Posts Tagged “Mehmed Ali”

Lowell’s Mehmed Ali Receives Benjamin Franklin Award in Iraq

August 2, 2011 by PaulM Posted in History, Lowell 2 Comments

Lowell native Mehmed Ali has been serving with the US State Department in Iraq for the past few years. Last Saturday, the Sun published a photograph with caption noting that Ali had recently received the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy at the US Embassy in Baghdad. According to the…

Moxie: from Lowell to Baghdad

September 11, 2010 by DickH Posted in Current Events, Lowell Leave a Comment

The above photo shows Mehmed Ali, a friend who continues to serve the US government in Iraq, presenting Dr. Salah Abdul Razak, the Governor of Baghdad, with several cans of Moxie as a gift to recognize the end of the month of Ramadan. No matter how far from Lowell he…