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Egyptian American Society Newsletter   Vol. 1  Issue  14 - Nov 16, 2009
Egyptian Americans in the Bay Area: The Experts
Dr. Amr Dessouki, M.D. 
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Amr Dessouki comes from a background many Egyptian Americans can relate to. His father was a Supreme Court Justice and his mother, a Sorbonne educated house wife with a major in Philosophy.  Both parents belonged to the very different Egypt of that time: A secular, less conservative country where women were encouraged to pursue higher education, roll-up their sleeves, and join their male counterparts in building a strong and solid society. A more tolerant Egypt and a better one that most of us over 50 have come to know, love, and appreciate! 

The younger of two brothers, Amr was born in Giza in 1965. With a French speaking mother, he was destined- at 5 years - to join the "Collège de la Sainte Famille", a tightly run private French school for boys, often referred to as the "Jésuites", with campuses in the Daher, Heliopolis and Faggala districts of Cairo. After twelve years with the "Jésuites", he joined Cairo University and graduated six years later, in 1988, with a degree in Medicine.
 
Armed with a Green Card, wisely orchestrated with the help of his uncle, long time California resident, Dr. Hadi Salem, Amr moved to Los Angeles in 1989 where he completed a research fellowship in organ transplantation at the University of Southern California. 
Stanford University
Libraries & Academic Information Resources
Present

Dr. Ismail Serageldin
 Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
 
 
Dr. Serageldin will give two talks on Wednesday, December 2, 2009
 
2:00pm
  The New Library of Alexandria: A Beacon of Knowledge
 
4:30pm 
For a Better Dialog Between the West and Muslims
  
  Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Stanford University

Refreshments will be provided after the second lecture
 
Please respond by November 25 if you would like to attend
sonialee@stanford.edu, 650-736-9538
 

ASSOCIATION OF EGYPTIAN AMERICAN SCHOLARS (AEAS)

Invites you to its
 
 36th Annual International Conference, Redondo Beach, CA
December 4 - 6, 2009 
on   
Enhancement and Modernization of the Medical, Engineering and Commerce Sectors in
Egyptian Higher Education
 
This is a multidisciplinary conference, attended by Egyptian American scholars and private parties from the US and Egypt. Papers are presented in all disciplines: medicine, engineering, humanitarian, economy, etc...
 
The following is the confirmed Egyptian delegation and dignitaries attending the conference:
· Ambassador Dr. Hesham Elnakib, Consul General of Egypt, San Francisco
· Dr. Hany Helal, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
· Dr. Salwa El Ghareeb, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Universities.
· Dr. Fawzy Torky, President of Kafr El Shaikh University
· Dr. Rashad Barsoum, Chairman, Medical Sector Committee
· Dr. Mohamed Shaiara, Chairman, Engineering Sector Committee
· Dr. Sakr Ashour, Chairman, Commerce Sector Committee
· Prof. Amr Salam, Former Minister of Higher Education, Counselor of AUC
· Prof. Mostafa El Demirdash, Chairman of Building and Housing Research, NRC, Egypt
 
The conference will focus on "Education" but other relevant papers may be considered.

This is an invitation to participate in the conference by attending and by submitting paper(s) in your
field of expertise. Your scientific contribution will be carried by the Egyptian delegation to the concerned parties in Egypt to assist the current wave of reform.
Please submit your abstract promptly to Dr. Mohamed Attalla: mohamedattalla@rogers.com.
OBITUARY: Dr. Azmy Tadros
 
May God bless his Soul in the Paradise of Joy in the Heavenly Jerusalem.
 
Engineer Azmy Tadros passed away on November 13th, 2009. He was President of the Egyptian American Society in 1982 and  an Egyptian American Pioneer who moved to the Bay Area in the late sixties and helped many Egyptian newcomers in the field of Civil Engineering.
 
On behalf of the Egyptian American community, the EAS exends its sincerest condolences to his wife Dr. Dolly Tadros and to his son Wahid and all their family.
  
Funeral Service
Friday November 20th, 2009
 
There will be a special Liturgy by His Grace Bishop Serapion and His Grace Bishop Discoros. The Liturgy will start at 9:00 am with the Funeral Service to follow at 11:30 am at:
 
 
St Mary & St John Coptic Orthodox Church
4300 Mirador drive
Pleasanton, CA 94566
 
Burial Service at:
 
Holy Angels/Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
1051 Harder Road
Hayward, CA , 94542
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
EAS Nativity and New Year Party

 We have tentatively picked the date of Saturday, January 9, 2010 for our Nativity and New Year Celebration.
Please reserve this date. It will be confirmed in our next newsletter with details about the location and venue.
 
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