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September 2010 |
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| AUB in the News - Regional version |
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September 2010
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Middle East Online of September 1 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, director of the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “Mixing Middle East Diplomacy and Mid-term Elections.”
Full article available at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=41013
Al-Jazirah of September 1 published an article featuring the phenomenon of Saudi students who leave to neighboring countries in pursuit of higher educational degrees. The paper said that there are 800 Saudi students in Lebanon studying at four universities, including the American University of Beirut.
Full article available at:
http://www.al-jazirah.com/20100902/th6d.htm
Al-Ghad of September 3 reported on the art exhibit “Hakaya” in Jordan and said that artist Rana al-Shibli participated in the exhibit. The paper said that Shibli is an AUB alumna.
Full article available at:
http://www.alghad.com/?news=528726
Dar Al-Hayat of September 5 reported on a recent study conducted by the American University of Beirut on the Lebanese youth entitled, “In a Description of the Lebanese Youth: A National Psycho-social Study.”
Full article available at:
http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/179195
SANA of September 5 reported that AUB professor of health management and policy Shadi Saleh participated in workshop held at the Center for Strategic Health Studies aimed at finalizing a plan to be submitted for funding from the European Union.
Full article available at:
http://www.sana.sy/ara/18/2010/09/06/306393.htm
Middle East Online of September 8 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “Lebanon Adjusts to Regional Realities.” He argued, “The admission by Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri that accusations against Syria for the killing of his father, Rafic Hariri, in February 2005, were politically motivated is startling and dramatic - but only its timing was a surprise.”
Full article available at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=41180
Ash-Shiraa of September 8 reported that a delegation from the Children Cancer Center in Lebanon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center visited Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal in Saudi Arabia to thank him for his continuous support to the center.
Full article available at:
http://www.alshiraa.com/details.php?id=5411
Ash-Shiraa of September 8 reported that Jordanian geologist Masduk Al-Tajj anticpated a major earthquake to hit Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. The paper quoted AUB professor of geology Ata Elias as saying that this theory did not present any new information.
Full article available at:
http://www.alshiraa.com/details.php?id=5427
Zawya of September 9 reported that AUB professor of economics Marcus Marktanner will participate in the launching event of the trade and development report for 2010 at the United Nations information center on September 14.
Full article available at:
http://www.zawya.com/arabic/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100909053123/
Dar Al-Hayat of September 9 reported on the launch of American University Beirut board of trustees’ chairman Emeritus, Richard Debs’ new book, Islamic Law and Civil Code – The Law of Property in Egypt.
Full article available at:
http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/180387
Middle East Online of September 15 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “Two British Lives.” He argued, “Fortunately for England and for the world, Lord Bingham’s [of Cornhill, who passed away after being recognized as ‘the greatest judge of the modern era’] life and thoughts, rather than [Tony] Blair’s spirit of dishonesty and destruction, are likely to have more resonance throughout the world in the decades and centuries ahead.”
Full article available at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=41335
Data Information Center of September 17 reported that Lebanon participated in the regional consultation meeting held in Damascus, entitled, “The Arab initiative to counter the effects of climate change.” It was organized by the Regional Bureau for Arab States of the United Nations. AUB professors Nadim Farajalla and Sari Hanafi participated in the meeting.
Full article available at:
http://www.diconline.org/NewsDetails.aspx?id=9836&language=ar
Babel News of September 18 published an article on Iraqi historian Tamara Jalabi, daughter of Iraqi politician Ahmed Jalabi. The paper said that Ahmed Jalabi taught at the American University of Beirut.
Full article available at:
http://www.babil.info/thesis.php?name=isdarat&mid=27408
Day Press of September 21 reported on the launch of the Regional Arab Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education on September 20 in Damascus. The event was organized under the auspices of Mrs. Asma al-Assad. The paper said that AUB professor of education Najla Bashour participated in the conference.
Full article available at:
http://www.dp-news.com/pages/detail.aspx?l=2&articleId=54943
Al-Wasat of September 21 reported that Rima Khalaf was recently appointed undersecretary general and executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The paper said that Khalaf holds a BA in economics from the American University of Beirut and a doctorate of philosophy in system science from Portland State University.
Full article available at:
http://www.alwasatnews.com/2938/news/read/475847/1.html
Al-Omaniya of September 21 reported on the Hamra Street Festival Maraya 2010 which took place from September 10 till the 12th and said that the American University of Beirut Music Club participated in the event.
Full article available at:
http://www.alomaniyah.com/Article.cfm?ArticleID=38284
Middle East Online of September 22 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “Palestinians should Regroup not Quit.” He argued that the most pressing issue is whether the Israelis will extend their partial settlements freeze, and if they do not, Mahmoud Abbas should use the moment to regroup the Palestinians.
Full article available at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=41476
AME Info of September 22 reported that Collaboration, Management, and Control Solutions (CMCS) announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding to offer training courses exclusively at the American University of Beirut Continuing Education Center.
Full article available at:
http://www.ameinfo.com/242678.html
Dar Al-Hayat of September 22 published the results of a study conducted by the American University of Beirut entitled, “Determinants of Violence in Emergency Departments in Lebanon.”
Full article available at:
http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/183862
Middle East Online of September 27 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “The Barack and Mahmoud Show.” He argued, “Barack Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are very different personalities, but they converge in their fascinating insistence on mixing sensible approaches to some issues with a lack of credibility that is politically numbing -- to the point that they nearly neutralize themselves as serious leaders.”
Full article available at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=41549
Middle East Online of September 27 published a political editorial arguing that “the post-9/11 decade saw two opposite movements: first, an extraordinary response by members of the international community to build or rebuild relations between Islam and Christianity, the Muslim world and the West; second, at the same time, the growth of Islamophobia.” The paper said that among the examples of the former is Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal's endowment of six centers, enabling the creation of two American studies centers at the American University in Cairo and American University in Beirut, and four centers at Harvard, Cambridge and Edinburgh universities, and the continued work of Georgetown University's Centre for Muslim Christian Understanding established in 1993 to build bridges between Islam and the West.
Full article available at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=41548
Al-Ghad of September 28 published an interview with the President of the Foundation of Man and Earth to Support Development, Ziad Alawneh, on environmental problems in Jordan. The paper said that Alawneh is an AUB alumnus.
Full article available at:
http://www.alghad.com/index.php?news=532846
Middle East Online of September 29 published a political editorial by Rami Khouri, the director of the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, entitled, “Beyond the Settlements Horizons.” He argued, “The freezing or continuation of settlements is only a battle of political wills and wiliness, important not mainly for itself, but for what it reveals about the other dimensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
Full article available at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=41609 | |
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