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GNG believes that many misperceptions have formed since the events of Sept. 11, 2001 for U.S. citizens regarding the Arab world, and vice versa. While the reality is that the United States has had a successful working relationship with Arab countries for many years, students are rarely exposed to the rich culture and history of the 22 countries and more than 250 million people living in that area of the world. The International PULSE program will address misconceptions and stereotypes that people in U.S. and Arab countries have of one another and present the opportunity for students to act as ambassadors for their respective countries. Educators will be able to elect from a series of video conference programs on topics including: women issues, roles, rights, and experiences; history and culture (broadcast from the Pyramids); religions of the book, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (broadcast from Mt. Sinai); and culture and conflict.
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Sir Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Egypt, wrote a series of 10 letters to Ali Ibn Hussain, Sherif of Mecca, during the First World War in the hope of attracting Arab support against the Turks. The implication was that after the war Britain would support an independent Arab state.
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NAAMA is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, educational and charitable organization of medical professionals of Arab descent. NAAMA was incorporated in California in 1975 and became a national organization in 1980. Twenty-nine chapters of NAAMA have been established in the United States and Canada.
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The British withdrew from the Persian Gulf in 1971, and the Trucial states became a federation called the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Two of the Trucial states, Bahrain and Oman, chose not to join the federation, reducing the number of states to seven.
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