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Aiming to actively serve their community, members of the AUB

Interfaith Dialogue Club hosted more than 45 special needs students at the AUB Green Field and Charles W. Hostler Student Center (CHSC )on March 15. Titled “Love Beirut: Com-munity Service Project,” the event was the first in a se-ries of community service projects called “Love Beirut” seeking to benefit the capi-tal’s populace. The joint efforts of the club members, nonmember AU-

A small contingent of AUB students par-ticipated in the third

march against sectarianism in Lebanon Sunday March 20. The demonstrations seem to be aimed in sever-al directions, but all keep to the single theme: “Stop the confessional attitude and bring about a secular men-tality.” Some demand nation-alization rights for women, while others want the legal-ization of civil marriages and the abolition of the “wasta” way of life and religious pre-requisites for government

The University Stu-dent Faculty Commit-tee (USFC) of the year

2010-11 held its first Speak-ers’ Corner on Wednesday March 16. Philosophy and CVSP Professor Hani Has-san was the moderator, as more than a dozen students took to the podium and ex-pressed their uncensored opinions on the following top-ic: “With respect to the recent Arab revolutions and shift

in regimes, will the ‘Dom-ino Effect’ reach the Leba-nese political scene?” Resem-bling the iconic Hyde Park discussions, Speakers’ Cor-ner is an outdoor activity in which any student can par-ticipate. USFC Vice Presi-dent Ali Sheet sat at the ta-ble with Hassan facing a few rows of chairs in the area be-tween West Hall and Ada Dodge Hall at 1:00 p.m., as the area filled with specta-tors and potential speakers.

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children’s faces Bites, AUB alumni and non-AUBites brought about the event’s success. “It was real-ly rewarding to see the chil-dren so happy to be running around large open spaces,” said Carmen Ibrahim, the Interfaith Club’s secreteray. She added: “One of the things that reinforced our decision to bring them to AUB was seeing their tiny concrete playground. The school does its absolute best, but Beirut is after all a concrete jungle.” The children themselves were students at the Benev-olent Lebanese Evangelical School for Special Education

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Winning Big: The Big 4 and After CompetitionLara TraboulsiBusiness Manager and Contributing Writer

2nd place winners1st Place team: WassimRahbany, Serge Deriane, ElieMoussa, and Sally Sifri

3rd place winners OSB’s “B4 and After” treasure hunt contestants huddle for a group meeting

February, March 18 was a spectacular day for OSB students in

AUB. On that day 112 OSB students of all track and years—whether sophomore, juniors, or seniors—met at 10:00am sharp to participate in the Big 4 and After com-petition. The competition was a scavenger hunt made up of riddles, questions, and crossword puzzles based on Accounting knowledge and various other general infor-mation. It was organized by the accounting track in OSB with collaboration of the Big Four firms, Ernst and Young (E&Y), Pricewaterhouse Coo-pers (PWC), KMPG, and De-loitte, with the support and help of the Business Student Society (BSS). Business stu-dents scrambled at the op-portunity to participate in this competition where the team of four that would win

the exact one that the Big Four firms and the account-ing track had hoped for. Frus-trated at the wrong image that is often associated with accounting, the accounting track at AUB teamed up the multinational firms to show the students what account-ing is really about. Mrs. Ra-nia Uwaydah Mardini, an ac-counting professor in OSB and one of the people respon-sible for launching the event, said that unfortunately many business students have the misperception that ac-counting is “number crunch-ing, and a data entering job” that’s boring; when the truth of the matter is, that account-ing can be a very challenging and rewarding jobs that de-pends on team work and inte-grates information from vari-ous business fields. Instead of lecturing the students on the merits of accounting, OSB de-cided to just show them the vast extent of accounting. Nadim Dimashkieh execu-tive manager of E&Y, stated

would attain the much cov-eted prize of a job at one of the big firms without the re-quired entrance exam, or any interview. As long as the win-ners maintain a minimum average of 75 and take two ac-counting courses, their jobs at the esteemed multination-al firms would be secured. On Friday the excitement and anxiety was palpable in the air as the students regis-tered in the competition began to count down the minutes till they started the competition. Once it started all bets were off. Students started running around trying to reach all the different riddle locations dis-persed across AUB to solve as many questions as possible. Equipped with a laptop, cal-culator, internet access, and a backup team ready to help them out at any moment, the 28 teams had to efficiently manage their time, think out-side the box, and get results. The air of adventure, energy and excitement that flowed through the atmosphere was

that the competition is can be life altering to whoever wins and will truly take their ca-reer a step further. All the Big Four firm representatives ex-pressed their joy at the out-come of the competition stat-ing unanimously that their competition surprised their expectation by far. The ex-tent of the success propa-gated talk about making the competition an annual event. The lucky winners of the first place prize were the team of Wassim Rahbany, Serge De-riane, Elie Moussa, and Sal-ly Sifri. The four seniors were ecstatic at the outcomes as they walked down the stage not believing their ears. They told Outlook that throughout the competition they relied heavily on team work and support to make it through. Deriane was the pessimistic of the group always worrying about the high competition that they were up against, while Rahbany constantly as-sured his team that they will win. He was confidant to the

extent that he told them to sit in the back “so that when we won, everyone will turn to look at us” he chuckled. The strong team faced various ob-stacles and difficulties; one of which was forgetting the re-quired papers needed to be handed in five minutes before the deadline. The team man-aged to hand in all the pa-pers with only two minutes to spare before the deadline. According to results of a draw Wassim Rabhaby will be working at KPMG, Serge De-riane at Deloitte, ElieMous-sa at E&Y, and Sally Sifri at PWC. The second place win-ners were Georgina Farran, Amer Ghader, Yara Kassas, and Remi Hanna who won a two month internship. In third place were Haif Harb, Hoda Tabbar, Lana Abdallah, and Mohammad El Taki. “It was one of the most fun days at AUB” Moussa stated, and “winning was only made bet-ter by the fact that we were up against the smartest and brightest of OSB.”

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Computer Science Student Society, IEEE, Civil Engi-neering Society and the American Society of Mechanical

Engineers hold Microsoft Day at AUB

On Friday March 18th, the Children of Adam club (CoA) at AUB

hosted the Children’s Field Day event on the campus Green Field. Orphans and underprivileged kids aged 7 to 12 were invited from var-ious regions across Lebanon to participate in this unique event, in which they had the chance to play around in glee and meet other children of different backgrounds. The organizations that were in-vited were Bayt al-Yateem al-Durzi, al-Mabarrat, Caritas (which sadly could not make it), Dar al-Aytam al-Islami-ya and children from Burj al-Barajna refugee camp (via al-Islah wal-Irshad organi-zation). The main aim of the event - and the underlying message of the club - is dis-solving the country’s existing sectarian barriers and build-ing for a future of unity and

Tuesday March 15 was marked as “Microsoft Day” at AUB, hosted

by the Computer Science Stu-dent Society (CSSS), IEEE, Civil Engineering Society (CES) and the American So-ciety of Mechanical Engi-neers (ASME) at Auditorium B of West Hall from 12:30 to 2:30. Due to the big number of university societies collab-orating at the event, “more than 150 people” filled out the relatively small auditori-um, according to co-Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Lead and CSSS president Rami el Outa.With all the buzz building around Microsoft showcasing their newly developed prod-ucts, such as Windows Phone 7, Microsoft Azure, Inter-net Explorer 9 and the new XBOX 360 Kinect, a lot of

coexistence. The preparations on the day of the event started at 10 AM, and continued up until noon-time, when the first of the busses, loaded with excit-ed children, began to arrive. The field was divided so that all the children could get an equal chance of participating in each of the events. Vests, caps, and balls were supplied by Hostler staff, who also helped in keeping the chil-dren safe. The kids were shuf-fled and divided into teams so that they could play soccer and basketball. In addition to these main events, pota-to-sack races and arts-and-crafts were also organized. While some of the children eagerly joined in on the pre-organized entertainments, others preferred to jump around, do some laps around the field, or simply just ad-mire AUB’s beauty. Soon af-terwards all the children were floating like free spir-its around the field. One kid

students were excited about the event taking place. “I was very excited about knowing more about Microsoft’s latest technologies concerning lap-tops and phones, and it was a very informative event,” said Tala Hamdan, Computer Sci-ence junior who attended the event. The event kicked off with a presentation by Amint-as Neto, Academic Relation Lead of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), who talked about his experience after holding a similar po-sition and moved to Dubai a while back. Neto talked about Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, the biggest annual event held by the prominent compa-ny worldwide for students to compete by designing soft-ware and games that focus on a certain theme set at the competition. Neto showed the winners of a previous edi-

from the refugee camp, while playing in the sand, said: “I am having a blast there is a lot of space to play here un-like at home. ” By 2:30, after having burned much energy, the kids were ready for some food. Pizza, generously donated by Piz-za Della Casa (one of the events’ sponsors) was served, followed by donuts from Dunkin’ Donuts (another of

tion of Imagine Cup on a vid-eo, who happened to be from his home country Brazil and created a game named “City Rain”. The team of three won $25,000 and now has more than a dozen employees at their company. The event proceeded with one of Microsoft’s Most Valu-able Professional (MVP) Nidal Araby, who gave a pre-sentation about one of the latest technologies Micro-soft developed, called “Micro-soft Azure”. According to Ar-aby, Azure is there to make programmers’ lives easier by taking care of all the neces-sary needs to complete a soft-ware other than the code for a simple fee and is a main serv-er that its usage is starting to spread across Lebanon. Due to the longevity of the pre-sentation, slowly students started leaving the room and many attendees described

the event’s sponsors). Ful-ly fed and energized to storm the field again, the children had another long round of games and sports, before heading back to the busses. Although managing a chil-dren’s event is a gruesome task, the organizers showed complete competence thus succeeding in keeping the children happy, safe, and content. As Samer Nuway-

their discontent with him go-ing overboard in his lecture and getting too technical. Microsoft Lebanon’s De-velopment and Platform Evangelism (DPE) and AUB graduate Ghassan Chahine continued Microsoft Day with a presentation about Inter-net Explorer 9 and the advan-tages it has over its competi-tors, such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, such as the frames per second (fps) and the browser’s speed. Pro-ceeding Chahine was Akram Karameh, head of HB Pro, a Microsoft company partner, who talked about social me-dia, and focusing on cyber-bullying and how it can seri-ously affect certain people’s lives and is considered bul-lying itself. The event ended with co-MSP Lead Jonathan Tawk talking about the Stu-dents 2 Business (S2B) pro-gram, where students upload

hid, one of the CoA club mem-bers put it: “Although our legs are soar from following the kids around we have suc-ceeded in bringing smiles to the faces.” AUB’s own Leba-nese Red Cross Club also col-laborated with the organiz-ers of the event to make it a total success.

their CVs in hopes of work-ing with Microsoft partners, and attempting to perform a demo with the XBOX 360 Kinect in addition to the Mi-crosoft employees distribut-ing free vouchers of free soft-ware, each worth $18000 and giving out prizes to those who answered questions correctly about the presentations. El-Outa considered the event to be a success, with the huge turnout that even in-cluded faculty members, and that even though the presen-tation was more technical, it still caught students’ inter-est, despite those that left. Hamdan also wished that the event could’ve been hosted in a larger venue given the turn-out and how big Microsoft is, and hoped it would show more usage of applications. El-Outa also expects the next big thing to be carried out by AUB’s current MSPs.

