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18 I WORLD NEWS Passion Islam I August 2012 US firm wins UAE military vehicles contractDefence. “The UAE is central to our international growth strategy, and we are honored that they have selected the Oshkosh M-ATV to support their missions.” Serge Buchakjian, senior vice president and general manager of international programmes, Oshkosh Defence, added: “No vehicle has been more effective in supporting ground operations - from urban security patrols to combat in harsh desert and mountainous terrain.” To date, Oshkosh has received delivery orders for more than 9,500 M-ATVs. Oshkosh Corporation is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire and emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. US-based Oshkosh Corporation’s defence unit has been awarded a contract to provide the UAE Armed Forces with 750 mine resistant ambush protected all-terrain vehicles (M-ATVs). The vehicles will offer greater off-road mobility and crew protection to support national security, as well as critical missions related to the security of the Middle East, Oshkosh said in a statement. The contract allows for additional vehicles to be ordered at the The 12th Annual Muslim Summer Festival has been held in the Canadian city of Ottawa, marking various culture, history and traditions of many locals. This year’s festival, representing more than 40 distinct cultural backgrounds, was held at Ottawa’s Britannia Park on July 14, 2012. Over 20 Muslim countries took part in the event to introduce Islamic culture and civilization as well as their diverse traditions to the local community. This year’s event with the theme of “The World in One City” presented country exhibitions, Islamic arts and handicrafts, a bazaar as well as fun discretion of the customer, the statement added without giving a value for the contract. Oshkosh is scheduled to deliver the M-ATVs to the UAE between January and August 2013, pending standard regulatory requirements. “The UAE continues to expand its role, in partnership with its allies including the United States, in regional security and peacekeeping operations,” said John Urias, executive vice president, Oshkosh Corporation and president, Oshkosh Annual Muslim Summer Festival Held in Ottawa activities for children. Muslim Canadians that form 3 percent of the country’s population are important contributors to the nation’s economy, politics and culture. While there are over 67,000 Muslims living only in Ottawa, today the Muslim population in Canada is estimated to be between 980 thousand to 1.3 million. Organized by the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), the Muslim Summer Festival attracts thousands of visitors every year. The festival recognized by the City of Ottawa as a city-wide festival. www.passionislam.com In Case You Missed It YouTube launches Ramadan channel Video-sharing site YouTube have launched an online channel dedicated to Ramadan-theme programming. The service, will broadcast shows the same day they air on television, is a joint venture with sponsor Unilever through its brands Lipton and Knorr. According to a statement from YouTube, which is owned by search giant Google, shows are categorised, allowing users to browse by genre and title. Internet users in the Middle East and North Africa watch an average of 167m YouTube videos a day, ranking the region as the second globally in terms of views. It is the first time YouTube has rolled a channel specifically for the Islamic holy month. A preview of upcoming shows is already available on youtube. com/ramadan.
Passion Islam I August 2012 WORLD NEWS I 19 Harvard to help set up Qatar law school Harvard University is to help in the establishment of a graduate law school in Doha alongside the Qatar Foundation. Harvard University, named the best university in the world for the past nine years running, is to help in the establishment of a graduate law school in Doha alongside the Qatar Foundation, it was announced. Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development joined forces with Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) to set up a graduate law school at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha. The planned institution will include three elements: a doctoral programme, a research institute and a faculty development programme, according to the Qatar News Agency. IGLP will help in the development of the law school’s academic programme, admissions policy and exchange of academic and administrative know-how. At present, IGLP runs a yearly workshop at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and it aims to replicate this project in Qatar, with the first of these workshops due to take place from January 4 to January 14 next year. “We are delighted to announce this collaboration with one of Harvard Law School’s elite institutes. At the heart of this cooperation is Qatar Foundation’s vision to establish a centre of learning that will help revitalise legal education in the Middle East, and represent Islamic and Arabic legal traditions in the global dialogue on legal and governance issues,” said Dr Mohammad Fathy, president of Qatar Foundation. “It is an honour to have been asked to help advise Qatar Foundation as it develops its plans to build a world class law school in Qatar,” added David Kennedy, Harvard Law School Professor and IGLP Director. Established in 1817 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law School is one of the US’s oldest law schools, while Harvard University has been named the top university in the world for the ninth year running in an annual global list compiled by China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University. www.passionislam.com EU turns down Israel call to put Hezbollah on terror list The European Union has flatly rejected an Israeli call to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist group, saying there is no such agreement among the bloc’s member states. “There is no consensus for putting Hezbollah on the list of terrorist organizations,” Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou- Marcoullis, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said on Tuesday. Israel’s hawkish Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman made the request for blacklisting the Lebanese resistance movement while sitting alongside the Cypriot minister at a news conference held after annual EU-Israel talks. “The time has come to put Hezbollah on the terrorist list of Europe,” Lieberman urged. “It would give the right signal to the international community and the Israeli people.” But Kozakou-Marcoullis highlighted Hezbollah’s active role as a political party, stating that the EU would consider the move if there were tangible evidence of Hezbollah engaging in acts of terror. Lieberman’s call comes days after the sixth anniversary of Israel’s war against Lebanon in July 2006, a 33-day conflict which ended in Hezbollah’s victory and heavy losses on the Israeli side. This raised serious questions about Tel Aviv’s long-boasted military capabilities and forced several Israeli commanders to resign over their poor handling of the war.
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