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on Wednesday, Sep-tember 22, the AuB President’s Club,

chaired by Mrs. laila Ba-roody, donated a bench near West Hall. the bench was carrying Dr. Maroun kisir-wani’s name, meant by the club to be an emblem of its appreciation of Dean kisir-wani’s devoted services to AuB upon his retirement.kisirwani, who has served AuB as a dean for the past nine years, first began his career at the university in 1973, two years after gradu-ating with a PhD from Indi-ana university. Since he was hired as an assistant profes-sor at the Political Studies and Public Administration Department (PSPA), kisir-wani has greatly contributed to both the AuB and leba-nese community. Apart from serving as a professor at, and

chairperson of, the PSPA de-partment, he held numerous governmental and adminis-trative positions. He acted as consultant to the lebanese Government on Adminis-trative Reform, advisor to the Minister of Foreign Af-fairs (1982-1984), and mem-ber of the lebanese Nation-al Committee at the united Nations Education, Scientif-ic and Cultural organiza-tion (uNESCo). kisirwani also conducted several civil training programs in a num-ber of Arab countries.In 2001, kisirwani became the Acting Dean of Student Affairs prior to his appoint-ment as dean. As Dean of Students, he was recognized and esteemed for his excel-lent relationships with all groups of students, his in-sistence that they adhere to university laws and regula-

the long awaited sum-mer had come to an end in a fashion that

a group of AuB students would find most memora-ble. In fact, the Civil Engi-neering Society (CES), in collaboration with IBSAR and the Center for Civic En-gagement and Community Service (CCECS), had orga-nized its traditional summer camp to take place in the last week of summer, from the 15th till the 23rd of Septem-ber, hosted by the Agricul-tural Resources Educational Center (AREC) also known as the AuB farm located in the Bekaa. the camp em-braced about 85 students, mainly Civil Engineering Juniors alongside some Elec-trical Computer Engineer-

ing, Mechanical Engineer-ing, Chemistry, Philosophy, and Biology students. the main goal of the event was to carry out volunteering com-munity projects in regions around AREC. Every day of the journey, except for the weekend, started with an early rise. Breakfast was served at 7:30 in the AuB farm cafeteria where the vol-unteering students braced themselves to spend the next seven hours participating in and contributing to a diverse array of community proj-ects dispersed amongst five different locations. Some of the projects included build-ing an environment-friend-ly mud house for the Arc-En-Ciel organization in taanayal, paining the rails of the sidewalks at the vil-lage of Shmistar where a bus stop was also erected, and

building ramps for the phys-ically challenged people in Baalbek. Moreover, in Bed-neyel, some of the students created a website for the mu-nicipality of that same vil-lage and last but not least, a group went to Irsel where they started work on a play-ground containing bench-es decorated with mosaic. But that’s not all, AuB vol-unteers also provided com-puter lessons coupled with a photography workshop to the primitive and technolog-ically challenged natives of the urban area. All the afore-mentioned activities proved very useful to the students as they were not only ed-ucational, but fell close to their individual majors and showed them the impor-

Maya SfeirContributing Writer

Emile ZankoulStaff Writer

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President’s Club Inaugurates Bench in Appreciation for Retiring kisirwani

the Civil Camp

Dean kiserwani on his bench. Photo: Dima Hajj

AuB CES camp volunteers gather for a group photo. Photo: Mohamad Alameh

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EDItoRIAl & oPINIoN

Rami DiabEditor-in-Chief

Marwan Jaafar Senior Staff Writer

leadership has long contributed to shap-ing the flow of history

and wherever we glance to, more and more leaders seem to be dominating our world as we know it. But what makes

a good leader? Is not the ide-al leader one who measures his own life progress by the yard stick of his people’s years, one who will weigh the mark of his success by the respective triumph of his colleagues, and one who will risk his own reputation in the noble pursuit of fine pruning that of his successors? Con-sequently, the ultimate lead-er finds no mountain too tall, no sea too wide, and no un-dertaking too perilous that s/he will not venture upon to instill his people their own sensation of leadership. the ultimate leader will let lay the ladder by which he rises in the sincere hopes that his followers will one day climb it and reach a greater height he only dared dream of. Is this not every father’s sin-cere wish and every moth-er’s yearning and ultimate

leaders of tomorrow

Where is Arab Nationalism Heading?

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on the 5th of March, Dr Jalal Amin gave a re-markable lecture on

the subject of ‘the Future of Arab Nationalism’ at the West Hall, Auditorium B.Dr Jalal Amin is a leading Egyptian intellect and writer who studied law and econom-ics in Cairo, and earned his