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Interfaith Club draws a smile on

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sion as to whether or not the demonstrations were backed by some political party, but those suspicions subsided after the protest leaders ve-hemently and almost offen-sively denied the accusations linking them to any sectarian party. This last march is said to have had anywhere be-tween 20000 and 60000 par-ticipants. It started at Sess-ine Square, and ended near the Sanayeh Gardens. This Sunday, AUB students had represented their university. At 11:00am, a small contingent of about 35 students made their way from Sodeco to Sessine an hour before the march be-gins. There, they met with the rest of the protesters, and waited for the entire bulk to move. More AUB students joined in throughout the day and many weren’t part of the group. In addition, sever-

al faculty members and em-ployees were spotted in the crowd. This made the total number of AUB participants difficult to estimate. The stu-dents held, in turn, a giant banner that said in large, red Arabic “Secularism is the so-lution,” and, under it, a sec-ond set of painted letters gave testimony to AUB’s partici-pation in what some believe are historical events. Most students, however, walked around with their own home-made banners, some of which had already been used in oth-er demonstrations through-out the country and even on campus. Lebanese flags were waived, some brand new, others, battered and carry-ing the marks of many older demonstrations. Ahead of the AUB group were two Mus-lim cheicks – religious fig-ures. One was Sunni, the oth-er was Shiite. They walked close together, thus express-ing their readiness to live to-

gether in a secular Lebanon. The giant banner and sever-al AUB students featured on televised and printed news in the following days. Pan-Ar-ab slogans such as “the peo-ple want the fall of the ex-isting order” were chanted. As the protesters passed by balconies with spectators on them, they chanted:”you

there standing on the bal-cony; come down here and join your people.” AUB stu-dent Karim Badra said he believed the “march was a definite success, but not a revolution yet. If people show their support bit by bit, then it will definitely lead to a rev-olution.” As for the AUB re-sponse, Badra said he “could

have hoped for more from AUB students. They’re sup-posed to represent the epito-me of education.” Many of the protesters – including those from AUB – said they were prepared to make the march a weekly tradition, until they start seeing the changes they are asking for.

and Development (Blessed) at Achrafieh. The establish-ment, like AUB, dates back to the 1860s. Upon their arrival to AUB, the children were sorted into three different stations: a music and games station, a sports station and a tour sta-tion. After partaking in the different activities reserved for them at each station, they were offered mini-pizzas and snack bags prepared by mem-bers of the club. The event proved to be re-warding for both the organiz-ers and the children. Ibrahim stated: “[The children’s hap-piness] made me think about how I am always dissatis-fied with my life, even though I’m blessed with so much. It made me take a second look at myself. . . .”

Needless to say, most attend-ees were standing, as there weren’t enough chairs to ac-commodate them all. Civil Engineering student Jad Jari spoke first. He ex-plained that Lebanon differs from its Arab neighbors eco-nomically. But, more impor-tantly, it differed politically and Jari stated that these no-ticeable differences will en-sure that Lebanon won’t be having its own revolution. He also addressed the divid-ed nature of Lebanese society on the sectarian scale. “As for the political factor, I don’t see the resemblance between the Lebanese scene and the countries where revolutions took place. Lebanon is a par-liamentary republic, not a pure republic. There will be no revolution in Lebanon be-cause there is an absence of a common basket of demands between the different sects.” Many of the speakers shared

dience when one of them last contemplated cleaning up a beach. Outlook’s own Fouad Badaoui proposed that the best way to a purely secular society was through a change of mentality in the Leba-nese people, via civic engage-ment courses taught early in school. Sally Ballout, a repre-sentative of the nation-wide anti-sectarianism marches that take place every Sun-day in Beirut, pleaded that her fellow AUBites partici-pate in the cause:” Don’t crit-icize the movement. Go to the demonstrations against the sectarian regime and let’s form a youth political organi-zation. […] Think out of the

this general idea. Hassan sometimes intervened as moderator and asked the speakers further questions from time to time. He asked Economics student Moham-ad Sheet if Lebanon needed a revolution, or an evolution. “As for the political factor,” said Sheet, “I don’t see the re-semblance between the Leba-nese scene and the countries where revolutions took place. Lebanon is a parliamentary republic, not a pure republic. There will be no revolution in Lebanon because there is an absence of a common basket of demands between the dif-ferent sects.” Finally, Sheet admitted that reform – or evolution – was the more pru-dent path. USFC Treasurer Chris-tel Ghandour also spoke in the same context of dis-illusionment: “A revolu-tion won’t happen. What to do? Focus. Start from Some-where.” Ghandour claimed that no one focused on the lit-tle things and asked the au-

box. Enhance the political culture in the country. Par-ticipate in Sunday’s protests. We aren’t promising chang-es and saying everything will change in a fortnight, but change starts here.” The fol-lowing Question and Answer session saw the same inten-sity in dialogue. Many stu-dents also talked about the possible participation of cer-tain political parties in the marches. Most independent students, along with Ballout, dismissed this idea; since they believed those parties were the fuel behind Leba-non’s sectarian society, al-though political party repre-sentatives disagreed.

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Environmental Seminar:Haphazard urbanization in Lebanon

Tasty food: Good for the health, the key to active living

An environmental sem-inar, entitled “Hap-hazard Urbanization

in Lebanon,” took place on March 17 in the Engineer-ing Lecture Hall (ELH) from 12:30 to 2:00 in the afternoon. The event was organized by Maria Zgheib, an active Civ-il Engineering Society (CES) member, and Dr. Manal Moussallem, from the Civil Engineering Department in collaboration with the CES. It featured two speakers, Mr. Karim El Jisr and Mr. Nakh-le Hachem, both AUB alum-ni. The audience mainly included Civil and Environ-mental Engineering students and faculty. The 80 attendees benefited from two interac-tive lectures about an impor-tant environmental threat to Lebanon: haphazard urban-ization. The first lecture was deliv-ered by Mr. Karim El Jisr, environmental management specialist and director from Ecodit, an environmental consulting company. Mr. El Jisr explained the issue of ur-banization and its causes and

Students are exposed to unhealthy food every-day.

Fast food restaurants are on the rise; McDonalds, Hard-ees and Burger King, on Bliss Street serve AUB students every day. Knowing what to eat and the right portion of it, is im-portant for a healthy life-style, according to Sawsan Wazzan Jabri, co-owner and general manager of the Nu-trition and Diet Center who held a lecture, ‘‘Tasty Food: Good for the health, the key to active living,’’ at AUB on March 10, 2011. Jabri, a graduate of AUB’s Nutrition Department, is the first to have launched a ca-

effects on the environment. He introduced the National Land Use Master Plan and offered some facts and fig-ures about Lebanon. He also went over some laws in Leba-non related to this issue, and discussed how they are over-looked or abused. The second lecture was given by Mr. Nakhle Hachem from HAS. It was about a direct ef-fect of rampant urbanization: the increase in quarrying. He informed the audience about quarrying in Lebanon, its ef-fects on the environment and the main challenges that re-sult from this activity (for ex-ample when quarrying sites are over exploited and the law broken). He ended with recommendations about how to overcome these issues. After the lectures, Mr. El Jisr and Mr. Nakhle an-swered questions and com-ments from the audience, and a motivating discus-sion took place between stu-dents, faculty and lecturers. The main goal of the discus-sion was finding solutions to the urbanization threat, giv-en the challenges in Lebanon such as corruption and work ethics. Finally, the seminar

tering center (‘Diet Center’) specialized in healthy food, in Lebanon. Health problems such as cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure have to be controlled. The ‘Aggressive Cholesterol Treatment’ held by the ‘Diet Center’ showed that the 40 to 50 participants were able to lower their total cholester-ol level in one month without the use of medication. Jabri explained that this is because people do not know how to distinguish between the bad and good cholesterol (LDL and HDL). ‘‘You should be very aware of your blood pressure and never underestimate it,’’ said Jabri regarding problems that may arise unexpectedly. In order to eat healthily, hy-giene is of utter importance

ing since its topic is related to us engineers. Haphazard ur-banization is a problem that we should deal with. When I start working I will try my best to respect the environ-ment, but I still feel that the solution is not in my hands.” Mohammad Yatim, presi-dent of the CES commented: “The CES looks for giving its members opportunities to re-lease the tensions of studying

stressed Jabri. She added that it is best to separate food groups on different cutting boards while cooking. This is to say that fish and meat for example should not be cut and cleaned on the same board.Microwave is a problem to-day, added Jabri. She ex-plains that food should nor-mally be reheated to 75 degrees Celsius; however, microwave radiation does not reach this temperature as it functions differently than ov-ens. People are unaware of the temperatures at which their freezer and fridge should be maintained. The fridge should be at two to three de-gree Celsius while the freez-er at -17 degree Celsius, ac-cording to Jabri. ‘‘You can eat a ‘mankouche’

was concluded with a buffet and refreshments from So-crate Catering in the Bech-tel Engineering building en-trance. The students left the semi-nar well informed and aware about the impacts of haphaz-ard urbanization in Lebanon. Noura Sinno, a second year Civil and Environmental En-gineering Student said: “The seminar was very interest-

through various entertain-ment, social and educational events throughout the semes-ter. This event in particular brings the members closer to their major in a stress free environment.”

for breakfast, but the ques-tion is how much can you eat?’’ said Jabri regarding the fact that it is not enough to know what to eat, but to know the right portion of it as well.The right serving size can be measured in ‘food exchang-es’ of which we should intake eight to ten per day.

