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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
'I Have a Dream'
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Striving to Build Trust Between Citizens of Different Backgrounds
Ahmed Aboutaleb made history on January 5, 2009, when he was installed as mayor of Rotterdam, becoming the first Muslim, first Moroccan, and first foreign-born Dutch citizen to become the mayor of a large city in the Netherlands. Aboutaleb was born in Morocco, and came to the Netherlands at the age of 15.
Ahmed Aboutaleb made history on January 5, 2009, when he was installed as mayor of Rotterdam, becoming the first Muslim, first Moroccan, and first foreign-born Dutch citizen to become the mayor of a large city in the Netherlands. Aboutaleb was born in Morocco, and came to the Netherlands at the age of 15.
Fulbright
In August 2005, Christie Gilson received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct dissertation research in Hong Kong for a Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Gilson, who is blind, conducted research on the experience of University of Hong Kong students with disabilities from January-December 2006.
In August 2005, Christie Gilson received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct dissertation research in Hong Kong for a Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Gilson, who is blind, conducted research on the experience of University of Hong Kong students with disabilities from January-December 2006.
Massive Monkees
Thanks to funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department, four Seattle-based breakdancers from the group Massive Monkees conducted workshops and master classes at schools and community centers in Denmark.
Thanks to funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department, four Seattle-based breakdancers from the group Massive Monkees conducted workshops and master classes at schools and community centers in Denmark.
Austrian Historian Researches Muslims in the Military
Austrian historian and ethnologist, Dr. Valeria Heuberger, has taken a keen interest in the roles that Muslims have played in both the Austrian and U.S. militaries. That interest, which spans from the First World War to the present-day, has led Heuberger down a path of research comparing and contrasting approaches to diversity on two continents.
Austrian historian and ethnologist, Dr. Valeria Heuberger, has taken a keen interest in the roles that Muslims have played in both the Austrian and U.S. militaries. That interest, which spans from the First World War to the present-day, has led Heuberger down a path of research comparing and contrasting approaches to diversity on two continents.