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Bi-Weekly E-ArabiCa Newsletter
NCCAR E-ArabiCa - Week of December 27,
2004
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In Parliament Community Events/Postings Announcements Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities Support NCCAR
NCCAR Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2005 The National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR) will be commemorating its 20th anniversary in 2005. In liu of this occasion, we will be organizing several exciting and new events across Canada that work within our organization's objectives: increasing Canadian awareness and knowledge about the Arab world; to encourage the expansion of commercial, scientific, educational and cultural links between Canadian and Arab institutions; and to promote greater recognition of the contributions made by Arab-Canadians to Canada. We will continue to press forward with these objectives in 2005 through meetings with the Canadian government: ministers, parliamentarians and senators. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events, which will be posted on our website (www.nccar.ca) regularly.NCCAR in the Media Executive Director Mazen Chouaib was interviewed on CBC Newsworld and CBC's the Current, and was quoted in several articles in the Globe and Mail, and other Canadian papers as well as in Al-Ahram daily newspaper (the Arab world's newspaper with the greatest reach – 2 million daily). He responded to questions relating to Canada's role in the upcoming elections in Iraq, as well as the shift in Canadian foreign policy vis-à-vis the Middle East.
The new
interns will be joining the eight other interns that are currently in the
region. NCCAR will
be having more internship opportunities posted on our website in Spring 2005.
Hon. Marcel Prud'homme: Honourable senators, in the spirit of Christmas, as was mentioned earlier, I ask the minister to bring to the attention of the Minister of Immigration a real tragedy taking place in Montreal. It is the case of three members of the Ayoub family living in the basement of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce church in Ms. Jennings riding. They have been there for one year. The tragedy of that family is that since 1948 it has, almost every two years, been expelled from one camp to another camp to another camp. Senator Pépin has been very active, and I thank her for that. It is the case of a man, Khalil Ayoub, 67 years old, his brother Nabih Ayoub, 69, and his brother's wife, Thérèse Boulos Haddad, who is 62. They are in the basement of a church. Everybody would like to receive them into their house, including me. It is a very sad tragedy. They have lost their appeal for asylum in Canada. I think the time has now come for some member to reactivate this document. It is sad to see a family leaving their country, Haifa in Palestine, in 1948, and shipped from one camp to another in Lebanon. I conclude by saying that the situation of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is horrible, simply horrible. I am talking about a country that most of us like. There are no rights whatsoever for the Palestinian refugees in these camps. The situation is horrible in every way, shape or form. They cannot work. Considering their age, and in the spirit of Christmas, the New Year and Hanukkah, something should be done for these people, who have the sympathy of everybody in Montreal and everyone who reviews the documentation, including many Liberal members who have been visiting them and have come to the same conclusion. Hon. Jack Austin (Leader of the Government): Senator Prud'homme is right that Senator Pépin has mentioned this issue to me. I will take the statement of the honourable senator with me and speak to the minister personally about this situation. I do not have any personal knowledge of the situation, but I will be happy to bring the statement of the honourable senator to the minister's attention. Iraq
Iraqi
Elections
Canadian
election observers Foreign Affairs Canadian UN voting on
Israeli-Palestinian conflict Citizenship and Immigration Ahmadiyya movement in
Canada http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/041_2004-12-08/han041_1430-e.htm
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/041_2004-12-08/han041_1440-e.htm
The Syrian Canadian Club of Ottawa Celebrates New Year's EveWith singer, Michael Saghbini and his band along with DJ Sam. Open
buffet dinner, many surprises and tons of fun Nour: (613) 240-3181 or Issa: (613) 260 -1188 $ 60 per person $20 for kids (Special buffet and room during dinner)
In preparation for the annual meeting of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Foreign Affairs (FAC) consults with a number of key civil society organizations (CSOs), CIIA included, on themes considered by the Commission, together with a country-by-country review for those with human rights issues. The themes are centred on the four basic universal human rights recognized under several international treaties to which Canada is a party: (1) The Right to Development, (2) Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, (3) Civil and Political Rights, and (4) Rights of the Child. As a prelude to this year's FAC-CSO meetings, the CIIA National Capital Branch, in collaboration with the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs of Carleton University and Canada25, is holding this Round Table to consider the following questions: 1. Violating basic human rights: What is the risk to sustainable peace, security
and development? Date: Friday, January 14 2005 Registration: 1:00-1:30 p.m. Time: 1:30-3:15 p.m.; 3:30-5:00 p.m. Place: Foreign Affairs, Robertson Rm, Lester B. Pearson Bld., 125 Sussex Drive Cost: No Charge To attend, please contact Debrah Taylor before 12:00 noon, Wednesday, January 12, by e-mail at DebrahETaylor@rogers.com, or by telephone at 613-233-3207. Keynote Speaker: Marie-Lucie Morin, Associate Deputy Minister, FAC Panelists:Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada; David Malone, Assistant Deputy Minister, Africa and Middle-East Affairs, FAC; and Jean-Louis Roy, President, Rights and Democracy (International Center for Human Rights and Development) Arabic Lessons in Montreal Arabic Lessons in private home Tel. (514) 744-0841
http://www.parl.gc.ca/committee/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=96511 Hon. Andrew Telegdi, P.C.,
M.P. Zatoun Olive Oil Olive oil from Palestine: Zatoun olive oil is meant to bring to North Americans, the human experience of Palestine and its people, especially farmers who depend on the land and its fruits. In addition to supporting the olive farmers of Palestine in their struggle for their livelihoods and lands, two dollars of each bottle sold will go to help support Project Hope, an arts and education program for young people in Palestine. Please visit www.zatoun.com and place your order via the order form. We appreciate orders any way they come but greatly prefer the website order form as it is by far the quickest and needing least administration and time to process. If you have no option, please use email or regular mail.
NCCAR is looking for research volunteers and volunteers to help with the organization of our Speakers' Bureau tours, National Conference, and general administrative tasks. Contact us at nccar@nccar.ca or on our website at www.nccar.ca/joinus/volunteer.html. Here are some new international job opportunities in Arab countries. Please review them all and click on each link for more detailed information.
Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Paul Martin Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Pierre Pettigrew Other Foreign Affairs Departments Lebanon, Syria and Jordan Desk Officer,
Tel: (613) 992-8658
NCCAR is a non-profit organization committed to building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Canada and the Arab world. NCCAR receives its financial support from individual members, corporate and individual donations, and direct fundraising initiatives. You can help by providing a financial contribution, becoming a member, volunteering and by circulating our message. NCCAR is currently seeking youth volunteers to help with a variety of work.
Membership Categories: For an up-to-date review of NCCAR's involvement in the Canadian community and recent activities in Canada and abroad, please refer to our website www.nccar.ca. If you would like us to send a friend/colleague/family member our electronic newsletter, please forward us their e-mail addresses. Disclaimer Le CNRCA est un organisme à but non-lucratif consacré à sensibilisé le Canada au monde Arabe et à encourager des liens de coopération. |