Jabri held a small cup of rice to the audience to let them know the meaning of a ‘food exchange’. She then poured a tablespoon of oil and said that there is 45 calories in this one ‘food exchange’. A buffet offered by the ‘Diet Center’ which followed the lecture, displayed the mean-ing of a healthy appetite.

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Sarah Baydoun: A short biography

Alumni profiles: Graduates of the 1990’s

Already set to celebrate her ten year anniver-sary, savvy Lebanese

businesswoman Sarah Bey-doun (BA 1994 Sociology and Anthropology), has dedicat-ed her life creating a happy medium of harmony between her social activism beliefs and her love of fashion. Through her business, “Sar-ah’s Bags”, she has found a way to use her skills as an ar-tisan to make a difference in the lives of both the rich and the poor, annihilating social stigmas all along the way. Born and bred in Lebanon, Beydoun’s modus operandi is none other than most wom-en’s most coveted accessory, the handbag. After writing her thesis about the plight of female Lebanese prison-

Raghda Mogharbil al Zein(BA ’95) earned a master’s in journalism and mass com-munications from Iowa State University in 1998. She is an instructor at The Amer-ican University of Science and Technology, Ashrafiyeh, where she teaches journalism and public relations. Al Zein also freelances for magazines and newspapers. The daugh-ter of Usama Mugharbil (BS ’63, MS ’65), Al Zein has two daughters. [rmugharb(at)hotmail.com] Rola Chbaklo(BA ’96, MS ’00) is happy to announce the birth of her first

ers languishing in prisons for some of the most heinous crimes, Beydoun recognized an opportunity to make an impact in their lives. She spent some time on the ‘in-side’ of a rehab center for fe-male convicts and got up close and personal with their dai-ly struggles. It would be that first encounter that would set the future path for Bey-doun and what would become her life’s purpose in “Sarah’s Bags”. Beydoun sought out her own potential seamstresses in some of the toughest pris-ons and rehab facilities in Lebanon to create the bags, even teaching inmates how to embroider and sew beads herself. She also reached out to the poorest of the poor

child, Rhea Zein, born on Jan-uary 23, 2010. Chbaklo mar-ried Rami Zein in 2009 and is currently working at the So-cial Welfare Institutions as director of the Support and Development Division. Ch-baklo completed her univer-sity studies at AUB earning a BA in political studies and a master’s in population stud-ies. In 2001, she moved to Abu Dhabi where she worked for three years as a popula-tion specialist. In 2006 she received a master’s degree from the University of Turin (Italy) in management of de-velopment. She lives in Bei-rut. [Rolachbaklo(at)gmail.

in Lebanon’s rural areas to give those women a chance to have a better future. “Sar-ah’s Bags” currently employs 100 designers who create its entire line of haute couture quality purses.As Beydoun admits herself, each bag carries with it just a little bit of the impoverished or imprisoned woman who created it. The designs range from glittering spectacles of bling wear to socially aware pieces, like the ones featur-ing high ranking celebrities like Lebanese singers and even a queen or two. And the results have been outstand-ing and certainly a surprise to Beydoun. Everyone from top celebrities to the richest elite has clamored to have their own bag.

com] Jasmin Masri(BS ’98, MA ’00) complet-ed a PhD in cultural theory and comparative literature at Cambridge University in 2004. She works in London as a change management consultant, specializing in leadership mobilization and communication of change. [jasmin_masri(at)hotmail.com] Zena el Khalil(BGD ’99) presented her ex-hibition “Ou Ali Mama3ou Khabar… (And Ali Has No Idea…)” based on the July

“Sarah’s Bags” can be found all over the Middle East and in Europe gracing the shelves of the most select boutiques. The company has also ex-panded over the years to in-clude everything from shoes to belts to custom-designer jewelry and scarves.Most recently, Beydoun’s line of socially aware purses were featured in Washington D.C. as part of the Kennedy Cen-ter’s International Festival. The future looks bright for Beydoun as an eager buzz, stretching clean across the globe, surrounds her compa-ny. However, the designer re-mains true to her roots prom-ising to make employing less fortunate women the life-blood of her company.

2006 Israeli invasion of Leb-anon and the present condi-tion of Palestine at Espace Kettaneh Kunigk in Bei-rut June 30-August 13, and at the Galerie Tanit in Mu-nich, Germany as part of the Open Art Weekend in ear-ly September. The work in-cluded five large-scale mixed media paintings, a themat-ic series of smaller hand-sown fabric collages, and a multi-media rotating sculp-ture. Khalil uses irony and humor to transform images of propaganda and warfare into cultural insight, heal-ing, and harmony. “In the 2006 war, thousands of pink

Sarah’s Bag participated in several exhibitions around the Arab world including Dubai, Kuwait, Jeddah and Riyadh. In February 2008, the Brit-ish Council chose Sarah Bey-doun to represent Lebanon in the “International Young Fashion Entrepreneur” com-petition. In February 2009, under the framework of Ar-abesque: Arts of the Arab World. Sarah’s Bag exhibited in the “Kennedy Center Inter-national Festival” in Wash-ington. The original text for this ar-ticle can be found at the fol-lowing URL: <http://mus-l immedianetwork . com/mmn/?tag=sarah-beydoun>

flyers [were dropped] all over Beirut…I was fascinated by the caricature drawings on these flyers which I collected even though a friend’s moth-er tried to convince me that that they might be laced with poison. I often thought about my neighbor across the bor-der who drew this flyer. Re-appropriating it has been an essential healing process for me. The characters now find themselves in a new scenar-io; where love, music, and tranquility replace violence, fear, and despair.”

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Zombie ants manipulated by parasitic fungus

The Salzburg Academy on media and global changeA stroll down memory lane

Jackie DaoudStaff Writer

Gheed El Makkaoui

A recent discovery revolv-ing around the existence of zombie ants has baffled sci-entists, especially as the con-cept of zombies arose as a myth and no one ever antic-ipated it would transform into a reality, particularly not among ants. It seems as though ants enter a zombie-like trance after being dom-inated by parasitic fungi, as they control them for their own benefit. The recent dis-covery of this fungus near Darmstadt in Germany is the outcome of an evolution-ary process that started 48 million years ago. The Oph-iocordyceps unilateralis spe-cies attach themselves to car-

I went on this summer pro-gram interested, yet not knowing what to expect on both the academic level--be-ing an Economics major--or on the social level—meeting people from so many na-tionalities. Who would have known that such amazing people could all be grouped in one amazing place? Sur-rounded by the greenery, lakes, and Alps, this experi-ence has been so enriching. I got to discuss diverse issues such as global conflicts, me-dia stereotypes, and free-dom of expression with peo-ple from all over the world. Through the Salzburg Acad-emy on Media and Global Change, I learned so much about the media, its effects, and the way it influences our lives and opinions. The academic work was quite enriching. Through-out the program, I worked with a group on Freedom of the Press. Every weekday, we searched for global news on our topic. Rakan from Jor-dan and I searched for Arabic stories, Flor from Argentina looked for news in Spanish, Jon from the US focused on English, and Xiao from China did Chinese. Often our analy-

ators and other life-threat-ening perils. Finally, the fun-gus compels the ants to walk towards the underside of the leaf and lock their jaw around the central vein in an immo-bile fashion. This “death lock” is designed to ensure that the fungus is positioned within the central vein so that it ef-fectively disperses its spores. This usually takes place mid-way, on leaves between the canopy and forest floor where the temperature and humid-ity is optimal to the fungi. After this gruesome killing, the fungus emerges from the ants head, terminating in a fruiting body through which the spores surface. A char-acteristic deposition of scar tissue surrounding the bite

and learned that our regions have so much in common. These discussions continued beyond the classroom. Rakan and Chris from the US ar-gued about Iraq. Tomas from Chile and I competed over whether Victor Jara or Fay-rouz is a better singer, and Fernando from Argentina of-fered to buy my sister for 200 camels! It was all humorous and fun. I learned about the world in a different way, and both my vision and approach changed, as a result. During breaks, we toured lovely Salzburg. We hiked up the Alps and almost froze in our places, but the magical scenery was worth it. Daniel from Lebanon and I also got to sky dive over the German Bayern Mountains and land next to the beautiful lakes of Salzburg. We also traveled around. We took a train to Vienna

penter ants while they cross the forest floor before they re-turn back to their nests in the canopy. This fungus grows inside these carpenter ants, releasing chemicals that have the capacity to affect the ants’ behavior through the means of mind-control, however symptoms may take anywhere from days to weeks to manifest. Changes in behavior en-tail wandering off and leav-ing their colonies in search of their own food, while oth-ers may fall off their canopies to search for leaves nearer to the ground. These chang-es in behavior are potential death sentences as they are evolutionarily detrimental and expose the ants to pred-

sis found disparate coverage of the same story. Our group also developed a module, our baby! Using many online tools, we built from scratch a complete online module that people from other universi-ties now use. Our group also produced short videos on the topic, posted them on You-tube, and linked them to the main academy website: salz-burg.umd.edu. Living, eating, working, and having fun in this multi-cul-tural environment was just perfect. We met top interna-tional scholars, like South Africa’s Justice Richard Goldstone and Yahoo’s Liz Lufkin. We listened to their lectures, mingled with them at dinner, and played with them Ping-pong and Foosball at the Bierstube—our own private pub! Our coursework included a Media Spotlight, where stu-dents from each region pre-sented about their coun-tries. When our Mideast team presented, we were shocked to see some students tear-up. What they thought they knew about us was just “false, false, and false,” as Noel said. “I thought you guys rode camels and your dads had guns.” I enjoyed the Latin American presentation

mark can be found in these lethal cases, the same mark that was left 48 million years ago. The question scientists are asking now is, what is it that compels these ants to be be-haviorally manipulated? In other words, how is this fun-gus able to control both their minds and muscles to execute this order? The one thing we do know for sure is that this fungus releases alkaloid chemicals which begin de-vouring the insect from its in-sides. Four new species of fun-gi have surfaced as a result of this discovery, also shedding light on the complex interac-tions that take place in these endangered forest habitats. Each of these four fungal spe-

and spent a night there at a central hostel. I also trav-eled to Prague with the Lati-nos: Tomas, Pablo, and Car-olina from Chile, Melissa from the Dominican Repub-lic, Fernando from Argenti-na, and Annahi from Cuba. Let’s just say that one week-end was enough for my Span-ish to become “perfecto”—or maybe just my Spanish swear words. Who knows what those guys were teach-ing me?! The diversity in this program was the basis of our fruit-ful ideas, interesting proj-ects, and wonderful friend-ships. All I can think of are the good times: Daniel Sip’s housekeeping updates; my laughs with Tomas; the mil-lion hot chocolates that Pab-lo and I had at Demel Café; the long nights I spent talk-ing with Nicole—the coolest roommate; the beautiful pia-

cies are tailored toward in-fecting an ant species and named according to their tax-onomy: Camponotus rufipes, C. balzani, C. melanoticus and C. novogranadensis. One hypothesis that has been ad-vocated is that the ant ecolo-gy influences the morphology and functions of the patho-gen and that could be why each fungal species is specific to an ant species. These new findings have sparked new research potential in this field of mycology as scientists fumble around for more an-swers. Who knows, 28 days later may not be fiction after all!

no pieces played by Kang Ai and Roman; the Salsa nights out at “The Republik,” where Annahi would teach us some Latino dance moves; and so many more that I will never forget.

Gheed El Makkaoui is an Eco-nomics undergraduate stu-dent at AUB. The Salzburg Academy on Media and Glob-al Change is a 3-week summer academy based in Austria and founded by the Universi-ty of Maryland (USA) and the Salzburg Global Seminar. AUB’s Media Studies Pro-gram is one of the founding partners of the academy, and every summer sends five to ten graduate and undergrad-uate students from various majors who earn six transfer-able credits from UMD. For more information visit salz-burg.umd.edu or email Dr. Jad Melki jm39@aub.edu.lb

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1) Samia El Tal (Nursing): Sana questioned the revolutions’ timing and motives believing that the revolution was part of “The Game of Nations.” She replied to Philosophy and CVSP Pro-fessor Hassan’s inquiry (“What do you mean it has not originated from here?”) by emphasizing that revolutions need power which is not created out of nothing. Sana encouraged resorting to blank ballots in the next elections.2) Sali Ballout (Sociology): She stressed on enhancing the political culture in the country and encouraged the audience to participate in Sunday’s protests (Sunday March 20) since change starts there.3) Mohamad Mazen Assi (Business Administration): The problem is in the Lebanese sec-tarian system, which Imam Moussa Al Sadr called to abolish since 1968. The call has been re-vived two years ago by the Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri.4) Mostafa Fadlallah (Computer Science): Lebanon’s political regime is not that different from that of other Arab countries. Simply put, the problem with revolt in Lebanon reflects in its multiplicity of sectarian regimes. Our 18 sects make revolt against the government some-what difficult considering that our government is already fragmented according to sect. Change starts when the people vote for an electoral plan that puts their interests first before the inter-ests of their respective sects. Finally, what this country lacks is some legal accountably for its political representatives.5) Mohammad Toufeily (Business Administration): Since we don’t have a substitute to sectarianism, I’m against the anti-sectarian movement. Getting rid of sectarianism could leave an empty in Lebanon political scene. We shouldn’t envy the rest of the Arab nations for their demonstrations. We were pioneers in the revolution in Lebanon many times in the past.6) Ali Harake (Physics): A line should be drawn between parties and sects. The people behave based on intra-sectarian relationships and are not concerned by people from other sects.7) Mohammad Omeish (Mechanical Engineering)8) Christel Ghandour (Political Sciences): A revolution won’t happen untill we stop getting diluted in many different things rather focusing on a master plan.9) Adnan Sardouk (Economics): So we are not much affected considering that we are not a dictatorship and posts continue change though out the years. He questioned the real motives behind the movements backed by the same political figures that are from the sectarian regime.10, 11) Ali Sheet (USFC VP) and Hani Hassan (Professor of Philosophy and Civilization Se-quence Program – CVSP)12) Mohamad Sheet (Economics): Lebanon differs in that it is a democratic yet sectarian country. In Lebanon, parties govern the political scene and the people follow willingly. The problem lies in the people themselves, apart from the faulty system.13) Fouad Badaoui (Biology): A non-sectarian regime starts with civic engagement since the common problems that truly matters are not being addressed (Inflation, Poverty, Sectarian-ism…). The Lebanese people should create an actual progressive party.14) Jad Jari (Civil Engineering): Lebanon differs from other Arab countries. Lebanon is bet-ter on the economic level. Lebanon is a Parliamentary Republic. But mainly, there will be no revolution in Lebanon because there is an absence of a common basket of demands between the different sects.15) Mohamad El Ghotme (Civil Engineering): One state, building the one state, providing equality for all people. So pro women’s rights, letting them give the nationality to kids, and to contact women’s rights fovernmental insittions foundations for support.16) Mario Abou Zeid (Political Studies): The problem is within the people themselves. The revolt on the Lebanese status quo should be under three titles: transparency, transfer of politi-cal authority and legal accountability.

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Thursday March 24Tournament Teams Time Location

Men's Football AUS vs. AUD 3:00 p.m. Greenfield

Men's Football AUB (V) vs. AUB (JR) 4:30 p.m. Greenfield

Men's Basketball AUB (JR) vs.AUS 5:00 p.m. Court 1

Women's Basketball AUB vs.AUD 5:00 p.m. Court 2

Men's Volleyball AUB vs. AUD 5:00 p.m. Court 3

Men's Basketball AUB(V) vs. AUD 6:30 p.m. Court 1

Women's Basketball AUB(JR) vs. AUS 6:30 p.m. Court 2

Women's Volleyball AUB vs. AUD 6:30

p.m.

Court 3

Women's Futsal AUB vs. AUD 7:30

p.m.

Court 2

Men's Handball AUB vs. JUST 8:30

p.m.

Court 1,2,3

Men's and Women's Swimming AUB-AUS-AUD-

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Men's and Women's Tennis AUB-AUS-JUST 5:00

p.m.

Tennis

Courts

Men's and Women's Track and Field AUB-JUST 6:30 p.m. Track Field

Saturday March 26

Tournament Teams Time LocationMen's Football AUB(JR) vs.AUD 10:00 a.m. Greenfield

Men's Football AUB vs.AUS 11:30 a.m. GreenfieldMen's Basketball AUS vs. AUD 11:00 a.m. Court 1

Women's Basketball AUB(V) vs. AUB(JR) 11:00 a.m. Court 2Men's Volleyball AUB vs. AUS 11:00 a.m. Court 3

Men's Basketball AUB(V) vs. AUB(JR) 1:00 p.m. Court 1Women's Basketball AUS vs. AUD 1:00 p.m. Court 2

Women's Volleyball AUB vs. AUS 1:00 p.m. Court 3

Scoreboard for this weekDate Sport Discipline Competing Teams Result

Saturday, March 12 Women’s Futsal (Lebanese Universities Championship) AUB vs. LAU (Jbeil) 2-1 for AUB

Thursday, March 17 Women’s Futsal (Lebanese Universities Championship) AUB vs. UPA 6-4 for AUB

Tuesday, March 08 Men’s Football (Lebanese Universities Championship) AUB vs.MUT 4-2 for AUB

Saturday, March 12 Men’s Football (Lebanese Universities Championship) AUB vs. UPA 7-0 for AUB

Tuesday, March 15 Men’s Football (Lebanese Universities Championship) AUB vs. LAU (Jbeil) 3-0 for AUB

Thursday, March 17 Women’s Volleyball(Lebanese Universities Championship) AUB vs. USJ 2-0 for AUB

Saturday, March 19 Women’s Basketball (League Match) AUB vs. LAU (Jbeil) 89-29 for AUB

Thursday, March 17 Men’s Futsal (League Match) AUB vs. Haigazian 6-4 for AUB

Friday, March 18 Men’s Rugby (League Match) AUB vs. AUST 34-16 for AUB

Friday March 25Tournament Teams Time Location

Men's Football AUB (JR) vs. AUS 4:00 p.m. Greenfield

Men's Football AUB(V) vs. AUD 5:30 p.m. Greenfield

Men's Basketball AUB(JR) vs. AUD 5:00 p.m. Court 1

Women's Basketball AUB(V) vs. AUS 5:00 p.m. Court 2

Men's Volleyball AUS vs. AUD 5:00 p.m. Court 3

Men's Basketball AUB(V) vs. AUS 6:30 p.m. Court 1

Women's Basketball AUB(JR) vs. AUD 6:30 p.m. Court 2

Women's Volleyball AUS vs. AUD 6:30 p.m. Court 3

Women's Futsal AUB vs. AUD 7:30 p.m. Court 2

Men's Handball AUB vs. JUST 8:30 p.m. Court 1, 2 & 3

Men's and Women's Swimming AUB-AUS-AUD-

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Men's and Women's Tennis AUB-AUS-JUST 5:00 p.m. Tennis Courts

The University Sports department at the American University of Beirut invites you to: The AUB President’s Club 2nd International Sports Tournament

Thursday March 23 – Saturday March 27 at the Charles Hostler Student Center (CHSC)

Schedule of events

10 MArch 22, 2011 OUTlOOk VIewPOInTOpinion

Opinion

Editor’s CornerSectarianism:

Unfettering our chains

Last Sunday, March 20, an anti-sectarian demonstration swept

Sassine Square, Archrafieh and stretched all the way up until the Ministry of In-terior headquarters (مبنى وزارة As many of us may .(الداخليةor may not know, this pro-test seemed to harness a good batch of AUB students, a matter that got me reflect-ing over what this demon-stration was up against. Doubtless, one can find reason to revolt against the various religious affiliations of political parties steering Lebanon and the fact that some of the most critical em-ployment positions, mostly government-based, are in-evitably tied up with one re-ligious criterion or another. Such trends, unfortunately, have become a lamentable part of our history and cul-ture. Some of us may agree that the cornerstone of any re-public is the republic itself, as represented by its peo-ple; and so, how can we ex-pect any more from a gov-ernmental system than to be a reflection of the governed? How can we expect more of the Lebanese government when the very nation it en-deavours to lead is led astray by blows of demonizing sec-tarian demolition? On the upside though, and apart from involving our-selves in peaceful demon-strations, we, the Lebanese people, can do far more to help strip Lebanon of its sec-tarian regimes than take to the streets. I’ll go ahead and state the

Rami DiabEditor-in-Chief

obvious, yet seemingly not so apparent. All the sects driving this country fall un-der the category of Ibraha-mic faith. In short, they are monotheistic in nature and thus, even with their sepa-rate disciples embrace the totality and omniscience of one almighty God. If we, the Lebanese people are to be-come role models for our gov-ernment to follow, then let us speak no utterances sec-tarian in nature but rath-er seek to meet and include friends of all sects in our out-ings and events. Let us in-clude them in marriage as we do in friendships. Let us get to know one another well enough to see this shroud of illusion separating us for what it is, a peace-sucking parasite, born of ignorance and religious intolerance that has, become the basis for a merciless and rapidly spreading plague through-out our land.

