professor in Oman, decided the United States was the best destination for her as a Muslim woman to pursue a college diploma and career. Her father, originally from Algeria, had contacts here because he earned a doctorate at Case Western Reserve University. Moreover, Ms. Benmerzouga was born here.

Even so, landing at Cleveland State presented an unusual challenge: her textbooks were in English, so at first she had to translate them into Arabic to study. By the time she graduated from CSU’s finance program, she developed an interest in real estate from the late Dr. James Webb. She also is following her late professor’s advice to pursue an MBA at Cleveland State.

New-breed civic activities also occupy Ms. Benmerzouga. She is a vice president of both the Cleveland Area alumniThe four pending Dáil byelections look set to be held in the last week in November, with TDs pencilling in Friday 29th as the most likely date.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin told his team of senior TDs that various party leaders held a meeting on Monday night at which the timing of the byelections in Wexford, Dublin Fingal, Dublin Mid West and Cork North Central was discussed.

They are being held to fill the vacancies created by the election of Mick Wallace, Clare Daly, Frances Fitzgerald and Billy Kelleher to the European Parliament earlier this year.

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Although Mr Martin did not give his TDs an exact date, he said they would be held in