Report for September 2009

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Monday, 12 October 2009 10:16

Ramadan Concert: Perhaps the most popular event of the year is the annual concert by the Andalusian orchestra of Tangier programmed at TALIM during the month-long fast of Ramadan. This year’s concert was no exception as the orchestra played to an over-flowing audience of Moslems and non-Moslems. The audience joined in the singing of some of the well-known pieces adding to the conviviality of the evening. A reception followed the concert which lasted until well after midnight.

Ramadan Concert of Andlusian Music at TALIM

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An evening of inter-faith conviviality

Dartmouth College Semester in Tangier: In a ground-breaking activity, Dartmouth College has established a winter semester program in Tangier for its students with advanced Arabic language capability. This year’s program is under the direction of Dartmouth professor, Jonathan Smolin, an Arabist with extensive experience in North Africa. The students are housed at the American School of Tangier but attend Dr. Smolin’s lectures at the American Legation and are invited to other cultural activities taking place at the Legation. They are also encouraged to use the Legation Research Library.

Visitors: The Legation was open for visitors during Ramadan even though the Legation staff was fasting during working hours. They hosted: a visit by 380 English passengers from a cruise ship;a group visit by 30 persons from Spain, and a group of intellectuals, writers, and businessmen and women including Tina Flaherty named one of America’s top corporate women and the first female Vice President of Colgate-Palmolive, GTE, and Grey Advertising..

Research Library: Scholars from the University of Tunis, the Sorbonne, and Oxford consulted our library holdings.

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