“I am neither Chris-tian, Jew, Parsi, nor Muslim. I am neither of the East, nor of the West, nor of the land, nor of the sea…. I have put aside dual-ity, I have seen that the two worlds are one; I seek the One, I know the One, I see the One, I invoke the One. He is the First, He is the Last, He is the Outward, He is the Inward” (Rumi).

On disastrous change

Anis KadadoStaff Writer

Screaming and yell-ing at a laptop - sound familiar? Or shout-

ing across the room asking whether or not the Internet plug is in the wall, since the Internet is so slow, making it seem as though the connec-tion is lost - is this also famil-iar? Well, to a foreigner from Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, or anywhere else, this may seem weird. For those of

you who haven’t really under-stood what I’m talking about yet, it’s Lebanon’s Internet. This topic can really make a great guessing game, which asks “does anyone know what country in the world has fast-er Internet speed than Leba-non?” The answer is simple: every country in the world (other than Burkina Faso which is still on dial-up con-nection for those very few lucky people) has faster In-ternet speed than our coun-try, Lebanon. The other day I over-heard a conversation at AUB by a few people complaining about the Internet, and I just sat there thinking what naggers they are and how everyone al-ways exaggerates any small problem just to make Leba-non seem like a “bad” place to live in. So, out of curiosi-ty I thought to check out that “list” everyone always speaks of, and it really hit me; Leb-anon’s on the bottom of that list. With South Korea on the top, followed by Sweden and

then Lithuania, with speeds of 35.35, 27.10, and 26.79 Mbps, respectively, Leba-non is at the 169th spot with a speed of 0.47 Mbps, just be-fore Burkina Faso. Is this re-ally acceptable? With all the progress and advancements Lebanon has witnessed, in-cluding the top medical and educational systems in the region, is this acceptable? Is there nothing officials can do? It really has become stress-ful and rather aggravating to use the Internet for research, for contacting others, or even watching videos on YouTube. Rarely do sites open directly, and there is always a prob-lem with the connection. Not only is the download speed the slowest, but the prices are the highest. Paying an average of $40 per month for the average Internet down-load speed users experi-ence (of course with a limited download space) is crazy to hear, seeing that South Ko-reans pay an average of $28

per month for the fastest In-ternet speed in the world. Talk is just talk, and we can sit here and nag all day and night over our slow Inter-net, but what can we Leba-nese people do? Well, unfor-tunately there’s not much to be done, but there currently is a petition being signed en-titled “Fast Internet a Hu-man Right to every Lebanese Citizen” (the petition can be found on facebook or on www.thepetitionsite.com/1/fastle-banon) which is hoping to get 5,000 signatures. After get-ting the appropriate number of signatures, it is going to be sent to parliament with the hope of seeing real change. Yes, it is surprising to see Lebanon on the bottom of that list and it is upsetting that Lebanese have to suffer, even with the Internet. Hope-fully the day will come where we don’t have to wait for min-utes as our Internet pages open and for hours as our vid-eos on YouTube buffer.

The internet

Regimes are tumbling, overt and covert wars are taking place, tsunamis and earth-quakes are sweeping towns, and the beat of the world does not seem to be slowing down. Amidst change, amidst di-

sastrous change, I cannot but wonder about the ways in which the human spirit deals with the fear, or perhaps re-ality, of losing everything. Both leaders and citizens are belittled by change, wheth-er it is colossal or trivial. The loss of one’s family, home or belongings is indeed immea-surable, as is the loss of one’s throne and popular support, though to a much lesser de-gree. Blind disaster sporad-ically strikes all and spares none. The end of the 2006 Leba-nese-Israeli war has left me with the certitude that at any given moment, a person might lose anything, any-one and everything. As fam-ilies lamented the loss of their homes and loved ones to bombs, I came to realize that there are two things in life that nobody and no disas-

ter can deprive a person of: knowledge and affections. Identity cards, degrees, lap-tops, letters, and so on can be flooded, burned or stolen. Nonetheless, their disap-pearance does not make their owner a lesser man or wom-an, a lesser human being. The education one has, the intelligence, memories and aspirations are not lost to di-sasters, but rather to the de-spair that results from them. Yet despair can be con-quered by courage. By hav-ing the courage to look for-ward to a changing future and the courage to embrace the traditions and memories of the past, men and women can overcome loss, fear and despair. They can learn to ap-preciate what they have, and most importantly, what they do not have.

Maya SfeirNews Executive

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As Gadhafi warns a “long-drawn war”, as CNN termed it, the

people of Libya are being hammered by both pro-Gad-hafi forces and coalition forc-es coming to ‘free’ the Liby-an’s from the New “Saddam”! News sources say that Us and coalition forces fired over

110 tomahawk missiles Sun-day morning, 20 of which hit Gadhafi defense bases, where did the rest go? How many ci-vilians did they kill? It’s well known and docu-mented that France, Italy, and UK are the major buy-ers of Libyan oil, but when they started running low on funds after the economic cri-sis, what might be a better solution then to stir a rebel-lion against a 40 year old dic-tatorship, and then invading the country in a so-called hu-manitarian mission? So many dictators thrive in the world right now but obvi-ously not in oil rich countries, so they had to go after Gad-dafi! Moreover, Sarkozy stat-ed that “the future of Libya belongs to the people” most probably, of France! What’s also funny is that France con-demned America for invad-ing Iraq back in 2003, now it has taken on the same role with Libya because it’s inter-

The Salim El-Hoss Bioethics & Professionalism Program at AUB-Faculty of Medicine in-

vites you to attend a lecture, as part of its “Ethics Matters” ini-

tiative entitled:

“When the hand that heals, kills. What is the remedy?”

by Afif Mufarrij, MDInstructor of Clinical Emer-

gency Medicine

Thursday April 7, 2011 5:00 pm at SB 101

INTERNAL CME POINTS CREDITED

ests lay there!

So military intervention is the best solution? Let’s not be ingenious please! If the Americans and Europeans are in favor of democracy, then why not put it to use? Why not try to solve this dip-lomatically? This is not about Gaddafi, nor protecting inno-cent civilians! Moreover, if we look at Iraq today, they’re still living the aftermath of the American invasion and probably will not recover until they run out of oil and America has no more inter-ests there. It’s a new bloody oil war all over again. As oil rich Arab countries fall one after the other in the hands of power hungry US and Europe, we fail again as Arabs to take a stand and protect our own, while only china and Russia had the nerve to standagainst the biased UN reso-lution as they always have.

OpinionFreeing the people of Libya?

Mohamad Al Medawar Webmaster & Contributingwriter

Opinion

The infamous inclination connecting the lower to the upper campus, women’s res-idence to the library, the low-er dorm gate to the upper medical gate, or whichever way you might want to look at it, is a site in the AUB cam-pus worth mentioning. I am referring to that moun-tain-like road we have to climb every single day to get to class (except if you’re lucky enough to have all your class-es in the lower campus). I’m sure that I am among many others who anxiously antici-pate that hard journey each morning but hesitate to ad-

Lama ZakhariaStaff Writer

mit it out loud. Don’t get me wrong. It has some advantages. You start feeling you’ve lost weight by the time you reach that hap-py peak, muscles you never knew you had start growing on the back of your leg, and finally, your overall stamina will drastically improve. In all seriousness, my inces-sant nagging regarding this matter cannot be classified as being a real problem just yet. What genuinely causes me distress every time I climb that beautiful pathway each morning is something that annoys everyone but none dare talk about it. Why? Well, simply because it’s so absurd to mention in public.

her way out. What I’m talk-ing about here, ladies and gentlemen, are the much-hated fly-like creatures that stand midair waiting to an-noyingly stick to your nose, mouth, and even hair for all they care. The ultimate result here is that this poor girl starts wav-ing her hands like a mad-man (or madwoman) trying to shoo them off while at the same time trying to preserve an ounce of self- dignity. Fi-nally, she safely walks off but realizes after a while that one determined insect had hung on to her recently applied lip gloss. This is when a high pitched “eww” is heard echo-ing all around campus.

Here’s an illustrative narra-tive: A gorgeous female AUB stu-dent leaves her dorm on a bright sunny day and heads for her early morning class. With her carefully picked out sexy outfit (a dark brown classy dress), her perfectly straightened hair, and, not to mention, a face layered with morning make-up. She graciously walks Lebanese-style with her Gucci bag han-dle hanging loosely onto her skinny right elbow. Suddenly, that entire mar-vel disappears in a split sec-ond as a cloud of small in-sects or “Hiss Hiss,” as I like to call them, mount her like a beast as she struggles to find

As funny as this narrative is, it is something that I’ve come to notice (and experience) on several occasions whenev-er I take that road. I even no-ticed that 5-6 pm is their opti-mum timing of the day. Also, they do tend to be present in tightly-knit clusters and not as separate units; once you escape a cluster then you’re safe. All in all, keep that narra-tive in mind whenever you’re walking down or up that road. It might happen to you or you might even see it hap-pen to others. If it does hap-pen to others, take extra care not to burst out laughing be-cause the ‘Hiss Hiss’ favorite target lies in … your mouth.

Girls Only: A depiction of our everyday struggle

12 MArch 22, 2011 OUTlOOk VIewPOInTLetter to the Editor

Opinion

Student representation at AUB has many flaws that have rendered it an unreliable and ineffective medium for student action. Foremost is the implantation of the sectarian system on student representation. The sectarian nature of student elections, in particular, has two main negative effects on the quality of representation: (1) it has turned elections into a front for sectarian politics, moving discourse away from substantive student issues; and (2) it discourages

non-sectarian, issue-oriented students from participating in elections, because of a rational perception that the SRC is co-opted. Another byproduct of this unfor-tunate marriage: many students elected to the SRC are not committed to serving their post and fulfilling their responsibility to students. In our opinion, there is an immediate need for changes to the way that student representation happens at AUB. There is a great potential to implement struc-tural/institutional changes to the election process and other aspects of student representation, which may improve the quality of representation at the SRC and USFC levels. We have developed several proposed policy changes that may negate the problems plaguing representation at AUB.