PhD in london. He is both an advocate and a reference on the subject of Arab National-ism.Attendees filled the lecture hall, among key figures were Mr. Salim Hoss former Prime Minister, and Mr. Mohamad kabbani representing Prime Minister Mr. Saad Hariri. At first Dr Amin began his lec-ture by paying tribute to late Dr. Constantine Zreik and expressed his admiration to him being a great writer and believer in the Arab solidari-ty. He then said that this is a sad period for Arabs, and was pessimistic about the situa-tion, as the future of the Arab solidarity does not appear to be promising. He then com-pared the current situation to the old days in the 1940’s and 1950’s of the 20th cen-tury, when Arabs had better chances to unite. Great lead-ers like Jamal Abed Nass-er and Sheriff Hussein were

very influential on the Ar-abs. the Arab youths nowa-days are no longer concerned or interested in these issues as in the old days. He said he was deeply saddened by the events that took place between Egypt and Algeria during the qualifying foot-ball matches of African coun-tries, and felt that this is an indication that the feelings of belonging to the Arab na-tion are much weaker, and are negatively suppressed by the narrower senses of blind belonging to sub entities.Dr Amin believes that there is a shift in power in the world from the West to the East, and the effects of this shift need to be assessed. He then discussed the key risk factors affecting the future of the Arabs. Globalization also played a major role. lan-guage is in danger he quoted.Dr Amin said “there are two main factors affecting Arab

unity: internal and external factors.” Internally govern-ments do not have interest to unite because they would be at risk of losing pow-er; whereas externally, for-eign countries are interven-ing everywhere for their own interest, since Sykes-Picot Agreement. Among the great dangers and threats towards our identity, is the fact that our language no longer tak-en serious. Religion is an in-tegral part of Arab identity, but it is not the defining fac-tor of the Arab identity which is made up of several compo-nents and this where many people are getting confused. As part of the positive aspects in the Arab world; Dr Amin mentioned how the middle class has increased dramati-cally in the Arab World since the old days.there is still hope he quotes, “If the Arabs have endured all that they have endured in

the last 180 years, then there must be something going on”, Solidarity is the key in unit-ing. When it came to the Q/A, Dr. Hoss expressed solidar-ity with Palestinian people and how it is the focal point of Arab solidarity, he also quotes “why is it that the Eu-ropean people who don’t have the same language, nor the culture and traditions are able to unite, whereas the Ar-abs who share these features and even more common in-terests are not able to unite”. the lecture was concluded with more questions, several of which had more than one answer.

aspiration for their children? And do we not ourselves as-sume the roles of mothers and fathers of our communi-ties in rearing up and shap-ing its inhabitants through our influence, motivation, and inspiration? What good are our deeds therefore, if they have not their roots in siblinghood’s rich soils? Dear friends, we are leaders our-selves and mighty fine ones too, believe it. As we commu-nicate, change’s mighty tides churn in preparation for our coming year and if we lead-ers don’t muster up the cour-age to face them head on, if we lack the daring to start, then we have sadly, already finished. A smooth sea nev-er made a skilfull sailor and thus for nothing ventured, we stand but little to gain. Besides, what victory have you ever known that was not

intensified by its keeper’s ex-ertion and pain in making it a reality? What good are sail-boats of the finest grade, if we sailors are not made sick with anticipation to embark? We have all it takes, and even amidst the din of change, when the four winds will work their ways to thrust us off course, we can still adjust our sails and find our way to shore. Fellow colleagues, ir-respective of where we have come from, and where we are going, the vessel of space and time has come to unite us at AuB. together, for our one common good we stand - kin-dled by the fire of selfless leadership. Whether we have readily awoken to the fact therefore, or are yet to do so - by virtue of being AuB stu-dents, we have all checked into this great ark that is to set sail upon next year’s

bumpy tides. Yes, foul winds may await us, as may bitter storms, but by all the audac-ity and spirit amounted in us, our common aim to pro-pel our university forward will steer us to victory. What have we to fear? leaders we are and leaders we shall be. onwards for a united voice, onwards for a prolific year, and onwards for glory – on-wards for AuB.

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Saeed was a 40-year old farmer. He had a small farm near Erbil, the capital of the kurdish Regional Govern-ment (kRG). He was living

with his wife and his 10-year old son, Aree. Saeed was not pleased with the behavior of his only son, who he wanted to become someone respected by all people. Every day, for one hour, he would give him advice on life and manly acts. Despite all the efforts he put into making a man out of his son, he failed. time passed and the son grew up and went to college. one day, Saeed thought of where he might have gone wrong. When he got to an answer, he realized that the problem was his son not. Aree was never trying to understand his father, who only wanted to be proud of him, but he would do every-thing opposite of his father. Saeed decided to use an an-cient kurdish way with his son, which was indirect en-couragement, by telling him

Amanj HarkiStaff Writer

“Son, You Will Never Be a Real Man” It takes a lot to be a real man.

“Son, you will never be a real man.” Aree was getting real-ly offended every time his fa-ther was telling him that and decided to do everything that his father would disprove. He started working really hard in college and graduated from his major with distinction. Saeed, however, was still tell-ing him, “Son, you will nev-er be a real man”. Aree nev-er tried to understand what his father meant and always thought he was wrong. time passed and the day came when he cut all his ties with his parents. He could not bear with what his father was telling him anymore. After that, he got married. Since, he was a hard work-er with distinction; he got to the point that he was elected as the governor of his town. Some days after being elect-

ed, late at night in his office, he was thinking about what his dad told him years ago. It was like a never-ending pain in him for years. So, he decid-ed to get it off his chest. He wanted to tell his dad that he was wrong. He sent some of his personal guards at two in the morning to bring his dad to his office. His men went to his dad’s house and knocked on the door. Saeed opened the door. He was told that the governor wants to see him. Saeed was astonished. He asked himself what the gov-ernor wanted from him. Since he had no choice, he went with them to see the gover-nor. When he entered the of-fice, he saw his son sitting on the governor’s chair. Saeed was surprised and asked his son, “Why are you sitting on governor’s chair?” Aree arro-

gantly replied, “I am the gov-ernor. You see dad, you were wrong. You were telling me, ‘Son, you will never be a real man.’” Saeed stared at his son and laughed at him. Aree was surprised and wondered why his dad was laughing at him. then, he said, “Son, I never said that you won’t be a governor. I only said, ‘You will never be a real man.’ If you were a real man, you would not have forced your old poor dad at this time of night to come to your office just to tell him that you have become the governor.” In-stead, you would have come to my house, paid your re-spects and then told me the news. Now, did you get why was I telling you this all this time?”

