

16 business, government, and media workers from 15 countries include UCLA in national tour to study public-private partnerships, leadership strategies, and U.S. policy formation.

 

Kazakhstan Journalists Gather Information on War Against Terrorism

Visitors discuss Central Asian Islamic groups with long-time security specialist Michael Intriligator.

 

Head of Philippine Islamic Council Meets with Eminent UCLA Scholar of Islamic Law

Mr. Taha Basman, Secretary General of the Philippine Islamic Council held discussions with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl July 28.

 
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Zhou Enlai: A Tragic Hero?

Gao Wenqian talks about his new book at the Center for Chinese Studies

 
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A Year in Lebanon

James Gelvin talks about his year teaching at the American University of Beirut.

 

Multinational Delegation Meets with UCLA Africa Experts on Malaria

20 health professionals from 19 countries including 12 in Africa consult on control of killer disease during U.S. visit.

 

Directors of Three Chilean Museums Tour Hammer and Fowler Museums

Heads of UCLA's two museums discuss museum management and finance with visitors from Chile.

 
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UCLA's First Recipients of the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Southeast Asia Studies

Christie Lee and Louie Tortuya “are only the first graduates of what will become a prominent and vibrant new program of study at UCLA.”

 

Crimean Tourism Specialists Consult with UCLA Travel Center

An 11-member delegation from the Crimea, well known as the resort area of the Ukraine, met with UCLA Travel Center representatives May 28.

 

Large Korea University Delegation Studies How UCLA Is Organized

23 faculty and administrators from Korea University meet with Korea Center director, Undergraduate Admissions head, and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Academic Services.

 

Vietnamese Journalists Seek UCLA Advice on Newsroom Design

Staff of the Ho Chi Minh City daily Saigon Giaiphong tour Daily Bruin offices with construction engineer for ideas for their new newsroom.

 

University of Indonesia Faculty Tour American Media Schools

Eight faculty and senior administrators from Indonesia's premier communications program visit UCLA Extension as part of study tour on U.S. journalism and television methods.

 
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UCLA Thai alum narrates reign as royal filmmaker

Thai prince unleashes historical battle epic; strives to delight westerners, alma mater.

 
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155 Graduates Receive Degrees in First International Institute Interdepartmental Degree Program Commencement

1200 gather in Royce Hall for June 14 graduation. One Ph.D., 30 M.A.s, 124 B.A.s awarded in 8 international fields.

 
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SARS and Asia: Public Health, Political, Social, and Economic Implications

Having taken the lives and livelihoods of many, SARS reminds the rest of us of how interconnected our lives and economies have become. This Asia Institute-sponsored symposium helped many learn more about SARS and how it is affecting Asia -- and us.

 
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General Assembly President Defends UN against Bush Administration Criticisms

UN General Assembly President Jan Kavan declares United Nations "not an instrument of U.S. foreign policy." Reminds audience of the world body's far flung operations in development, health, and peacekeeping.

 
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Department of Education Awards to UCLA International Research Centers Hit $8.1 Million Over Next Three Years

Six International Institute units recognized as National Resource Centers of Excellence, win additional $3.8 million in Title VI funding on top of $4.3 in fellowship money announced in April.

 
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Report from Sarajevo: Identifying the Missing

Two UCLA students in Bosnia-Herzegovina visit the morgue in Tuzla where missing person specialists seek to unravel the truth about the Serb massacres of Muslim Bosnians in Srebrenica in 1995.

 
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Honoring the Man

The Armenian National Academy of Sciences marked the 70th birthday and 50th anniversary of public and professional service of the world-renowned UCLA scholar, the talented and devoted Armenian, Richard G. Hovannisian.

 
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UCLA Students Interview Bosnian Prime Minister on His Plans for Nation-Building

Two UCLA students in Sarajevo to explore similarities in postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iraq discuss the country's future with Prime Minister Adnan Terzic.

 

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