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‫ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ‬ COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY

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Contents Alfaisal University Recognition

by Our Righteous Leaders

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The First Imam at Alfaisal University

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A Heartwarming Hospital Visit

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Alfaisal Leadership: Professor Hasan Rajab

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PHMI Collaboration on Medical Education Course

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PBL Presentation Finale

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Al-Wasatiah Club “Same Goal, Different Way”

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■ I’m getting better and better at this! Made a few adjustments with the design and outline, but it ought to be for the better. First semester is over and we are well in our second! I hope all got a better understanding on how things work here with our student and faculty family. Insha Allah, all will be uphill from here and all will put even more effort. This issue is geared even more towards what students want since it’s according to the answers from the survey I gave out. Also, study well! midterms are getting closer and closer! Note that the MSA changed their email addresses in the updates section.

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Alfaisal University Recognition by Our Righteous Leaders ■

■ On March 4, 2009 in AlJanadriah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz AlSaud, listened to Board of Trustees member His Royal Highness Prince Turkey Alfaisal bin Abdul Aziz AlSaud as he explained the workings and characteristics of Alfaisal University as a whole, including the College of Medicine.

This is but the beginning of Alfaisal University’s reputation and capabilities of what will Insha’Allah become world renowned and acknowledged by all. That’s where our hard work and responsibilities come in as future graduates of Alfaisal University.

Reference: Al-Watan News. Issue (3079) 9th year. Thursday March 5, 2009. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz AlSaud His Royal Highness Prince Mit’b bin AbdulAziz AlSaud His Royal Highness Prince Turkey Alfaisal bin AbdulAziz AlSaud His Highness Prince Bandar bin Khaled Saud AlSaud

It is thanks to our leaders’ recognition that led, Allah willing, to the foundation of Alfaisal University. May Allah bless them all for their righteousness and efforts. Indeed, Alfaisal University has a promising future with us in their hands. ■

1. The Sure Reality! 2. What is the Sure Reality? 3. And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is? 4. The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! 5. But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning! 6. And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent; 7. He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down! 8. Then seest thou any of them left surviving? 9. And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin. 10.

10 And disobeyed (each) the apostle of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty. 11.

11. We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark)

The Holy Quran Chapter 69: The Reality

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The First Imam at Alfaisal University ■ I have been Imam for four years at the Othman Bin Affan Mosque in Jeddah. I am honored to be the local Imam of Alfaisal University; however, it is not an easy responsibility. I finished memorizing the whole holy Quran by the age of sixteen and I have been involved in teaching in my mosque in Jeddah.

All praise to Almighty Allah for having this wonderful mosque with such a unique design and beautiful stature. I advise all the students, faculty and staff to attend and pray with us on time, seeing that this mosque is built for you. Myself and my colleague, medical student Malik Nassan, will Insha’Allah do our best to make this mosque more active for the students.

■ Imam, Assessment Representative and medical student Abdulhadi

AlAmoudi at the Alfaisal University Mosque

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Therefore, please keep in contact with me and help further my duties and responsibilities as Imam via feedback by seeing me in person or emailing me on msaassessment@alfaisal.edu. ■

A Heartwarming Hospital Visit

■ On the first of February 2009, fifteen students from the college went on a trip to the Kingdom Hospital in order to visit Gaza inpatients. Our brothers and sisters from Palestine ranged from ages 4 to 20 and all were happy to see young students interacting with them. May Allah bless them all.

Arranged by medical student Abdullah Alshammari, the visit lasted about two hours. Further, gifts and toys from the students were given to every child patient. Their beautiful smiles were more than enough to express their happiness, and powerful enough to spread amongst all of us.

Dr. Mahir M. Abuzubida, Emergency Room Chairman at the Kingdom Hospital, was kind enough to take us students on a tour and on-rounds with him while visiting the patients. We highly appreciate all his efforts and professional attitude.

Truly, the visit helped us personally and academically within a healthcare setting. Going on rounds with Dr. Abuzubida, we felt the privilege we will soon undergo in our medical careers.