the AIDS 2010 confer-ence brought together 25,000 including world

leaders, scientists, people living with HIV, activists and public health profession-als from 185 countries. the purpose of this meeting was to call for drastic action and increased funding, as well as to have a structured dia-logue regarding the response

to HIV&AIDS. As the glob-al economic crisis poses the threat of a decrease in pub-lic investments, the confer-ence aimed at keeping HIV& AIDS as a priority. Despite efforts to control the spread of the virus, 2.7 million new in-fections occur yearly. World-wide, there are more than 33 million people living with HIV&AIDS yet only 5 million people are receiving treat-ment. thus, the theme of the conference “Rights Here, Right Now” emphasized the importance of upholding hu-man rights and establish-ing universal access to treat-ment. A key message of the conference was that protect-ing the human rights of those who are most vulnerable to HIV& AIDS is critical to slow down and eventually end the pandemic. In many coun-tries, stigma and persecution of HIV&AIDS patients due to the criminalization of HIV related issues, such as drug use and homosexuality, rep-

resent the greatest barrier to health services. this hinders HIV testing, care and sup-port and increases the risk of transmission. HIV& AIDS patients find themselves vic-timized not only by the vi-rus, but also by the society that allowed the virus to in-fect them in the first place. Moreover, anti-retroviral drugs are expensive and the majority of infected individu-als do not have access to such treatment when they can-not even afford the basic ne-cessities of life. the confer-ence’s host city, Vienna, was covered with red ribbons in recognition of HIV/AIDS; it was selected because of its proximity to Eastern Europe and Central Asia – two re-gions with a growing HIV& AIDS epidemic fueled pri-marily by injecting drug use. the centerpiece of the con-ference was the Vienna Dec-laration which called for a drug policy reform program based on scientific evidence

lynn ItaniStaff Writer

International AIDS Conference 2010and that also ensures the protection of human rights. It calls for a shift in perspec-tive towards drug users from criminals to people who are in need of health services. Another focus of the confer-ence was the need for an in-crease in the participation of young people in the differ-ent steps within projects re-lated to HIV& AIDS such as research, or peer to peer ed-ucation in order to reach the young people who are great-ly affected by the virus. As I had the great opportunity to attend this conference, there are many moments that I will never forget. I had tears in my eyes listening to the sto-ries of people living with HIV and the extreme discrimina-tion they have faced whether they were from kenya, Aus-tralia, Canada, Jamaica or Jordan, for example. Former uS president Bill Clinton’s words “this is not the begin-ning of the end, but only the end of the beginning” are also

forever marked in my mem-ory and surely carved in the hearts of human rights ac-tivists worldwide. Moreover, the human rights march was another emotionally charged moment after which came the Annie lennox concert titled “Hope over Despair” as she charmingly fulfilled her role of being the uNAIDS ambas-sador. the conference also exposed me to creative pub-lic health interventions that have been launched in dif-ferent contexts such as ones raising awareness about con-dom use. It has definitely been a learning experience regarding advocacy tools- whether photography, the-atre, or cinema. Carrying out a presentation to an audience was also an unforgettable ex-perience, not to mention the incredible people I met, who were all enthusiastic to make a difference.

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“He deserves more.” AuBites enjoy Bekaa

tions, and his impartiality and fairness.Baroody delivered the open-ing speech on the occasion and stated that her mixed feelings can be mainly at-tributed to kisirwani’s re-tirement: “I am both pleased and sorry today. I am pleased because the inauguration is a great gesture intended to honor Dr. kisirwani, but I am sorry because he is leav-ing.” She then duly added, “He deserves more.”In his turn, kisirwani thanked the ladies of the President’s Club for honor-ing him, emphasizing that it had been “a great pleasure to work with them through the years.” He further de-clared, “I leave soon with great memories to force me

to come back.” kisirwani con-cluded his speech by humor-ously asking the ladies to in-dulge his successor with the same exceptional treatment they provided him. Close to tears, Baroody earnestly re-plied that the succeeding dean would be well-treated only “if he deserves it.”Despite Dean kisirwani’s im-minent departure from AuB to join his family in Austra-lia, the bench presented in his honor will stand as a per-manent reminder that his absence is only physical. His legendary achievements as professor, chairperson and dean, will continuously be re-membered by students, fac-ulty and staff alike.

