On Friday, March 4, President Dorman signed for the imple-

mentation of new student loan agreements with Fran-sabank and BLOM, repre-sented by their respective CEOs, Adel Kassar and Saad Azhari. The current data provided by the Financial Aid office, states that out of the 3,600 applications to Financial Aid, nearly 3,000 are accepted, and considering the fact that AUBites sum up to a total of 7,780, this implies that near-ly half of the student body re-

If you happened to be walking in the area be-tween West Hall and Ada

Dodge cafeteria last Monday, March 7 you would have been surprised by a congregation of students, loud cheers and lively music. It wasn’t an-other Speakers’ corner, or another demonstration of some kind. It was the Pit-stop Game, organized by the FEA and sponsored by Red Bull. This competition is held between four different uni-versities: AUB, LAU, NDU and USJ. Students paired in teams must change the tires of an F1 car as fast as possi-ble. The car whose tires were being changed is the actual Red Bull Formula 1 car driv-

When it comes to sports, students forget about their

families, their friends, their responsibilities and focus on one thing, their sport. On both Tuesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 10 AUBites got their chance to boast their basketball talents with “The Mike Sport FEA 3 on 3 bas-ketball tournament.” Orga-nized by FEA-SRC secretary Emile Zankoul and spon-sored by Mike Sport, this event consisted of 32 teams and turned out to be a suc-cessful one. Each team was

made of three or four players; all players were supposed to be from the FEA except for one that can be from any oth-er major and only one varsity player was allowed per team. The Charles Hostler center was packed with students, the mood was great and ev-eryone was happy. A girls’ team registered but unfortu-nately lost its first game de-spite showing great skill and talent. The first and second rounds ended on Tuesday, only to give way to those that made it to the third round, the semi-

‘First in Space’ mo-tivational lecture with a Soviet Cos-

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The Russian Cultural Cen-ter in Beirut in coordination with the Office of Communi-cations invite you to “First

in Space” a motivational lec-ture with one of the first So-

viet Cosmonauts Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko, on

March 21 at 4 pm at Bathish Auditorium, West Hall

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Media Manipulation 4th of March lectures: “We are the victims of [the] media”

The age old question has always been why par-ents have developed a

type of hatred towards their adolescent children over the years as Dr. Mike Zucker-man claims to be the case. The lecture was held in West Hall Auditorium C on Mon-day, March 7 and discussed the issues surrounding do-mestic tension that is not only a natural manifestation of teenage behavior, but is also overemphasized within western cultures, particular-ly in his paper where he dis-cusses the American house-hold. Zuckerman believes in the power of culture and its ability to either channel this rebellious behavior into something healthier or set it aside where it can fester be-neath the surface and sprout many more issues later on. To add insult to injury, psy-chologists have always de-fined adolescence as a time of storm and stress therefore brainwashing parents over time to believe that what-

It’s unprecedented. It joins these renowned speak-ers on stage for the first

time,” remarked the organiz-ers as they introduced their event. The number of attend-ees, which attained 300, was an indication of the event’s anticipation. Hosted by the Inner Voice group in collabo-ration with the Insight Club, the Debate Club, and the Bei-rut Heritage Club, the event took place on Friday, March 4th, in Bathish Auditorium, West Hall. The event titled “Media Manipulation,” each of the speakers tackled the topic from a different per-spective. Tarek Ahmad, the filmmak-er, activist, and the co-pro-ducer of the movie The Ar-

ever their children did was a symptom of their deviant urges. Zuckerman stress-es that adolescences are nei-ther deeply disturbed nor de-termined to act out to their parents; rather they are sim-ply undergoing a transition-al phase in their lives, trying to define their identities and become independent entities to their parents. The problem here is that teenagers are ex-tremely responsive to how their parents react, so any mistrust between them will breed more animosity and resentment. When a 13 year old girl tells her mother she hates her, this does not really mirror how she feels; rather, it is simply another symptom of adolescence and her striv-ing to resolve her inner con-flicts. In a study that ranked the top 21 richest countries in terms of adolescent well-be-ing, the States was ranked at 20, with only the UK being in a worse situation. The US has by far one of the highest youth poverty, two to eight times higher than old estab-lished European states. As a

rivals, talked about media manipulation and the indoc-trination of masses. His main claim was that “we are the victims of media.” The media, he argued, bombards us with images and concealed mes-sages, that influence us and, eventually we become condi-tioned by these images to the point where we don’t see re-ality anymore. By presenting one view, the media manipu-lates the news to complement an “agenda.” Thus, reality is changed and a standardized single view develops among the masses. Ahmad called such a view “mainstream thinking.” “Masses become passive and no longer think indepen-dently. They develop a slave mind,” he further said. Ah-mad concluded by warning people not to be slaves, but rather be skeptical of what

result they also have higher juvenile delinquency which has led to the death penalty being legalized in some states for children 15 years old and younger, which is a crime in itself. This mistreatment of American teenagers has bred more animosity and created a deranged gap between the two generations, filled with contempt as teenagers are framed by their own parents. James Coleman claimed that “adolescents are all alike, in solidarity opposing their par-ents.” However he was not

the media is telling them. The renowned internation-al speaker, Ammar Naksha-wani, began his presentation by enumerating the different forms of media manipulation: stirring “nationalistic” emo-tions, inciting fear and war, generalizing, mocking ideol-ogies and so on. He claimed that such manipulations “af-fect the way people perceive religions.” To elaborate on this idea, Nakshawani shed light on how the media ma-nipulated the character and image of Prophet Muham-mad as someone who spread Islam by the sword through interpreting verses out of their context. “Such a decep-tion,” Nakshawani stated, “breaks all possibilities of co-existence between world reli-gions.” He carried on the rest of his presentation to expose the falsity of such a claim by

the only one to homogenize adolescents, Paul Goodman referred to adolescents as a subculture, excluding them as if they were a hostile tribe. In this “Regime of Rejection” are 300 million Americans wrong or are social psycholo-gists asking the wrong ques-tions? Zuckerman claims to be intrigued by this “genera-tional antagonism” that has evolved among parents and their teenagers. The Para-dox here is that the young have never been so far from adult control, yet simultane-

setting on stage the Proph-et’s teachings that call for peace and respect of all reli-gions. Nakshawani conclud-ed by suggesting a way to de-feat media manipulation: “Leaders should sit togeth-er and study the scripture to reason about [its] origin.” The last speaker was British journalist and human rights activist, Lauren Booth. With a comical attitude, she nar-rated the story of her con-

ously so dependent on their parents for their education and building their futures. Zuckerman makes an exam-ple out of the Japanese who send their teenagers straight forward messages, nurturing them toward a defined adult-hood path. For those parents who look in the right direc-tion, they may find that the main ingredient to a healthy household, is simply to pro-vide a loving and nurturing foundation for their teenag-ers to blossom into secure, in-dependent adults.

version to Islam. Inspired by the noble manners of Mus-lims she met in Gaza and Iran, she came to realize that “[she] want[ed] this religion.” However, her conversion was hindered for a while by the manipulated images of Is-lam that she had conceived through media. It took her a while, she said, before she could transcend those biases.

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Toastmasters Club and Career and Placement Services workshop

As part of its annual series of workshops in collaboration with

the Career and Placement Services at AUB, the Toast-masters Club held its second Communication and Leader-ship workshop for the semes-ter on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at West Hall Auditori-um B. Such workshops aim at raising awareness among the AUB community on the im-portance of honing and prac-ticing communication and leadership skills in addition to academic achievement, to become better candidates for any job.This particular workshop was focused on practicing leadership skills through an interactive session involv-ing all attendees. The work-shop was introduced and fa-cilitated by Zahraa Shaito, Club President who familiar-ized the audience with what Toastmasters is about and the importance of communi-cation and leadership skills for future careers. The intro-duction was followed with a presentation on how to “take the terror out of the talk” by Farah Rayyes, a club mem-

ber and Economics senior student, who presented the different situations where people have to talk eloquent-ly and confidently to get their demands. The presentation elaborated on some tech-niques to overcome the ner-vousness and fear of public speaking. Afterwards, the audience was divided into 5 groups of 6 team members each, in addi-tion to one member from the Toastmasters Club joining each group as a facilitator for the tasks required from the groups for the session. The fa-cilitators were Ray Maroun, Lynn Sharafeddine, Mo-hammad Yahfoufi, Moham-mad El-Chami, and Farah Rayyes. The group tasks in-cluded brainstorming, pre-senting, and discussing: a list of 5 leadership skills, a list of 5 leadership characteristics, and generating a group defi-nition of what a leader is us-ing those lists. The second part of the 90 minute session included each group com-ing up with a presentation/sketch on a selected charac-teristic and having the other groups guess what that char-acteristic is in the 5 minutes allotted to each group. The workshop allowed the partic-

helped many of its members enhance and develop their communication and leader-ship skills through its work-shops and weekly meetings which allow everyone to con-tinuously practice such skills in a supportive, learning-by-doing environment, even-tually making all members very well equipped and bet-ter candidates for the jobs they had sought and are cur-rently working at.Toastmasters is an inter-national non-profit educa-

ipants to practice a collection of leadership skills: team-work, facilitating discussion, presentation, communica-tion, impromptu speaking, and brainstorming and orga-nizing ideas.The workshop was conclud-ed with a wrap-up of all the points mentioned and dis-cussed during the workshop and attendees sharing their satisfaction of the benefits gained through this multi-skills focused experience.Toastmasters Club has

tional organization founded in 1924 by Dr. Ralph Smed-ley to help young women and men learn the skills of lead-ing and speaking confidently through its positive, support-ive, learn-by-doing meeting environment. Toastmasters has more than 300,000 mem-bers in over 12,700 clubs in 116 countries. Zahraa Shaito is the Pres-ident of the Toastmasters Club

The Insight Club is glad to announce the launching of the 5th issue of Alloy, the club’s semesterly magazine. The magazine

fosters a variety of topics including ethics, values, social issues, culture, health, personal experiences, student concerns,

and more. Grab a copy at Main Gate or in front of West Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday. Otherwise, please email eic.alloy@

gmail.com for a personal copy. You can also read this and previous issues of Alloy online: http://insightclub.org/alloy.php

If you have any comments or suggestions concerning the magazine, or have an ar-ticle you wish to submit, please email our current Editor-in-Chief Ramy Mourad

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AUB’s signs on new loan agreements for financial aid program

The Mike Sport FEA basketball tournament

only to increase with time, so that as many students as possible will be able to bene-fit from this prestigious edu-cation. AUBites Suzanna Al Bacha and Mireille Najjar explain: “It is a good way to encourage more students of all back-grounds to apply and have a chance at coming to AUB; it broadens their options, ul-

aid. Unfortunately we often do hear of students proclaim-ing fake financial assets, cre-ating empty bank accounts, just to obtain the Financial Aid, and it is just not fair be-cause they do succeed [in do-ing so].” Ali Kassem says, “It’s great move and it’s about time for it as well. Having only se-lect majors to benefit from financial aid is a ridiculous attempt at controlling and limiting what people choose to major in. I hope this is just the beginning because if it is, it’s a great one.”