We got a better idea on the pattern and approach towards patients in terms of both verbal and body language. The handson experience that we received offered more than just the training and assignments we currently receive at medical school. Rather, we grew on a personal level and developed even greater social and communicative skills. ■

■ Medical students, Dr. Anwar Abdulfatah, Prof. Norman Swazo, and

Mr. Fahmi Abu-Owaimer accompanied by Dr. Mahir M. Abuzubida at the Kingdom Hospital while visiting Gaza patients in Riyadh.

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Alfaisal Leadership: Professor Hassan Rajab

■ May you please mention a bit about your background?

■ I received my graduate and post-graduate education at three major U.S. Universities. Biostatistics graduate education was at Texas A&M University, Department of Statistics, College Station, Texas; Epidemiology post graduate education at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, and Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. My public Community Health graduate education was at Texas A&M School of Rural Public health. The only school of RURAL public health in the U.S., this school was established a few years ago and I had the pleasure of being one of its founders.

■ Why Alfaisal University?

■ Mainly because of the following wonderful principle of KFF… “A well educated population….is the foundation for a strong nation”.

■ What do you expect from the medical students? What are the major long-term benefits of this course?

■ I expect from the Alfaisal first year medical students nothing but the BEST! They are our future medical leaders and I am honored to be a part of their exciting journey.

To answer the second part of your question I am responsible for two courses, Biostatistics /Epidemiology and Community Health. As you well know, the various disciplines that can provide knowledge about human health can be grouped into three major categories, all are highly interrelated; basic sciences, clinical sciences, and public/community health. My area of expertise is in the public/community health which can be divided into epidemiology, biostatistics, and health services.

The long-term benefits of the courses that I teach include providing students with some of the most important skills they will gain during this year. These skills will help them, among other things, better understand journal articles, and give them the ability to design and execute research projects.

■ Do you have any advice for medical students on how to approach Biostatistics?

■ Enjoy it! Have fun with it. You will know what I mean when you start using these exceptional skills.

■ Are your tests easy?

■ YES! But, only to a wonderful group of bright students.

■ What would you like to say at the end of this interview?

■ I would like to thank you for giving me this unique chance to introduce myself, and also thank Alfaisal University and the College of Medicine leadership for inviting me to join the COM faculty. I am honored and excited to be a member of Alfaisal COM faculty and I know that I will work very hard to meet the students’ and leadership’s expectations.

Finally, I lived most of my life in Texas and would like to share some of the Texasn’ Cowboy Sayin’ with you all; “ Hay cowboy… If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is STOP diggin’…”

“Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut..”

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that ٣ comes from bad judgement…”

■ Professor Hassan Rajab Biostatistician and Epidemiologist hrajab@alfaisal.edu

■Poetry:

Circle of Control Negative Infinity ■ It was as if we were fated to meet.

As if fate was in control the entire time, watching, waiting for the right moment to spring upon us its ironic ways of teaching us life’s lessons; be it god’s will.

It was as if the awkwardness of the worlds stared at us, pouring Mohammed Khusheim down all the fabric of its wellbeNewsletter Representative ing and making our scenario as msanewsletter@alfaisal.edu cracked and broken as possible, seeping dryness on all, seizing color from within.

It was as if the quick reactions to counter such a higher power were effortless, turning into black, black coal to fuel the fires of fate, exposing my true self and its black, black emptiness.

It was as if disappointment whispered its cruel judgmental words to her, with silence and anonymity to others, with loud roaring demeaning meanings to me through her expressions.

It was as if the very breaths I took poisoned her outer flesh, slowly but surely, guiding her to her demise, provoking her to her leave.

It was as if the “how do you do”s and rapid exaggerated smiles were beaten, unable to faze or crack that pillar of ice, that pillar of cold awkwardness, that pillar of bold fate.