Elections:1) Require student candidates to submit a faculty-specific platform prior to registration. This platform will be distributed to the students of each faculty prior to the elections.2) Require student candidates to enter into an election forum hosted by each faculty prior to the elections so that student voters can know their candidates and their merits beyond sect/party representation/popularity.General:1) Hold elections earlier in the academic year (third week of October) so that elected representatives have more time to work.2) Require elected representatives to enter a yearlong elective course supervised by a faculty adviser to the SRC. This course would have several requirements (these are suggestions): regular attendance to SRC meetings, student-lead town hall meetings (once per semester), Faculty-SRC newsletters with student contri-butions (once per semester, at least), etc. To incentivize SRC involvement, the course will have the academic weight of 2 credits (although it will be free and take 0 credits). Assessment of student repre-sentatives could come from a variety of sources: the faculty advisor, students, and other SRC members. These forms of evaluation would be combined and then re-flect on the student’s overall GPA. This document has been forwarded to Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Talal Nezameddin for further actions. We plan to hold a student forum on this issue in the coming month, which will be announced via email. If you are interested in participating or helping to organize the forum or if you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Kareem Elzein (kae14@aub.edu.lb).

Food, like candies and fast food, taste good on the spot yet they harm

the body on the long run. Food, like fruits and beans, don’t taste as good as ham-burgers and french fries on the spot yet they greatly ben-efit the body on the long run. Is this a coincidence? Watching TV relaxes the body on the spot, yet on the

long run it creates a slouch-ing bodily posture and a weak structure. Sports, on the other hand, are painful on the spot yet their effect in the long run is a strong and healthy body. Is this a coinci-dence? Drugs at first taste good and make the person feel happy yet on the long run they ruin a person’s life. Medicine on the other hand, tastes bitter in the beginning yet it heals

the person on the long run. Is this a coincidence? Acting angrily might mo-mentarily relax a person yet it attaches vice to his name during life and after his death. Patience or the oth-er hand is hard to hold on to, however it attaches virtue to a person’s name in life and after death. Is this a coinci-dence? Babbling with friends is more fun than studying yet

babbling begets nothing while studying reaps fruit. Is this a coincidence? Dancing crazily is much more fun than worship which is hard and painful yet danc-ing only creates momentarily pleasure while worship cre-ates eternal pleasure. Is this a coincidence? Things which are at first like poison and in the end like nectar, are pure. While things which are at first like

The wooden boxes (60 cm x 60 cm x 60 cm) will be used as follows:2 boxes will be used to collect electronic waste

1 box will be used to collect books1 box will be used to collect toys

1 box will be used to collect clothes1 box will be used to collect tapes and CDs

Submit a separate design for each box. You can submit more than one design. The six winning designs will be executed (painted) live during a special public paint-ing event that will take place on April 27, 2011 during the AUB Volunteering Fair 2011.

To participate, please send your designs to ccecs@aub.edu.lb before Tuesday April 12th, 2011. Winners will be announced on Tuesday April 19, 2011. For more info you can call ext. 4430, or visit CCECS in West Hall, Basement B03. You are also welcome to visit the center to view the boxes.

Good luck!

nectar and at the end like poi-son, are impure. We should not be lured in by honeyed words or sugar coated falla-cies; for “True words are of-ten not kind and kind words are often not true”(Lao Tzu). Wissam Nuwayhid is a His-tory undergraduate student at AUB.

Faculty of Health Sciences Students Representative Committee (FHS SRC)

Wissam Nuwayhid

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For those of you who do not know me, I am very interested in childhood disorders in general and in children with autism in specific. For this reason, and due to the dramatic increase in autism in the world, I have decided to introduce autism into this week’s Outlook issue. Autism is a form of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), which means that it is a catego-ry of many disorders that are characterized by severe impairments in social interactions and communication skills, in addition to repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior and activ-ities. Some symptoms of children with autism include, but are not restricted to: social and lan-guage deficits and repetitive behaviors. Thus, it is very important that autism be diagnosed pri-or to age three. Autism is a one of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This fact signifies that children with autism are on the spectrum and hence, not similar in terms of symptoms, interests, and behav-iors. Their behaviors are very different and so are their interests. Some children may be very calm while others may be very hyperactive. The disorder is prevalent in all countries, races, religions, and cultures. There is extensive re-search on the causes of autism; however, its causes still remain unclear. There is a wide vari-ety of interventions for children diagnosed with autism; nonetheless, the only treatment that has received empirical support is Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) which has been proved to be significantly more effective than any other intervention. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) is a science which is based on behavioral principles. ABA consists of identifying behaviors that are to be changed (maladaptive behaviors), or desirable behaviors that are to be maintained, in-creased, or acquired. ABA techniques involve extinction (of undesirable behavior), shaping, re-inforcement, prompts, modeling, among others. Also, and as already mentioned, early interven-tion for autism is critical for increased effectiveness. Psychology Today(2007). Autism. Retreieved from: http://www.psychologytoday.com/condi-tions/autism. Mash, E.J, & Wolfe, D.A. (2008). Abnormal child psychology. Canada: Wads-worth

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14 اذار 22, 2011 وجهة نظر اوتلوكازدواجية املعايير .. الشعب هو الشعب

شرق عقيم... وعيد لألم

مسيرة كفاح

التسميات تطلق عندما مثل الفضفاضة السياسية مفردات اإلرهاب، العدالة، احلرية، الشعوب،وغيرها، الدميقرطية، املسميات تلك نضع أن علينا احلقيقة ميزان على واملفردات واحد، مطلقها لكون والوعي، هو وليس هو، نحن ولسنا نعطيه أن نكاد ولكننا نحن، نحاكيه يجعلنا ما حريتنا من أو لصورة، انعكاسا لنكون لواقع مقلدة، ببغائية نسخا

يكاد يستعبدنا.الشعب، حني هو فالشعب حتى أو بثورته، األخرون يقبل الثورة. لتلك يخضعون حني حني الشعب هو والشهب بتلك العربي القبول يكون القبول لذلك ملحقا الثورة، تتجلى، حينها فقط األجنبي، ويتجلى اإلعالمية التغطية التي الدولة قلب في الفساد ويصبح »الشعب«، فيها يثور الشعب ملطالب اإلستماع وحتمية دميقراطيا جوهرا التصاريح وتتكثف للحرية، وتتدخل اللضغوط وتتجبر اجملالس الدولية حلقوق اإلنسان.

شعبا، يكون ال الشعب ولكن حني ال تفرض التظاهرة نفسها بأنها ممثلة ألكثرية الشعب، وال

شرقنا في أقوالهم، أسمع الربيع بداية في أنه املتحضر، يوم لألم.. أعني، »كتر خيرو يلي اجلنة يقول، وغيرهم تذكر«، في فقط األمهات، أقدام حتت اهلل سبحان األم.. عيد يوم كيف أن أغلبية الشعب يتذكر هذه كأنها اليوم، هذا في أمه على أغلقت قد اخملفية الدرة في جوهرها ودفنت نفسها تكشف ولم البحار، أعماق اليوم. هذا في إال نفسها عن كتب من كثيرون وغيرهم األشعار ومدح بأمه، وهو، أو هي، واهلل األعلم، على خالف دائم مع أمه، ولكن من الواجب حقا أن متر

هذه املناسبة على خير وبركة.بورقتي أمسكت أنني أعني مزقت ثم إليها، الكتابة وأردت ورقتي. فعل بديهي. لم أجد ما أصفه أو أقوله لها. يكفيني أنها مصغر منها، قطعة وأنا أمي، عنها، على قول الكثيرون، »طبق ومضمون.. جوهر األصل«،

هي من قبلني حني لم أملك أنسني من هي ذريعة. للحق هي مريعا. اخللق وجدني حني الناس رفضني حني أحبني من دمع ضعيفا سقتني جميعا. ثوب قويا وألبستني املقل، القبل، وظلت بقربي رشيدة وقد طول فيا احليل. بحالي ضاقت هاتيك الليالي، ويا كرب هاتيك العلل. صغيرا حتى املمات تراني،

وصغيرا سأبقى لذاك األجل.فال اعذريني، العيد هذا في جديد لدي لتسمعيني. فقبالت الكون جمعتها، ألسكبها فوق حب من تعجنب ال اجلبني. ذاك حبها تدرك حتى ألمه، امرء

يكون الشعب عربيا إذا تكاتفت اجلهود العربية على نحر احلرية العربية. املذبحة هنا قد تكون املشكلة، فما خالصة. عربية الشعب هنا ليس شعبا، هكذا أقرت الـ«آلهة«، هي آلة دخيلة، هي دمية مسيرة. أما املطالب أما فواحد، اجلوهر أما فواحدة، لكن فواحدة، التعبير طرق املصالح، حسب املعايير ازدواج وأزهار، فل فهنا واحد. أيضا

وهناك حكم باحلديد والنار.للسياسية طعم آخر، وفن أقوى اإلعالمي، النفاق صعيد على تستطيع من خالل بضع كلمات جالدا، الضحية من جتعل أن منتفضة. ضحية اجلالد ومن وتوجيه للمشاعر تسيير هو لآلراء والعقول. ليست املسألة بأطر محدوجا فكرك يكون أن ال بكل شيء، حيث التشكيك املسألة لإلنطالق. لكن أساس معتقداتنا من ننطلق أن والبحث احلق أساس على نخرج أن علينا احلقيقة. عن الوسطى القرون عقلية من والعشائريات والعوائل احلاكمة، لكي ال يكون اعالمنا مبنيا على إلينا، اإلعالم يلقيه ما أسس محكوم، مسيس اعالم فهو نحن متاما. مثلنا مريض، وهو ونخشى للعبودية مرضى الدواء. ونخشى الطبيب كان إذا اإلعالمي فالتوجيه »جماعتي« ويهاجم يهاجمني العصبية مشاعر أبرد أن علي للجماعة، وأن أدرس ما يقال، فال أحد منا معصوم عن اخلطأ، وال أحد منا يدعي النبوة. والعكس صحيح حني نرى إعالما يحاكينا الكثير العسل من به بكالم املسأألة األكثر. السكر ومن السماء بساطة جدا، بسيطة نكون أن علينا عظمتها، في اإلنسانيني في حركتنا في احلياة واحدة فاإلنسانية واجملتمع. وآالمها واحدة أيضا، وإن تعددت في مالحظة:ألمي األشكال.

عيدها زهرة أخرى ودعاء آخر.

احلمد هلل، نعمة كرمي! ثم فكرت سنة، ككل تناسبها، بهدية سنة ككل كان، جوابها ولكن :« بدي ياكن تكونوا مرتاحني«.