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The Red Bull-sponsored Pitstop Game

promote healthy competi-tion.” The event was scheduled to start at 10:30 am, but due to some technical difficulties in entering the car through Main Gate, it couldn’t actu-ally kick off before 12pm. Af-ter two hours during which 22 teams tried their best, the winner was announced: ASME team (from the Me-chanical Engineering Soci-ety) with a total time of 5.88 seconds. Tanguy, the famous Light F.M. radio presenter was commenting live and en-tertaining the audience with his humor. The students who recognized his voice were very eager to talk to him and some of them were even tak-ing pictures with him. More-

over, to add to the entertain-ment, a D.J. was playing RnB music, and free Red Bull cans were being given away. Students generally en-joyed their time. Hadi Ari-di, a CMPS Junior, says: “It’s a nice break from our dai-ly routine of studying. Yusef Hassoun, a second year CCE student really “enjoyed this event, it was exciting.” Some students were just here to en-courage their friends, such as Noura Sinno, an E2, who was just here to “encourage the CES group.” Jawad Kamel, a fourth year Engineering stu-dent says: “It’s too loud an ex-posure, marketing wise. I al-ready drink Red Bull without such events.” Maan Hala-bi, a Biology Junior, thought it was “Too loud but amaz-ing”. Serge Geara, a third

year Psychology student says, “It’s very practical to learn how to change tires in Lebanon, since our roads are filled with so many potholes!” Some students couldn’t un-

derstand the point of such an event, apart from its obvious marketing goal. “Graduating mechanical engineers in Ca-nadian universities are ex-pected to build an entire F1

car, while here we’re getting excited about the opportuni-ty of changing a few tires,” said a student who wished to remain anonymous.

strength and ability to pay tuition costs. Merit scholarships, instead, are given out to new under-graduate students who are selected based on outstand-ing academic qualifications and promise alone. So what is this novelty all about? “The two loans are of-fered at a reduced 3% inter-est rate, and students are ex-pected to start their ten year repayment plan one full year after graduation,” states the immediate release, published

on the AUB website. Dorman encouraged such a milestone by explaining how “it will help us in using our financial aid funds more ef-ficiently and in maximizing the number of students that can obtain financial assis-tance. . . [I]t also enables stu-dents from all faculties and majors to obtain equal access to loans.” Both Kassar and Azhari proudly emphasized what a key institution AUB repre-sents in molding students into serious professionals, and how these initiatives are

timately giving our student body much more diversity. . . .” Yet some other students remain iffy, with particular regards to the way Finan-cial Aid is attributed to stu-dents at AUB. AUBites Zeina and Dina, explain how “This could be a really good idea, if only we could make sure that the loans got to people who actually deserve the financial

finals, and the final game. All the way and as part of every game, the competition was tight and tense, keeping fans and friends guessing as to how it was going to end. The final results ended on Thurs-day with George Abou Khal-il, Amro Abdel Ahad, Rog-er Mazloum and Joe Atik in first place; Fouad Farah, Ka-rim Mouzahem and Moham-mad Allam in second, and Ali Moussawy, Mahdy Mous-sawy, Khaled Ghattas, Zaf-

studying, competing on the basketball court and having fun away from all the stress. It was a perfect occasion to let off steam! The event, despite including over a 100 players, went very well!” No problems were faced despite the fact that it was a very competitive tournament; the competi-tion was well-organized, and most importantly, both play-ers and audience were very pleased. Definitely to bring more to life at AUB, the FEA-SRC’s events are ones to wait and look for.

er Victor Rustom, Mahmoud Kanbris, Mohamad Tousha, and Patrick Zakha at third. The winning team went home with $300 cash and a $300 voucher from Mike Sport, alongside gold medals and the winning cup. As for the team in second place, $150 were awarded in addition to a $150 voucher from Mike Sport and silver medals. Zankoul commented, “It’s nice to have such sports events. It’s interesting to watch all those students you’re used to see in class

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Outlook represents AUB students before world-class entrepreneurs and AUB alumniWAAAUB 2nd MENA regional meeting at Damascus

On Thursday March 10, 2011, a team of four Outlook members, Edi-

tor-in-Chief Rami Diab, Mem-ber at Large Samer Bu Jaw-deh, Senior Staff Writer Fouad Badaoui, and Webmaster Mo-hamad Al Medawar alongside a couple key USFC representa-tives, headed out with an elite pool of alumni, faculty, and students to the second MENA Alumni regional Conference held in Damascus, Syria at the Four Seasons Hotel and orga-nized by the AUB Alumni Of-fice and the World Alumni As-sociaton AUB (WAAAUB). In this meeting, the student rep-resentatives they participated as guest speakers addressing world-class entrepreneurs and AUB Alumni. What started as an idea by Diab to create an “Alumni” page in AUB’s weekly student newspaper Outlook, turned out to be a huge opportunity for Outlook to participate in such an event and express stu-dent voice in regards to topics concerning fresh graduates

and alumni. The team attend-ed a nine hour conference, in which several alumni spoke, many of which are successful entrepreneurs in internation-al companies. The Chair of the Chapters Committee, Flare Majali, initi-ated the conference by stress-ing the need to revive and es-tablish new chapters, followed by WAAAUB president Khalil Makkawi, who focused on job creation for “life long engage-ment in [AUB’s] alma mater.” Provost Dallal followed up by announcing a transformation under way in WAAAUB and emphasized the need to in-crease mentoring skills in our community. Keynote speaker Adel Hussain Al Maskati then highlighted on the major im-pact of unemployment, and ex-plained that it’s not enough to have a degree; experience and hands on learning are essen-tial, that’s where the invest-ment comes in. He finally con-cluded by stating that the most promise for the country lies in the private sector. Afterwards,

AUB Professor Jad. Chaa-ban continued by pointing out what could be a brighter future for entrepreneurship due to a decrease in fertility rate and thus an increase in abundance of the working age of the pop-ulation. Reserach sector Direc-tor at the Syria Trust Develop-ment Nader.Kabbani picked up where Chaaban left off with a surprising fact that no MENA country scores above average when ti comes to international standardized academic tests. Moreover, he explained that the key for a productive labor force is derived not only fron education, but from skills and hands-on experience..Last but not least, the Outlook team concluded the confer-ence by providing recommen-dations and proposals for the alumni and entrepreneurs to take into consideration in ef-forts to improve job opportuni-ties for alumni and new grad-uates. Diab kicked off the presenta-tion by explaining how Outlook came to attend the conference

and then summed up the rec-ommendation by stating, “We have a request for innovation, a request for creation and not just implication; to create the mold rather than just fit it.” He then introduced the three pre-senters, Fouad Badaoui, Mo-hamad Al Medawar and Samer Bu Jawdeh, respectively and briefed the listeners on what each will discuss. As Badaoui made his way to the podium, he explained the results of a survey he had formulated and distributed on more than 150 students to gather some sta-tistics on the status AUB’s Ca-reer and Placement Servic-es (CPS), the students’ level of satisfaction with the universi-ty’s efforts to guarantee their future jobs and careers,and whether AUB students where to leave Lebanon after gradu-ation or stay to work. Then Al Medawar discussed the impor-tance and benefits of starting a mentorship program at AUB to link Alumni and Students in a Mentor and mentee relation-ship, respectively. Last but not

least, Bu Jawdeh, presented what Diab described as a “mil-lion dollar idea” about a “Win-Win Proposal” for both gradu-ating students and Alumni. In this low-risk, worthwhile investment, the Alumnus re-ceives project proposals from graduates seeking jobs and ca-reers and funds one or more of the projects based on a score set by a competition to which the students send their proj-ects to. An online community can be also initiated to collect a database of projects and Alum-ni willing to fund them. Con-sequently, creating an “Alum-ni Investment Office” as Diab suggested. The conference was followed by a Gala dinner that gener-ously rewarded the partici-pants and concluded the day. The Outlook team sends a warm word of appreciation to the Office of Alumni and its staff, WAAAUB and most im-portantly Alumni Relations Di-rector Mrs. Arabia Mohamad Ali for giving it’s team a chance at student representaion.

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Ward’s novel addresses the different senses—the Leba-nese conflict. Wondering whether ordi-nary language would enable her to describe the war, Mar-ianna ponders:How can I tell? I tell and I feel nothing. Only the fear, the search for language, a code that does not exist, it cannot, a way to read, to de-cipher, translate the alpha-bet of these images, the s of the road, the o of the sea, the endless m of the wave-trails in the sand, the z of the crip-pled body, the l of the soldier on the ground, . . . the alpha-bet of the universe, the col-ors of the tracers when I was drunk on the roof twirling in my black dress celebrating, the sound of the rockets over my head, in my head, in my hair, that whistle, the bomb, the great bombs that filled my body, you see, no words, only a wish to find and not to find words, to feel and not to feel, to remember and not to remember.As revealed in the above ex-

One of the most bril-liantly written An-glophone Lebanese

post-war narratives, Patricia Sarrafian Ward’s The Bullet Collection explores the dras-tic psychological, emotion-al and physical effects of the Lebanese Civil War on two young Lebanese teenagers, Marianna and Alaine. The two protagonists shar-ing with Ward her Leba-nese, American and Arme-nian roots, the novel opens with the two sisters and their family settling in the United States after leaving Lebanon as a result of the war. While Alaine, her father and moth-er seem to give in to the “col-lective amnesia” or the de-liberate forgetfulness that many Lebanese have slipped into following the conflict, Marianna insists on remem-bering and inciting others to remember the war years and the family’s experiences during the period. As mem-ories of pain, death and love unfold, readers feel they are getting a taste of—for indeed

cerpt, Ward’s novel distin-guishes itself by its style. Her work, unlike that of many other Lebanese Anglophone novels, “shows” without tell-ing. Characterized by “defa-miliarization,” a term coined by a group of Russian critics to mean removing the famil-iarity from the habitual so as to create surprise and won-der, Ward’s style remains captivating and thrilling. The story, though deep and moving, is that of the many Lebanese who experienced the war; however, with ex-treme skill and ability, Ward succeeds in telling ordinary events extraordinarily. Yet, Patricia Sarrafian Ward’s The Bullet Collection is not an easy read. In order to be able to fully enjoy the novel, the reader must thor-oughly engage with the text and work at creating mean-ing. Despite its challenges, The Bullet Story remains a magnificently told story of love, pain, loss and the life and hope that remain.