tance of helping others and just how efficient team work can be.However, the camp wasn’t just about hard work and ser-vices as there was plenty of time for fun. Every evening, the group prepared them-selves for enjoyable activities inside AREC from fire camps, to group games, and sports tournaments, and a festival organized in Irsel also took place. the weekend was full of interesting outings. Sat-urday night, the team went to Berdawni in Zahle for din-ner and enjoyed a little game of bumping cars as well, only to end their night outing with a party Zahle where the stu-dents danced the night away. Sunday started with tourism in Baalbek followed by a vis-it to Chateau ksara and in the evening, after lunch, stu-dents visited the Qaraon dam where they enjoyed the beau-tiful view. Finally, during the last night in AREC, a recep-tion was held in honor of the mayors of the regions where the AuB volunteers extend-ed their services. Apart from speeches prepared by some of the students, along with CCECS’ founding Director, Dr. Mabsout himself, “dab-ke” dancing and singing by the scouts and students of Bedneyel filled the air. Af-ter having had breakfast the next morning, it was time to say goodbye. Everyone packed their bags and spent their last few hours in AREC, the birthplace of their camp memories. At noon, three buses transported the stu-dents back to Beirut where they had their final weekend remaining to rest after the civil camp before they would head back to AuB and pre-pare for the Fall Semester.

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Top Right: AuBite volunteers adding color to local village / Bottom Left: AuBite volunteers offer assistance with moving bricks / Bottom Right: local children and AuBites embrace. Photos: Mohamad Alameh

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last thursday, another contribution to the de-velopment of the stu-

dent life was made, where an inauguration ceremo-ny of the new Mary Dodge Building took place. the cer-emony was held at the Mary Dodge Building situated at AuB lower campus and was attended by dorm represen-tatives and faculty members alike, as well as members of the president’s club, Dean Maroun kisirwani, and AuB President Peter Doorman himself. Funded by a dona-tion of 50,000$ by the presi-dent’s club, the new building was opened for the dorm res-idents and their friends aim-ing at serving both education-al and recreational purposes. the members attending the ceremony were introduced to the newly opened build-ing where its different parts and uses were explained. the first floor, containing a TV and a ping pong and billiards tables among others is to be used as a recreational center frequented by the dorm res-idents and their friends for entertainment. Next, the at-tendants climbed up to the second floor where they found a study room equipped with tables and chairs that can be transformed into a ballroom that would accommodate events taking place at AuB. After the introduction of the

building, a speech was giv-en by a student representa-tive in the name of the dorm inhabitants where the mem-bers of the President’s Club including AuB President Dorman were thanked for their generous contribution to the students and present-ed with a bouquet of flowers as a token of their gratitude.President’s Club head, Ms. layla Baroodi demonstrat-ed her support for the proj-ect saying that she was sim-ply “happy that the students will be able to enjoy this facil-ity that was provided by the president’s club.” President Doorman also had a special thank you in his name and in the name of his office where he was fully supportive of the project that “aims to target student life,” and was also very pleased with the ben-efits that the project brings where in President Door-man’s words it’s “a great com-bination of both educational and recreational activities.” Finally, Dean kisirwani in-vited all the attendants to a bite and a drink from the buf-fet prepared for the occasion.Since its establishment in 1866, the American univer-sity of Beirut has managed to build a huge reputation for it-self and become one of the top ranking universities in leb-anon, the Middle East, and the Arab world. AuB howev-

Amidst the surge of var-ious gadgets—rang-ing from the iPad,

XBoX, to the latest PS3—that have captivated this generation’s attention, books have become lost. the joy of curling down on the sofa with a good book has been long forgotten. Dissatisfied with this notion, the municipali-ty of Beirut has rolled up its sleeves and set to work recti-fying the wrong it sees. under the headline of “let’s Read in Beirut” Assabil (Friends of Public library Association) has taken it upon themselves to create a haven for book lov-ers to gather and unwind. their efforts and hard work paid off in 2000 when Bei-rut—particularly Bachou-ra—became the proud host of a public library that now caters to over 14,000 visi-tors per year as it entertains them with a wide assort-ment of 25,000 books, mag-azines, films , and games. Aside from the gift of offering the inhabitants of lebanon a quiet place to unwind with a good book, the Bachoura library organizes cultural events weekly. Monday eve-nings at 7pm at Bachoura li-brary have been set aside for activities of all kinds, while Friday afternoons have been reserved for storytelling; a pastime children look for-ward to. Following the suc-cess of the Bachoura library, Assabil opened its second public library, “the Geitawi library”, in the cozy munic-ipal “Jesuit Park” in 2004. the library, set in a big glass house in the corner of the park, offers its visitors the chance to surf the internet, and enjoy their reading ma-terial while enjoying the out-doors. Assabil continued to carry out their vision in 2008, opening the Monnot library. Situated amidst a plethora of cultural institutions (Monnot theatre, Museum of Prehisto-

er, doesn’t merely strive to of-fer its students a profession-al level of education, making them fully prepared for what-ever field of work they choose to pursue, but also tries to provide its students an en-riched on-campus life style and thus make their college experience all the more live-ly and educational. this de-velopment of student life is constantly reinforced with several ideas and plans be-ing put into action through the work of clubs, societies, and campus personnel in the sincere hopes of adapting to the needs of the develop-ing student body. this afore-mentioned project therefore, amongst many, shows the dynamic work of the faculty members and communities at AuB who aim at constant-ly enriching and simplifying the lives of AuB students. It shows that being at AuB does not only entail studying hard and scoring good grades, but also includes having fun and enjoying one’s university ex-perience as it happens, “that they may have life and have it more abundantly.”

