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Welcome to your resource page for all the latest news on the Islamic Partnership Initiative and our member communities.
Sister Cities International Events
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March 2008: Sister Cities Partnership & Peace Tour to the Middle East.
July 2008: Sister Cities International Annual Conference in Kansas City
Sister Cities International's Partnership & Peace Tour to Egypt: Exploring Egyptian Culture and new opportunities for collaboration.
Upcoming Local Events
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April 5, 2008: 35th Anniversary Celebration - Seattle Tashkent Sister City Partnership
July 5, 2008: Elkader, Iowa to plan celebration for Algerian Independence Day (Elkader-Mascara Sister City Partnership)
October 17 - 28, 2008: Baltimore-Egypt Sister Cities Tour to Egypt
Latest Media Updates
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The Islamic Partnership Initiative seeks to tell the remarkable stories of Sister Cities partnerships and programs in order to inform and educate the American public about the positive impact of citizen diplomacy. Follow the links below to learn more about the incredible activities and partnerships taking place between citizens of the United States and citizens from around the Muslim world. Don't see your partnership's story? Send in your media links! You can also view media coverage from other Sister Cities partnerships.
Ramadi: Seeking Sister City [Marine Corps News, May 23, 2008] Ramadi, Iraq
Nigeria: Govt Woos NEPAD on Tourism [AllAfrica.com, May 14, 2008]
Karachi, Washington {DC} to be declared sister cities: Kamal [Trading Markets (press release), May 13, 2008] Washington, DC-Karachi
Karachi and Houston declared sister cities [Pakistan Daily (Karachi, Pakistan), May 9, 2008] Houston-Karachi
U.S. and Arab Mayors and Municipal Leaders Convene in Chicago for Historic Conference [Reuters, April 28, 2008] Chicago-Amman, Chicago-Casablanca
Digital Technology Connects Uzbek Students to Seattle Central Community College [U.S. Embassy Uzbekistan April 23, 2008] Seattle-Tashkent
Tashkent-Seattle Celebrate 35 Years of a Sister City Relationship [Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) April 6, 2008] Seattle-Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Desert Visit [Russellville Courier(Russellville, Arkansas) March 16, 2008]
Egypt Partnership & Peace Tour [Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia), March 8, 2008]
Citizen Diplomats: Changing America's Image 'One Handshake at a Time' [Voice of America, March 1, 2008]
Coloradans Band Together to Help Starving Thousands in Tajikistan [PR Web (Ferndale, Washington), February 27, 2008] Boulder-Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Boulder alliance reaches out to Dushanbe [Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado), February 23, 2008] Boulder-Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Chechen city could use Lewiston's help, college professor says [Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME) February 18, 2008]
A Tale of Two Cities [Marine Corps News, February 22, 2008] Laguna Niguel-Al Qaim, Iraq
Global View: Laguna Niguel on right track with Iraqi sister city, commentator says [OC Register (California), February 5, 2008] Laguna Niguel-Al Qaim, Iraq
Kazakh choir visits local school [Arizona Daily Star, January 22, 2008] Tucson-Almaty, Kazakhstan
Lt. Col. Jason Bohm reports on Laguna Niguel's sister city in Iraq [Orange County Register (California), January 17, 2008] Laguna Niguel-Al Qaim, Iraq
Kazakhstan choir performs at Cholla High School [Tucson Citizen (Arizona), January 20, 2008] Tucson-Almaty, Kazakhstan
20 January martyrs commemorated with a minute of silence in Houston, US [Azeri Press Agency (Azerbaijan), January 21, 2008] Houston-Baku, Azerbaijan
The power of sisterhood [Los Angeles Times (California), January 22, 2008] Laguna Niguel-Al Qaim, Iraq
Ties Between US and Muslim Countries Grow [America.Gov, January 14, 2008] Sister Cities International
Strickland aims high: reconciliation in Israel [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), January 2, 2008]
Bay Area Afghan Leaders Hopeful for The Kite Runner Movie [San Francisco Chronicle, December 14, 2007] Hayward-Ghazni
Military Matters: Recreating Iraq [United Press International, December 17, 2007]
Sister Cities Seeks Peace with Muslim World [The Arab American, December 1, 2007]
Where in the World? [Orange County Register (California), December 4, 2007] Laguna Niguel-Al Qaim
Ambassador of Kazakhstan visits Mobile school to say Thanks! [NBC15 (Alabama), November 26, 2007]
Laguna Niguel, CA signs partnership agreement with Al Qaim, Iraq [OC Register (California), November, 2007] Laguna Niguel-Al Qaim
Dinner, auction, dance celebrate Afghan sister city [The Argus (California), November 11, 2007]
Partners in life think locally and act globally [Tacoma Weekly (Washington), November 8, 2007]
Illinois delegation seeks business partnerships with Jordanian firms [Jordan Times (Jordan), October 17, 2007] Chicago-Amman
Speakers dispel Middle East stereotypes [Rutland Herald (Vermont), October 7, 2007] Burlington-Bethlehem
Tacoma considers sister city in Morocco [Tacoma Weekly (Washington), September 20, 2007]
Tajik
official praises Boulder at Teahouse [Daily Camera (Colorado), September 10,
2007] Boulder-Dushanbe
Dushanbe Gift Almost There [Daily Camera (Colorado), September 5, 2007] Boulder-Dushanbe
Unity Week Delivers Promise of Peace [Jewish Herald Voice (Texas), August 23, 2007] Houston Sister Cities
Iraqi Youths Revel in Colorado [The Denver Post (Colorado), July 31, 2007] Denver Regional Council of Governments-Baghdad
Azeri Media Representatives visit Houston [Azeri Press Agency (Azerbaijan), July 24, 2007] Houston-Baku
Archives
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Lahore-Chicago Declared Twin Cities [Pakistan Times (Pakistan), February 11, 2007 Chicago-Lahore
Kazakhs present their best in Tucson [KazInform (Kazakhstan), January 17, 2007] Tucson-Almaty
Los Angeles seeks Sister-City Journalists [Lebanese Lobby (Lebanon, January 15, 2007] Los Angeles-Beirut
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