  | The Community Gazette |  |
| Newsletter of the Tunisian Community Center | December 2006 |
| EDITORIAL BOARD
.Editor: Ali Khemili.
.Contributing Writers: Faouzi Bouarrouj, Maya Charrad, Rajaa Gharbi, Hedi Jaouad, Raouf Khelil.
.Contributing Editors: Imed Abdellaoui, Jihane BenKhedher, Hazem Bennaceur, Rym Bettaieb, Meriem Chared, JB Gabsy, Naima Mnasri, Sofian Riabi, Hachemi Saada, Elizabeth Saada.
| CULTURAL SHOWCASE | |
 The Getty Villa, an institution dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, will hold an exhibition of mosaics from the national museums of Tunisia. The exhibition, will run between October 26, 2006 and April 30, 2007, and will be complemented on Saturday, January 27, 2007 by a program of Malouf, Tunisia's national music form, which will be performed by El Azifet, the all-female Tunisian orchestra. | AWARD NOMINATIONS | |
 Stay tuned for more details about the 2007 Ibn Khaldun Award Hafla (May 26th in Athens, Georgia). Also, there is still time to submit names of candidates to be considered for the Ibn Khaldun Award-2007. We invite you to use this nominating form.
Deadline for receiving nominations is: December 31, 2006.
| STUDY-IN-TUNISIA FUND | |
 The Tunisian Community Center established a Fund to support a Study in Tunisia Scholarship. Such a scholarship would offer an academically deserving US University student of Arabic the opportunity to experience the Tunisian culture. The goal is to enable the Student to practice his/her language skills and perhaps function as a civilian ambassador to Tunisia during his/her study experience. At the same time, the Student will discover firsthand that Tunisia is a land of culture and a crucible of civilizations, and that it deserves its reputation of being the most socially progressive and economically successful country of the southern Mediterranean. Please, support the Study-in-Tunisia Scholarship Fund*:
.You may send a check (payable to T.C.C.) to:
Tunisian Community Center
PO Box 34643
Washington, DC 20043 .You may also donate online *The Tunisian Community Center is a private volunteer, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Donations are tax- deductible. | TuniClub-USA | |
 TuniClub-USA is an entity within the Tunisian Community Center that aims to be the virtual venue, where social interaction and professional networking takes place among Tunisian-Americans. | BIOGRAPHY | |
 Ibn Khaldun (May 27, 1332 to March 19, 1406) was a famous Tunisian historiographer and historian. He is often viewed as one of the forerunners of modern historiography, and economics. Ibn Khaldun is universally acknowledged as the "Father of Sociology" and is best known for his Muqaddimah (Prolegomena). |
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