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U.S. Embassy officials visit Marawi, participate in dialogue on ARMM elections and visit U.S.-assisted projects

 

U.S. Embassy Political Officer Joe Saus (center, above) joins Joint Task Force Ranao Chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ben Dolorfino (left) and Mindanao State University (MSU) President Camar Umpa (right) in a dialogue on the upcoming elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, during a stakeholders’ dialogue held at the MSU-Marawi campus on August 3.

In his remarks, Mr. Saus emphasized U.S. support for free and fair ARMM elections. Samira Ali Gutoc Tomawis (lower left), Secretary General of the Philippine Muslim Women’s Council, facilitates the discussion.
U.S. Embassy Political Officer Joe Saus (center, above) joins Joint Task Force Ranao Chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ben Dolorfino (left) and Mindanao State University (MSU) President Camar Umpa (right) in a dialogue on the upcoming elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, during a stakeholders’ dialogue held at the MSU-Marawi campus on August 3. In his remarks, Mr. Saus emphasized U.S. support for free and fair ARMM elections. Samira Ali Gutoc Tomawis (lower left), Secretary General of the Philippine Muslim Women’s Council, facilitates the discussion.
Samira Ali Gutoc Tomawis (lower left), Secretary General of the Philippine Muslim Women’s Council, facilitates the discussion.

 




r. Saus and Dr. Umpa (above) lead the guests in cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the Muslim Life in the Philippines exhibit at the King Faisal Center for Islamic, Arabic, and Asian Studies in MSU-Marawi.
Mr. Saus and Dr. Umpa (above) lead the guests in cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the Muslim Life in the Philippines exhibit at the King Faisal Center for Islamic, Arabic, and Asian Studies in MSU-Marawi. MSU students (right and below) browse a new publication showcasing Muslim life in the Philippines. Read the speech of one contributor to Muslim Life in the Philippines, Samira Gutoc:
MSU students (right and below) browse a new publication showcasing Muslim life in the Philippines. Read the speech of one contributor to Muslim Life in the Philippines, Samira Gutoc:
MSU students (right and below) browse a new publication showcasing Muslim life in the Philippines. Read the speech of one contributor to Muslim Life in the Philippines, Samira Gutoc:

 

 

Mindanao State University dancers perform the singkil, a traditional Muslim royalty dance from Mindanao, as part of a cultural show for the visiting delegation.
Mindanao State University dancers perform the singkil, a traditional Muslim royalty dance from Mindanao, as part of a cultural show for the visiting delegation.
Mindanao State University dancers perform the singkil, a traditional Muslim royalty dance from Mindanao, as part of a cultural show for the visiting delegation.
Mindanao State University dancers perform the singkil, a traditional Muslim royalty dance from Mindanao, as part of a cultural show for the visiting delegation.



U.S. soldiers pass through a sea of smiling faces and U.S. and Philippine flags as they proceed to the Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School for the turnover of instructional materials donated by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) EQuALLs Program.
U.S. soldiers pass through a sea of smiling faces and U.S. and Philippine flags as they proceed to the Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School for the turnover of instructional materials donated by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) EQuALLs Program.
U.S. soldiers pass through a sea of smiling faces and U.S. and Philippine flags as they proceed to the Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School for the turnover of instructional materials donated by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) EQuALLs Program.
U.S. soldiers pass through a sea of smiling faces and U.S. and Philippine flags as they proceed to the Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School for the turnover of instructional materials donated by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) EQuALLs Program.



Mr. Saus (above) presents to Marawi City Mayor Omar Ali a sample of the instructional materials that USAID is donating to the Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School.
Mr. Saus (above) presents to Marawi City Mayor Omar Ali a sample of the instructional materials that USAID is donating to the Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School. Amai Pakpak students (above right) try their hands on the computers provided by USAID’s Computer Literacy and Internet Connection (CLIC) Program, which connects students from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and other conflict-affected areas of Mindanao to the World Wide Web.
 Amai Pakpak students (above right) try their hands on the computers provided by USAID’s Computer Literacy and Internet Connection (CLIC) Program, which connects students from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and other conflict-affected areas of Mindanao to the World Wide Web.
Marawi City Mayor Omar Ali (second, left) and former Iligan City Mayor Franklin Quijano
(Left:) Marawi City Mayor Omar Ali (second, left) and former Iligan City Mayor Franklin Quijano present a handcrafted wooden box with mother pearl inlay, called baur, to Mr. Saus as token of the community’s friendship.



Shiek Murad Amanoddin
Young madrasah students (below) pray as Shiek Murad Amanoddin (left), founder of the Madrasah Amanoddin Mascara, leads the invocation during the turnover of learning materials to the Arabic school. Mr. Saus (lower right photo) shows one of the books given to the students of the madrasah.
Young madrasah students (below) pray
Mr. Saus (lower right photo) shows one of the books given to the students of the madrasah.

 

 

Mr. Moner Bajunaid, Education Advisor of USAID’s Education, Quality and Access Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS) project, discusses USAID’s initiatives in helping the Philippine Department of Education integrate subjects like mathematics and English in madrasah. With him during the discussion are (r-l): Dr. Tom Kral, Chief, Office of Education, USAID; Col. Charles King; and U.S. Embassy officials Wiliam Lamb, Ruth Urry, and Mr. Saus.
Mr. Moner Bajunaid, Education Advisor of USAID’s Education, Quality and Access Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS) project, discusses USAID’s initiatives in helping the Philippine Department of Education integrate subjects like mathematics and English in madrasah. With him during the discussion are (r-l): Dr. Tom Kral, Chief, Office of Education, USAID; Col. Charles King; and U.S. Embassy officials Wiliam Lamb, Ruth Urry, and Mr. Saus.

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