ry, Bilbliotheque orientale, and Saint Joseph universty) the Monnot library appeals to the intellectual and artis-tic crowd as it carries numer-ous volumes of architecture, theatre, music, and art. It’s inviting armchairs and se-rene ambiance lures in visi-tors from all over Beirut. En-couraged by the enthusiasm that the libraries are receiv-ing, the municipality of Bei-rut and Assabil have con-tinued to implement their vision across Beirut. Soon to be open is the tariq el-Jdi-deh library that promises to be the largest of all the pub-lic libraries. Situated in Al-karthoum street, the library encompasses over 2 sto-ries and hold an astounding 30,000 books. It will open its ground floor to various activ-ities and events and reserve the roof terrace for a tran-quil setting. Assabil hopes to welcome its first batch of tariq el Jdideh library vis-itors sometime during No-vember 2011. other plans in motion are the opening of further libraries across 8 dif-ferent regions of Beirut such as Sassine, Mar Elias, Cara-cas, and Badawi. By opening their doors free of charge, the public libraries are luring in visitors from all over leba-non. After all who could pass up the chance to unwind in a comfortable coach and have a wide selection of books, mag-azines, newspapers at their reach free of charge? to en-courage their visitors even more, the public library offers a membership for life for the mere price of 10,000 l.l. the membership card allows its holder to check out as much as 4 documents --books, mag-azines, and DVDs—for a pe-riod of three weeks. So it’s time to take a break from all those videogames and pick up a book.

Billiards and Air Hockey? AuB Has’Em!Nader Al AhmadiehContributing Writer

When was the last time you Picked up a Book?lara traboulsiContibuting Writer

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Promising leader Award at a campus cer-emony held on June

4, 2010. this distinct award was established during the previous 2008-09 academic year with the prime purpose of encouraging the outgrowth of future AuB leaders. the award, apart from being pre-sented along side a hefty sum of $11,000 also provides its beholder with the opportuni-ty of a full time job interview at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Here is some of what Ms. Najla khatib had to say:Rami: tell us a little about yourself; your academic background and past experi-ences.Najla: Well, I’ve lived here my whole life. I graduated from IC in 2005, after which I enrolled at AuB as a Nutri-tion and Dietetics major. Af-ter receiving my degree in 2008, I worked for a year at St. Georges Hospital as a di-etetic intern, and I am now doing my masters in Public Health.R: What inherent part of

your personality would you say has given you an upper edge over others in claiming the AuB BCG Prestigious leadership?N: I believe preparation is very important for any inter-view. I actually prepared two weeks in advance for mine, especially [since] I had to solve a business case which is a process that I was not at all familiar with. Moreover, I’m not easily intimidated and that’s a huge plus, consider-ing that one will have to deal with difficult circumstances during his/her professional career. I am also quite socia-ble and get along very easi-ly with people which made me communicate easily with my interviewers. It is usually hard to get me to shut up!R: Could you name some of academic and nonacadem-ic experiences which you be-lieve have endowed you with current leadership capabili-ties?N: Beginning with my aca-demic background, my in-ternship at St. George Hospi-

tal helped me tremendously in developing communication skills, as I did learn quite a lot from dealing with patients who come from different cul-tural, socioeconomic and geo-graphic backgrounds. As for my nonacademic experienc-es, I’ve been learning bal-let ever since I can remem-ber and have begun teaching girls (age 5 to 11) the art which I found was very chal-lenging and had greatly im-pacted my personality and leadership skills. A final non-academic activity which has also constituted a major part of my youth is the Children International Summer Vil-lage (CISV) program which embarked me on several trips to foreign countries with oth-er children. Apart from cop-ing with the responsibility of living alone, the experience also allowed me to open up to students of different ethnici-ties and cultures.R: In your experience, what does it take to become a lead-er? If you had to pick one es-sential element of leadership,

Interview with Ms. Najla khatib, Winner of the AuB BCG Promising leader AwardRami DiabEditor-in-Chief

what would it be?N: Wow, I really don’t have a lot of experience with being a leader. the whole point of the award was to find a promis-ing future leader. What I do know for sure though is that there is a big difference be-tween being a leader and a boss. that is, the ability to delegate and empower peo-ple around you, such as to get them to want to do what has to be done is an essential leadership quality.R: What would you say are some common responsibili-ties and drawbacks of being a leader? Any drawbacks?N: one major challenge in leading anything, whether a group project (which is my only area of expertise) or a company, is having to make tough decisions for the good of the whole when they seem to sacrifice the good of the part. R: You mentioned under the AuB Bulletin press release that this award has changed you and provided you with novel opportunities. How so? N: this award, actually, be-ing granted from AuB in partnership with BCG has opened my eyes to the con-sulting world. I personally had never considered it as an option for me, but now, with BCG’s kind award and inter-view offer, I realize that this is a line of work that could combine my principal inter-ests which are public health, finance, and economics. Be-ing shortlisted for this award made me realize the opportu-nities one gets to be a leader in his everyday life and made me feel responsible to live up to it. R: I’m sure that many read-ers are curious to know as to how you will make use of your $11,000 cash prize.N: You know it’s funny. If I had a dime for every time I’ve been asked that question so far, I could almost double my savings! this money will be a good basis upon which

