Check Archive

July 2010 

• Green Prophet of July 3 published a profile of environmental blog moderator Mazen Abboud and said that he is an AUB alumnus.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.greenprophet.com/2010/07/04/23653/mazen-abboud-blog-lebanon/
• The Media Line and All Headline News of July 4 reported on a recent attack by villagers in southern Lebanon against United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan, as saying that “the attacks, launched in areas heavily dominated by Hizbullah, were in response to the recently beefed up U.N. sanctions on Iran.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=29288
• The Boston Globe of July 3 and The Boston Globe Blogs of July 4 published an article by Sam Haselby, entitled, “The Legend of the Founding Fathers.” The paper said that this year, Haselby, a historian at Harvard University, will be a visiting faculty member at the Center for American Studies and Research at the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/07/04/the_legend_of_the_founding_fathers/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed4
• Journal of Clinical Oncology of July 6 published a research paper co-authored by AUBMC professor Ali Bazarbachi, entitled, “Meta-Analysis on the Use of Zidovudine and Interferon-Alfa in Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Showing Improved Survival in the Leukemic Subtypes.”

  Full article available at:
  http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/short/JCO.2010.28.0669v1?rss=1

• Actualidas Noticias and U TV of July 6 reported on the funeral services of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Ahmad Moussalli as saying that “Fadlallah was the spiritual authority for Hizbullah, but in reality Hizbullah report to Iran, and Fadlallah, though he agreed with the principles of the Iranian revolution, became an opponent of the Iranian political system.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.actualidadnoticias.com/news_496638_Ayatollah-laid-to-rest-in-Lebanon.html

•  Wachovia of July 11 reported that a workshop on bolstering sustainable agriculture in the Arab region was launched at the Rida Said Conference Center. The event was organized by the Faculty of Agriculture at Damascus University in cooperation with Germany's Brandenburg Technical University (BTU Cottbus) and Weihenstephan University of Applied Science. The paper said that the conference included participants from the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://wachovia.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=443420171

• Eastbayri of July 12 reported on the death of former assistant professor of engineering at the American University of Beirut Robert W. (Bob) Page.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/136985.html

• The Guardian of July 6 reported on the funeral services of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Ahmad Mousalli as saying, "Fadlallah was the spiritual authority for Hizbullah, but in reality Hizbullah report to Iran, and Fadlallah, though he agreed with the principles of the Iranian revolution, became an opponent of the Iranian political system."
  Full article available at:
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/06/grand-ayatollah-mohammed-hussein-fadlallah-lebanon

• ArticleCat.com of July 15 published a profile of Ziad K. Abdelnour, a Wall Street banker who “is a deal maker, trader and financier with over 20 year experience in merchant banking, private equity, alternative investments and physical commodities trading.” The paper said that Abdelnour has a BS in Economics from the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.articlecat.com/Article/Ziad-Abdelnour--Blackhawkpartners/410598

• Ekklesia of July 16 published an article about the recent calls for giving Palestinian refugees in Lebanon civil rights. The paper said that American University of Beirut sociologist and Palestinian activist Sari Hanafi “pointed out that whilst Palestinian refugees in Lebanon used to be banned from 77 job categories until 2005, Labor Minister Trad Hamadeh had issued a decree that same year which officially brought the restrictions imposed on Palestinian employment down to 25 categories. However, this decision was not dovetailed by practical mechanisms for implementation.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/12650

• The Los Angeles Times of July 15 published an article on the question of banning of the niqab in Syrian public schools and quoted professor of political studies at the American University of Beirut, Ahmad Moussalli, as saying, “If people sense that this is a step that will lead to more repressive action by the state against other religious symbolism there may be a backlash, but this act on its own will not lead to a massive reaction.”

  Full article available at:
  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/07/syria-government-bans-niqab-in-public-schools.html#more

• Harvard Belfert Center of July 19 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “The False Promise of ‘Direct Talks’.”
  Full article available at:
  http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/20268/false_promise_of_direct_talks.html

• Bianet of July 20 published an article featuring the problems Lebanese youth face and cited a study at the American University of Beirut in 1998. It found that “nearly 89 percent of the students behave in such a way as to put their health in danger; the most common behavior: unhealthy diets, smoking and alcohol consumption. Moreover, car and traffic accidents are one of the major problems of public health in Lebanon. Above all, they concern youth.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.bianet.org/english/diger/123547-disillusioned-generation-lebanon

• Poststar.com of July 21 reported that Henry H. Mouradian of Ticonderoga, NY, died on July 21 at Heritage Commons Residential Healthcare, after a short illness. The paper said that he attended the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://poststar.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/article_5ae4877a-951b-11df-94ff-001cc4c002e0.html