Book Review The Bullet Collection Maya Sfeir

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“Honey,” I’m home!Jackie DaoudStaff Writer

Apart from being the name attributed to your loved ones and

the culprit for some of our acne nightmares, honey has also been found to have a myr-iad of health benefits and has consequentially been receiv-ing growing medical atten-tion. Not only is honey a tasty placebo, it has also been re-nowned for its antibacterial and healing properties. The Ancient Greeks used honey as a wound dressing; a stan-dard practice in the past until the advent of antibiotics, sub-sequent to which honey took a backseat. Having said this, honey is back in the limelight given our recent breakouts in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In fact topical treatments us-ing honey has been shown not only to possess antimicrobial properties, but also hastens the healing process by pro-

ing is its ability to create a moist environment, in which healthy cells are able to re-place dead skin cells without any scarring. In dormant in-jured tissue, honey was found to jump-start the body’s de-fense mechanism and trigger the healing process, which should involve an intriguing cascade of biochemical events that no other substance could accomplish. Honey has proved to have a more pronounced effect than topical treatments with re-spect to superficial burns and to be just as effective as anti-biotics such as bactroban in prevention of catheter infec-tions. Having said this, stud-ies have shown that honey not only works its magic by means of its antibacterial properties, rather it also has a stimulat-ing effect on the immune sys-tem. More specifically, honey at the minimal concentration of 0.1 per cent was able to in-duce the proliferation of white

moting tissue formation. In addition to this, honey has an anti-inflammatory effect on wounds, reducing any pain or edema that usually results af-ter an inflammatory attack, thus clearing wound infec-tions rapidly. Clinical reports have even attested the efficacy of hon-ey on deep surgical wound in-fections, especially given its ability to hinder the spread of necrotizing fasciitis and di-minish antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections that did not respond to any other much harsher treatments. Wounds sometimes are known for giv-ing off a bad odor, this is once again where honey saves the day by deodorizing this funky odor. This could be explained by honey’s “wound intelli-gence” whereby it possesses the ability to promote removal of dead, necrotic tissue and re-places it with healthy tissue, free of infection. The secret to its competence in wound heal-

blood cells; more precisely the B cells, T cells and phagocytes responsible for defending our bodies from unwanted intrud-ers. The exact mechanism honey uses to promote such wonder-ful healing attributes has long been sought after and has re-sulted in certain hypotheses whilst fumbling around for the right answer. One attrac-tive assumption is that hon-ey contains an enzyme that is able to produce hydrogen per-oxide upon contact with bodi-ly fluids, which in turn disin-fects the wound and prevents further prevalence of infec-tion. Another hypothesis im-plicates the immune system in this defense mechanism. Despite the means, honey’s astounding benefits make it an in disposable asset in our lives and rather than neglect it, we should learn to embrace it along with its versatile ben-efits.

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Q1.1) (Left) Asaad Salhab (BEN ’84), Chief Commer-cial Officer of Fattal Hold-ings:I’m all for it, in fact you should try and hook up with Injaz, they have a program of that sort but for high school stu-dents. Students develop an idea for a product build on it and then sell their created company’s shares and dilute the company, allowing every shareholder to take their own revenue. The process is great in offering hands on experi-ence in key areas such as hu-man resource management, public relation, manufacture, sales and marketing.(Left) Amjad Al Aryan (PRM-D), CEO of Pharma-cy 1:I think our investment in stu-dents would be a great idea as students will have a chance at first hand experience in fund-raising, managing and fac-ing the real world of business. This way when they head for an interview they know ex-actly what the CEOs are look-ing for. Moreover, it’s also an opportunity for these stu-dent-run projects to see the light and make it into the real world.

Q1.2) (Left) Khalil Mak-kawi (BA ‘54), WAAAUB President: Absolutely, I am totally in fa-vour of student-based invest-ment as it has proven that AUB’s standard of education is amongst the highest in the region. Proof of this claim lies in the fact that AUB students tend to compete quite well even in prestigious universi-ties abroad (in Europe and in America). In fact, I know this from my experience as a for-mer diplomat and student at Columbia University where I have come to see several AUB graduates excel in their re-

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spective fields and occupy hon-ourable job positions, quite particularly in the medical field. (Right) Rana Ghandour Salhab, (BS ’83), Deloitte partner:We can help students in men-toring, advising, setting proj-ects, studying business plans and market potential and con-necting them with profession-als and companies.

Q1.3) Arabia Osseiran, Di-rector of Alumni Rela-tions:Definitely, I’d like a proposal from the student body address-ing this matter. Our students must make the incentive of reaching out to the AUB alum-ni community. They should be the ones leading this project.

Q1.4) Elie Nasr (BE ’03), FOO CEO:If the student(s) in ques-tion can lead me to believe in the value of their project(s) and their diligence to uphold it(them), then yes, I would def-initely invest in them, in their visions and their ideas.

Q1.5) Adel Hussain Al Maskati (BS ’75):Youngsters have the ideas but not the capital. It’s a well known scheme around the world. Serious students are fi-nanced and mentored and if the student-based initiative succeeds, the students then pay back their dues and the cy-cle repeats. This may be a rea-sonable practice for AUB to

consider adopting.

Q2.1) Mohamad Hmayed (Medical Lab):Of course I support this front. Our alumni’s investment in us aspiring students will with-out a doubt ease and facilitate the process of uprooting a stu-dent-based enterprise. Alum-ni-based funding and mentor-ship will be fundamental to any student-based enterprise.

Q2.2) Christel Ghandour (Political Science and Pub-lic Administration) & Raja Al Kaldani (BBA ‘06):The welfare of all our AUBites should be a priority for AUB alumni especially consider-ing that our alumni were once students themselves and that all of our alumni, fresh gradu-ates, students and professors form one giant AUB commu-nity.

Q2.3) Ali El-Hajj (MBA)Student mentorship could be strengthen by allocating var-ious branches of the Career and Placement Services of-fice to each separate faculty to further specialize the career guidance system. This will al-low better attention and care for students of independent faculties and could allow bet-ter means of communication with targeted alumni on sub-jects relating specifically to these respective faculties.

Q2.4) (Left to right) Ameen El Rhayem (MBA) & Rabih Radwan (MBA):

We would love for the alum-ni to collaborate more exten-sively with the MBA program in finding better, more di-verse topics for our theses. We could definitely use more case studies and internships from Alumni, but more than any-thing, we would like to replace our theoretical thesis with real consultancy projects where the second and final reader of the thesis in a project is an alumni and executive capable of recruiting us to his/her pres-tigious company.

Q2.5) (Right) Nader Zeidan (Business Administration): I would certainly feel proud to have a mentor throttle me through the job market and the real world. After all, our alumni have valuable experi-ence that we students can take advantage of. (Middle) Reem El Hajj (En-vironmental Health)Listening to these entrepre-neurs discuss mentorship has given me further reason to chase after the job of my dreams, that of joining the United Nations (UN), even if it means going through a period of unpaid employment. (Left) Richard Aoun (Me-chanical Engineering)In the long run, every alum-nus and alumna capable of re-cruiting AUB students to their task force should not hesitate in doing so. In my case for in-stance, I feel this spirit of men-torsip will live on through me when my time will come to play the role of an AUB alum-nus.

Q2 (targeted at AUB student body): What are your reflections on mentorship of and investment (money, people, or resources) in your student-based enterprises by AUB Alumni?

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AUB’s Women’s Varsity Volleyball team: present and futureReflecting on victory and looking ahead

League Match Date Location Teams ScoreBasketball Women Saturday, March 12, 2011 AUB AUB vs. Hagazian University (HU) 84-39 for AUB

Volley Ball (Women) Thursday, March 10, 2011 AUB AUB vs. USJ First game 2-0 for AUB

Volley Ball (Women) Thursday, March 17, 2011 AUB AUB vs. USJ Second Game 2-0 for AUB

Football Men Tuesday, March 08, 2011 AUB AUB vs. MUT 4-2 for AUB

Football Men Saturday, March 12, 2011 AUB AUB vs. UPA 7-0 for AUB

Volley Ball (Men) Tuesday, March 01, 2011 AUB AUB vs. LAU (Jbeil) 2-1 for AUB

Volley Ball (Men) Tuesday, March 08, 2011 AUB AUB vs. USJ 2-0 for AUB

Volley Ball (Men) Saturday, March 12, 2011 UPA UPA vs. AUB 1-2 for AUB

LAU: Lebanese American University, MUT: Manar University Tripoli , USJ: Université Saint-Joesph de Beyrouth, UPA: University Pere Antoine

Tracy DarianeContributing Writer

After winning the League Tournament, AUB’s women’s var-

sity volleyball team is now at the top of their game. The participating teams of the League Tournament in-cluded the volleyball varsity teams of the Lebanese Amer-ican University (LAU-Bei-rut), the University of Bala-mand (UOB) and Universite Saint-Joseph (USJ). The winner of the championship would be the one who accu-mulates the most points de-pending on the results of each

game. Each team had to play against every participating team two games, in each of their courts. AUB’s team won five out of six games. The only game lost was against LAU- Beirut when the game was played on their court. Team setter Reem Abi-Ali said “We always have this trou-ble when we play on the LAU court, the ceiling is so low and the space around is not wide enough, our great disadvan-tage then comes from the fact that we are used to training in a completely different en-vironment. Also, we made a lot of mistakes that we don’t usually make; I guess you can say that we started off

tournament, the University Championship. The games will take place between the 15th and the 29th of March on the court of LAU Beirut. Unlike the League tourna-ment, the there will be two pools, each containing three teams. Each of the three teams will have to play one game against each of the oth-er team in the pool. The first place winner of the first pool will have to play the second place of the second pool and vice versa for the semi-finals. The winners will then move to the finals. The team’s set-ter, Reem says “We are go-ing in this next champion-ship with high spirits. We

on the wrong foot. But we made sure not to repeat the same mistakes in the games that followed.” Luckily, in the second game against LAU, the varsity team made a comeback and won 2-0. The toughest game was the one played against the UoB team on their court. The score was 2-1 for AUB with very tight scores on each set. The last game of the tournament was against the USJ team, with great teamwork and consis-tency in their play, the girls were able to easily win 2-0, making them the winners of the League Tournament. This great start has given a lot of confidence for the next

hope to continue our wins. The League Tournament has allowed us to play against most of the teams that we will play against in the up-coming championship, there-fore we know our compet-itors and are ready to go for it.” Reem adds that the great-est advantage of the team is that all players have a strong bond of friendship and are all motivated to give their best performance as a team.

