November 17, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 11 Area Ramapo College of New Jersey’s Roukema Center for International Education will host a number of events in honor of International Education Week, Nov. 15 through 19. The college is located at 505 Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah. On Monday, Nov. 15, writer and director John Scagliotti will present and discuss his film “Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World,” a feature-length documentary that explores the immense changes that have occurred for gays, lesbians, and transgender people living in the Global South. The film explores the story of 52 men who were arrested for crimes of debauchery, focusing on the trials of gay people coming out in the developing world. There will be two screenings and discussions, the first from noon to 2 p.m. in ASB-136 and the second from 6 to 8 p.m. in the H-Wing auditorium. On Nov. 18, Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq will present “30 Mosques, 30 Days” from 7 to 9 p.m. in the HWing auditorium. During Ramadan 2010, Islam’s holy month of fasting and reflection, the two New Yorkers took a road trip across America, stopping each evening College celebrates International Education Week to break their fasts at a different mosque in a different state. During the trip, they prayed inside the infamous “Ground Zero Mosque” in Manhattan, got pulled over by a police officer in Mississippi, and visited the first mosque ever built in the U.S. in Ross, North Dakota, population 48. They met the protagonists of Dave Eggers’ best-selling “Zeitoun,” Cambodian Muslim victims of the Khmer Rouge, a Pakistani-Mormon couple, and many others, all of whom are part of the diverse Muslim-American community. Their journey explores what it means to be Muslim in America today, and serves as a powerful counter-narrative to the media’s image of a monolithic Islam. From Nov. 19 through 21, Cultural Survival, a group that partners with indigenous groups to defend their lands, languages, and cultures, will host a bazaar in the Ramapo College Student Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The bazaar is a world market offering handmade art, jewelry, clothing, and crafts all supporting indigenous artisans, fair trade, and Cultural Survival’s non-profit work. This cultural festival also gives these artists, representatives, and fair trade companies from around the world the chance to sell their work directly to the American public, exposing more than 35,000 Americans each year to indigenous cultures. There will also be a number of performances, including live world music, Native American storytelling, cultural presentations, and craft-making demonstrations. For more information about the Cultural Survival Bazaar, visit http://www.culturalsurvival.org/bazaar/ about-cultural-survival-bazaars. International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of an effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. For more information about International Education Week, contact Ben Levy at the Roukema Center for International Education at (201) 684-7533. Don Bosco Prep Principal John Stanczak has announced that four seniors have been recognized as semifinalists or as commended students in the 2011 National Merit Program. Senior Brendan Hone of River Edge has been named a semifinalist, and the following students have been recognized at Commended Students: Andrew Lynch of Suffern, New York, Phelan McCormack of Pearl River, New York, and Daniel Whittam of Allendale. 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