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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 25, 2001

Education Partnership with Muslim Nations Launched

President Bush joined leaders of non-governmental and private organizations at Marshall Elementary School in the District of Columbia on Oct. 25, 2001 to announce "Friendship Through Education" -- group of organizations that are expanding links between United States students and students in countries with Muslim people.

For the first stage in this iniatitive, three United States schools in communities most directly affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks will be linked for student and teacher interchanges with schools in Islamic nations.

About Friendship Through Education

How Friendship Through Education Works
Schools from the United States communities most directly impacted by the September 11 terrorist attacks will be the first to participate in this program.

These schools have been chosen to work with the Friendship Through Education network to reach out, respectively, to:

The goal of Friendship Through Education is to link an American school in every state with a school in countries with Muslim populations in the Middle, Near and Far East.

The Friendship Through Education consortium will encourage initially two types of projects:

These opportunities will be promoted by a new "Friendship Through Education" website. Schools interested in participating in these projects can visit the website where registration can take place through the members of the consortium and schools can indicate their interest in connecting with another class.  Additionally, schools will be able to access all programs offered by members of the consortium.  The web address is: www.friendshipthrougheducation.org. 


Friendship Through Education Fact Sheet (Text Only)