I could start planning con-tinuing my education which is high on my priority list. I am also considering to en-roll in an international bal-let summer program which is something I would not have had the chance to do had I not won this money. I am a firm believer that one’s extracur-ricular activities are central to his/her personal and pro-fessional development. R: Any last words for our ris-ing generation AuB students and alumni? Is there any ad-vice you would like to offer them?N: All I can say is that I hes-itated before applying to this award thinking to myself “what are the odds of me win-ning?” I now realize the im-pact this experience has had on my life; it is probably my greatest achievement! We should never miss out on any opportunity that presents it-self because we can always find value in anything we ex-perience and use it to our ad-vantage. “We always miss 100% of the shots we don’t take.”R: Interesting Najla, thank you for your time, and we at outlook are always looking to hear from promising young scholars such as yourself.N: the pleasure was all mine and I hope to read about a similar story next year con-cerning the next student be-ing presented this award!

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هذا خالل زيد أبو حامد نصر مات الصيف. إذا كنت تعرفه ال تقرأ اجلملة الالحقة. إذا كنت ال تعرفه فأبو زيد لك، أقول وأنا معاصر. عربّي مفّكر أنا لم أقرأ نصف ما كتبه في حياته، من عليك ”أتفلسف“ لن بالتالي سطح أيضاً ألّنه الثقافة، سطح عندما بكثيرين، مكتظ وألّنه عاٍل، (وأنوفهم) يعتلونه يُبقون رؤوسهم مرتفعة فيسقطون من عليه: أثناء تنزلق فوق إلى بالنظر انشغالهم أرجلهم إلى حتت. أنا عظامي غالية

على قلبي. أحتاجها يا أخي!أبو زيد اآلن؟ ”طيِّب“، ملاذا أذكر موت ألّنه بفكرة قرأتها مصادفة في واحد أنت لي تقرأه ملا أّسس كتبه من هو هذا املوقف، لك سأخّلص هنا. اخلريف. هذا أوتلوك من األّول العدد إذا حياتك في األّول العدد يكون قد اجلامعة في مشوارك تبدأ كنت الترحيب بعد إذاً علّي تخّيل! اآلن، بالعائدين أن أرّحب بك أنت بسالسة يتجاوز ال ومبا تصّنع وبدون وعفوّية كلمة...و“بالعربي“! اخلمسمائة

فماذا ألهمني أبو زيد؟يرى نصر حامد أبو زيد أّن نّص القرآن ثمني ”شيء“ إلى ”تدريجّياً حتّول الثقافة ”تشييئه“ في ومتّ ذاته، في لألطفال ورقية للنساء حلية فصار وزينة تُعّلق على احلوائط وتُعرض إلى والذهبّيات“. نقلُت الفّضيات جانب الفكرّية، لألمانة حرفّياً جملته لك

لكن بغّض النظر عن املقّدمات التي لم وإن النتيجة، هذه إلى أوصلته لي قل املطروحة، الفكرة تصلك قرأت مّرة آخر كانت متى بخيالك صالون في مثالً؟ الكرسي آية فيها اجليران في إطار مزخرف؟ أو مسبوكة أختك عنق في ذهبّية سلسلة في سيارة تركب عندما حبيبتك؟ أو سائقها يضع بيروت في تاكسي القرآن في واجهة زجاجه األمامي رّداً للخطر وطلباً للسالمة، هل تفّكر مبا هو مكتوب داخله؟ هذا إذا الحظت أّنه كتاب مكتوب، فكثيراً ما يضعونه في علب حلفظ الغالف وللزينة! أال تقرأ لك جّدتك آياته لرّد العني احلسودة عن اآليات تستوقفك وهل طّلتك؟ بهاء على واملنمنمة املنحوتة القرآنية جدران املساجد، هل حتاول فّك خّطها رأسك بهّز تكتفي أم عادًة املعّقد

مبدياً إعجابك بفّن اخلّط العربّي؟...كان أبو زيد سيحزن رمّبا ملا سأقوله يطال ”التشييء“ أّن يبدو لكن أنظر عندنا. كّلها العربّية اللغة العربّية غدت كيف جامعتنا في ما أو 201 الـ صّف واحداً: شيئاً الصّف هذا في والتلميذ يعادله. إلى غصباً املدفوع الشاّب يشبه يكره كان إن وهو العلم. خدمة عدم اعتاد ألّنه (ببساطة العربّية استعمالها) فهو أصالً ال يثّمنها، وإن كان يحّبها، فهو يحّب فيها نصوص فيها يرتاح ، الطفولة أو الثانوية،