أقصد، كيف ميكننا حصر ذكرها بيوم واحد وسهرة عائلية واحدة

؟هذه في لفتني ما أكثر إن األمومية هو تخصيص األجواء كأنها وتكرميها. للمرأة، يوم من ضحت ما كل أحصرت قد واحد بيوم حياتها في أجله خيرن كتر »يعني السنة. في املرأة بشي«. تذكروا الشرقيني لم أجد يوما رمزا للتضحية بعد الشهيد سوى األم. فاألول يبذل روحه من أجل الوطن، أصله. واألم تبذل عمرها وروحها وراحتها من أجل ركائز احلياة واستمراريتها. املضحني، أكبر أجدها إنني بل ثوابت كل مؤسسة ألنها الدعم في احلياة. ولعل الشيء اإليجابي الوحيد هو تواجد هذه املناسبة مع بداية فصل الربيع، أي أنها إن لم تكن مصادفة، وإن فالذكرى الكثير. تعني كانت، ذات حدين: األول أن اليوم مفعم

باحملبة والصفاء الربيعي إضافة بقدسية مشبعا كونه إلى املتبادلة. واحملبة أمهاتنا األم لتذكر احلاجة هو والثاني، وحصر ذكراها السنوية في هذا اليوم فقط. فاألم منبع متجدد منه، شربت كلما احلياة، في الروحي للتبادل حاجتك ازدادت منها. بنظري، وبكل تواضع، كل هو يوم كل لألم. عيد هو يوم تذكير هو يوم للمرأة. كل يوم على إال يقوم ال العالم بأن العطاء جوهرها ثمينة ركائز عيد، هو يوم كل والتضحية.

فكل عيد هو لألم.حبذا الشرقيون, أيها لذلك يوم، كل أمهاتكم تذكروا لو أو شكر بابتسامة وتكافؤوها

بقبلة محبة.عيد كل األمهات, أيها إليكم املضحية للمرأة رمز وأننت

احلنون..يوم كل الغالية, أيتها إليك وأنت أم لي، وكل توفيق وسعادة

ألنك أمي... ينعاد على اجلميع.

الحتضان ذاك اجلنني. وال يغرنك سر جوفه ففي قلبها، ضعف مألت لو امرأة هي التكوين. إهانة لكانت ذهبا، لها الدنيا من فكم أمني. صادق لفضل على حييتها، سعد ليالي حسابها وحساب كتمها األنني. وكم من أسباب فرح شاركتها،

وقد آئرت كبت الفؤاد احلزين. أال فاذكر أخيي من كان عونك اذكر ترضى. حتى أذيته على عينه آئرت ظلمته، حني من الغضض. اذكر من سقاك احللو املضض. لهنائك شرب وقد.. عبرات األم كيف تراها، بعضها على بعضا، اخلد في يستحث يهيم مشيه، في يتخبط ولد الغمض. يطعم ال الهالك مع وكان مقدس، األم حب فكان

احملبة فلدرب فرض. الدين في مسلك وجلناح الذل من الرحمة

اخلفض. إن األمومة ال تكتمل باإلجناب تكبر من هي فاألم فقط. وتربي، هي من توصل األبناء إلى احلياة تعطي من هي الدرب. الربيع . هي احلب وجل عطائها . الرب من الرحمة هي بزهوه، في صدرها األوطان كامنة، تزهر على اآلالم والوصب. أيا امرأة ما وثقتني ووحني لغيرها، وثقت سلبت بالسلب. أفجعتك وأشبعت مقلتيك، من العمر واعتدت بالكذب. الكالم صدق ما وأخفيت مصارحة، املواراة كان في قلبي. لك من اهلل سالم، فليس اليوم عيدك بل كل الزمان

عيد، وساعة إلي حسبي.

الزهراء ماجدمساهمة صحفية

عامر الصريعكاتب صحفي

مصطفى فضل اهللكاتب صحفي

»عشرون عاما و إمرأة واحدة لم أندم على حبي لها أمي«

(علي بدران - طالب الهندسة املدنية في اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت)

اوتلوكاذار 22, 152011 منوعات

وسائل اإلعالم في لبنان: صدق أو ال تصدق

كاتب من هذا الزمان سحر خليفة

تنقل ال مشحونة سياسية فيما حترفه بل هو، كما اخلبر لينعكس توجهاتها، يناسب املواطن على سلبا املوضوع هي كما املعلومة يأخذ الذي احلال، طبيعة ففي ويصدقها! صلة اإلعالم وسائل وبكون واملواطن، األحدث بني الوصل ثقة مصدر األخيرة هذه تعتبر ! ومبا أن الوضع الراهن مقسوم ما بني طرفني، انقسمت األخبار نشرة عن فعوض بدورها! هناك أضحى يومية، إخبارية نشرتني عاجلتا املوضوع نفسه، وامنا مع األسف بشكل مضاد! كما أن لكل طرف » حقيقته« واحداثه التي يصدقها و يكذب

غيرها وإن كانت دقيقة!يتميز لبنان أن صحيح الدميقراطية! التعبير بحرية عندما حريتي »تنتهي ولكن،

وعليه غيري«... حرية تبدأ اإلعالم وسائل على يجب احلقيقة من أدنى بحد اإللتزام وبطل مصداقيتها فقدت وإال في حدث ما وهذا عملها. لبنان فصار لكل حزب سياسي تشيد التي اإلعالمية وسائله والذم القدح ومتارس بأعماله

على اخصامه!تقع حياديا، املرء كان وإذا مشاهدته فعند املشكلة! احملطات على األخبار نشرات بإنفصام يشعر املعاكسة، الشخصية. أين! نعم، هذا هو مع احلزين الكوميدي املشهد حقيقة يعكس الذي األسف،

اعالمنا اللبناني...

كثيرا ما يقال أن وسائل اإلعالم بني ما األساسي الرابط هي املرآة وهي والعالم، املواطن احلقيقة كما هي التي تعكس واضحة بصورة املواطن ليراها ولكن تشويه. أو حتريف دون التعريف... يختلف لبنان، في

وفئتني، لونني إلى فبانقسامنا انقسمت وسائل اإلعالم بدورها! ولكل »حقيقتها« فئة فلكل مشاهديها! إعالمية محطة إال احلقيقة ما لهم فبالنسبة اخلبر الذي يبث من القناة التابعة لتوجهاتهم ، وما األخبار األخرى، على الرغم من دقتها ووضوحها، وكذب مغلوطة معلومات إال وإحتيال وإفتراء! هذا هو لبنان، الدميوغرافية! تركيبته وهذه

جائزة هي دبوفوار سيمون للروائية سحر فرنسية منحت الكاتبة مع مناصفة خليفة فيلد جرين تسفيا اليهودية لكن خليفة رفضتها قائلة : »إن القبول بنصف اجلائزة، هو نصف ال اجلوائز »إن اعتراف«...وتتابع تصنع سالما، وال تهيء له، ولو كان األمر كذلك.. لكنا حصلنا عرفات ياسر مع السالم على جلائزة نيلهم في وبيريز ورابني نوبل للسالم«. ان موقف خليفة وسام شرف على صدر السوريني الفلسطنيني. وخليفة حصلت منها: أخرى جوائز عدة على جائزة اإليطالية، مورافيا جائزة جائزة األسبانية، سرفانتس اجلامعة من محفوظ جنيب األمريكية في القاهرة عن رواية قدمي“ عهد و أيقونة و ،”صورة انساني نص وهي (2002)رواياتها ترجمت فلسطيني.. عاملية لغة 17 من أكثر الى القضية عاجلت روايات وهي 48 ال قبل من الفلسطينية وأبرز العشرين. القرن حتى »الصبار« الروايات:رواية هذه وضع عن وتتحدث (1976م) ،1967 حرب بعد السكان رواية في املوضوع وتابعت »عباد الشمس« (1980)،بينما الساحة« »باب رواية رصدت (1990) فترة االنتفاضة األولى ، في حني تناولت رواية »امليراث« (أوسلو)، 1997 مرحلة ما بعد

وسائل اجنرفت األسف، ومع اإلعالم هذه في تيارات النزاعات من وجتردت السياسية

مصداقيتها! وبناء على ذلك، يأتي موضوع حي في ذهنا ، وعلى سبيل املثال تأتي مظاهرة 1٣ اذار ال احلصر، اإلنشطار هذا لتعكس 2011 : الطرفني بني ما اإلعالمي « إعالمية وسيلة فصرحت »تسونامي« بشري اجتاح اليوم بلغ فاحلشد احلرية«، »ساحة 800 ألف لبناني وفق إحصاءات وفق مليون من وأكثر رسمية، اعتبرته التي »رويترز« وكالة في حصل شعبي جتمع أكبر إعالمية وسيلة أما لبنان«.... فصرحت األخرى الفئة من بحشود »فوجئوا افرقائها أن متواضعة قدرتها وكاالت األنباء األجنبية ببضع عشرات االالف«.

