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falseHana2006-07-23T16:58:00-04:002006-07-23T21:13:31Z2006-07-23T21:06:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-115368877040921287Tibra Spotlight, July 2006 Dear Friends,
The question of identity preoccupies many Libyans, individually and collectively. Even though the identity question concerns both sides of the generational divide, the public discussion of the issue among Libyans abroad has been one-sided, in more ways than one: The discussion often reflects only the points of view of the immigrant-parent generation, and the standards presented arefalseHana2006-05-07T09:02:00-04:002006-05-07T14:09:07Z2006-05-07T13:26:20Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1147008380509589862006 Tibra Awards: RESULTS!Hello, freinds.We are honored to present this year's Tibras! Every single one of them is unique and valuable to our community in her own way. We encourage you to spend some time getting to know them through their writings--a small window on the thoughts, values, and minds of our youth. We are so proud of them!We have successfully increased the Tibra Awards scholarship by 300% since its inceptionfalseHana2006-05-01T22:54:00-04:002006-05-02T03:09:16Z2006-05-02T03:09:16Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-114653935649413193Tibra ReleaseDear friends, Please follow the link below to read our statement regarding the recent interruption of the operations of akhbar-libya.com which had been improperly attributed to the Tibra Foundation by the administrators of that web site. Please read the article and feel free to leave your public comments on the matter. Regards,Hana Naas team@tibra.org
2006 Tibra Awards | Previous Tibra AwardsfalseHana2006-03-27T22:02:00-05:002006-03-28T03:17:23Z2006-03-28T03:03:12Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-114351499250777824Tibra Foundation on MidEast Connect
Dear Friends,
Just thought you would be interested in checking out this week's edition of The MidEast Connect. The Tibra Foundation was profiled in their NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT profile.
Follow this link to read the feature.
The MidEast Connect is a new, weekly e-magazine and website dedicated to young, driven and forward-thinking Middle Eastern professionals. Each week it profiles the talents offalseHana2006-01-15T09:48:00-05:002006-01-15T16:03:24Z2006-01-15T15:48:11Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1137340091329942562006 Tibra Awards: UpdateHello friends.
Every Tibra Awards round has proved to be a success. Through the five previous rounds, the Libyan community was able to recognize and honor 27 outstanding girls and awarded $8,200 in scholarship funds.
With this record of success, we expect the response and participation level to be higher for every year. For our sixth round, participation is the lowest we have ever experiencedfalseHana2005-11-18T16:33:00-05:002005-11-21T13:25:38Z2005-11-18T21:34:53Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-113234969391554560Henna expedition at Laredo science school
Dear friends,
Kamel Shrek, a Tibra judge for the 2005 Tibra Awards, is an active contibuting member to his local community in Lardeo as well as his broader Libyan community. We are glad to share with an article from the Laredo Morning Times about Kamel's science school's lesson featuring henna. Way to go Kamel!
Photo by Theresa Scarbrough, Laredo Morning Times. Teacher Kamel ShrekfalseHana2005-10-30T16:47:00-05:002005-10-30T21:16:24Z2005-10-29T20:57:54Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-113061947423593310Launching the 2006 Tibra Awards Dear friends,
We are now accepting nominations for the 2006 Tibra Awards. Please let’s join hands again to bring about another Tibra Awards round and recognize more of our young achievers and future leaders.
The awards for this year are:
Tibra Scholarship: $2000 Fijra Scholarship: $1000 Tibra Achievement Award: An honorary recognition Deadline for nominations: 1 February 2006, 92 daysfalse