العربّية، بإلهام من نصر حامد أبو زيد

مرمي العليكاتبة صحافية

أو نظرّية كانت فكرة، بأّي اإلميان لصوت إيصاالً أو بحّق مطالبة مقطوع أو تدعيماً لتوّجهات أو تيارات معّينة يؤمن بها الشخص، ال تتحقق أهداف!) لها كان (إن أهدافها بالوصول إلى نصف الطريق و اجللوس ملشاهدة اآلخرين ميّرون ضاحكني على جانب الطريق، وأن تستمر في اجللوس املنتصف! في باجللوس فرحاً هناك إّما اثنني من أمراً يعني هنا الوقوف والسقوط الهدف حتقيق في فشالً في املواجهة أمام عناصر القّوة التي املواجه بسبب عدم الطرف ميتلكها اإلرادة أو الطويل ”الّنَفس“ وجود الّتراجع يعني أو للوصول، الكاِفَيني عن الفكرة من أساسها بسبب تغّير بسبب تراجع هو الواقع. فهم في االقتناع بعدم جدّية الفكرة أو غياب ومثالياتها، حيثياتها عن الواقعّية رأي بأفضلّية اقتناعاً يكون وقد الطرف اآلخر وبالتالي االنخراط معه في خّط املواجهة، وقد يكون التراجع رضوخاً للضغوطات اخلارجية أو لفكر

ديكتاتوري قمعي معني. الطريق منتصف إلى الوصول إذن والتوّقف هناك ال يُعتبر حاّلً! القبول أو جناحاً يُعّد ال احللول بأنصاف انتصاراً! بل اإلميان باألفكار يستدعي العمل على جعل هذه األفكار تُترجم متحّرك عمل واقع إلى الورق من يحاول أن يؤّكد دوماً مواقع القّوة فيه و يصّحح أماكن اخللل بطرق سليمة

ال الوصول في والفشل التوّجه. يستوجب وال املسيرة دمار يعني التخّلي عن األفكار، بل يعني أّن هناك األخطاء لتصحيح جديدة فرصة التي حدثت أثناء العمل والعمل على التي النقطة تصحيحها والبدء من توّقفت فيها املسيرة وإعادة ترسيخ لها والتخطيط من جديد دعاماتها احتياجاتها وتأمني أفضل بشكل منها املبتغاة األهداف حتقيق حتى بالشكل الذي يرضاه العقل البشري السليم و النفس البشرية السوّية. املشكلة في من يرضى بأنصاف احللول ليس وأهدافه مببادئه إميانه أّن هي يتخّطى يجعله الذي بالشكل قوياً ضغوطات الطرف اآلخر في املواجهة. غير تفكير هو كافي، غير إميان هو إستراتيجي، هو جناح حلظي ال يلبث أن

يلفظه الزمن والتاريخ محروقاً. ويكّررون، يعيدون كما وأكّرر، أعيد أعيدوا ترتيب األولويات حني تنتخبون أي أحد في أي انتخابات كانت مهما فليس كبراً، أو صغراً حجمها بلغ لم إن التغيير على القدرة لكم تخرجوا من القوالب الدينية واحلزبية اجتماعيا علينا املفروضة والعرقّية وتاريخّياً ... واخلروج من هذه القوالب إمياناً ويتطّلب ... شجاعة يتطّلب أقوى من املتشائمني ... يتطّلب إمياناً

و عمالً ... فقط. ”كل ثورة (بني قوسني) وإنتو بخير ”

لصوت نعيمة داخل نّصه كما يرتاح محّب فيروز لصوتها، الذي يعيده إلى الواقع وهذا ”األصالة“...مثالً. زمن ال يحتاج إلى برهان. تريد واحداً؟ لقد محاضرة في زيد شخصّياً أبو ألقى اجلامعة قبل رحيله بفترة. هل كنت عنها؟! سمعت هل فيها؟ حاضراً عندما عندنا، العربّية ألّن كال. تُستعمل في محاسن الصدف، وكما قلت لك...شيء واحد، وكّل ما عداه كأّنه لم يكن، حتى وإن كان امُلاضر أبو

زيد نفسه! هذا واقعنا، لكني ال أعلن لك به موت العربّية! ألّنها في رأسك. استعملها،

فأنت تستعملها في منامك!”شيئاً“ أضف بالعربّية. راسلنا. بك. وسهالً أنت! وأهالً جديداً...لك

مع محّبتي.

ثقافة املواجهة : هل تُعتبر أنصاف احللول وصوالً إلى الهدف ؟

مصطفى فضل اهللكاتب صحفي

الكيميائية: احلرارية ”الديناميكية التوازن“ مع أمثلة عن عمليات عدم Chemical thermodynamics:”With Examples for Nonequi-

عنواناً كان “librium Processesرئيس الغول مازن الدكتور لكتاب دائرة الكيمياء في اجلامعة األمريكية في بيروت. لكن ما جعل هذا احلدث عاملياً ينشر كتاب أول أنه هو مميزاً يصدر عن دائرة الكيمياء، ال بل وعن كافة دوائر العلوم. فهو كتاب شامل

جامع موسع.البحوث هذه قيام من بالرغم إال الزمن من قرنني جتاوز مدى على القواعد كسر الغول الدكتور أن بتطبيق نظام جديد وفريد في منحى الديناميكية احلرارية، فقال: ”إن هذه أبحاٍث إلعادة محاولٍة مبجرد ليست الكتاب يحتوي أو كتٍب قدميٍة، فهذا ومن جديدٍة“. فلسفيٍة نظرٍة على

طرائق تغيير الفلسفة هذه شأن التدريس عامة.