2004 حار« »ربيع وعاجلت زمن في الفلسطيني الواقع اآلن األخيرة.هي االنتفاضة الزعيم عن رواية لكتابة حتضر املناضل انطون سعادة الذي كان من أهم أهداف حزبه التخلص من االحتالل وتوحيد الصف في فلسطني وصفت الشام. بالد بشكل واقعي، ناضج، ومسؤول وابتعدت عن األحالم لتعيش قي ال املرض فمعاجلة الواقع مرآة يكون اال بتوصيفه وتشخيصه األمة في متفش مرض وهو في فقط وليس العربية شعبها يعاني التي فلسطني واحلرمان والتفرقة التشرذم واجلوع واالحتالل والظلم

واملرض. إضافة الى فلسطني القضية نسويا منحا الروايات اخذت لقضايا معاجلة هناك حيث املرأة بكل تشعباتها. فبطالت باحلرية مشغوالت الروايات اجلنسني بني والعالقة الفردية اسس على وطن بناء وكيفية املساواة دعائم تركز صحية بني نصفي اجملتمع. فتحرر املرأة يتساوى مع حترر فلسطني وكأن آخر وجه الذكوري التسلط لالحتالل اإلسرائيلي. وقد عبرت في املغالية الفكرة هذه عن روايتها املميزة : »مذكرات امرأة سحر فنظرة واقعية«، غير للمرأة قريبة الى النظرة القبانية حيث تقول: أنا لست األم ولست األرض ولست الرمز، أنا إنسانة. آكل أشرب أحلم أخطئ أضيع الريح. وأناجي وأتعذب أموج

و أيضا، إعتبرت محطة إعالمية هذه تتفوق جديدة مرة « أن اجلماهير على توقعات قيادييها بثوابتها اميانها تثبت و (...)وبشعاراتها« ،في حني تضاربت الفئة من أخرى أخبار محطة الثانية قائلة » إنتهى مشهد خشبة على اذار من ال-1٣ توقعات خيب بجمهور املسرح املشرفني آمال وبدد املواطنني

! «السيناريو هذا يعكس و في اإلعالم وسائل حقيقة احلقيقة اختفت حيث لبنان! وطمست في ظل هذه املفارقات املواطن التي وضعت اإلعالمية

في حيرة ال تنتهي! هذا هو لبنان! وهذا ما فعلته التي السياسية اإلنقسامات املرئية اإلعالم وسائل حولت أليات إلى واملسموعة منها

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املرأة.« أنا الرمز. لست أنا شخصية رواياتها في املرأة مشرقة صورا تقدم أساسية وحتى والكفاح النضال من التمرد. وقد اعتمدت سحر على اجلنسني من احلية الشهادات احلقيقية الشخصيات وعلى فمن رواياتها لتوثيق املعروفة املثقف احلسيني عبدالقادر :و الالمع والكيميائي املتمرد كمال) (أبو احلاج عبدالرحيم نساء الى وسعاد وعيسى هذه وأغلب العطعوط. حوش

تتمتع اي بنائية الشخصيات بدينامية عالية وتتميز باحلراك من شخصيات وهي املستمر االجتماعية الطبقات مختلف والثقافية. والعقائدية مستهلكة ليست ونصوصها تؤسس كثر خالف على فهي الفسطيني الفرد ملفهوم تنشغل ولم حي ككائن األفراد حساب على بالقضية النتاج في سائد هو كما الفرد النضالي بل حررت األدبي لفلسطيني من سطوة اجلماعة

آخرون يعتبره ما وكسرت مقدس. هذا الهم اإلبداعي الذي التزمته لم يغرقها في التنظير نص رواياتها جعل بل اخلطابي يروى املستويات متعدد مفتوح الفلسطينية. واملعاناة الواقع أصبح التي الزيتون فلسطني حجارة باحلجارة. لها يرمز يبيعونها اصحاب األرواح امليتة األبطال منها يصنع وحجارة سالحا فريدا سيسقط الطغاة

باذن اهلل.

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بني شهادة اللؤلؤ ونيران ليبيا اجلديدة

مبادرة طالب اجلامعة االميركية للمخيمات

في يستشهد لؤلؤ البحرين

في السابقة األيام شهدت على خطيرة تطورات البحرين حتدى فقد امليداني، الصعيد املعارضون حظر التجول املفروض وقاموا السلطات قبل من فرحان أحمد الشهيد بتشييع في برصاصة استشهد الذي الرأس الثالثاء املاضي بعد إعالن حالة الطوارئ بوقت قصير. كما قاسم، عيسى الشيخ وقال في الشيعة العلماء ابرز احد البحرين، في خطبة اجلمعة، ان يؤمنون »ال باإلصالح املطالبني السلطات حتاول الذي بالعنف إن وأضاف نحوه«. دفعهم »املقاربة السلمية كانت خيارنا

منذ اليوم األول«. وأزالت السلطات البحرينية دوار ودمرت املنامة، وسط اللؤلؤة والذي يتوسطه، الذي النصب شكل رمزا للحركة االحتجاجية

لطاملا اعتقدت أن ال أحد يستمع لبنان، أنني أهالي مخيمات إلى وذلك بعد أكثر من 62 عاما من غياب جماعي للضمير االنساني اضطهدت البشر من فئة جتاه في حقها وصودر وظلمت احلياة الكرمية بنصوص قانونية املبادرة أتت أن إلى وتشريعية. من مجموعة من طالب اجلامعة عدة من بيروت، في األميركية ليطلبوا وطوائف، جنسيات زيارة خمليم فلسطيني في لبنان. برج مخيم أزقة في جالوا أكثر يسكنه مخيم البراجنة، من ٣5 ألف نسمة مبساحة اقل من كيلو متر مربع! بأياد مرجتفة وتعابير مؤملة، نسوا الكاميرات وكانت يحملونها، التي من يرونه مبا مذهولة عيونهم يوما يصدقوا لم واقعية صور اختلفت الفعل ردود وجودها!

بني طالب وآخر..بكاء طالبة انهارت بينما إذ

اململكة. بالتغيير في املطالبة وقالت وكالة أنباء البحرين »في إطار حرص احلكومة على حتسني اخلدمات وتطوير البنية التحتية دوار تقاطع تطوير أعمال بدأت لزيادة وذلك التعاون مجلس املنطقة هذه في االنسيابية

احليوية من العاصمة«. وزير قال ذلك، على وتعليقا اخلارجية الشيخ خالد، في مؤمتر صحافي، إن تدمير الدوار سببه »أننا ال نريد أن نحتفظ بذكرى سيئة«، مشيرا إلى أن ما حصل على هذا الدوار »عمق االنقسام

في اجملتمع«.

ليبيا .. ونيران جديدة

في الليبية الثورة دخلت منعطف خطير، بعدما شرعت الدول الغربية، التي حتظى بدعم هجمات شن في رمزي، عربي منطقة إقامة هدف جتاوزت األجواء فوق للطيران حظر فرض إلى لتصل الليبية، لصالح جديدة ميدانية وقائع طائراتها دكت بعدما الثوار، وصواريخها العسكرية

وغطت وجهها لكي ال ترى املزيد »عاطف«.. أسرة معاناة من بابتسامة حزينة زميلها جلس على األرض بني األطفال األربعة القراءة يعلمهم أن محاوال والكتابة خالل ساعة من الزمن.. تفاعل األطفال معه.. ابتسموا ولعبة.. وبيتا شمسا ورسموا من يعرفوها لم أشياء رسموا هناك أن سمعوا لكنهم قبل، بيوتا مخصصة للبشر، لكنهم يعرفون بالفطرة أن اخلرابة التي يسكنونها غير مؤهلة ليعيش 6 أفراد، من مؤلفة أسرة فيها للفئران مخصصة هي بل تشاركهم التي والصراصير وفرشاتهم.. طعامهم يعيشون على الهامش، بال ادنى مقومات احلياة.. ال يعرفون البراد أو الغسالة او فرن الغاز.. واحلمام عبارة عن حفرة صغيرة في غرفة

جتتاحها الرطوبة والعفونة.التي االنفعاالت زوبعة وفي امليدانية الزيارة أحدثتها منهم خرجت للمخيم، »عندما غاضبة: تعليقات

لم يستطع مريرا واقعا يغيروا تغييره الكبار.

انتهت اجلولة ومعها بدأت رحلة الطالب اإلنسانية جتاه اخمليمات الفلسطينية عبر الفايسبوك، ـنتسى، ت ال حلظات موثقني انطباعاتهم عن متحدثني من طالبني الفريدة، وجتربتهم جوالت إلى االنضمام رفقائهم اخمليمات في أخرى ميدانية لم لبنان. في الفلسطينية على بالبكاء الطالب يكتف الفلسطينيني الالجئني حال في لبنان، ألن الدموع لن حتقق أي نتيجة، بل يفكرون بوقفة جادة

ذاهبة أنني أصدقائي سمع لزيارة مخيم فلسطيني، حاولوا زرع الرعب في قلبي قائلني إنني قد أتعرض للخطف أو القتل!! اخمليمات عن نسمع ال ملاذا أشعر اآلن؟ إال الفلسطينية قصص من نراه ملا بالصدمة آالم ومآسي يعيشها أبرياء على

أرض لبنان.. أين هو اإلعالم؟«باسم نصف مليون فلسطيني أيها لكم شكرا لبنان، في الطيبة بادرتكم على الطالب الفلسطينية.. اخمليمات جتاه جاهدين تعملون ألنكم شكرا وإسعاد اإلنسانية أجل من االبتسامة تعرف لم أطفال البائسة وجوههم إلى طريقا منذ زمن طويل. وما حققتموه لكم واقول مشرف. اجناز هو األولى ليست التجربة تلك أن هي بل لكم، بالنسبة فقط أيضا جتربتي األولى مع أمثالكم، العمل من سنوات 10 بعد إذ الفلسطينية اخمليمات في من بشيء شعرت لبنان، في التفاؤل أن هناك طالبا يريدون أن

حتقق قد حلول عن وينقبون شيئا من الكرامة لشعب عانى

الكثير ولسنوات طويلة.اجلامعة طالب يكون هل النهوض بداية األميركية بعالم اخمليمات؟ وهل يبادر طالب عمل إلى األخرى اجلامعات الطالب؟ هؤالء مببادرة شبيه خالل احلق شمس تشرق وهل هذا العام الهالينا احملرومني في فيحصلون لبنان، مخيمات على بعض حقوقهم اإلنسانية الطالب ينتصر وهل املهدورة؟ للفقراء، واملعذبني واملسحوقني

في مخيمات لبنان.

املوجهة مراكز حساسة تابعة القذافي، معمر الرئيس لقوات بدأته كاسحا هجوما موقفة التابعة األمنية الكتائب الثوار معقل على لنظامه ومفسحة بنغازي، مدينة في الطريق أمامهم للتقدم مجددا يعني أن دون من الغرب، نحو ذلك ان نهاية القذافي قد باتت أقرت واشنطن وشيكة، بعدما بأن التدخل الغربي قد يصل إلى أمس، ومساء مسدود. طريق العاصمة قوية انفجارات هزت الليبية احدها في منطقة باب القذافي. يقيم حيث العزيزية من الدخان سحب وتصاعدت هذه املنطقة التي تقع في جنوب العاصمة الليبية. وأصيب مبنى اداري في مقر القذافي بصاروخ دمره كليا. ودمر الصاروخ املبنى خمسني مسافة على الواقع كان التي اخليمة من مترا عادة فيها يستقبل القذافي كبار زواره. وقال املتحدث باسم ابراهيم موسى الليبي النظام الذين االجانب للصحافيني

حافلة في املوقع الى اقلوا استهدف وقد اداري مبنى انه بصاروخ، مشيرا إلى انه »قصف يصيب ان ميكن كان وحشي

في املتجمعني املدنيني مئات بعد على القذافي معمر مقر حوالى 400 متر من املبنى الذي

اصيب«.

اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت

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