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The Commission was established in 1982 by agreement between the two governments, and enjoys financial, managerial and administrative autonomy. It is managed by a binational board of commissioners and receives its primary funding from the governments of the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America. The Commission awards merit-based grants to graduate students, university professors, research scholars and secondary school teachers from each country to enable them to study, carry out research, or teach in the other country. Grants are made chiefly within the context of the worldwide Fulbright Educational Exchange Program. Daoud Casewit Executive Secretary Mohamed Chrayah Deputy Executive Secretary Saadia Maski Program Officer Soumaya Bennaoume Administrative Officer Nadia Benamar Development Officer Laila Meftah Program Assistant Seddik Zniber Accountant Mouna Louzguani Administrative Assistant Mustapha Ait Ouadi Technical Resources Assistant Meriem Fitzgerald Special Projects Coordinator Ahlam Daoudi Administrative Assistant Mohammed El Barouki Driver -------------------------------------- In this issue: Morocco growing attraction for U.S. grantees 1-2 New PLUS grantees selected 4 PLUS Students: news and updates 5 Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad in Morocco 6 Program News 8-11 MACECE News 12 Grantees Reflect 13 Grantee Profiles 15 Donations to the MAARC 16 Alumni News 17 Moroccan Fulbright Alumni Association 18 during Morocco ’ s independence struggle, and North Africa between the US and the EU. Other topics include American hip- hop music and culture in modern Moroccan society, and work on translating Ibn Arabi ’ s controversial treatise Mawaqi ’ al-Nujum. An orientation session was held at MACECE September 2nd and 3rd, giving the new grantees a chance to meet and get acquainted with MACECE and with Morocco. U.S. Ambassador Thomas Riley spoke at the opening session, underlining the importance of the person-to person experience that the grantees would be receiving. He explained that although it was once believed that technology would make traveling and person to person communication obsolete, it is now evident that nothing can replace visiting a country, talking to its people, and learning first- hand about a new culture. Several renowned professors and speakers were also invited to give presentations on the different sides of Morocco. Economist Driss Ben Ali, Political Scientist Abdelhay Moudden, Islamic Scholar Ahmed Abbadi, Historian Jamaa Baida, Linguist Khalid Ben Srhir, Novelist Youssouf Amine El Alamy, Education Specialist Mohamed Melouk, Abderrafia Benhallem and expert on family law Khadija Ramram were all present to give grantees insight into their respective fields of expertise. A few U.S. Embassy personnel were also present to brief grantees on U.S. Mission work in Morocco, and to pass a ( r-l ) U.S. Ambassador Thomas Riley, MACECE Executive Secretary Daoud Casewit, MACECE President Wail Benjelloun. long a few security tips, though they assured the grantees that Morocco is a very safe place overall. The students spent the first six weeks of their grant period getting intense Arabic training in Fes, before going their separate ways. Armed with the survival Arabic they picked up, the U.S. students have embarked on their research. The Fulbrighters ’ half-way findings through their experiences will be shared amongst each other and before a Moroccan audience of interested Professors and specialists during the twelfth annual Maghrebi Area Studies Symposium for U.S. Fulbright grantees taking place in Rabat from March 24th to 26th. 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The PLUS program, which has expanded to include India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, gives an opportunity to students holding an Associate ’ s Degree (representing 2 years of study) to complete their Bachelor ’ s degree in the U.S. The goal of the PLUS program, as with most foreign educational exchange programs, is to create close ties between individuals from diverse cultures by facilitating that individual contact that comes with studying and working together. The Moroccans that were selected all graduated from high school with distinction and hold honors in their first two years of university study. They also have good English language skills, one of the requirements for the PLUS program being a minimum TOEFL score of 450. Ninety six students were selected in all, Moroccans being highest in number as well as in relative representation of their country. Seven alternates were also selected from the pool of Moroccans. The students will spend four to six months in intensive EFL and college preparation classes depending on their level, before starting their mainstream university courses. Students will be able to choose a major in the humanities. In the last cohort of PLUS students, several chose a major in Communications. Courses from their first two years of study will be transferred to fulfill the required number of credits that will allow them to graduate within two years. The PLUS grant covers one round trip ticket to the U.S. as well as all tuition and fees, and gives students a small amount of spending money as well. Although the final outcome of the first PLUS cohort is yet unknown, as they will not graduate for another year, they have succeeded remarkably well so far, both academically, and-of sorts-politically (see stories on pages 19 and 20). For example, PLUS students Aicha Haki and Fatima Lbida were accepted into the honors program at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, a reflection of their outstanding academic background and personal integrity. The first cohort of PLUS students has also shown that great resilience that many young students show when put in a foreign situation. Quickly adapting to life in the U.S., the PLUS students were not only able to integrate academically, but they were also able to go beyond their academic requirements to give talks on Morocco and Islam, attend workshops and conferences such as the one held in Washington, D.C. over the Spring break, meet with various personalities and overall have the positive impact that was one of the main motivations to start the PLUS program. Without a doubt, the new cohort of Moroccan students will be able to shine as well. Several of them already demonstrated their excellence during the selection process. Not only did they have language skills far exceeding the requirement, but they also demonstrated leadership potential, openness and outgoingness that will guarantee their success as students and cultural ambassadors in the U.S. The PLUS Program is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State ’ s Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs that puts obtaining a U.S. degree within the grasp of outstanding undergraduate students in coun- tries from across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. The program selects students who have successfully completed the first two years of undergraduate study. Applicants should come from fields within the liberal arts, humanities and social sciences. The program also targets students from underserved regions and social groups who have demonstrated leadership potential and are committed to returning to make a difference in their home countries. 2005-06 Moroccan PLUS students. ( front-back, left-right ): Fatima El Ammouri, Bilal El Kramech, Youness Tihm, Abdelah Lomri, Sanaa Boutahar,Amina El Mostaine, M ’ hamed Bigautane, Kawtar Boumadi, Hafsa Zarrouk, Mounia Merzoug, Hanaa Bouchikhi, Fatma Ghailan, Hicham Hajjaji, Abdelkader Idrissy, Mounir Bamma, Imane Tounsi, Youness Rahoui, Asmaa Hamidi, Abdelfettah Ait Ammi, Zoubida Ziani After his pre-academic English training at Maryville College, PLUS student Fouad Touzani (see photo on back cover) took the initiative to write his fellow PLUS grantees, encouraging them to take up the challenge of breaking stereotypes and eliminating prejudices about Islam. “ I strongly encourage you to take the initiative and prove yourselves by getting involved in the American life and interacting with the Americans without forgetting your own culture and your religion. ” He writes of his own introduction to the U.S.: “ Whether or not I could adapt to the American culture was the question that haunted me and made me insomniac before I came to the United States […] I left my country with tears in my eyes, but I was greeted with smiles from people who were helpful and nice. I missed my family, but I had another family; I missed my friends, but I had other friends, especially the Americans whom I always learn from and they always learn from me. As a matter of fact, I think that learning from another ’ s culture is the purpose behind the PLUS program. I have been introduced to the American culture through my roommate and my classmates; they were very cooperative and helpful, and they helped me a lot in understanding the American culture. In return, I was trying to give the real image of my culture and my religion. I was trying to explain that terrorism is not Islam and Islam is not terrorism, that in fact, Islam is the religion of peace, tolerance and coexistence. 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