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September 2010 |
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| AUB in the News - International version |
Check Archive |
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Septmeber 2010
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Media Matters of September 3 commented on the recent allegations made by Walid Shoebat on a Fox News show in which he accused Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf as being a radical Muslim by saying, “His support of Hamas, Hizbullah, the Islamic jihad movement has been expressed by him in the Arabic language. His manifesto has been expressed by - in Al-Ghad newspaper, and hadielislam.com, in several news media.” The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Ahmad Moussalli as saying that “that Shoebat's remarks are a blatant misrepresentation of the denotation and connotation of Mr. Rauf's statements in Hadielislam and Al-Ghad newspaper. Rauf never expressed his support for the three organizations.”
Full article available at:
http://mediamatters.org/iphone/blog/201009030030
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The Arab American News of September 4 published a review of Ussama Makdisi’s recently published book, entitled, Why do they hate us? Makdisi explained “that over time, the religious missions, taking into account the resistance they faced from the eastern churches, had morphed into a more secular endeavor. Abandoning preaching and adopting education, American expeditions in the Arab world created institutions like the Syrian Protestant College, which later became the esteemed American University of Beirut.”
Full article available at:
http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=BookReviews&article=3396
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Times Higher Education of September 9 reported on the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education Europe conference held in Glasgow. The paper said that Stephen Jeffrey, the vice president for development and external relations at the American University of Beirut, spoke at a session entitled, "The Wealth Pendulum Swings East” that focused on higher education in the Middle East.
Full article available at:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413396&c=1
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Sourcews of September 9 reported that Shenandoah University is hosting a forum on the Middle East and said that Dr. Ziad J. Asali, the president and founder of the American Task Force on Palestine and a long-time activist on Middle East issues, will speak at an International Topics Forum. The paper said that Asali received an MD from the American University of Beirut in 1967.
Full article available at:
http://www.sourcews.com/shenandoah-university-hosts-forum
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Chiro Eco of September 10 reported on a small study conducted by Lebanese researchers that found that adolescents can safely take, and may need, vitamin D doses that are up to 10 times what is generally recommended. The paper said, “Dr. Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan and colleagues at the American University of Beirut first conducted an eight-week safety study in which 25 adolescents were given either a weekly dose of 14,000 IU of vitamin D3 -- also known as cholecalciferol -- or a placebo.”
Full article available at:
http://www.chiroeco.com/chiropractic/news/4575/856/vitamin-d-recommendations-for-teens-may-be-too-low/
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AK News of September 25 reported on a lecture given by Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir during the opening of the conference entitled “Revival of the Christian role in the Arab East.” It was organized by the Issam Fares Institute for Lebanese Affairs and held on September 25 at the AUB Issam Fares Hall.
Full article available at:
http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/4/183832/
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Day Press of September 26 published an article explaining how interest in educational programs in the Middle East by English-speakers has boomed in the past seven years. The paper gave the examples of a few Arabic language classes offered at universities, including the American University of Beirut.
Full article available at:
http://www.dp-news.com/pages/detail.aspx?l=2&articleId=55693
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ITP.net of September 27 reported that Intel is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Digital Transformation Initiative in the Middle East. The paper said that Intel would continue to support its existing research programs in the region, including the Middle East Energy Efficiency Research Project (MER) which is being run in partnership with Nile University, Cairo, American University of Beirut, Middle East Technical University in Turkey and KACST.
Full article available at:
http://www.itp.net/581972-intel-to-expand-digital-transformation-initiative-in-the-region
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