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September 27, 2010

NEW YORK–Speaking at the 25th anniversary of Occidental’s United Nations program, journalist Steve Coll ’80 said Saturday that the international institution continues to play a crucial role in fighting nuclear proliferation and securing peace around the world.

A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Coll said that the U.N.’s involvement in the controversy over Iran’s nuclear capability demonstrates its continuing importance.

“That by itself refutes the argument that the United Nations has surrendered its relevance in the world today,” said Coll, president of the New America Foundation and staff writer for The New Yorker on intelligence and national security issues.

Coll spoke at the University Club in midtown Manhattan, where 150 alumni, faculty and staff gathered at an afternoon symposium to celebrate the Oxy U.N. program — one of the few of its kind in the country.

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August 13, 2010
For Immediate Release

The Utah Valley University International Center will host the sixth annual Ramadan Iftar Program  on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 7:40 p.m.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims that are physically able to do so, fast each day of the month from sunrise to sunset. The month-long holiday is spent reflecting and rededicating oneself to deity. This year, Ramadan is observed Aug. 12 through Sept. 10.

“It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims,” said Masood Amin, a UVU associate professor of engineering. “It is the month during which the Holy book Quran was completed, and many other important religious events took place.”

Each evening during Ramadan, following the sunset prayer, or Maghrib, Muslims break their fast with a meal called Iftar, which usually begins with the ritual eating of a date. In many communities, these meals are enjoyed with family and friends, and often with whole communities. The fait

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