tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117605162009-03-01T13:04:17.395-05:00Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-49464487986742616942008-11-13T08:09:00.002-05:002008-11-13T08:16:38.073-05:00

Dear friends of Tibra:We apologize for the long delay in updating you on the Tibra Awards program.Last year, we did not receive the minimum number of applicants, and as announced in advance, the 2008 Awards program was canceled.We also regret to announce that the 2009 program is suspended because of personal health issues and lack of other resources. With your support, we hope to resume the

Hannuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277562554072670167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-67408855121411414962007-12-02T13:09:00.000-05:002007-12-02T15:28:21.317-05:00

,Dear friends,We are excited to announce launching the 2008 Tibra Awards. Through the Tibra Awards, and for seven consecutive years, the Libyan community has recognized and awarded excellence and achievement in 35 Libyan young girls as follows:7 Tibra Scholarships totaling $14,2007 Fijra Scholarships totaling $4,80035 honorary achievement awardsPlease join hands with us to make the eighth Tibra

Hannuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277562554072670167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-56150601962874798782007-07-05T18:52:00.000-04:002007-07-05T18:43:40.297-04:00

Dear friends,With heartfelt pride and delight we bring you the results for the 2007 Tibra Awards. We hope you will enjoy reading, and learning, about the five exceptional nominees and the five judges of this year.The nominees and the judges are genuine examples of the richness in the Libyan spectrum. With diverse backgrounds, ages, views, and aspirations, all of the participants successfully come

Hannuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277562554072670167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-42868058430901412832007-03-23T06:27:00.000-04:002007-03-23T06:55:41.985-04:00

Dear Friends,We are delighted by the response to our previous update. Thanks to all those who responded for their generosity, commitment, and confidence.We have reached our financial target of $3,910. We also received an additional nomination, which brings the total number to five!We have three committed judges, contacted six more and we are hopeful that we will fulfill the judging panel

Hannuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277562554072670167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-8419528027910309532007-02-21T14:52:00.000-05:002007-02-21T15:58:29.450-05:00

Tibra Scholarship: $2,000Fijra Scholarship: $1,000Hello, friends.Through the six previous Tibra Awards rounds, the Libyan community was able to recognize and honor 30 outstanding girls and award $11,200 in scholarship funds. We are glad to inform you that we have received 4 nominations for this year. However, we are still short on committed judges and required funds. Here is where we stand in

Hannuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277562554072670167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1163353266070805832006-11-12T12:35:00.000-05:002006-11-12T13:23:36.973-05:00

Dear friends,We are excited to announce launching the 2007 Tibra Awards. Through the Tibra Awards, and for six consecutive years, the Libyan community has recognized and awarded excellence and achievement in our young girls. Please join hands with us to make the seventh Tibra Awards round an even bigger success and recognize more of our young achievers and future leaders.The awards: Tibra

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1161470386675204622006-10-21T18:17:00.000-04:002006-10-22T09:56:51.183-04:00

Dear Friends, We hope you are having a blessed and peaceful Ramadan.We are glad to inform you that in February 2006, Kamel Shrek has joined Tibra as the Fundraising Director. In May 27, he successfully organized Tibra's first fundraising event, Steak Plate Sale, that was held at Martin High School, Laredo, Texas. With the help of teachers, staff, parents and students, Kamel was able to sell

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1153688770409212872006-07-23T16:58:00.000-04:002006-07-23T17:13:31.716-04:00

Dear Friends,The question of identity preoccupies many Libyans, individually and collectively. Even though the identity question concerns both sides of the generational divide, the public discussion of the issue among Libyans abroad has been one-sided, in more ways than one: The discussion often reflects only the points of view of the immigrant-parent generation, and the standards presented are

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1147008380509589862006-05-07T09:02:00.000-04:002006-05-07T10:09:07.556-04:00

Hello, freinds.We are honored to present this year's Tibras! Every single one of them is unique and valuable to our community in her own way. We encourage you to spend some time getting to know them through their writings--a small window on the thoughts, values, and minds of our youth. We are so proud of them!We have successfully increased the Tibra Awards scholarship by 300% since its inception

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1146539356494131932006-05-01T22:54:00.000-04:002006-05-01T23:09:16.506-04:00

Dear friends, Please follow the link below to read our statement regarding the recent interruption of the operations of akhbar-libya.com which had been improperly attributed to the Tibra Foundation by the administrators of that web site. Please read the article and feel free to leave your public comments on the matter. Regards,Hana Naas team@tibra.org2006 Tibra Awards | Previous Tibra Awards

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1143514992507778242006-03-27T22:02:00.000-05:002006-11-13T15:17:37.513-05:00

Dear Friends,Just thought you would be interested in checking out this week's edition of The MidEast Connect. The Tibra Foundation was profiled in their NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT profile.Follow this link to read the feature.The MidEast Connect is a new, weekly e-magazine and website dedicated to young, driven and forward-thinking Middle Eastern professionals. Each week it profiles the talents of young

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1137340091329942562006-01-15T09:48:00.000-05:002006-01-15T11:03:24.833-05:00

Hello friends.Every Tibra Awards round has proved to be a success. Through the five previous rounds, the Libyan community was able to recognize and honor 27 outstanding girls and awarded $8,200 in scholarship funds.With this record of success, we expect the response and participation level to be higher for every year. For our sixth round, participation is the lowest we have ever experienced since

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1132349693915545602005-11-18T16:33:00.000-05:002005-11-21T08:25:38.906-05:00

Dear friends,Kamel Shrek, a Tibra judge for the 2005 Tibra Awards, is an active contibuting member to his local community in Lardeo as well as his broader Libyan community. We are glad to share with an article from the Laredo Morning Times about Kamel's science school's lesson featuring henna. Way to go Kamel! Photo by Theresa Scarbrough, Laredo Morning Times. Teacher Kamel Shrek demonstrates

