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8 TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 Week emphasizes Middle Eastern culture Groups aim to highlight diversity BY ANDREW RYAN COSGROVE STAFF WRITER On Monday, UNC's first official weeklong celebration of Middle Eastern culture and diversity began. Middle East Week kicked off with a viewing of the Disney ver sion of "Aladdin." followed by a dis cussion about stereotypes found in the movie. The week's organizers said they hope students continue discussion throughout the week, learning about cultures they might not have much knowledge about. “I think people tend to associ ate with people that have similar interests, backgrounds and experi ences. and we need to be intention al in looking out for and learning from other people's experiences," said Terri Phoenix, director of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer-identified Center. “Middle East Week provides a wonderful opportunity to do that." Organizers also said they hope the week breaks down existing stereo types surrounding the region. “We want to show people how we view the Middle East as Middle Easterners in order to break down stereotypes that are perpetuated by An Evening with Junot Diaz presented by CUAB Author of ’The Brief Wondrous Life of .' •' Oscar Wao" winner of the National Book Dia/ is a Dominican Cntics American author who ."Sa OSC3T WSO & name Best Book focuses on the 2007 by New immigrant experience JUHOt DldZ Yorl < Maga^'e PARTICIPATE IN THE 2008 SENIOR CAMPAIGN FOR CAROLINA! While the senior marshals endorse Carolina for Kibera (GPK), gifts made by seniors to any University fund count toward campaign participation, If we reach our goal of 30.5% class participation (1,181 donors), an anonymous donor will give $25,000 toCPK. Also, if you choose to give to CPK, David '69 and Becky Perdue will match your gift Si for $1 up to $25,000. Wherever you choose to give, your gift will have an immediate impact. Private support provides 24% of Carolina's budget and helps open doors of opportunity for students, the community and the world. All rtoeto Will wMfc* i ClMt o* NOR *fttl OoMett Moot mot* wii it* * yt tit M**l l*l dm to Ml! (to to* eitofeMHto toe** thM* toto tto !H*lu*!*ly Vrt‘lbt* W totonfH to* (ft* Sttoie CvtoMMfß toi Cttotmt ' • iinmiaUunil urn ?du/gitt <inr>tutt<iinrl mu i‘iiw‘onecard •' r .mrtm.i Annu.il f tmti ( ainpui B< * 6100 i . ini imvi \ii \ CAROLINA ANNUAL FUND II II ■■ N.>m„ . il < HAI'I I (111 I outsiders," said Reem Semaan. Arab Student Organization co-president. During the week, all of the pro ceeds made will go toward devel oping a Middle East Fellowship, which is under consideration. The fellowship will fund a sum mer project for students to travel to a Middle Eastern country and work on a service or research project. The group’s goal is to increase understanding of the Middle East by providing first-hand experiences aimed at benefiting the local com munity through service projects. But organizers of the w eek said peace has to start at home. "We don’t have peace in the Middle East, but we can have peace on campus and that can spread beyond the borders of the campus," said Veronica Grant, vice president of Jewish programming at N.C. Hillel. And in addition to discussing stereotypes and supporting the fel lowship. the groups that organized the week have come together to raise awareness about the diversity of the Middle East. The week’s sponsors include The Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations, N.C. Hillel and the < AROLINA 2008 "IGAVE _ LGBTQ Center. The events are hosted by several groups, including the Middle East Student Forum, Persian Cultural Society, Arab Student Organization and N.C. Hillel. Grant said the variety of student groups hosting the week illustrates the diversity' the week is trying to promote. And Anna Mansour, co-presi dent of Arab Student Organization, Event schedule: Tuesday: Hummus with a side of Chips Show Time: 7 p.m. Location: Hamilton 100 Wednesday: Defining the Middle East, featuring Ambassador Hesham Youssef Time: 7 p.m. Location: FedEx Global Education Center Thursday: Middle Eastern Food Night Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Connor Lobby Friday: Middle East Shabbat: Service & Dinner Time: 6:30 p.m Location: N.C. Hillel News “We are try ing to convey to people that the Middle East is a diverse region culturally, linguistically and religiously ” SARA AGHAJANIAN, president of middle east student forum agreed, adding that the issues in the Middle East do not have to become problems at UNC. “It shows us that even though there are so many problems abroad, that doesn’t mean we have to reflect them here,” she said. National and World News FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Clinton argues for including all votes HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama and his allies of trying to stop people from v oting as some of his backers have called on her to drop out of the primary race. Obama's campaign rejected the charge as "laughable." Clinton sug gested Obama and his supporters wanted to keep those states from playing a role in selecting the presidential nominee. She told her take on it to CBS affiliate KTYQ in Billings, Mont. “They don’t want people to keep voting." Female senator to give Obama boost LANCASTER. Pa. (AP) - Barack Obama secured the back ing of a second female senator on Monday, as some raised expecta tions for her rival in the upcoming Pennsylvania primary. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who recently voiced concerns about the rancorous tone of the Democratic primary , said she was forced to choose because she found remaining uncommit ted difficult. Each candidate has the back ing of 13 senators who are super delegates to the convention. 11 HI WHF*— W f J £™~WL. / * Student Membership Membership Committee Social Committee Advisory Board Kendra Burt Jason Fernandez Megan Compton Erin Collums Raquel Hoover Courtney Cox Lindsay Komrumpf Aisha Johnson Gregory Jones Sara Schumann Adrienne Jones Stella Lam Andrew Simpson Sin Jones Raul Love Knsten Smith Alexander Lee Rachel Namm Chloe Wang Christina Rogers Student & Alumni Caitlin Ross Professional Committee Relations Committee Nxsheria Sim s Cathy Anderson Jesse Anderson HayesTOson MymaCharlol Carly Garrison krndraX inson Shoneca Evans Gloria Holbrook Sarah Forman Kristi McNair Courtney Hanvey Brittany Murphy Heather Tate Taylor Westfall Service Committee Meagan Bowman Melanie Collins Catherine Ekeleme Lisa Jeffries Chamell Sutton Aaron White This week’s events are meant to focus mostly on the cultural aspects and not the ongoing armed conflicts in the region. “We are trying to convey to peo ple that the Middle East is a diverse region culturally, linguistically and Al-Sadr truce calms violence in Iraq but shakes up U.S.-backed leadership BAGHDAD (AP) - Rockets fell on the Green Zone and ran dom machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr sought to rein in his militia after a week of battles that claimed about 400 lives. The peace deal between al- Sadr and Iraqi government forc es said to have been brokered in Iran calmed the violence but left the cleric’s Mahdi Army intact and Iraq’s U.S.-backed prime minister politically bat tered and humbled within his own Shiite power base. Charges brought in 1998 bombing SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) A Guantanamo detainee who allegedly helped plan the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania that killed 11 people was charged Monday with war crimes. Ahmed Kalfan Ghailani also allegedly purchased and trans ported the explosives used in the attack and scouted the embassy with a suicide bomber. Al-Qaida’s twin suicide truck bomb attacks on the embassies in Tanzania and Kenya on Aug. 7,1998 killed more than 220 peo ple, including 12 Americans, and injured more than 4,000. Uhr flaiiii (Lor Hrfl religiously," said Sara Aghajanian. president of the Middle East Student Forum. And officials at the LGBTQ Center said that students also will learn more about sexual minorities through different cultures. “That’s something that hasn’t been talked about a lot in times past," Phoenix said. “So I hope this week brings up some discussion points." Contact the University Editor at udesk@ unc.edu. Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki had promised to crush the militias that have effectively ruled Basra for nearly three years. The U.S. military launched air strikes in the city to back the Iraqi effort. But the ferocious response by the Mahdi Army, including rocket fire on the US.-controlled Green Zone and attacks through out the Shiite south, caught the government by surprise and sent officials scrambling for a way out of the crisis. The confronta tion shows that Al-Sadr remains a powerful force. Bush, Putin could reach arms deal KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - The White House raised hopes Monday of achieving a break through agreement to resolve bitter differences with Moscow over missile defenses in Europe when President Bush meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend. Bush's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, said no deal was in hand yet but the two leaders could nail it down Sunday. “We may. We’re hopeful," he said. It will be the last meeting between the two men before Putin steps away from the Russian pres idency.
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