CO.NX is an online State Department program that brings you live multimedia events with experts on a variety of topics.  Their goal is to connect with people around the world in order to gain a mutual understanding on a range of important issues.  

Be sure to check out two new webcasts from the Team:

Muslim Life in America is a live webchat happening next Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30am EDT.  Chat with American Imam Ghayth Nur Kashifabout about Muslim life and the celebration of Ramadan in the U.S.
Imam Kashif is resident Imam for Masjidush-Shura in Washington, D.C. He was a founding member of the American Muslim Council and director of Congressional Affairs. Sign up to participate at: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/interfaith
Visit that same site to submit your questions in advance.

The second webchat is for those of you interested in educational exchanges. Erica Lutes, Educational Adviser at the Fulbright Commission in Brussels, Belgium, will discuss Studying Abroad in the United States. The “Studying Abroad” webchat will take place at 4:00am EDT on Tuesday, September 21st. Visit https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/information to sign up.

By the way – if you’re not an early riser, transcripts of both webcasts will be available HERE at the CO.NX website.

(CO.NX  = Connects… get it? …I just did.)