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Opinion

Editor’s CornerInvesting in the youth of today

Last week, a few col-leagues of mine in the newspaper and

I had the sincere pleasure of attending the World Alumni Association AUB’s (WAAAUB’s) 2nd regional meting to date, held in Da-mascus, Syria at the Four Seasons Hotel (more details follow in the Alumni News section of this issue; see page 5). Apart from jumpstarting our ambitions and firing up our creative intellects, the trip, by and large, led us to one key conclusion:If we are ever to see an un-precedented boom in our na-tion’s economy, it shall come assuredly as a direct conse-quence of investing in our country’s private sector and most particularly, in our youth’s ideas for our nation’s private sector. Doubtless, the youth must take the first step in up-holding private enterprises and hauling in the job mar-ket to its doorsteps. That’s where we students come in with a definitive plan of ac-tion; that of launching an Alumni Investment Office of sorts aimed at financing those distinguished AUB students hoping to realize and materialize their own business plans. That’s right, with the establishment of such an office, AUB will not only have succeeded in help-ing students meet the ris-ing costs of college tuition, but also, the more so taxing costs of uprooting an enter-prise, whatever it may be. Not only could such an of-fice generate excess reve-

Rami DiabEditor-in-Chief

nue for the university that may be channelled into fi-nancial aid programs, but it may also mean endowing AUB’s exposure abroad with a whole new label, that of be-ing a primary hub for stu-dent entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Oth-er advantages may include a rise in the number of seri-ous, well rounded and more importantly, career-ori-ented students on campus, which of course will in turn prime other such students to venture down the path of job-creation rather than just job exploration. What more could we ask for? What are we waiting for? Outlook in-vites all interested students to contact us at readoutlook@gmail.com with any ideas or support. After all, who can doubt all that this university has prized us with? Can we then agree to part from its walls with unfinished busi-ness? Let us work together, as one and leave behind a legacy; a legacy to be valued and cherished by years and thousands to come.

Maybe we too need a change

Joseph SabaSenior Staff Writer

The aim of this opinion piece of I wrote is not to condemn a certain type

of people based on their sect, but rather based on their ca-pacity of thinking. When I came to AUB, I thought people would be, how am I going to say this, a bit smarter than your Av-erage Joe. I really thought so, given that they were giv-en the honor of getting an ed-ucation at this prestigious

university. When I say “a bit smarter,” I usually mean re-specting others and giving the benefit of the doubt of be-ing ignorant rather than re-moving all doubt when that student opens his mouth. I was wrong. Big time. Here’s why: Usually, around this time, Lent starts for Christians. Now for those who don’t know what Lent means (believe me, I ran into a lot of those now), it’s like Ramadan for Muslims, where they fast for a whole month. Christians do that too, yet under differ-ent circumstances. On the first day of fasting, the tra-dition for Christians, espe-cially the Maronites of them, is to go get the Cross painted on their forehead, usually by the priest, who says in Arabic ‘Remember, O man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return’.

I’m not typing this to give a lesson on religion, as this isn’t my job. Back to the main story, after I had the cross painted on my forehead, I came back to AUB to attend classes as normal. Being a se-nior means this isn’t the first time I do such a tradition and come to classes. But this year, it’s something else. I could not walk five me-ters without getting a dirty look, a “what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-you” look, some of my friends even going as far as saying: “Dude, do you know what’s on your head,” or even saying “You look like an Indian,” and random girls, in their French accent, going to each other, “Yii look at this dumb guy hahaha what’s on his head OMG!” Let’s make a few things clear. As a human being who prefers to respect the en-vironment and the people

around him, I do look at the mirror when I wake up and I do make sure that there’s nothing on my forehead. Also, comparing me to the people of a country that has more than a billion people isn’t really the right thing to do because I got a cross on my forehead. I’m not even going to respond to the dirty looks, given some people can be just plain ig-norant and lack respect for themselves or for others. If your parents didn’t tell you are to mingle with other peo-ple in AUB, that’s not my problem. Yet, I’m pretty sure though at some point their parents taught them man-ners, and not to glare and make rude comments. If they didn’t, take this as a note for next time: It is bet-ter to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and re-move all doubt.

Lent: Ignorance is one thing, impudence is another

Suddenly, all the prob-lems of Lebanon seem very minor compared

to the escalating events in the Arab countries. Tunisian and Egyptian people have al-ready succeeded in putting an end to dictatorial regimes that managed to stay in pow-er for decades. Constitutions are being reformed, democra-cy is being implemented and freedom protected. Libya is in the process. Jordan, Bah-rain and Yemen are witness-ing demonstrations… Other countries are to follow… It is

believed that the youth start-ed a momentum that spread along the Arab countries. How about the youth of Leb-anon? Are they satisfied with their country or will they also revolt? Many believe that Lebanon is better off than the other Arab countries because of the relative freedom the people enjoy. It is true that we are not starving, that we have ac-cess to the internet (although it is the slowest in the world,) that we are free to spe ak, and that we do not have dicta-tors who have been in power for decades. But we have nu-merous political leaders who claim to represent the Leb-anese since decades! Aren’t they causing damage to our country by dividing us em-phasizing our religious dif-ferences? Maybe we too need a change. Lebanon is the home of the minorities in the Middle East. And because of that, a unique sectarian system was invented to protect the rights of these minorities. Now the Lebanese people are carried

away with political (sectari-an) parties and slogans, and religious affiliations, they are distracted from the true and critical problems that actual-ly matter. Will they be affect-ed by the ripples of the Arab revolutions to finally stand for their rights and needs? We suffer from constant pow-er cuts, scarcity of water and expensive fuel. We also have issues with the education and hospitalization, rare job opportunities, and poorly or-ganized public transport. Our environment is deterio-rating; our national heritage is being wiped away… These problems obvious-ly need our undivided atten-tion. We need to get past our differences and build a real democracy that can improve Lebanon. Some believe in separating the state from re-ligion. Would secularism be a better solution than forc-ing every Lebanese citizen to build his or her own Leb-anon?

Rayane ZahreddineStaff Writer

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I’ve had it! It’s probably the millionth time that I’ve tripped on those dirt

bags and stained my pants and shoes with mustard and chocolate. Yes, I am talk-ing about those stinking gar-bage bags that lay outside AUB’s Main Gate, lining the entrance like a defying for-tress, tackling pedestrians and repelling AUB visitors. A feeling of shame and dis-gust grows all over me ev-ery time I pass through Main Gate. Aren’t we supposed to be symbolizing civiliza-tion and green living? Aren’t

So common do we hear the phrase “A Lebanon for everyone,” but is

the opposite true? Is “every-one for Lebanon?” I think not. Okay, it’s very clear that Leb-anon is home to people of 18 different sects, openly homes hundreds of non-natives, and welcomes people from across the world. But do these peo-ple in return respect Leba-non as a country for what it provides? Do these people see Lebanon as a country with a set constitution? Abide by its laws? Respect its nature? Or

Rather than entering a lo-cal war every now and then, or beginning a civil disrupt at other times, people should stick to keeping their country with the image of the book capital of the world, or the party capital of the globe. Ev-ery country in the world has parties with different politi-cal views, and in those coun-tries the different political parties deal with real prob-lems when fighting for power and all are subject to govern-mental regulations. Taxes, insurance plans, foreign pol-icy, and economy are exam-ples of debatable topics that should be tackled. A government with com-plete right over national and local issues must be re-spected and not attacked by any party that has dif-fering views. It’s about time that we, as Lebanese, really work in the interest of Leb-anon and promote an image of what it really is like; walk-ing down the streets of Ge-mayzeh, skiing in the slopes of Faraya, and tanning at the beaches of Tabarja.

we suppose to be enlighten-ing people about the dangers of pollution and solid waste, and the threats they pose on the environment and conse-quently on our health? What have we got to say when for-eigners visiting AUB, a sym-bol of civilization and educa-tion not just in Lebanon but the entire region, ask us why we have garbage on the main entrance welcoming visitors, faculty, staff and students alike? AUB! Please do something about it, or at least lobby a law to pose a fine on the res-taurants that throw their garbage on our sidewalks in-differently.

would they at least support Lebanon in a world cup game of Lebanon versus Brazil? To get to my point, every day we see people “hurting” Leb-anon as a country; “hurting” in terms of its nature, its im-age, and its reputation as a country that stands out in the Middle East. So often do we see land owners tearing down our notable pine trees in return for construction, so often is trash thrown into the “mountain of trash” that bor-ders our delicate sea, and so often is the sidewalk a neigh-borhood dump for by passers. When viewed from abroad, Lebanon is seen as a coun-try in turmoil and chaos, its streets dangerous and “gang-ster” infested, and its areas separated into unsafe ethnic regions. It is true that Lebanon re-cently came out of a devas-tating civil war, but those days are over and yes, it’s also been 20 years since then. So it’s about time that peo-ple move on and realize that having personal political be-liefs is not a problem but forc-ing them on everyone else is.

OpinionA trashed civilization? A Lebanon for everyone but not

everyone for Lebanon

Anis KadadoStaff Writer

(Photo by Mohamad Al Medawar)

Mohamad Al MedawarStaff Writer

Opinion

This year, on Tuesday 8th of March, Women world-wide took to the streets to mark the 100th Internation-al Women’s Day, with pro-tests against honor killings, the shooting of seven women in Ivory Coast and so on. Leb-anese women in 2011 are still discriminated against in the Labor Law, the Nationality Law and other laws. “No Rights No Women” is a Lebanese movement fight-ing for this vital cause. I was lucky to get in contact with one of the eight ladies who organized their particular

Lana El-Sahely Staff Writer event last Tuesday, Rana

Khoury, an AUB Alumni. The idea behind “No Rights No Women” was for women to let go of their “womanship” and request a “citizenship.” Building on this idea, wom-en were asked to go to Samir Kassir’s square in Downtown dressed as men and acting like them. I personally tried to make it to that event be-cause what triggered my cu-riosity is how women real-ly dressed up and faced their discouraging reality with a sense of humor. I think it is important to replace this ab-surdity of prevailing inequal-ities with another practically

singer, was one of the women celebrities who participated. She also wrote a specific song for this event. Another central action of this event was a petition be-ing signed by all in order to be presented to the Lebanese Parliament. The petition asked for a Ministry of Wom-en Condition. Other events, organized by other people, also took place in Beirut; for example, the march around the town’s streets that we were able to see from our campus when they passed by Bliss Street. As an AUB student, I was proud to learn that a lot of our

non-existing situation where “womanship” fades away. In this open space, the dem-onstration was more of a dis-cussion of the current Leb-anese laws and how the demonstrators should pro-ceed upon. Other ladies also had short speeches where they talked about some of their personal experiences or their family’s and friends’ ex-periences. Khoury also told me that there was a man who had a speech saying that this cause matters to men as well, but that they should be more present during such actions (sentence is ambiguous). Tanya Saleh, the famous

university’s students partici-pated in this sit-in and that most of the ladies who orga-nized the events were AUB Alumnis. I think this cause is something we should keep investing efforts in, as wom-en AND men of our country. I hope one day we will be able to have strong feminist move-ments starting up in uni-versities, as this is the place where generations can be lead through a modern con-ception of citizenship where women have as much rights as men, hopefully more.