إن املوضوع بحد ذاته شائك ومحفوف االنتقال عند خاصة بالصعوبات حاالت بني احلرارية بالديناميكية قرائتنا لدى لكن وعدمه، التوازن لهذا الكتاب، فاحلال ليس بذلك، فقد ُوضع الكتاب على أساسات متقدمة ليصبح باإلمكان اإلنتقال في حاالت ذي من أكثر يسهولٍة التوازن عدم

قبل.الوحيدون هم الطالب ليس املستهدفون، ال بل كل مطلع أو باحث إصدار من فبالرغم معلم، حتى أو أن مواده إال وجيزة، فترة الكتاب من الدكتور يد على اجلامعة في تُدرس الغول منذ زمن، وهذا ما أضاف تلك ليس العلوم فهذه والفائدة املتعة غير وتطبيق بل نظريات، مجرد كما احلرارية. الديناميكية منحى

الديناميكية احلرارية الكيميائية، للدكتور مازن الغولعامر الصريع

كاتب صحفي

قال الدكتور الغول، أليس ذلك ممتعاً نظريات إضافة في سبباً تكون أن جديد من شأنها أن تدرس وتطبق في

الصفوف؟عابرة، صدفة الكتاب هذا يكن لم كتاب هكذا كتابة استغرقت فقد واجلهد العمل من سنوات خمس الدكتور قال ما بحسب املضني، بالكتابة معه اشترك فقد الغول، أستاذه وأباه العلمي بيونغ تشان يو، الذي أكمل الدكتور الغول الدكتواراه معه. وما زاد األمور حدًة وصعوبًة هو أن تشان يو يقطن في كندا، فالتأليف والتنسيق واإلغداد غدى صعباً ببعد املسافات. باإلضافة إلى ذلك، وبكون الدكتور الغول مدرساً و رئيساً لدائرة نادراً شيئاً الوقت يصبح الكيمياء إلشغال كاف واحد فعمل وثميناً. املر فكيف حوله عّما والهائه املرء بثالثٍة من أصعب املهن، التي انقلبت

إلى ثالث محن.هذا لنجاح السبب كانا شخصان الغول: الدكتور بحسب الكتاب أستاذه وأباه العلمي بيونغ تشان يو، وزوجته رنا التي كانت مصدر إلهامه متفهمة كانت والتي وتشجيعه

للموضوع.نشر على املوافقة وبعد اآلن أما الغول الدكتور تنفس الكتاب الصعداء، فقد أصبح حلمه حقيقة، وكما زرع سيحصد، فاختتمت اخلمس يستحقها، بنهاية املاضية سنوات كتابي حصل أن ”بعد قال: وكما على إذن النشر، ميكنني أن أمتتع بثمار

أعمالي“.للدكتور جناح أول هذا أن صحيح الغول وللجامعة أجمع ولكنه ليس كبير املوضوع هذا أن فبما األخير، في جمعه الصعب من أنه لدرجة الغول الدكتور يقول واحد، كتاب

ليشرح ثاٍن بجزٍء إتتمامه بإمكانية به الفصل األخير املتعلق بحاالت عدم ومسائل نظريات ليشمل التوازن متقدمة ومتخصصة أكثر، وباإلمكان كلياً. مختلف موضوع في البحث هذا الكتاب ليس اخلامت، إمنا هو حجر الذي ستبنى عليه نظريات األساس

وبحوث وتطبيقات جديدة.هنيئاً للدكتور مازن الغول، وهنيئاً لنا

بوجوده بيننا.

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Maroun kisrwani

Cleo Cacoulidis

Antonios Francis

Rami Diab

timmy Malkoun

Mohamad Yahia Hamade

Mariam El Ali

Salim Batlouni

John Hajjar

Joelle Haddad

Giovanny Reaidi

Heather Jaberlojine kamelMostafa Fadlallah

Mohamad Al Medwar

Sally khalifehlara traboulsi

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Mohamad Alamehtariq BuhilaigahDima Hajj

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the Met, a somewhat recent addition to the array of international eateries in Beirut, has most definitely made a name for itself as one of Beirut’s new culinary ‘it’ places. The project is the brainchild of the Boubess Group, who breathed life into a large family of popular local diners such as Bob’s, Mandarine, and la Piazza. Noting the great deal of buzz the Met has already garnered, and the fact that it is almost always flowing with customers, it is no secret that it will soon match the success of the other Boubess Group projects.the restaurant itself is decorated with brick walls that ooze a contradictory, yet complimentary air of coziness and metropolis. Adding to this feel are the quaint artworks and bookshelves adorn-ing the walls, as well as très modern and ultra chic globular lamps, descending unevenly from the ceiling. As for seating, one can choose between the booths that line the left side of the restaurant upon entrance, center tables, and—if one is particularly keen on people-watching—the terrace. Moreover, the Met also includes a New York-esque deli, where one can pick up sandwiches andother items if he/she is in a rush.though the menu does not boast many interesting fusion dishes, the variety is extensive, and ranges from Sushi (coming soon) to lebanese Platters. the shrimp puffs and Met Burger are par-ticular stars on the menu, not to mention the Crab salad. Adding to the variety of the menu is a wide assortment of pizzas, pastas, and hors d’ouevres.In addition to this, the venue is crowned with a salad bar that hosts an ample variety (sounds lit-tle repetitive, just say variety) of fresh veggies and sauces. Furthermore, the restaurant is quite affordable, and remains within the same price range as its market counterparts. the service is also quite impeccable, with occasional lapses thatare nothing short of expected.

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