• Voice of America of July 21 reported that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has reportedly issued a fatwah demanding that people obey him as the earthly deputy of both the Prophet Muhammad and Shi'ism's mysterious 12th Imam. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as saying that “Ayatollah Khamenei rules Iran under the Wilayat al Faqih principle, which does give him broad powers to represent Shi'ism's Hidden or 12th Imam.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Irans-Supreme-Leader-Says-He-Represents-Prophet-Muhammad-on-Earth-98945624.html

• World Bulletin of July 22 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “Feeding the Prisoner, Paying the Jailor.” He argued that “the United States wants to fund political activism by young Arabs while it simultaneously provides funds and guns that help cement the power of the Arab governments that the young social and political activists target for change.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.worldbulletin.net/author_article_detail.php?id=2221

• Seed Quest of July 22 carried the announcement by U.S. Agriseeds that Mohammad Osman was appointed as its Technical Sales Manager for Middle East and North Africa regions. The paper said that Osman has a BS and MS in agricultural engineering from the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.seedquest.com/news.php?type=news&id_article=9087&id_region=&id_category=&id_crop=

• The New York Times of July 22 published an editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “When Arabs Tweet.” He commented on the recent “calls for bids by the U.S. Agency for International Development for programs that would, among other things, train young Arabs how to better use the Internet and other digital technologies for political activism, advocacy, greater transparency and accountability, and other such democratic practices.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/opinion/23iht-edkhouri.html?_r=1&ref=global

• Article Alley of July 21 and Article Morton of July 27 published a profile of Ziad K. Abdelnour, a Wall Street banker who is a deal maker, trader and financier with over 20 year experience in merchant banking, private equity, alternative investments and physical commodities trading. The paper said that Abdelnour has a BS in Economics, from the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.articlealley.com/article_1665317_19.html

• The Los Angeles Times of July 23 reported on claims that Kuwaiti Minister of Education Moudhi Humoud met with some of the country’s teachers of Islamic studies “to tone down the incendiary religious content of the nation's school curriculum,” especially regarding the companions of the prophet Mohammad and appropriate behavior at a cemetery. AUB professor of political studies Ahmad Mousalli said that the debate has underlying connotations of the differences in Kuwait between its various Muslim sects.
  Full article available at:
  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/07/kuwait-islamic-purists-hound-education-minister.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef013485ac3b69970c

• TMC.net of July 27 announced that U.S. President Barack Obama announced a number of new key administrative posts. William R. Hambrecht was appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust. The paper said that Hambrecht is on the Board of Trustees at the American University in Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/07/27/4922728.htm

• Media Line and All Headline News of July 28 reported that the vast majority of Middle Eastern Internet users are highly educated, with 69 percent either have a graduate or post-graduate degree. The paper quoted AUB professor of sociology Nabil Dajani as saying, “No matter what is published in the West about the spread of the Internet, the Internet is not as ‘in’ in the Arab world.”
  Full article available at:
  http://themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=29547

• Globe and Mail of July 29 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “Rethinking Civil Society in the Arab World.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/rethinking-civil-society-in-the-arab-world/article1654958/

• Telegraph.co.uk of July 29 published an article featuring Iraqi historian Tamara Chalabi, daughter of Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi. The paper said that Ahmed Chalabi taught at the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/7906412/Baghdad-revisited-the-Chalabi-familys-return-from-exile.html

• CASMII of July 28 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, director of AUB’s Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “The Noble, Criminal Western Democracies.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/10595

• Appliance Design of July 30 reported that AUB is an American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) grant recipient for its project "Study of Performance of a Solar Assisted Liquid Desiccant System To Supply Building Fresh Water and Cooling Needs by Modeling and Experimentation."
  Full article available at:
  http://www.appliancedesign.com/Articles/News_Watch/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000871994

• Taranaki Daily News, Stuff.co.nz, MSNBC Travel, IOL Travel, Yahoo! India News, Reuters India, and The Washington Post of July 30, Middle East Online of July 31, Zaman Al- Wasel of August 1, and Now Lebanon of August 2 published an article on Lebanon and recommended a visit to the “splendid campus” of the American University of Beirut.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.ioltravel.co.za/article/view/5577580

• South Asia Media Net and TheStar.com of July 30 reported on the recent Syrian-Saudi presidential summit in Lebanon aimed at easing tensions in the country following speculation the Hizbullah may be implicated in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as saying, “The question is, does Hizbullah want to keep the peace or not?”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=660759&category=Frontend&Country=WORLD

• Palo Alto Online of July 30 reported that John C. Nasr, 85, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died at his home July 16. The paper said that he is an AUB alumnus.
  Full article available at:
  http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=13365

• The New York Times of July 30 reported on the recent Syrian-Saudi presidential summit in Lebanon. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as saying, “Syria is returning — absolutely, of course, definitely.”
  Full article available at:
  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/middleeast/31beirut.html?_r=1&hp