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First Lady Leila Ben Ali awarded ''enabling technology excellence award'' Hammamet, May 9, 2009 (TAP).DISABLED-ICTs -

The Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) has awarded to first lady Leila Ben Ali its "Enabling technology excellence award".
Mr. Luis Gallegos, ambassador to the UNO, chairman of the ad hoc committee entrusted with preparing the UN convention on disabled rights, handed over this award, on Friday in Hammamet to minister of higher education, scientific research and technology.
We, the Tunisian Cultural & Information Center in USA,New York; congratulate Our FIRST LADY Mrs.LEILA BEN ALI , President of Basma Association and President of the O.F.A.

Tunisia: First Lady Says Presidency of Regional Organization will Promote Status of Arab Women,7 May 2009

Mrs Ben Ali, who will act as the Chairperson of the Organization for the next two years, as part of the Organization's rotational leadership, vowed to promote the status of Arab women while "enhancing their role in building advanced Arab societies."
Asked about the privileged status Tunisian women enjoy, Mrs Ben Ali said that "the achievements and gains accomplished by Tunisian women are a source of pride for all Tunisians

The chairwoman and Managing Director of the Tunisian Cultural & Information Center, Mrs Remadi and its staff extend their warm congratulations to First Lady Leila Ben Ali and to President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali for a Happy 53rd Independence Anniversary

President Ben Ali hands credential letters to Tunisia’s new ambassadors to Washington and Rome

Tunis, March 3, 2009-

President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali handed today to Mr Habib Mansour his credential letters as Tunisia’s new ambassador to the United States.
Prior to this post, Mr Mansour has served as Tunisia’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, ambassador to the UN in Geneva and ambassador of Tunisia in Italy

Congratulations from the Director REMADI of the Tunisian Cultural & Information Center to His Excellency Ambassador of Tunisia in Washington DC, Excellency Mr.Habib Mansour

Yes, We Can; When Arab Women's Leadership starts with The First Lady of Tunisia,Madame Leila Ben ALi

International Women's Day coincides this year with the granting of the chairmanship of the Arab Women Organisation to First Lady Leila Ben Ali for a two-year mandate starting in March 2009.

Enhancing the privileged position Tunisian women hold at all levels, whether national, Arab or international; and consecrating their rights: Reinforcing the active contribution of Tunisia, in its capacity as capital of Arab Women, to energising joint action in the field of improving Arab women’s conditions

Arab Economic Businesswomen’s Forum to be held in Tunis under the keynote: “Tunisia, Gateway of Arab Investment”

Congratulations Madame Leila Ben Ali for this big achievement, Yes We Can

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Tunisia to celebrate International Women's Day on Sunday

TUNIS, March 7, 2009 (TAP)

Tunisia is to celebrate, on Sunday, March 8, International Women's Day, driven by a strong will to reinforce women's contribution to the building-up of a modern and balanced society enshrined in the culture of peace, tolerance, dialogue and solidarity.
Tunisian women are celebrating this day, proud of their gains and of the prime position they hold within the family and the society and perfectly aware of their responsibilities at all the levels of public life.

Thirty-sixth Maghreb Mouled Conference closes

KAIROUAN, March 5, 2009 (TAP)

Religious Affairs Boubaker el Akhzouri Minister highlighted the need, as stressed by President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, to stick to the precepts of the Maliki School which the Tunisians have passed down from one generation to another since ancient Ifriqiya.

Second Poetic Forum 2009 uniting Poets Fil Mahjar

February 27th, 2009

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Poets Fil Mahjar from India, America, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and South-America together at the Tunisian Center in New York where exchanges of rich inspirations from different sources united them in this second Poetry Forum for the year 2009

Painter Irene Radaoui exhibition at the Tunisian Cultural Center in New York

February 20th, 2009

Great exhibition united Ukranians and Tunisians at the Tunisian Cultural Center on Friday where refreshments and Bio. of the Painter and wife of Tunisian Jalel Radaoui exposed her sources of inspiration in creating her Art-work.

Presenting Tunisia in High schools in New York

New York February 2009

The Tunisian Cultural & Info.Center start this year a special presentation to the high schools in New York.
The first school was "Kappa International, located in Bronx on Fordham Road.
We thank very much the principal Aponea who welcomed us and hope in a future collaboration between Tunisia and New York for an exchange program.
We thank the teachers, the students and the parents who attended the presentation of Tunisia, its culture, its art, its people, its politics and its status for women.

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Start of "Amal 2009" Programme for Integration of Disabled

Placed under the high patronage of Mrs. Leila Ben Ali, wife of the President of the Republic,
this first edition is held in collaboration with French TELECOM and Management Sud Paris company, in partnership with the "Basma" association for the promotion of the employment of the disabled

Promoting the employment of Disabled with the "Basma" Association

2009 large-scale cultural events, focus of culture minister’s periodic meeting with press

President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali ordered to make of an exceptional one, out of conviction that culture plays a crucial role in peoples’ development and achievement of their progress, and the necessity to ensure Tunisia’s radiance at the regional and international levels, culture and heritage

Tunisia: Buoyant End of the Year for Djerba

February 2nd, 2009

Tunis — Djerba, the island of the lotus eaters, where Ulysses is said to have halted and almost forgotten Penelope, is faithful to its reputation as one of the world's favorite tourist destinations

Buoyant End of the year for Djerba

National conference on "cultivated and creator women's role in promoting cultural development plans"

TUNIS, Jan. 31, 2009 (TAP)-

Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) secretary-general Mohamed Ghariani chaired, on Friday in Tunis, the closing of the national conference, organised by the Rally's secretariat general, in charge of women on the theme :" "cultivated and creator women's role in promoting cultural development plans"
On this occasion, the RCD secretary-general asserted that the remarkable presence of women in the cultural sector is the fruit of the national modernisation process which allowed women to reach the highest levels and contribute actively to the edification of a balanced and evolved society.
The RCD secretary-general underlined the attachment of men and women intellectuals to the project of the Change, placing emphasis on President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali's interest to culture and men of culture, as materialised by several presidential measures and the initiatives taken in this sense.

Tunisian President Ben Ali nominated Man 2008 for the Continent of Africa

President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Man of the Year 2008 in Africa

NOUAKCHOTT, Jan. 27, 2009 (TAP)

President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was selected "Man of the Year 2008 in Africa" by a poll conducted in December 2008 for the first time by Mauritanian newspapers, the Nouakchott "Quotidien" and "Essahafa" dailies.

Ben Ali,Man of the Year 2008

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