Arab Democracy Fellows Begin Four-Month Academic and Professional Experience in the United States.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 January 2007-US DEPT OF STATE: Arab Democracy Fellows Begin Four-Month Academic and Professional Experience in the United States(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29012007 A group of 22 civic leaders from the Middle East and North Africa arrive in Washington today to kick off a new academic and professional development experience that includes a one-month program at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and a three-month skill-building fellowship in New York or Washington.

The fellows, who are part of the inaugural group of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Leaders for Democracy program, are coming from Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen....