Driss Benmhend Bio
Driss Benmhend grew up in Sefrou, a town at the foot of the Middle Atlas Mountains, about 20 miles south of Fez. He comes from a long line of “Marmoucha” Imazighen and is an active member of Ait Lafdil Association, which represents the interests of the population in the mountains where his ancestors originated near Imouzzer Marmoucha. A graduate of l’Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II and Eastern Michigan University, Mr. Benmhend has a longstanding interest in Amazigh culture and has written on Amazigh-related topics and other current issues for Wafin, Moroccoboard, Al-Bab, Maroc Hebdo, and the Amazigh Voice, of which he is a former editor. Mr. Benmhend has been a member of the Amazigh Cultural Association in America and has been featured in La Vie Eco.
Mr. Benmhend is based in the Washington D.C. area and in his “day job” works for the federal government as a Biologist with the Biopesticides Division of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. As part of his work, he represents the agency at conferences in the U.S. and abroad about environmental policy and pesticide regulation issues.
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Press release : Washington Moroccan American Club Sets Goal of 20 Events to Celebrate 20th Anniversary in March 2010
Press release بيان صحفي
Since its inception in March 1990, the Washington Moroccan American Club (WMC) has grown to serve the Moroccan American community nationwide. Over the past 20 years,
Welcome note to WMAC from the Mayor of The District Of Columbia , Adrian Fenty
Congratulations to Washington Moroccan American club by the Mayor of The District of Columbia
Thursday March 4, 2010 HMEMSA: Moroccan American Network for Education
HMEMSA
Home of Moroccan Educators and Moroccan Students in America HMEMSA cordially invites you to its first workshop organized in honor of the Washington Moroccan Club's Celebration of its 20th Anniversary
Friday 5, March 2010: Morocco and Movies
"How Hollywood became interested in making movies in Morocco" Speaker. Mohamed Abbazi,noted Moroccan Cinematographer
Tuesday March 9, 2010 :The Tangier American Legation Institute (TALIM)
1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Location: Johns Hopkins University, the Paul H. Nitze |
The Many Faces of the Tangier American Legation Institute
for Moroccan Studies (TALIM)
Thursday March 11, 2010 Healthy Moroccan Cooking
Casablanca Restaurant, 7 - 9 PM Cooking Demo
By Chef Samir Labriny , Moroccan Academy Cuisine
Location: 1504 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314
Friday March 12, 2010 RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MOROCCO
5: 30pm-6:00pm - Registration and Networking 6:00pm-6:30pm - Presentation and Discussion 6:30pm-7:30pm -
Networking, Hors d'oeuvres and beverages
Join the High Atlas Foundation for a conversation about rural development in Morocco, and learn more about their socio-economic and environmental projects.
Saturday March 13, 2010 WMC Youth Fine Arts Event & Poetry Slam
Time : 4:30 - 7:30 PM
McLean Community Center
Location: , 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA
Chair & Contact: Annalisa Assaadi, ajassaadi@gmail.com
Phone # 703 609 3666
Co Chairs: Amal Lafhal & Meryem Boulale
Register Now age 7 to 17 ! ajassaadi@gmail.com
Saturday & Sunday March 13 & 14 , 2010 : WMC Container of Care: Destination Morocco!
Click on the title to see the drop off locations
Ongoing Collection 2010
"Stuff A Truck" Weekend, Special Event, March 13 & 14, 2010
Wednesday March 17, 2010 WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN MOROCCO
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Choate Room, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036
Friday March 19, 2010: THE COMING OF AGE OF THE IMAZIGHEN QUESTION
Time 9:30-4:00PM
George Washington University Elliot School of International Studies,
Linden Family commons, 6 floors
1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052 -
March 6-12 & 12-21 , 2010 Morocco Study Educational Tours
George Mason : Prof. Fatima Hadji & Prof. Nadia Duchelle
Date: March 6-12, 2010
New York University : Ms Karima Rhanem
March 12, 21, 2010
Location: Kingdom of Morocco
March 22, 2010 : Friends of Morocco Honors Five Decades of Peace Corps Service to Morocco
Celebrating Five Decades of Peace Corps Service to Morocco
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) The Johns Hopkins University Rome Building, Rome Auditorium 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Tuesday March 23, 2010 : Moroccan-US Sister Cities
THE WORLD BANK, WASHINGTON, D.C.
FROM 2:30 pm TO 5:30 PM
J Building Auditorium (Ground Floor)
Room # J-1 050 -701 18th Street, N.W. -Washington DC 30433
Thursday March 25, 2010 Morocco-US Relations - An Update at The Maghreb Center, Georgetown University
Time : 1: 00 PM
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Intercultural Center Room 241
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, N.W.Washington, DC
March 23 & 25 , 2010: Sahara Cultural Day
Sahara Cultural Day
Where : Dupont Cercle, NW Washington DC
March 23 , 2010 -Time : 10 AM - 5:00 PM
Smithsonian
1000 jefferson Dr, SW, washington, DC
March 25, 2010 -Time : 10 AM - 5:00 PM
يوم الثقافة الصحراوية
Friday March 26, 2010 Town Hall Meeting : Media
National Press Club, 12 - 5 PM
Location: 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
Saturday March 27, 2010 Hassan Mendoun Memorial Soccer Tournament
Location: DUNBAR High School Stadium
201 N Str NW -Washington, DC 20001
Saturday, March 27, 2010: Youth 2k Morocco/USA Fun Run
Location: Dunbar High School Stadium
Address: 201 N St., NW, Washington, DC 20001
Mount Vernon Metro - Time: 3pm
Chair: Driss Benmhend, benmhend.driss@epa.gov
March 28 , 2010 Strengthening the Moroccan American presence in the United States of America
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Where: 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202 USA
