1. Hoba Hoba Spirit Will Tour The United States

   

   Hoba Hoba Spirit, a "Morocc'n Roll" band from Casablanca, is one of the seven musical acts that will tour the U.S. in 2014 with the Center Stage cultural exchange program.

2. I Can Do the Impossible! #IdeasArePower

   

   Radia Soulmani, 2013 TechGirls Alumna from Safi, Morocco, tells us how TechGirls inspired her to help her community.

3. TechGirls Give Back!

   

   TechGirls volunteered at Hell's Kitchen Farm Project in New York City.

4. Religious and Ethnic Communities Affected by ISIS in Iraq Learn Skills for Heritage Documentation and Preservation

   In April 2019, the Smithsonian Institution (SI) led a three-day workshop at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil for Iraqi religious and ethnic groups affected by ISIS whose cultural heritage remains at risk.

5. ECA Launches the Get Fit Virtual Campaign

   This week, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Sports Diplomacy Division will launch the Get Fit virtual campaign.

6. Virtual Workshop Trains U.S. Law Enforcement to Combat Trafficking in Ancient Coins

   Nearly 100 participants included reps from universities, museums, and coin associations.

7. Virtual Workshop Trains U.S. Law Enforcement to Combat Trafficking in Manuscripts

   Over 100 participants included reps from across the federal government, U.S. universities, and private sector.

8. Virtual Workshop Trains U.S. Law Enforcement to Detect Trafficking in Fakes and Forgeries

   Trafficking in stolen, looted, or forged art, antiquities, and other cultural objects benefits criminal organizations and terrorist groups, erodes the legal art market, and harms our relationships with foreign partners and allies.

9. Virtual Workshop Trains Law Enforcement to Disrupt Trafficking of Central Asian Cultural Property

   The trafficking in stolen, looted, or forged art, antiquities, and other cultural objects benefits criminal organizations and terrorist groups, erodes the legal art market, and harms our relationships with foreign partners and allies.

10. Cultural Antiquities Task Force Conducts Law Enforcement Trainings in Cyprus, Greenland, and Egypt

    The State Department-led Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) recently resumed in-person training for foreign law enforcement officials through a series of workshops held in May 2022 in Cyprus, Greenland, and Egypt.

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