“No Rights No Women,” for a changing reality

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Dear readers, this is a response to the article entitled “Red Cross blood drive – Transfusing stereotypes” written by Mr. Ali Faraj that was published in last week’s Outlook issued on Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Mr. Faraj’s article targeted the Lebanese Red Cross Club at AUB along with the AUBMC Blood Bank and AUB with a range of accusations. This is The AUB Red Cross’ response.The questions referred to by Mr. Faraj are part of the confidential medical history questionnaire that the potential blood donor is required to fill in after pass-ing the basic screening conducted by AUB Red Cross volunteers. This medical history questionnaire is provided by the AUBMC Blood Bank in accordance with the guidelines of the American Association of Blood Banks, more on that in the Blood Bank’s response. The article accuses the AUB Red Cross of discrimination against homosexuals by refusing their donation based on their sexual orientation, yet impartiality and humanity are two of the seven principles of Red Cross and any member that does not respect any of the fundamental principles of the Red Cross is subject to termination from the institution. In fact, the question is specifi-cally directed towards men and asks whether they had a sexual relation with another male, even if only once and does not request to learn the male donor’s sexu-al orientation in any way. And the fact is that the medical history questionnaire is confidential, meaning that the person filling it out does not have to publicly an-nounce any private matter and that their questionnaire will only be reviewed by qualified Blood Bank staff. It is important to point out that it is critical that all the questions of the questionnaire be answered honestly for the sake of the patient that will receive the blood. It is also important to know that no AUB Red Cross member has access to the questionnaires once they have been filled out. The article also quotes a Red Cross member anonymously. Please keep in mind that AUB Red Cross club counts 300+ members and any comment made by any Red Cross member might not be factual, since not all the information is at their disposal. Only the club committee and the project responsible should be the source of any comment especially when related to a controversial issue like accusing the club of discrimination and spreading stereotypes. The AUB Red Cross club is part of a bigger nationwide and worldwide humanitarian institution that works tirelessly on maintaining its reputation and spread-ing its humanitarian message. Any direct criticism is not to be taken lightly and is of crucial importance for the continuity and future of the Club. Fadi Chammas, AUB Red Cross Blood Drive Project Responsible 2010-11Dima Hajj, AUB Red Cross Public Relations Director 2010-11Malek Teffaha, AUB Red Cross President 2010-11

The Children of Adam Club at AUB will be hosting their first an-nual Children’s Field Day this Friday March 18, 2011, on the

Green Field from 12-4pm God-willing. Underprivileged children from all sectarian groups within Lebanon have been invited.

The aim of the tournament is to promote inter sectarian team-work and to give the children a good time. The event is spon-

sored by Dunkin Donuts, Malik’s and Pizza Della Casa.

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Letters to the EditorFirst Response to Red Cross Blood Drive - Transfusing stereotypes

In response to the Letter to the Editor: “Red Cross Blood Drive – Transfusing Stereotypes” [published in last week’s issue of Outlook - Issue 19]: First and foremost, the Lebanese Red Cross Club at AUB should be highly commended for facilitating the blood drives and allowing the Blood Bank to keep a good blood inventory for the patients at CCCL and AUBMC. Secondly, a scientific explanation is in place. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). This organization has internationally accepted standards which are applied at the Department and the Blood Bank. Moreover, the Blood Bank applies the Inter-national Blood Donor History Questionnaire of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). One of the questions requests the information regarding the sexual practices of the donor. Such requirement has been endorsed in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Blood Bank tests for blood-borne diseases to the best of what is commercially available. There are diseases that have a window period, meaning they require days to weeks to appear in a test; these are captured by the Donor History Questionnaire, as are diseases that are yet to have a commercial test and those that are still to be discovered. While such question is being debated under different forums, the current position of the Blood Bank at AUBMC is to adopt these policies until the date those guidelines are modified by the governing bodies of these international accrediting organizations. If there are any concerns, kindly call the AUBMC Blood Bank at ext: 5228 and email: rk49@aub.edu.lb

Elizabeth Baz, MDAssociate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory MedicineMedical Director, Blood BankStem Cell Processing LabMusculoskeletal Tissue BankDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineAUBMC

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Ben Underwood was born in Riverside California on January 26, 1992. He was just three years old when he was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer claimed his eyes. He had to have them both surgically removed. It was a day of heartbreak for the whole family.

This should have caused Ben great problems, but it didn’t. He is able to play a pillow fight with delivering dead-on shots; he can play Foosball, and also video games. That is not all. Underwood was able to successfully walk around without using a cane, ride a bicycle, rollerblade, swim, play basketball and practice karate. He plays video games with his brother Isaiah. Playing with all the noises and with no way of seeing what’s on the screen, Ben figures out everything that’s happening just by listening. This would be normal for most teenagers, but when you’re are blind, being able to do that is remarkable. Somehow, Ben was able to learn echolocation. Echolocation is the biological sonar used by several animals most notably bats, toothed whales and dolphins. Dolphins use it to get around. They bounce sound waves trying to figure out where they are. Ben uses sound to find his way around. He makes a clicking sound and then listens to how the sound bounces off nearby objects; he is able to determine the location and distance of surrounding items. He is also able to turn corners and find places without any difficulty. Ben has used his hearing, his sense of touch, his sense of smell to conquer a world of darkness. His mother, Aquanetta Gordon, wrote “One thing that I truly get back from Ben being blind is that he truly sees people from within. When he hears someone say that someone else is ugly, or anything negative towards someone else, he says, “That’s what’s wrong with sighted people, you all look at one another and judge what you look like.” That statement is very true. If we all didn’t see we’d be able to view people for whom they truly are not for how they look or how they are dressed. Ben passed away on January 19, 2009 at the age of 16. He was taken by the same cancer that claimed his sight and leaves behind a legacy of inspiration few will ever match.

Aziza KhalilStaff Writer

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ذكرى علينا مّرت أسبوع منذ مجزرة بئر العبد التي حدثت في الثامن من آذار في العام 1985. بحسب كتاب »أسطورة الوهم كشف القناع عن اإلستخبارات محمد لكاتبه األميركية« مبتابعة متّت اجملزرة أن احلكامية، وتخطيط من الّرئيس األميركي رونالد ريغان ومدير استخباراته وليام كايسي من أجل القضاء املزعج الشيعي العالم على للواليات املّتحدة (السيد محمد

حسني فضل اهلل).اجملزرة استهدفت السّيد فضل اهلل، وكان التفجير بعد صالة اجلمعة للنساء التي اإلمام مسجد في تقام كانت اجملزرة في وسقط الرضا(ع)، من أكثرهم شهيًدا ثمانون والّشيوخ، واألطفال الّنساء ودّمر محيط املنطقة، ولكّن يد اهلل أبت أن يرحل االسّيد. وجنا

السّيد.الّطرف ناحية ومن والصحافي الكاتب أّكد اآلخر األميركي بوب وودوورد في كتابه كلمة عن احلجاب« »كشف األميركّية لرئيس اإلستخبارات »لقد : حرفيًّا الفترة تلك في مزعًجا اهلل فضل أصبح أن وعليه األميركّية للسياسة واستمّر اجملزرة وكانت يرحل«.

السّيد.نفسه اخلط على نفس ومن السّيد، استمّر املسجد استكمل عطائه، ذلك املسجد اّلذي كان ساحة لصنع إميانًا اإلميان، قيادات مؤمنة حّق اآلخر، واعًيا ال يحمل عقًدا من والعشوائية اجلهل يعيش وال بل املقاوم، الواقع حركة في تتحّرك من خالل منطلق الوعي املنّظم في والتخطيط واحلرّية سبيل صنع حركة اإلنتصار. هي حركة هدفها الدفاع عن الوطن اإلرهاب ومحاربة ومقّدساته، الدول متارسه كانت الذي الكبرى من أجل أن تدخل لبنان

« في لقبي حتّول أخيرًا و مساهمة من األوتلوك« صحافية. كاتبة الى صحافية ثالث بكتابة واجبي أمتمت اجّلامعة نشاطات عن مقاالٍت ملكة أصبح أن لي ليتسّنى أكتب الصغيرة املساحة هذه

فيها ما اشاء.اسمي مدرج على الئحة الكّتاب الصحافيني و لي احلق بأن اكتب

أن وبعد 1956 العام في الّراحل املصري الّرئيس قام بتأميم الناصر عبد جمال فرنسا شّنت الّسويس، قناة على و«إسرائيل« وبريطانيا باسم اشتهرت حربًا مصر مّيز ما الّثالثي«. أما »العدوان ألبطاِل إجنابه هو العدوان هذا والتقسيم. الّظلم رفضوا أبلغ بدمائهم سّطروا ألبطاٍل دروس الكرم والعطاء. ومن أبرز احلياة أبى عربي ضابط هؤالء، تصادر شقيًقا شعًبا يرى وهو

حقوقه. 1932 عام جّمال جول ولد في قرية املشتاية في الالذقية. في احلربّية بالكلّية التحق في ليتخّصص االسكندرّية، برتبة البحرية املنشآت قيادة بتقدم علم وعندما مالزم. »جان الفرنسية البارجة نحو “Jean Bart” بار« الّسواحل املصرّية وعلى متنها 2055 و فرنسي ضابط 88تطوع فرنسي، بحرية جندي للّزوارق بحرية عملية لقيادة البحر في املصرّية الطوربيدّية

املتوسط.خطًة جّمال جول وضع

وهذه العربّي. الذّل نادي في بتوقيتها شّكلت املتفّجرة العمل تاريخ في تكّثف نقطة املقاوم في لبنان ومن هنا تتوّلد

أهّميتها.اهلل فضل املرجع رأى حلقة يشكل حصل ما أّن في جاء الصراع حلقات من األمريكية السياسة سياق احلالة على احلرب أعلنت التي اإلسالمية، حيث يقول: »تعّودنا بطريقة يعملون األمريكيني أّن يقدموا أن يريدون فيما وقائية عليه من خالل أجهزتهم احمللية أمريكا أن كما واإلقليمية، دوالر 300مليون خصصت حملاربة مدة منذ ذلك وأعلنت والتطرف اإلرهاب تسميه ما أّن يعني ما لبنان، في الديني األولى احللقة هي احلادثة هذه حلقات«. ستتبعها التي

النهار1985/3/10.أراد كثر ومنهم منّظمو املتفّجرة، أن تسقط هذه اجملزرة أثارها متحى وأن الّذاكرة من الفاضحة لإلرهاب اإلستكباري، طالتهم ممّن كثيرين أّن وحّتى طمس يحاولون اجملزرة شظايا لتسمّر وإخفائها، احلقيقة صارت اّلتي اإلغتيال محاوالت أبى لقائٍد أيًضا، الّتاريخ تطال أن يكون عبًدا، فكان حرًّا، وحني لإلنسانّية رمزًا صار حرًّا، صار والعدوان الظلم رفض في الذّل ترفض التي احلياة مبنطق

والعبودية.نريد أن نؤّكد أن اإلرهاب على تلقى مسّميات ليس حركات بها وتغّلف أشخاص اإلرهاب إّن بل معّينة. جهادّية الواقع، هو في هو حركة ظلم غرقت لطاملا وتطبيق، ممارسة حاولت وإن الكبرى الّدول به بأن أخرى مسّميات تعطيه أن الضحّية، على التهمة تلقي معها ومن الضحّية فتصبح اجلاّلد ويغدو اإلرهاب، أهل هم

بريًئا طاهر الثوب. واهلل أعلم.

