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Club's Bulletin on May 17, 2008

Posted by Ted Hamady on May 16, 2008  [Thanks Ted...]

The Rotary Club of Washington, DC donated funds to assist with the Arabic Translation Project which would translate Rotary publications to Arabic. 

At last week's District 2450 Conference in Beirut, Lebanon . Michel Jazzar (second from left in the photo), a member of Rotary in Lebanon and chair of the Arabic Translation Project, distributes Rotary Publications that have been translated and printed---with our help. 

Over 1280 Rotarians, including those from six Arabic speaking countries, attended the Conference. According to Michel, Rotary documents in Arabic were very well received.

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Presentations - Lectures - Articles - GMLs

Page updated May 11, 2008 

1- Presentations:

* By Michel P. Jazzar : @ RC Sahel El-Metn - Lebanon RI D.2450 [Monday 19 November 2007] --> Arabic Rotary Publications-final- updated 27 dec 2007_web.ppt

* By Michel P. Jazzar : @ RC Beirut Metropolitan and joint meeting RC Aley and RC Hammana Upper-Metn- Lebanon RI D.2450 [Wednesday 12 March 2008] --> Arabic Rotary Publications-final March 2008-web.ppt 

2- Webs:

On Digaria: click to read the article

On www.micheljazzar.com: click to be directed

3- 2007-08 Governor 2450 Monthly's Letter - Farid Gebran:

Issue October 2007: [download issue October 2007 - 1.50Mbs] or read only selected page 8 [English & Arabic]: Pages from RIF_9626.pdf [125 Kbs]

Issue November 2007: [download issue November 2007 - 1.55Mbs] or read only selected page 8 [Arabic]: Page 8- GML November 07_Ar.pdf [125Kbs]

Issue January 2008: Read only selected page 8 [Arabic]:  Page 8 from GML January 2008.pdf [155Kbs]

4- Article Rotary 2450 Magazine - Issue 404 - May 2008:

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5- Interview - May 2008

Rotary International Publications in Arabic

In Brief – Daily News [Page 6 - May 3, 2008] - 72^nd RI District 2450 Conference – Beirut Lebanon 1^st – 4^th May 2008

 

Michel P. JAZZAR -  RC Zgharta-Zawié – Lebanon – D.2450

LA: What made you take this decision?

MJ: I believe that society is a language and Rotary International has that respect for different cultures and languages.

LA: How does this benefit Rotary International?

MJ: 300 million people Arabic and in order to spread Rotary International’s philosophy and ethic, publications need to talk to this vast population. After all, Arabic is considered the language that came from Above and, as a Rotarian, if we want to converse with this population, we need to understand and love the culture.

LA: What is the main reason behind these publications?

MJ: The main reason for these publications is to help us develop Rotary International in Rotary and non-Rotary countries. It is a way of bridging the gap, creating communication and spreading the Rotary values to the new generations to come.