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Latest Partnership News
Welcome to your resource page for all the latest news on the Muslim World Partnership Initiative and our member communities.
Sister Cities International Events
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
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
The Muslim World 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]
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