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EDITORIAL BOARD
.Editor: Ali Khemili.
.Contributing Writers: Maya Charrad, Hedi Jaouad, Raouf Khelil.
.Contributing Editors: Leila Bekri, Hedi BenAbdallah, Jihane BenKhedher, Hazem Bennaceur, Najoua BenOthmane, Adel Mabrouk Boudaga, Meriem Chared, JB Gabsy, Sami Guedoir, Eber Hadda, Yassine Jaouadi, Youssef Khouja, Dorra Kridis, Ridha Lanouar, Leila Laoudji, Sofian Riabi, Ammar Zarkani.
.Editors-at-large: Phil Jones (Friends-Of- Tunisia), Jerry Sorkin (TunisUSA) |
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| Cultural Ambassador |  "As a Tunisian-French-American, and a person speaking five languages, I believe that Art is also a language. It enables people to communicate, using images instead of words",
Says Virginia resident Najoua Antar-BenOthmane, a graduate in foreign Languages from the University of Nice (France), who is also a talented Fine Arts Painter (and an active member of the Tunisian Community Center).
Her paintings show that people everywhere are connected and that art is a universal language.
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| Ibn Khaldun in America | |
 This is a picture of a life-size bronze sculpture that was inspired by the statue of Ibn Khaldun that stands at the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis. It was commissioned by the Tunisian Community Center and created by world renown sculptor Patrick Morelli.
The sculpture was unveiled on May 23, 2009 at New York's Columbia University during a special ceremony that was part of the fifth annual Tunisian American Day/Ibn Khaldun Award celebration, in the presence of Tunisia's Ambassador to the US and by New York City Immigrant Affairs Commissioner.
That art piece can be found at the Arab American National Museum (an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution), located in Dearborn, MI as part of its "Contributions of the Arab World" permanent exhibit. |
| In Memoriam |  On June 7, 2010, a distinguished member of our community, Hachemi ("Hank") Saada, died at the age of 77 after a long illness.
A resident of Philadelphia, PA, Hank was one of the earliest Tunisian immigrants to the US. Until 2006, when he suffered a stroke, Hank was very active within the Tunisian Community Center, having been a founding member of its Ibn Khaldun Institute and a contributing editor of the Gazette.
He and his wife Elisabeth published "Camel Letter", a newsletter that was devoted to news about Peace Corps volunteers who served in Tunisia (to whom he had earlier taught Arabic and French).
Hank is survived by his wife Elisabeth, his two daughters Dalila and Nadine, and his three grand-children: Jeremy, Jasmine and Benjamin.
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The Tunisian American Day-2011 | |
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The Ibn Khaldun Award steering committee is seeking proposals from the various chapters interested in hosting the next Tunisian American Day to be held on Saturday May 28, 2011.
Proposals should describe the followings:
- The strength of the Chapter.
- The hosting team's commitment to the event production
- Attractiveness of the venue.
- Type of academic institution for the event.
Deadline for Proposal submission: 7/31/10.
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