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National Holidays in the Middle East - January to June

This week we take a quick look at national holidays in Middle Eastern countries that occur in the first half of the year.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art27337.asp

Do any of you participate in the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions Program? I just got my briefing book yesterday and programs start here in Portland next week; the first topic is the Middle East. There is also an upcoming PBS program on "Media in the Middle East" as part of this. More information is available at http://www.greatdecisions.org. I'd love to know in my email or in the forum what any of you who participate think about the programs.

If you don't have the forum address, it's -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=418&page=1

We're actually in the middle of an upgrade of the forum software and if you haven't seen them yet, you should check them out. I'd love to hear what you think!

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!

Julie L. Baumler, Middle Eastern Culture Editor
http://middleeasternculture.bellaonline.com

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