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	<title>Safadi Foundation USA</title>
	<link>http://www.safadifoundationusa.org</link>
	<description>Our mission is to build a national and strategic vision for for Lebanon's development</description>
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		<title>Pierre Abushacra</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pierre Abushacra is the founder of Firehook Bakery, a retail and wholesale bakery with locations in the Washington, DC area.  In 1992, he founded a real estate holding company (Kapa Capital Limited) involved in acquisitions, redevelopment and management of commercial and industrial properties in the Washington DC metro area.  Pierre is a graduate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.safadifoundationusa.org/?p=174</link>
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		<title>Habib Haddad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Habib Haddad is the founder and CEO of Yamli.com an Arabic search engine and transliteration technology whose goal is to empower the Arabic language on the web. He is also the founder of YallaStartup an NGO that aims to foster early stage entrepreneurship in the Middle East.
 
In 2009, the World Economic Forum recognized Habib [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.safadifoundationusa.org/?p=170</link>
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		<title>Developing Lebanon&#8221; - New Blog by the Safadi Foundation USA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce the launch of &#8220;Developing Lebanon,&#8221; a portal for Lebanese civil society information.  Civil society is an integral part of the reform process and critical to the stability of any democratic country.  Lebanon has a vibrant civil society that is involved in all facets of life and development sectors, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.safadifoundationusa.org/?p=163</link>
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		<title>Elections in Lebanon: Mapping Alliances and Managing Expectations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, April 27, 2009, Safadi Foundation USA hosted a briefing in cooperation with the Middle East Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center, entitled “Elections in Lebanon: Mapping Alliances and Managing Expectations.” 
The panel was moderated by Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Middle East Program at the Wilson Center.  Panelists included: Ambassador C. David [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.safadifoundationusa.org/?p=160</link>
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		<title>The Safadi Foundation USA and the Middle East Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Present Elections in Lebanon:
Mapping Alliances and Managing Expectations 
with C. David Welch
Former Assistant Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs

Paul Salem
Director, Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut
Karim Sadjadpour
Associate, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington
Lebanon will hold parliamentary elections on June 7, 2009. The panel will address the latest developments regarding the elections, their impact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.safadifoundationusa.org/?p=157</link>
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		<title>Safadi Foundation USA Announces Launch of New Washington DC Based Office and Website to Support Lebanon&#8217;s Human Development Objectives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Safadi Foundation USA announced the official opening of their office based in Washington, DC.  Safadi Foundation USA is a non-partisan, charitable, tax-exempt organization dedicated to promoting a national and strategic framework for Lebanon's human development needs.  "This initiative will build support for Lebanese civil society and raise awareness about Lebanon's critical development challenges," said Osama Khoury, President of the Foundation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.safadifoundationusa.org/?p=155</link>
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