مقالت »رأي« , أتساءل :ملاذا أكتب؟

النفس، عن للتعبير أكتب الذات، المناء موهبتي. لتحقيق أخفي ال أيضا »CV « للـ و

عنكم.و عم أكتب؟

و خواطر احلياة: عن سأكتب , عن و الشر تأمالت, عن اخلير

اخلالق و الديانات .

سأكتب عّنا نحن الشباب: عن املشاكل و األحالم. عن املستقبل و الطموح. عن ضغوط األهل و األصدقاء و اجملتمع. عن الثورات

و االنتصارات.من لكن و أكتب. و سأكتب أنتم؟ أدري...أتقرؤون ال يقرأ؟

أتعدونني؟األسابيع في امللتقى الى اذن,

القادمة.

للّتصّدي لتلك البارجة، فكانت كافية طوربيد زوارق ثالثة وبالّرغم البارجة. لتحطيم الّطرفني، بني التكافؤ عدم من متّكن جول جّمال من شّل حركة كبيرة. أضرارً وإحلاقها البارجة عندما الكفاح ذروة بلغت وقد نفذت ذخيرة جول جّمال، فجعل جسده الّرصاصة األخيرة ليفّجر بجسده الفرنسية املدمرة

ويغرقها.

مثال وكما كان جول جّمال وجه في والّتعاضد االلتحام الظلم، فها نحن نرى اآلالف من أبناء العرب اللذين لم تفّرقهم حتى أو الطوائف أو األديان نرى نحن ها املرسومة. احلدود الفداء ثمار حتصد التي مصر جّمال جول بذرة من والبطولة التي املشابهة البذور ومئات ُغرست في أرضها حتدياً للظلم

واإلستغالل.

منى أيوبكاتبة صحفية

عامر الصّريعكاتب صحفي مصطفى فضل اهلل

كاتب صحفي

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مرض عضال، واحلّل مؤّجل

إنتهاء عصر »طب األعشاب«

فيوجد الّدستور، عليه ينص الشعب بني تكامل بذلك والدولة ونكون، آنذاك، قد وصلنا

إلى خير وطن. إاّل أّن الّنظام الّطائفي، إضافة إلى القوانني واملمارسات من لبنان مينعان الّطائفية الوصول إلى كونه وطن متآلف ألّنهما يعّززان االنتماء الّطائفي للوطن، االنتماء حساب على إلى باملواطن يدفعان وألّنهما عدم الّتقيد بالقوانني وتخّطيها واملصالح احلسابات خلدمة األمور أخطر ومن الّطائفية. املمارسات تخّلفها اّلتي اآلخرين احترام عدم الّطائفية، إاّل إذا كانت آراؤهم ومعتقداتهم تتوافق مع آراء ومعتقدات الفرد، على األوالد تربية إلى إضافة فإذا وطنّي. ال طائفّي أساس طائفته باسم مّنا كّل تكّلم باسم يتكّلم فمن مذهبه أو لبنان اّلي يجمعنا جميعاً؟ هذه الّطائفية أّن تدّلنا األمور كّلها الهوّية يناقضان ومفهومها

الوطنّية والوالء الوطنّي. إنطالقاً من ذلك، تبرز ضرورة ترسيخ إلى تؤّدي تدابير ايجاد مفهوماً الوطنية الهوّية هذا وجه في للوقوف وممارسة، وراءه يخّلف لن اّلذي اإلعصار إاّل ينهض لن مدّمر بلد سوى الّزمن. من طويلة فترة بعد أو حّتى الّناس ولو سألنا عاّمة عن والدين الّسياسة رجال مقترحاتهم حلّل هذه املشكلة هو الّطائفّية إلغاء أّن ألجابوا احلّل، ورغم ذلك ال يبدؤون بهذه اجلميع بأّن العلم مع املسيرة

يحصل لن األمر هذا أّن موقن بني ليلة وضحاها بل هو يحتاج إلى وقت طويل ليأخذ مفعوله. هو حّل أفضل يبقى لذلك معاجلة املشكلة من جذورها، و بناًء على ما سبق، جند أّنه بترّتب علينا تربية األوالد تربية وطنّية هنا و الّطائفية، عن بعيدة األجيال، مرّبية املرأة دور يكمن كأّم وكمعّلمة وطبيبة وغيرها، بني الّسالم ثقافة نشر في باإلضافة الواحد، وطنها أبناء إلى منع وسائل اإلعالم من بّث أفكارها الّساّمة اّلتي تفّرق بني أّن والواقع وتشرذمهم. الّناس أن يجب هذه اإلصالح عملّية اجملتمع، لتعّم الفرد من تبدأ من العقول تصفّية خالل من والّتعامل الّطائفية، األفكار مع اآلخر على أساس إنسانّي ال طائفّي حّتى يصبح لبنان وطناً

واحداً ال أوطاناً واحدة.يدرك اجلميع ختاماً، و سهلة ليست اخلطوة هذه أّن كبيراً، جهداً وتستوجب أبداً يبدأ ميل األلف مشوار لكن أّن وأعتقد صغيرة، بخطوة شباب اليوم قد أدركوا أّن الوقت قد حان التخاذ هذه اخلطوة التي وتدفع لبنان مستقبل ستغّير به إلى التقدم والرقّي عند جتاوز لطاملا التي العوائق جميع اللبنانيني وجعلتهم بني فّرقت يفّضلون مصاحلهم الشخصية

على مصلحة الوطن.

تُعتبر الّطائفّية واملذهبّية أهّم في الوطنّي االنقسام أسباب املقصودة والّطائفّية لبنان. السلبّية الطائفّية هي هنا التي تتمّثل بالتعّصب لطائفة قضيتها أكانت سواء معيّنة محقة أو غير محقة. من جهة املذاهب اختالف يعتبر أخرى، أمرًا محمودًا، ملا فيه من تيسير استغالله أّن إال الناس، ألمور وسياسّية شخصّية ملصالح بشكل يخدم الطائفية يحّوله من يزيد ألّنه مذموم، أمر إلى من الوطني. اإلنقسام حّدة هذا املنطلق، يعالج هذا الّتقرير أسئلة هي في غاية األهمية: ما هي األسباب التي أّدت إلى جتذر واملذهبّية الطائفّية وتوّسع الهوّية تلعب وهل لبنان؟ في الوطنّية دوراً في الّتخفيف من مقومات هي ما ثم حّدتهما؟ الوالء الوطني ومرتكزاته؟ ويبقى الّسؤال األهّم، هل يؤّثر النظام القوانني إلى إضافة الّطائفي، واملمارسات الّطائفية واملذهبّية وكيف الوطنّية؟ الهوّية على الهوّية هذه ترسيخ بإمكاننا

الوطنّية مفهوماً وممارسة؟مليء لبنان تاريخ إّن باألحداث والعوامل التي مّهدت وتوّسع جتّذر في وتسّببت فمنذ واملذهبية. الطائفية احلروب ُوجدت العثمانيني عهد بني 1845 كأحداث الطائفية، 1860 وأحداث والدروز املوارنة أيضاً التي كبدت جميع الطوائف

املواطنون تداول ما كثيراً طب « بـ يسّمى ما موضوع إعتبر من فمنهم األعشاب«، ومنهم وإحتياالً، املوضوع كذبًا بديالً واستخدمه قبله من مشاكل وملعاجلة الدواء، عن أدوية من حتصى: ال صحّيٍة جنسي، تنشيط تنحيف، ومعوية، هضمية مشاكل معاجلة تساقط الشعر وغيرها املوضوع وبقي الـ«أدوية«. من غامضاً ما بني املدح والقدح إلى »طّب قناع القناع! سقط أن أضحى الذي هذا األعشاب« بكونه سّماً أوقع العديد ضحاياً بعض سّنتها التي ألنيابه

وسائل اإلعالم مرّوجًة له! فقد متّ الكشف عن املواد السامة واملضرة بالصحة التي اضيفت إلى هذه املنتجات التي قلب »من بكونها ترويجها مت

اللبنانية خسائر فادحة. ويعزو البعض سبب هذه األحداث إلى الطائفي التوزيع جتانس عدم هذه أن الواقع لكن لبنان، في األحداث استمّرت حتى بعد تغير متصرفية إنشاء عند التوزيع بروتوكول ووضع لبنان جبل اإلمتيازات بسبب وذلك 1861تُعطى كانت التي والضمانات وزادت طائفي. أساس على احلرب بدء بعد اإلنقسام حّدة اضمحالل فمع األولى، العاملية وسيطرة العثمانية اخلالفة حملة الّتتريك اّتخذ جمال باشا بعض بحّق عادلة غير إجراءات اختالف إلى أّدى مما الطوائف املواقف وتباينها حول مستقبل

لبنان.احلرب نهاية ومع اإلنتداب ونشوء األولى العاملية ُكرست لبنان، على وتطبيقه دولة أُقيمت حني الطائفية الدستور وأُقّر الكبير لبنان اّلذي نّصت املادة 20 من الفصل الّتقسيم كيفّية منه الّثاني املقاعد توزيع في الطائفي النيابّية. وبعد فترة من الهدوء لسنوات احلرب عادت النسبي، أيامه، أمّر لبنان خاللها ذاق اللبنانية«. األهلية »احلرب ل«تهدئة الطائف اتفاق وجاء األوضاع«، لكن احلقيقة أّن عدم في الطائفية رّسخ تطبيقه لبنان على الصعيدين السياسي كان فتطبيقه واالجتماعي. و »ط« املادتني تطبيق يعني الدستور بني املشتركتني »ي« تنّصان واللتان االتفاق وهذا على إلغاء الّطائفية الّسياسية

يسبب ما فمنها الطبيعة«، من وغيرها قلبية مضاعفات وتصل الصحية! االنتكاسات إلى الساّمة الكميات نسبة من باملئة خمسون يعادل ما املنتج! ممّا يضع حياة املستهلك املنتوجات. هذه خطر في زياد الصيادلة (نقالً عن نقيب وبناًء لـ»السفير«). نصور الفادحة النتائج هذه على ، املستهلك حياة تهدد التي النيابّية الصّحة جلنة حّققت خطوات إيجابية في هذا اجملال، جواد محمد الوزير إتخذ فقد خليفة قراراً بإلغاء رخصة »زين للمتّممات كمصنع االتات« األعشاب« أدوية و« الغذائّية ،2011 شباط من الثامن في املصنع مخالفات بعد وذلك لشروط الترخيص .كما اّتفقت وزراء مع الصحّية النيابة جلنة هذه بسحب والعدل الصّحة األسواق جميع من املنتوجات اللبنانّية وحصر بعض املنتوجات

املاّدة في ذكرت اّلتي بالّطريقة »ز« من االتفاق.

