On Being A Global Changemaker

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Hajira Khan - Atlas Corps Fellow at Meridian (2nd from right)

Meridian Atlas Corps Fellow Hajira Khan speaks at the Second Annual Professional Exchange Spotlight Series at the State Department

On Friday, January 24th, the Loy Henderson Conference Room at the State Department  hummed with the buzz of myriad accents. The room, host to countless diplomats and dignitaries over the years, was filled with a new generation of leaders — the current and incoming class of Atlas Corps Fellows and their colleagues and counterparts here in the U.S. This Second Annual Professional Exchange Spotlight Series was an opportunity for Fellows to meet supporting staff from the State Department and connect with local host institutions. Among those selected to address the group, was Meridian Fellow Hajira Khan.

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Egyptian Group Fabrica begins tour of US

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Cast members from Fabrica performing songs from Les Miserables at Busboys and Poets.

For many members of the Egyptian musical group Fabrica, their current visit to the United States is not their first time coming to the country. However, for many members of the audience at Busboys and Poets on January 20, 2014, it was their first time seeing an all-Egyptian group of singers performing several songs from the musical Les Miserables–especially a performance that was done entirely in colloquial Arabic. Continue  

Obama’s Best Quote from the #SOTU

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President Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 28, 2014.

We may be a little biased, but our ears definitely perked up when we heard this one:

 


Since we know a thing or two about exchanges here at Meridian, here are a few things you may not know behind this quote:

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