Category Archives: Optional Readings

Arts and Culture in the U.S.-Islamic World Relationship

Arts and culture, with their capacity to move and persuade audiences and to shape and reveal identities, have untapped potential for increasing understanding, knowledge and respect between the United States and the global Muslim community. Artistic and cultural representations—whether they

Arts and Culture in the U.S.-Islamic World Relationship

Arts and culture, with their capacity to move and persuade audiences and to shape and reveal identities, have untapped potential for increasing understanding, knowledge and respect between the United States and the global Muslim community. Artistic and cultural representations—whether they

Beyond Digital

Beyond Digital is a platform for research and artistic collaboration: facilitating the release of  Moroccan  albums in the US and writing and publishing work based on research  in Morocco. via Statement | Beyond Digital.

Beyond Digital

Beyond Digital is a platform for research and artistic collaboration: facilitating the release of  Moroccan  albums in the US and writing and publishing work based on research  in Morocco. via Statement | Beyond Digital.

Innovating Public Diplomacy For a New Digital World

Whereas in the past, practitioners of public diplomacy could expect that audiences would come to them or diplomats would physically go to them, this is no longer the case. via Innovating Public Diplomacy For a New Digital World.

Innovating Public Diplomacy For a New Digital World

Whereas in the past, practitioners of public diplomacy could expect that audiences would come to them or diplomats would physically go to them, this is no longer the case. via Innovating Public Diplomacy For a New Digital World.

Collaboration: An Artist’s Perspective

“Collaboration is the making of a relationship not an object… Although it sounds obvious to say it, collaboration is about difference, otherwise why bother. Acknowledging difference opens up a space to recognise what you didn’t know, what you do know,

Collaboration: An Artist’s Perspective

“Collaboration is the making of a relationship not an object… Although it sounds obvious to say it, collaboration is about difference, otherwise why bother. Acknowledging difference opens up a space to recognise what you didn’t know, what you do know,

Artist at Work Video Series | FAPE

FAPE co-produced with the Checkerboard Film Foundation, NY, a series of profiles to document the creation of site-specific work by American artists that have been commissioned by FAPE for U.S. embassies throughout the world. via Artist at Work Video Series

Artist at Work Video Series | FAPE

FAPE co-produced with the Checkerboard Film Foundation, NY, a series of profiles to document the creation of site-specific work by American artists that have been commissioned by FAPE for U.S. embassies throughout the world. via Artist at Work Video Series

Digital Diplomacy: Understanding Islam Through Virtural Worlds

As part of a broader public diplomacy strategy, engaging and interacting with people in virtual worlds who self-identify as Muslim can contribute to a well-developed and inclusive perspective on religion, society, and democratic coexistence, which serves to undermine conditions that

Digital Diplomacy: Understanding Islam Through Virtural Worlds

As part of a broader public diplomacy strategy, engaging and interacting with people in virtual worlds who self-identify as Muslim can contribute to a well-developed and inclusive perspective on religion, society, and democratic coexistence, which serves to undermine conditions that

Design for Diplomacy: A Report of the AIA 21st-Century Embassy Task Force

The report includes recommendations on how the State Department can achieve the goals of integrating security and design excellence, while creating high-performance diplomatic facilities. Design for Diplomacy: A Report of the AIA 21st-Century Embassy Task Force PDF

Design for Diplomacy: A Report of the AIA 21st-Century Embassy Task Force

The report includes recommendations on how the State Department can achieve the goals of integrating security and design excellence, while creating high-performance diplomatic facilities. Design for Diplomacy: A Report of the AIA 21st-Century Embassy Task Force PDF

Fighting over Parsley

The persistent disagreement between Spain and Morocco over the plazas, coupled with an increase in undocumented migration from Africa into Europe, has put Spain on the spot. via Fighting over Parsley – NYTimes.com.

Fighting over Parsley

The persistent disagreement between Spain and Morocco over the plazas, coupled with an increase in undocumented migration from Africa into Europe, has put Spain on the spot. via Fighting over Parsley – NYTimes.com.