أسباب أهّم أّما التربية فهو: الطائفية جتذر اإلعالمي والتضليل املنزلية فالشباب بلة. الطني زاد الذي جّو في اليوم يترعرع اللبناني بحيث بالطائفية محموم التخلي إلى الّتعصب يدفعه عن هويته الوطنية مقابل نصرة طائفته، ويزرع في نفسه احلقد اّلذي الواقع والغضب. هذا هو ساهمت فقد اليوم. نعيشه تعزيز في اإلعالم وسائل األخبار بّث خالل من الّطائفية ممّا موضوعّي ال متحّيز بشكل أّدى إلى زعزعة الهوّية الوطنّية

عند الّلبنانيني.نعم، الهوية الوطنية. كما ليست الهوية فهذه وثيقة مجرد البعض يعتقد إمّنا الوطن، إلى اإلنتماء تثبت على األفعال انعكاس هي له. والوالء للوطن اإلنتماء يقتضي الوطني فاالنتماء الدفاع عن الوطن واحترامه من واحترام بقوانينه التقيد خالل جانب إلى وتقاليده عاداته ومعتقداته. اآلخر الرأي احترام األهل دور فإّن ذلك، إلى إضافة في تربية األوالد على حّب الوطن في والتضحية له واإلخالص سبيله من أهّم مقومات الوالء ينشئ ألّنه ومرتكزاته الوطني وميلك وطني بوالء يتمتع جيالً أن علينا وليس وطنية. هوية ننسى دور الدولة في ذلك كله من خالل قيامها بواجباتها جتاه املواطن بالشكل الصحيح الذي

ماري نخولكاتبة صحفية

ومت الصيدلّيات، في املرّخصة األحمر. بالشمع املصنع ختم بإلغاء قرار إلى الوصول مت وقد جميع الترويجات اإلعالنية لهذه املواد ، وفي فترة صغيرة. وجتدر اإلشارة هنا إلى وسائل اإلعالم، الترويج في دوراً لعبت التي لهذه الـ«أدوية« مستغلة وضع

إستقالة احلكومة للمخالفة.الدول بعض أن كما واالمارات كالّسعودّية العربية املنتوجات هذه ترويج منعت متّ أن بعد اراضيها داخل في الساّمة املكونات عن الكشف يسمى ما داخل والسرطانّية

بـ«أعشاب طبيعية«.وبعد إصدار هذا القرار بالتوقيف، قد القناع أن القول ميكننا احلقيقة. وظهرت سقط، حقيقة متّ طمرها بوقائع كاذبة حاولت غّش املستهلك و اوهامه هي املستحضرات هذه بأن »خالصة طبيعية 100٪ »و كأن صفات يدعون الذين املروجني

أضحوا األعشاب« »خبراء املعجزات! صانعي مرتبة في فلديهم »دواء » لكل داء... وما نتائج ذو مضراً سماً إال الدواء

وخيمة! لهذا حتّية النهاية، في من املواطن حّرر الذي القرار األعشاب« تساؤالت«أدوية لالدوية الكلمة وأعطى

املرخصة في الصيدليات .

نورا أنور سوبرهمساهمة صحفّية

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شخصية األسبوع : الدكتورة ماي فرحات

كاتب من هذا الزمن : سعيد عقل - رندلى

اجملاالت، مختلف في ثقافتكم الّتعايش بضرورة وتشعركم

املشترك مع اآلخرين.«إستخلصتيه درس أهّم هو ما

من هذه احلياة ؟احلياة هذه في شخص كّل «وبلده حياته عن مسؤول منا وكٌل وجناحه، وسعادته أراد إذا ويتمّيز ينجح أن ميكنه ذلك، وحّتى يستطيع أن يحّقق ينّظم أن عليه يجب الّنجاح وقته ويعرف ماذا يريد حقيقًة.«

بأن الطالب تنصحني هل دراسة مجال في يتخصصوا

تاريخ الفّن املعمارّي؟بهذا قوله ميكنني ما «اإلختصاص لهذا أن اخلصوص

الّسنوات في واعد مستقبل من العديد ألّن وذلك املقبلة اإلمارات كقطر، العربية الدول تسعى البحرين،... العربية، فيها. أثرّية متاحف لفتح وهذه املتاحف ال ميكن أن تنشأ إاّل بعد دراسات عديدة يقيمها مع بالتعاون األثرّي الفّن خبراء

مهندسي الفّن املعمارّي.«ما هي آخر أعمالك اآلن؟

جتهيز إنهاء على أعمل اآلن «متحف رينه معوض األثرّي الذي عثمانية آثار من يتألف عموماً على أعمل أنني كما عريقة،

إنهاء كتابي اجلديد.«

ولدت الّدكتورة ماي فرحات في العاصمة بيروت، لوالدين كرميني فرحات عّباس األستاذ هما والسيدة هيام حطب. الّدكتورة لهذه الوحيدة اإلبنة هي ماي أيضاً وحيٌد أٌخ ولديها العائلة وهو األستاذ هاني فرحات. كان الّدوائر والدها مدير عام إلحدى احلكومّية في لبنان، وكان خّريج كان لذلك األميركّية اجلامعة من املتوقع جداً أن تتابع دراساتها في درست هناك. أيضاً هي القادر عبد الليسيه مدرسة وتخّرجت منها في العام 1980. الّثانوية دراستها إنهائها وبعد الهندسة بكلّية إلتحقت املعمارّية في اجلامعة األميركية الفترة ملدة سنتني، وخالل هذه لدراسة أكثر متيل أّنها شعرت عن عوضاً احلضارات تاريخ غّيرت لذلك هيكليتها دراسة في وتخّصصت إختصاصها

تاريخ احلضارات.حصلت 1985 العام وفي اجلامعية، شهادتها على إلى سافرت مباشرًة وبعدها « بجامعة وإلتحقت كندا Victoria in Britishوتابعة »Columbiaوفي . هناك العليا دراساتها العام 1990 حازت على شهادة الدراسات العليا بعد أن قّدمت الفّن حول املاجيستير رسالة املماليك عصر في املعمارّي

رندلى اسم ملئات البنات اللواتي أواخر اخلمسينات. ُسّموا ولدن للشاعر رندلى بديوان تيّمًنا ديوان عقل. سعيد اللبناني العذرية يغني بغزل حبكه لتلك عبادة كلمات والبراءة. بعد اال تلمس لم التي املرأة ان تستحق من فهي زواجها. يصلى لها بنظر الشاعر عقل. مفهومي صياغة اعاد كتاب انهما حيث والعفة الغزل يكتمالن متالزمان متفقان ببعضهما. وللّشاعر عّدة دواوين وقصائد أخرى معظمها مغّناة (قصيدة)، سائليني ومنها: نشيد جمعية العروة الوثقى - للنسور ولنا امللعب، بنت يفتاح اجملدلّية ،1935 – (مسرحّية) 1937قدموس - (ملحمة) – 1944،رندلى – (مسرحّية) 1950، مشكلة النخبة – 1954، ،1960 – ال! ؟ منك... أجمل لبنان إن حكى (تاريخ وأساطير)

(القاهرة). وبعد ذلك متّ قبولها ملتابعة هارفرد جامعة في دراستها هناك وفي العام 2002 نالت شهادة الـPHD وكانت حول تتمحور الّدكتوراه رسالة وهذا الّصفوّي املعمارّي الفّن من خالل دراسة مزار اإلمام علّي مشهد في الّرضا موسى بن تقدميها فترة وخالل (إيران). تزّوجت الّدكتوراه أطروحة الّدكتورة ماي وأجنبت إبنتها روان

في العام 1996.لها العديد من املقاالت، املعمارّي الفّن عن حتدثت التي وممّيزاته في العديد من العصور

واألماكن، وأبرزها كان: The Mashhad Shrine: Shi’ism, Piety and Legitimacy

“,in Early Modern Iran A Mediterraneanist’s” Collection: Henri Pharaon’s ‘Treasure House of Arab Art,” in Ars Orientalis,

2011 ,forthcoming Shi’i Piety and Dynastic” Legitimacy: Mashhad under the Early Safavid Shahs,” in Fahmeda Suleman, ed., People of the Prophet’s House: Art, Architecture and Shi‘ism in the Islamic World. London, Institute of Isma’ili

.Studies, forthcoming Islamic Art in the Thought of” Louis Massignon (in Arabic),” published in Hurriyyat

1998 (Winter

،1961 – اخلمر كأس ،1960 –اللبناني) القومي (باحلرف يارا – الياسمني 1961،أجراس – ،1972 – الورد 1961،كتاب قصائد من دفترتها - 1979، كما خماسّيات ،1974 – األعمدة – اللبناني) القومي (باحلرف

.1978استحوذ ما هو الغزل يكن لم على سعيد بل كانت الّسياسة والفلسفة هي ما انكب عليها هو طياتها. بني عمره وافنى من أبرز دعاة القومّية اللبنانّية وكتابه لبنان ان حكى وتأسيسه حلزب التجدد اللبناني خير دليل العزيز بلده من موقفه على اليه منبع بالنسبة الذي ميثل واجلمال والثقافة احلضارات وسيأتي يوم يدّرس في دول أوروبا واأللوهيات. الرياضيات كما في والالهوت الفلسفة دّرس عّدة جامعات مع انه لم يكمل دراسته حيث اضطّر للعمل منذ ان كان ابن خمسة عشر ربيعا بضائقة والده أصيب بعدما اقتصادية. لكن نهمه وتعّطشه

اإلختصاص هذا أخترت لماذا الّنادر نسبّياً؟

» ما أوّد قوله هو أّنني لم أختر بل نادر ألنه اإلختصاص هذا وأريد أحّبه أّنني شعرت ألّنني على وهذا املزيد عنه أعرف أن لدراسة دفعني ما األغلب هذا وأّن كما اإلختصاص. هذا امليل نحو إكتشاف أسرار الفّن الّصغر لدّي منذ توّلد املعمارّي عندما كّنا نذهب أنا وأهلي في أماكن لنزور سياحّية سفرات أثرّية معروفة ومهمة. وكان من قصر زرتها التي األماكن أروع

