 Useful Links
 Amideast
 Alexandria
Cairo
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Programs
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at the American Center Alexandria
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September 2006
The ACA will be closed on:
September 3: Labor Day (American)
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Workshop: Internet Basics
The Information Resource Center (IRC) can teach you how to use the Internet for research, for business, or just for following the latest news. Advance registration requested. For registration please visit or call IRC staff on 485-9770.
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Mondays, Sept 11 and 18 10:00 a.m., Internet Lab
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IRC and AMIDEAST Internet Workshop: "American Universities on the Web"
Students interested in studying in the U.S. will learn techniques for researching American colleges and universities in this workshop, which includes a hands-on practice session and resources on scholarships and financial aid. Advance registration is requested.
For registration please visit or call IRC staff on 485-9770
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Monday, September 12, 12:00 noon, IRC Electronic Lab
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Science Forum: “Stem Cells and Future Medicine".
The American Center Alexandria launches this month a new program: “Science Forum”. The program features Egyptian and American speakers working in fields of science and technology to discuss recent and important scientific trends. For our inaugural session, Dr. Mona Marei, Director of Tissue Engineering Laboratories, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University and a graduate of Harvard University, discusses "Stem Cells and Future Medicine".
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Sunday, September 17, 7:00 p.m., IRC Hall
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Literary Forum: Film and Book Discussion: “The Hours”
Dr. Heba Sharoubim, Assistant Professor of English Literature at the Faculty of Education will give an overview of Michael Cunningham's novel: "The Hours". In this novel, Cunningham draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters who are struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. The presentation will be followed by a showing of the film version. Starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, and Stephen Dillane.
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Wednesday, September 20 at 5:00 p.m.
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September Nights in the American Center Garden: Join us for Showings of Oscar Winning Films, Actors and Directors
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Featuring Julia Roberts, Best Actress Award, 2001. Katherine Watson (Roberts), a recent college graduate, is hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated values of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine iinspires her traditional minded students to challenge the lives they are expected to lead. Starring: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Run time: 114 minutes. English with Arabic subtitles.national Law at Alexandria University will host this seminar.
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Wednesday, September. 6, 8:00 p.m.
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Casablanca (1943)
Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Picture, Casablanca makes nearly every critic and film lover’s list of the all-time best American films. In
World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining Czech underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to Rick's surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa, Rick's one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit. Well, that was their original plan.... , Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Directors: Michael Curtiz . 99 minutes. English with Arabic Subtitle.
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Monday, September 11, 8:00 p.m.
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Good Will Hunting (1998)
Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams); Best Original Screenplay Award winner 1998. A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting (Matt Damon) has a gift for math that can take him light-years beyond his blue-collar roots, but to achieve his dream he must turn his back on the neighborhood and his best friend (Ben Affleck). To complicate matters, two strangers enter the equation: a washed-up shrink (Robin Williams) who starts to coach Will through his transformation, and a medical student (Minnie Driver) who shows him that there can be a pretty face along with his life of the mind. Actors: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, Minnie Driver, Directors: Gus Van Sant Run Time: 126 minutes. English with Arabic Subtitles.
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Tuesday, September 12, 8:00 p.m.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Director: Stephen Spielberg, Best Director Oscar Winner 1993, 1998. Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, undertakes a quest to locate the lost “Ark of the Covenant”, traversing the Himalayan highlands to the deserts of Egypt in the process. The only thing is, he’s not alone. Jones must outwit a famed French archaeologist in service to the Nazi government also in search of the Ark, convinced as they are of its magical power to guarantee victory. An epic adventure ensues.
Actors: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen Director: Steven Spielberg . English with Arabic Subtitles.
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Thursday, September 21, 8:00 p.m
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Information Resource Center (IRC) Online
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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/hispanic/
Hispanic Reading Room
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/
Hispanic Heritage Books
http://www.alibris.com/articles_features/features/hispanic/hispanic.cfm
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs. Diversity in the United States
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/diversity/
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs. U.S. Society, Culture & Values
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/
Population Reference Bureau. Race/Ethnicity
http://www.prb.org/template.cfm?template=InterestDisplay.cfm&InterestCategoryID=244
Electronic Journal: The United States in 2005 - Who We Are Today
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/1204/ijse/ijse1204.htm
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U.S. Consular Services
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· The U.S. Consul will be available at The American Center in Alexandria to provide American Citizen Services on Sunday, Sunday, September 24, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Only the following services will be available:
- Notary services.
- Passport renewal and extra pages.
- Application for SSN.
- Application for consular report of birth.
- Voting assistance.
- Tax forms.
Consular information sheet
For more information, phone 02-2797- 2301
Visa Information
Be sure to allow enough time to obtain a visa. Anyone needing an interview must call 0900 70600 for an appointment. Calls must be on a land line or Vodaphone. A fee of L.E. 2 per minute will be charged.
Additional information can be obtained via the U.S. Embassy website: http://egypt.usembassy.gov
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Education USA Center
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Amideast Student Advising offers briefings on U.S. educational programs. During the following sessions, the advisor will discuss how to apply to U.S. professional schools.
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AMIDEAST English Language Training Programs
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Term 0701 October 1 – November 4
(Placement testing and registration: Daily, Sunday-Thursday.
Arabic Language Training:
AMIDEAST/Alexandria’s colloquial Arabic course introduces students to Egyptian culture through Egyptian colloquial Arabic (ECA). Call for registration information.
Professional Skills Workshops:
Short, business-oriented workshops are designed to help you get ahead in your job. Call or write to AMIDEAST to receive a complete workshop schedule.
Online Training:
Now you can benefit form AMIDEAST English Language instruction without leaving you home. TOEFL, General English, Executive English for business professionals and English for Children ages 7-12.
For course information: http://www.amideast.org/onlinetraining/default.htm
Teacher Training Workshops:
Call for registration information.
For further information, please call:
AMIDEAST Alexandria Offices:
03-487-1922, 03- 486-9091
We also reply to inquiries at: alexandria@amideast.org
Visit our web site: www.amideast.org
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