bulletin_board_61_March 2013 Bulletin Board 1/16/13 3:12 PM Page 61 Upcoming Events, Announcements & —Compiled by Andrew Stimson Obituaries Upcoming Events Artisphere and Saidsworld Entertainment present “Arab is Me”—starring comedian Said Durrah, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m., at The Dome, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209. The show, to be held in an IMAX theater, is a fusion of imagery, video and comedy. For more information visit . The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) will host a screening of “Tears of Gaza,” Feb. 28 at 7 p.m., at the Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St., Berkeley, CA. The documentary captures the events of Israel’s three-week bombing of Gaza in 2008-2009. MECA associate director Ziad Abbas will host a panel discussion following the film, and proceeds from ticket sales will benefit MECA’s work with children in Gaza. For more information e-mail or call (510) 548-0542. The Arab American National Museum’s “Concert of Color” series will feature Syrianborn, Pennsylvania-raised performer Saadi, April 5 at 7:30 p.m., at AANM’s Lower Level Auditorium, 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI. For tickets and more information, visit or call (313) 582-2266. London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will host the exhibition “Light from the Middle East: New Photography” through April 7 in the Porter Gallery, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL. The exhibit features photographs by 30 artists from 13 different countries from North Africa through Central Asia, and is free to the general public. For more information, visit . The Arab American Institute will hold its 15th Annual Khalil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards April 16 at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC. For information on tickets and hotel reservations, contact Jane Kaddouri at , call (202) 429-9210, or visit . The Association of Middle East Women’s Studies, the Council on Middle East Studies, MARCH 2013 BulletinBoard ships@cfr.org> or call (212) 434-9740. Application deadline is March 1. and the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, will present the 2013 Distinguished Lecture and Research Workshop: Gender and Activism in the Middle East, Friday, April 19, at Yale University’s Henry R. Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, CT. The workshop will include a lecture by Nadje AlAli, professor of gender studies at the University of London. The lecture, lunch and workshop are open to the public and free of charge. The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a 10-week professional, academic and career opportunity internship in the nation’s capital. For information on eligibility and housing, contact Megan Geissler at or call (202) 2936466. Application deadline is March 1. Announcements Obituaries: The Community Church of Boston on Jan. 6 honored Tarek Mehanna with the 36th Annual Sacco & Vanzetti Social Justice Award. A pharmacist and devout Muslim from Sudbury, MA, Mehanna was threatened with criminal charges after refusing to be an FBI informant. He was subsequently arrested twice, in the fall of 2008 and again on Oct. 21, 2009, and is now serving a 17-1/2-year sentence on terrorism-related charges— a case criticized by many, including the American Civil Liberties Union. (See June/July 2012 Washington Report, p. 29, for Mehanna’s sentencing statement to the judge.) Mehanna’s father, mother, brother and sister-in-law accepted the award on his behalf. Richard Undeland, 82, a retired U.S. foreign service officer who served in positions throughout the Middle East, died Dec. 21. Born in Omaha, NE, he was a graduate of Harvard and Stanford University. He then traveled to Egypt to attend Cairo University, where he studied Arabic, subsequently joining the U.S. Information Agency. During his 35-year diplomatic career, Undeland served in 11 Arab countries, as an information officer, field operations officer and public affairs officer, before retiring in 1992. He was remembered at a Dec. 29 ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The Turkish Cultural Foundation Cultural Exchange Fellowship awards between $1,000 and $2,000 to Turkish and/or non-Turkish artists and professionals who work in culture and arts. For more information on eligibility and program details, visit or e-mail . Application deadline is Feb. 15. The 2013–2014 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship, available through the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), seeks to promote the quality of responsible and discerning journalism and is awarded to one distinguished foreign correspondent or editor a year. The Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow spends nine months full time in residence at CFR’s New York headquarters and includes a stipend of $65,000 as well as a modest travel grant. For more information e-mail