احلمراء في األندلس.“ما هي نصيحتك لكّل الطالب؟

أن الطالب لكل أقول أن أود «إّياها متنحكم التي الفرصة أبداً، تتكرر لن اجلامعة هذه الفرصة بهذه أعنيه وما أناس إلى التعّرف فرصة هي اجلنسّيات مختلف من جدد واألعراق. وهذا سيساعدكم في جديدة ثقافية أمناط إكتشاف كيفية لتعّلم وسيساعدكم يختلفون الذين اآلخرين تقّبل واملعتقدات. باآلراء عنكم أّي دون ومن أعتبر وأّنني كما اجلامعّية احلياة أّن مبالغة من هي اليوم تعيشونها التي على وهذا حياتكم أيام أفضل صعيد تكوين الصداقات وتقرير مصيركم املستقبلّي في ميدان العمل. كما وأريد أن أشير إلى الّنوادي في املشاركة أهمّية اجلامعة، املوجودة في الطالبية تعزيز في تساعدكم ألنها

نهاد غازي عوادكاتبة صحفية

للعلم اوصاله الى ما هو عليه. العاملّي التُّراث لروائع فقراءته وعلماً فلسفًة ونثراً، شعراُ والهوتاً جعاله من طليعة وفناً املثّقفني والّشعراء العرب حتى يضاهي اعتبره البعض اّن ذو الطموح ذلك هو املتنبي. الذي عاما والتسعني التسعة يقول:« اقول: احلياُة العزُم ، حتى الَقبُر تََوّلى انتهيُت إذا أنا عقل .« لكّن بَعدي من عزمي لم يكن موفقا في احلب. تزوج وانتحرت حياته في واحدة مّرة زوجته بعد فترة قصيرة. لذلك أو حب بدون غزل شعره ترى صالح الشاعر عنه يقول كما مشاعر ال »نحت إنه لبكي فيه وال شعور«. زعيم املدرسة اجلمالية يعتبر املرأة رمز العطاء الوجود. جمال وسر واخللق بعيًدا رقيًقا تغزال بها يتغزل كّل البعد عن اإلبتذال. رمبا ألنه يرى نفسه أكثر من سعيد عقل فهو يعتبر نفسه خمسة. األول أّنه اختصاصي باأليل اي اإلسم األول للخالق. والثاني انه شاعر

لبنان. أبو انه والثالث معرفة. والرابع انه صاحب حركة قائمة بواسطة الزمن تسريع علي واخلامس واحلرف. اللغة ثورتّي انه خالق قيم. خمسة أشياء أمست واحدة روح في متاهت يحاول الذي لبنان للبنان. رمزا الشاعر اعادة صياغته وتعريفه واظهاره كما يراه هو. نظرة فيه العصبية.تغّنى كثيرا شي من لونا تعتمد ال وأشعاره بلبنان واحدا فتراه يتأرجح بني التيارات التقليدّية واملتجّددة.كالسيكي الفراهيدي ببحور يتمّسك أحيانا. القاعدة ويخالف غالًبا نعت -كما الغزل إلله ويحق جتاوز اخلماسّيات- في نفسه أزل/ من القواعد: »ذات ضحى بعض تنحت تزل/ لم وكّفه اجلباه/ كنت فكان الغزل/ وكان شعر إله«. نرجسّية نراها عند كثير من الشعراء ويبقى األمل األنا شاعر فكرة تضمحّل أن

ويغدو التواضع سيد املوقف.

سارة أحمد الديرانيكاتبة صحفية

الدكتورة ماي فرحات

الشاعر اللبناني سعيد عقل

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حرب كيميائّية في ساحة التغيير

انفلونزا الّثورة تصل إلى لبنان

تستمّر حركة الثورة في اليمن وفي املناطق من كثير في مبشاركة احملافظات مختلف الّشعب من واسعة فئات واجلمعيات والنقابات واملنظمات وشهدت واملدنية. احلقوقية ميدانّية تطّورات األخيرة األيام خطيرة أظهرت وحشّية كبيرة جتاه احلاكم النظام قبل من جلًيا بدا فلقد املتظاهرين. والتخويف القمع أساليب أن للمتظاهرين تتطّور في اجّتاهات منافية حلقوق اإلنسان فبالرغم املاضي االثنني مساء كون من هادئاً على غرار األيام القليلة التي سبقته. ورغم احلشد اإلضافي مداخل عند جلياً ظهر الذي نزول بعد التغيير«، »ساحة قوات إضافية مجّهزة بأسلحة لم كهربائية، وعصّي فردية احملتّجون الكثر الشباب يقلق أيضاً عند املداخل نفسها، حيث شكلت أجسادهم ثالثة حواجز الداخلني لتفتيش متتالية

على قاضية احلّكام يعتبرها فيراها الّشعب أّما بالدهم، والفساد. الّظلم ضّد تلقيًحا البالد جتتاح اّلتي الّثورة إّنها العربّية واّلتي وصلت إلى لبنان في اندالعها من شهرين بعد لبنان في الوضع أّن إاّل تونس. يطالب ال فالّشعب مختلف، باستقالة وال الّرئيس بإسقاط يريد »الّشعب إّن بل احلكومة

إسقاط الّنظام الّطائفّي«.يوم األولى الّشرارة انطلقت نّظم حني شباط 27 األحد الّشباب تظاهرة من كنيسة مار مخايل مرورًا مبستديرة الطيونة وصواًل إلى قصر العدل، ملا لهذه تشكيل في رمزية من املناطق من سنة 17 طوال متاس خط أهالي وتقسيم األهلية، احلرب بيروت إلى مسلمني ومسيحيني. املّرة في كبيرًا العدد يكن لم األولى فلم يتجاوز األلفني، إاّل أّنه ازداد بشكل ملحوظ يوم األحد 6

قد دخالء تسلل خشية بدّقة أو باألسلحة محّملني يكونون

املتفّجرات. ويبدو أن الشباب املتواجدين أن فكرة إلى اطمأنوا هناك اإلضافي، واحلشد القوات، هذه النتائج بعد جديداً تفعل لن إليها انتهت التي الكارثية هجماتها األولى. لكن مع اقتراب منتصف الليل، بدأ هجوم جديد الغاز وقنابل احلي بالرصاص كان هجوم للدموع. املسّيل السابقة، بالهجمات شبيهاً بلطجية، برفقة جنود قاده عمدوا إلى اختيار حلظات الهدوء واستغاللها كي يستفيدوا من

عامل املفاجأة.بسقوط الهجوم انتهى ال إصابات، عدة ووقوع قتيل دائرة في بعضهم حاالت تزال اليوم. حتى الشديد اخلطر انتباه لفت ما هناك لكن األطباء في املستشفى امليداني اللذين العلوم، ومستشفى وهو احلرجة، احلاالت استقبال شديدة، اختناق حاالت حدوث التنفسي، اجلهاز في وضيق العصبي، اجلهاز في و»تهّيج«

آذار، إذ وصل إلى عشرة آالف في الّتظاهرة الّثانية اّلتي انطلقت إلى الّدورة من مستديرة جسر حملت واّلتي الكهرباء مصنع إذ املّرة، هذه مختلفة رمزية النظام سيطرة على تدّل إّنها بشكل الطائفي السياسي على »اتفاق إلى التوصل مينع

إصالح القطاع الكهربائي«.إضافة إلى هذه الّتظاهرات، نّفذ مفتوحة اعتصامات الّشباب الّلبنانّية. املناطق في مختلف اخليم من عدد نصب متّ فقد في منطقة الّصنائع قرب وزارة الّداخلّية وفي ساحة الشهداء ساحة إلى إضافة صيدا، في بحمدون في قضاء عاليه. كما بالّنظام منّددة شعارات عّلقوا املناطق تلك في الطائفي عني في البحر كورنيش وعلى

املريسة.ولم يغب دور الـ«فيس بوك« في ساهم إّنه بل الّتحركات، هذه جميع طرح وفي نشرها في إبقاء إلى إضافة اخملتلفة، اآلراء بآخر اطالع على املشتركني

امتّدت فقد ذلك إلى باإلضافة واالعتصامات املسيرات هذه إلى العاصمة لتصل إلى خارج اجلنوب. فقد نّظمت مسيرة في الّنبطية أمام الّسراي احلكومّي وأخرى في صور حول املستديرة،

االجتماعات ونتائج تطورات الّصفحة فعلى واملظاهرات. الّلبنانّي يريد »الّشعب اخلاّصة متّ الّطائفّي« الّنظام إسقاط الّتعريف بهذا الّتحرك والهدف منه، كما نشر القّيمون عليها تدعو، واّلتي الّشباب مطالب بشكل عاّم، إلى إلغاء الّطائفية العدالة وإرساء الّسياسية االجتماعّية. وقد متّ االتفاق على هذه املطالب في اجتماع عقده في األونيسكو في الشباب

السادس من آذار.لكن الوضع ما زال مشوّشاً حّتى اآلن، فالعديد من الّشباب شّكك املطالب، هذه حتقيق بإمكانّية معنى عن آخرون تساءل كما إلغاء الّطائفّية الّسياسية وما إذا كان سيؤدي إلى إنشاء دولة الّدينّية املظاهر متنع علمانّية وقد العاّمة. األماكن في مبقاطعة جميع البعض طالب الّلبنانّية اإلخبارّية القنوات الّسموم« على حّد »تبّث اّلتي تعبيرهم وبإنشاء إذاعة خاّصة

بهم.

ورفعت شعارات تنادي بإسقاط يقف ولم الّطائفّي. الّنظام حّدد فقد احلّد، هذا عند األمر جديًدا موعًدا املتظاهرون العشرين في بيروت في للقاء الستكمال اجلاري الّشهر من

املشوار وحتقيق مطالبهم.

من غريبة مخاطية وإفرازات الفم، وتشنج كّلي في اجلسم، واحتقان األطراف، وارتعاش شرايني في وتوّسع الوجه، في في شديدة صعوبة مع الرقبة شديد بألم وشعور التنفس، إضافة الصدري، القفص في الوعي. في اختالل حاالت إلى للمرة األطباء واجهها أعراٌض من ناجتة ليست وهي األولى، استخدام الغاز املسّيل للدموع. نحو في األعراض هذه تركزت للعالج. تستجب لم 17 حالة عن األخبار صحيفة ونقلت أنه الصرمي محمد الطبيب للمرة احلاالت هذه مثل يرى األولى، ما اضطره إلى عقد مؤمتر »الغازات أن صحافي أعلن فيه مهاجمة في اسُتخدمت التي الشباب في الساحة هي غازات كيميائية غير متعارف عليها«، مؤكداً أن »الغريب في األمر هو عودة بعض احلاالت التي صّرحنا إذ شفائها، بعد باخلروج لها األولى األعراض إليها عادت

نفسها«.

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