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1130619474235933102005-10-30T16:47:00.000-05:002005-10-30T16:16:24.956-05:00

Dear friends,We are now accepting nominations for the 2006 Tibra Awards. Please let’s join hands again to bring about another Tibra Awards round and recognize more of our young achievers and future leaders.The awards for this year are: Tibra Scholarship: $2000 Fijra Scholarship: $1000 Tibra Achievement Award: An honorary recognition Deadline for nominations: 1 February 2006, 92 days to

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1118833436404233262005-06-15T06:56:00.000-04:002005-06-15T07:41:55.350-04:00

Hello, friends.We hope you are enjoying the summer and making the most out of it wherever you are!We have received a message from the Mosaic Search and Consultancy, a recruitment company based in Dubai and seeking professionals willing to relocate to Libya. We thought some of you might be interested in this. Please direct questions to Mr. Samih Lutfi whose contact information is provided in his

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1118102225826507972005-06-06T19:47:00.000-04:002005-06-09T11:12:42.796-04:00

Dear freinds,We would like to draw your attention to a couple of articles from Oldham newspapers featuring Sarajamal Zubia, the 2005 Tibra Award and Scholarship recipient.We are delighted to be taking part in presenting Libyan achievers to the whole world. Congratulations to Sarajamal on her continuing success! We look forward to receiving further updates on her journey through medical school and

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1114704984588696042005-04-28T12:04:00.000-04:002005-04-30T15:00:10.603-04:00

Hello, freinds.Every Tibra Awards round, we look forward to meeting more of our youth and learning about their thoughts, values, and dreams through their personal statements, essays, nomination letters, and reference letters.For the fifth year, we are honored to present another group of Libyan Tibras! Every single one of them possesses qualities that are more precious than gold and more valuable

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1113849642922162122005-04-24T14:29:00.000-04:002005-04-24T15:27:23.163-04:00

Dear Friends,As we announce the Tibra Beacon, an on-line education counseling, we also invite you to browse through Tibra's mailing list archive. The Archive goes back to the inception of the first Tibra Awards program in May of 2001.We apologize for not providing the Beacon section of Tibra's site in Arabic, which is due to lack of resources. Please contact us if you would like to contribute to

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1112220444133772942005-01-26T13:10:00.000-05:002005-04-24T08:32:54.876-04:00

Dear friends,We hope you all had a happy and joyous Eid!Things are looking good at our end! Many of you have responded to our updates with donations, pledges, and volunteer services. Thank you all--we are honored to have your trust and commitment!Here is a summary of where we are:Donations Received: $2210 in total, ranging from $10 to $1000 per donor Pledged: $800 Judges Promised: 5 Committed: 5

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1112219927619512352005-01-12T08:40:00.000-05:002005-04-24T08:44:20.356-04:00

Hello friends.Here is where we stand in the 2005 Tibra Awards:Donations Received: $910 in total, ranging from $10 to $300 per donor Pledged: 500 Judges Promised: 4 Committed: 2 Nominations Promised: 6 Received: 1 Deadline for nominations: 1 February 2005We are $890 short of our target. We need to hear from you! Any amount you can afford to donate will be appreciated and well-spent.

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1112219223717122282004-12-15T23:24:00.000-05:002005-04-24T09:04:22.393-04:00

Hello friends.Here is where we stand in the 2005 Tibra Awards:Donations Received: $700 in total, ranging from $50 to $300 per donor Pledged: None Judges Promised: 5 Committed: 1 Nominations Promised: 6 Received: None Deadline for nominations: 1 February 2005We are $1,100 short of our target. We need to hear from you! Any amount you can afford to donate will be appreciated and

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1112218425308483062004-11-22T23:07:00.000-05:002005-04-24T20:57:15.613-04:00

Dear Friends:We want to share with you our comments on an article about the Tibra Foundation, written by Mr. Tarek Gzeeri and published on November 14th by the Libya our Home and Libya al-Mostakbal web sites.We have been having difficulties with sending e-mails in Arabic, so please visit the following link to read our comments:http://arabic.tibra.org/public/nov-22-2004.htmOriginal article is at

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1112191058268795612004-10-31T21:22:00.000-05:002005-04-24T09:08:34.543-04:00

Greetings of peace!We are now accepting nominations and volunteer judges for the 2005 Tibra Awards. Please join hands with Tibra as we inspire more Libyan young women to reach for higher standards. We count on your help to locate nominees and recruit judges. Your financial contributions are also needed to fund this year's program and make it another success.Raising funds is still challenging for

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1112189844454464582004-07-11T17:00:00.000-04:002005-04-24T09:11:20.730-04:00

Dear Friends:In this issue of Tibra Spotlights, we are pleased to present a distinguished personality from inside Libya--for the third time. We are fortunate to introduce Ms. Ibtisam BenAmer, a Libyan business woman, born in Benghazi and now residing in Tripoli.Her journey from Benghazi to Tripoli took her around the world, with stops in Tokyo, Manila, Paris, and New York. Likewise, her path of

Hanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823837915181818355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11760516.post-1112189721032006872004-06-10T14:34:00.000-04:002005-04-24T09:15:10.386-04:00

Dear friends:We regret to inform you that the previously announced 2004 Fijra Award recipient has been disqualified because of violating rule (e) of the Tibra Awards Agreement (http://www.tibra.org/awards/2004/ta-agreement.pdf.) Consequently, the 2004 Fijra Award and Scholarship have been reassigned to the nominee with the next highest ranking.For the revised results of the 2004 Tibra Awards,

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