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Fatin Bundagji writes: Are US Media Violating the 1st Amendment?

Author | 21.03.2008 | Category Uncategorized

Saudi Arabia Fellow MNP 2007, Fatin Bundagji, writes up another storm in the Arab News -

Last week Arab News printed in the “Letters to the Editor” column a letter by Ms. Lin Hansen Petro from Portland, Oregon, commenting on my article, “Peace & Stability: Pre-requisites for Reform” (March 7). Ms. Petro wrote that while writing her article, “Fatin Bundagji conveniently forgot, as Arab writers usually do, that the US was attacked by Arab terrorists which led to retaliatory action in the Middle East and out of America. All those glorious outreach programs she was describing that America used to do would still be in effect and there would be no war waging at the moment if the radical Arabs kept their opinions and hatred of American policies in the academic or political arena… Please click here to read the rest of the article.

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Speaking from Experience: Caroline Casey

Author | 18.03.2008 | Category Uncategorized

Our dear fellow (MNP 2007) from Ireland, Caroline Casey, has these words of wisdom to share with the new batch:

“Hope you have the same magic mystery tour that the mad bunch of 2007 ef fellows had. Make sure you do something completely different, make time for dancing and unusual conversations, get up and walk around New York in the early morning, do NOT drink 7 café latté’s a day and most importantly, never make assumptions because you will get one hell of a surprise! And, though when they tell you that the ef experience will change your life, you don’t believe them – but it does! I wish I could do it all again!” -

Believe her! She DID ALL of these things! And in case you’re wondering, this was the “Sunday” she was referring to, as she most WICKEDLY got me to ice skate for the first time in my life! And all that, after we had an interesting, unplanned tour of New York’s underground!

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Opening Week: One Year ago

Author | 16.03.2008 | Category Uncategorized

I thought because the new batch of fellows will be starting their journey into the Eisenhower Fellowship fairly soon, that I’d dig up the bits and pieces of our group, Multi Nation Program 2007. Wish all of you the very best and one STRONG piece of advice: Document and capture as many of the memories as you can. I assure you, they will keep you GREAT company, bring you many laughs and reminiscing opportunities, for your entire life!

Here’s a photograph of all of us, in the lobby of our hotel, the DoubleTree, towards the end of the first week: