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Washington Moroccan American Club, 20 years of community building

Washington Moroccan American Club
Celebrates
20 years of community building
coming up
20 events on March 2010
To showcase
20 years of Morocco presence in America
Dear Friends, Thank you for being a strong supporter of the Washington Moroccan Club’s activities in the United States since its creation twenty years ago. Next year, we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the WMC and I would like to seize this opportunity to invite you to celebrate this event with us and all others whose support for our cause has never wavered. Since its inception in March 1990, the WMC’s foundations have remained solid and its support has grown significantly to include people from all states and all walks of life. During this time, it has remained at the service of its supporters and has provided them with the finest events Morocco has to offer in the United States, its friend and ally since 1776. It has also served as a platform for recruiting and rallying Moroccan-Americans, as well as friends of Morocco in sharing their knowledge and love for Morocco, as well as their ongoing political involvement in the causes that are dear to our native and host countries. Our objective is to keep growing and learning from our experiences and our exposure to new developments on all areas, so as to gain strength and become of voice for all those who love Morocco and want to see it gain popularity and support in the United States. For that, we ask you, our friends, to join us in the celebration of this important milestone in March 2010, which will include twenty distinct events, each aimed at showcasing a different aspect of Moroccan social, economic and cultural life. In the meantime, please continue to share your views and input, as well as provide us with your unwavering support by joining the WMC as a full-fledged member. Details on how to join are bellow. I look forward to welcoming you as a member and seeing you in March 2010 for this grand celebration...
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Founded by Hassan Samrhouni in 1990, The Washington Moroccan American Club (WMC), was and continues to be the first Moroccan-American organization of its kind to sponsor intercultural, social, business, political and sporting events to promote bilateral relations and to serve the Moroccan community residing within the United States.
Several significant events have been organized by the WMC, including the First Moroccan Festival in May 1992, a 7-day program which featured a number of prominent speakers such as H.E. Ambassador Mohammed Belkhiyat, the Hon. Robert Neumann (Director, Middle East Program CSIS), and Dr. Philip Schyler (Researcher for the UNESCO), artists including Jil Jilala, who came to celebrate their 20th anniversary, as well as showings of two of the best Moroccan movies at the time (Badis and La Bataille des Trois Rois). The Washington Moroccan American Club also organized Magical Morocco: from the Sahara to the Sea in October 2004, a festival which attracted more than 3500 people from all around the United States and was featured in The Washington Post and The Washington File. These and many other events have earned The organization and its members a reputation of a managers, coordinators, as well as leaders with a vision and savoir-faire when it comes to Moroccan American community-related issues.
20 years later, the WMC continues to serve the Moroccan American community. This site has been built to commemorate this special occasion and we invite you to take a trip down memory lane with us and discover what the WMC has been doing in the community for the last 20 years.
My best regards,
Hassan Samrhouni
Founder & President
Washington Moroccan Club
We recognize with joy the values that we have in common
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LE MAROC EN ROUTE DE WASHINGTON À LAAYOUNE

Le Maroc en route de Washington DC, Etats Unis à Laayoune, est une manifestation sans précédent dans l'histoire contemporaine du Royaume, organisée sous forme de marche à travers plusieurs villes américaines importantes. Le Canada étant la deuxième destination de la Caravane en Amérique du Nord, laquelle aura comme point de départ la capitale américaine, Washington DC et comme point d'arrivée Laayoune au Sahara Marocain.
Moroccan American CEO Summit 2013

"Building Business Bridges Across The Atlantic" You are cordially invited to the Moroccan American Network's (MAN) inaugural session, Friday, May 31, 2013. MAN, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to strengthening economic ties between Morocco and the United States. Join a VIP Moroccan delegation of business leaders as well as executives from across the U.S. for this premier forum to exchange ideas and consider investment opportunities. he program will begin at 2:00pm featuring an address from Mr. Alan Merten, past President of George Mason University, followed by remarks from other prominent business leaders who will provide valuable insights and information to strengthen your business strategies and objectives. The daytime session will conclude with a VIP reception with local, state and federal government officials, Members of Congress, and notable CEOs.
Le Washington Moroccan American Club (communiqué) Les provinces du sud font partie intégrante du Maroc

Il s'agit là d'une vérité historique que nul ne peut ignorer, tout autant qu'une réalité sur le terrain qui atteste de l'engagement du Royaume, sous leadership éclairé de SM le Roi Mohammed VI, à consolider le train de développement mis en oeuvre dans toutes les régions sans exclusive.
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN MOROCCO BY WMC
Women’s Empowerment in Morocco

From Left to right; Fatima Badri, PhD. Susan Schafer Davis, PhD. Stephanie Willman Bordat, Esq. Martha Dye, Esq. Latifa Elhadri, PhD. Salma Lemtouni, MD., M.P.H. Jamila El Abbassi. Fatiha Occhialini. Fatima Sadiqi, MA,PhD. Annalisa Assaadi. Loren W. Greene, MD. Fatima-Zahra Elmaliki.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 1 to 5 PM
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
First Floor, Choate Room, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
The link between the status of a country’s women and its progress in development is well established. In this event, preeminent experts on issues of gender and development in Morocco will examine this link as it has impacted Morocco’s progress. They will present their views on past and projected legal reforms affecting women’s rights, on women’s psychological wellbeing and its effect on raising empowered daughters, and on how best to empower Moroccan women to achieve social, economic, and political equality for themselves and their daughters.
HMEMSA at WMC 20th Anniversary
Event report

Hmemsa team at WMC 20/20 Gala
HMEMSA, Home of Moroccan educators and Moroccan Students in America organized it's in honor of the Washington Moroccan Club's Celebration of its 20th Anniversary. All the Moroccan students and the local community from the greater Washington DC area were invited. Ambassador Mr. Mekouar, Charge de Mission Mme Zailachi, as well as Consul Mr. Kassimi attended the event. There were numerous students, professors, as well as many Moroccan and American professionals from various fields. Members of the press were also in Attendance.
Opponents to the Polisario Prevented from Meeting with Kerry Kennedy
By Hassan Samhrouni
Morocco World News
The visit of the daughter of former US presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy (brother of John F. Kennedy), Ms. Kerry Kennedy, which began in the Polisario camps in south west Algeria on August 29, was marked by severe security measures taken by the leaders of the separatist movement to prevent any demonstrations or sit-in in the camps,
Morocco Comes to Easton, Maryland – Saturday, May 5, 2012 By Norman L. Greene*
The day began with a flag ceremony and ceremonial ribbon cutting at noon where attendees heard from the organizers of the event and the Moroccan Ambassador to the United States Rachad Bouhlal, and the preceding day, from the former U.S. Ambassador Edward Gabriel. (The ribbon cutting was performed by Easton Mayor Robert C. Willey and Moroccan Ambassador Bouhlal.) The presentations set the stage for the rest of the day which continued with a souk featuring Moroccan tea, cookies, music, rugs, and clothing, and more. It was a perfect day to wander along Harrison Street in historic downtown Easton, Maryland, and peruse the Moroccan wares that were being sold.
paint the town Moroccan Video
Paint the Town Moroccan
On Saturday, May 5, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:30p.m. the Academy Art Museum will host its annual Paint the Town fundraiser for Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD. This year's theme, PAINT THE TOWN MOROCCAN! Promises an exotic adventure to the Kingdom of Morocco. The day begins at souk with the enchanting music of the five key regions of Morocco, a Moroccan flag ceremony and more.
First Meeting on Non-Governmental Diplomacy Under the theme: Towards a New Vision of Public Diplomacy
Paint the Town Moroccan by Fouad Arif, MAP
Memory of Resistant Abdelkrim El Khattabi Honored in Washington By Adnane Bennis
Understanding Morocco- opportunities for Business and Trade by WMAC
Note from Joseph Braude to WMC, Dear members of the Washington Moroccan American Club,
In 2008 the Moroccan police became the first Arab security service to grant sustained, inside access to a writer, enabling him to spend four months reporting on their operations from inside a police precinct in Casablanca. I am that writer, and my new book on the experience is both a real-life murder mystery and an unusual examination of Moroccan society and government in the 21st century. It's called The Honored Dead: A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World. You can pick up a copy in most bookstores, or online via www.josephbraude.com .
"Honored dead" booking signing by Joseph Braude and WMAC
Joseph Braude and the Washington Moroccan American Club
Present
“the making of the “The Honored Dead”, by Joseph Braude”
Police in North Africa and the Middle East have a troubling history of human rights abuse and corruption, and their inner workings are opaque. But in 2008, one Arab government granted a Western journalist unprecedented access to its security services, and the outcome of his reporting offers gritty insights into the changes now underway throughout the Arab world.
Launch of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue
"the making of the "The Honored Dead", by Joseph Braude" sponsored by WMC
Police in North Africa and the Middle East have a troubling history of human rights abuse and corruption, and their inner workings are opaque. But in 2008, one Arab government granted a Western journalist unprecedented access to its security services, and the outcome of his reporting offers gritty insights into the changes now underway throughout the Arab world.
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LE MAROC EN ROUTE DE WASHINGTON À LAAYOUNE

Le Maroc en route de Washington DC, Etats Unis à Laayoune, est une manifestation sans précédent dans l'histoire contemporaine du Royaume, organisée sous forme de marche à travers plusieurs villes américaines importantes. Le Canada étant la deuxième destination de la Caravane en Amérique du Nord, laquelle aura comme point de départ la capitale américaine, Washington DC et comme point d'arrivée Laayoune au Sahara Marocain.


