It was as if her leave was the sweetest guarantee she would ever get in her life, containing the joy she thought not but to wave her shy hands in glee, masking her eagerness, masking our awkwardly drowned scenario, and masking my humanity from its sensations, leaving me to the ironic, cold, black, bold fate to dumb me down. ■ C O L L E G E O F M E D I C I N E A L F A I S A L U N I V E R S I T Y

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PHMI Collaboration on Medical Education Course

■ Alfaisal University’s College of Medi-

The College of Medicine follows cine along with Partners Harvard Medical a problem-based, self-directed curriculum, in which patients and problems are International (PHMI) conducted “The studied from multiple standpoints, Third Basic Principles of Undergraduate known as problem based learning (PBL).

Medical Education Course from Feb 7 to PBL will be integrated with appropriate clinical skills training and communityFeb 9, 2009.” based experiences. Emphasis will be The 3rd Basic Principles of Unplaced on critical thinking and problem dergraduate Medical Education Course is solving. accredited by both the Saudi and AmeriThis basic course is designed to can Continuous Medical Education Acprovide potential faculty with the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate creditation. Participants will be certified teaching, training, learning support, apto receive continuing medical education praisal and assessment to undergraduate credits by both Partners Harvard Medical students by applying their knowledge to a International and Alfaisal University. new situation. The speakers are comThis innovative education course posed of senior members of Partners Harvard Medical International along with serves as a qualification for clinicians from our affiliated hospital to contribute regional expertise in the field, Dr. Thomas Aretz and Dr. Constance M. Bowe. their efforts at College of Medicine. It Dr. Thomas Artez joined Parthighlights and acknowledges modern ners Harvard Medical International in teaching techniques practiced in medical 1999. He was the course director of a education. major integrated medical school course at

Harvard from 1992 to 2005. Dr. Aretz, has been in the academic practice of cardiovascular pathology, since 1981. Dr. Aretz received his M.D. degree from Partners Harvard Medical School, and completed his post-doctoral training in pathology and cardiovascular pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Constance M. Bowe has served as Senior Consultant for Partners Harvard Medical International for over 8 years. Dr. Bowe currently serves as a fellow and faculty member for the Harvard-Macy Institute at Partners Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bowe received her MD degree from Stanford University School of Medicine, and completed her post-doctoral training in neurology and pediatrics at Stanford University Hospital in California. ■

PBL Presentation Finale

■ ■ I would say our professors had, and still have, high expectations of us. But after this event, I believe we even surpassed theirs.

On Feb 10 and 11 of 2009, us medical students had a two day problem based learning (PBL) presentation regarding what we had learnt during the semester . Students, faculty, the Dean, Dr. Khaled AlKattan, and the PHMI guest faculty were all present to witness the first ever PBL finale.

Worth 5% of our first semester final grade, the presentation was required to be completed within 6 minutes, followed by a 4 minute timeframe for the audience to ask questions. Further, students had to work in pairs and adhere to their subject at hand together to cover medical subjects we took throughout our curriculum. The presentations were very much student centered and allowed us to express the fruits of our labor. Not only were we able to portray our capability and comprehension of the material, rather, we also showed early leadership and better communication skills.

Thus, I am pleased to inform you all that as the first medical batch, we rocked. Don’t take my word for it, here is what Dr. Dowton had to say: “Many thanks - it was great to get to spend time with the students at Alfaisal. We commend you all for your hard work. My colleagues and I enjoyed very much hearing the presentations. Well ٤ done!!” For the future, lets take it to the next level. ■ Pictures courtesy of medical student Ammar Awaad

■ Mohammed Mathbout (left) ■ Iffat Anindo (right)

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Al-Wasatiah Club “Same Goal, Different Way”

■"Al-Wasatiah" or the "mid-way" Club between excess and deficiency is the first club of its kind to run in Saudi Arabia. The club has unique, new and core visions to pass throughout the campus society. Our goals are to show the real picture of Islam, educate people by new and creative methods, have fun and get out of the studying environment as well as uphold the Alfaisal name.Our activities involve Qur'an circles, lectures and programs, competitions, acting, trips and visits, participating in charitable and humanitarian institutions, and exhibitions. Founded by medical student Abdullah AlShimmary, the dude with the green shirt in the picture, Al-Wasatiah club accepts anyone from the Alfaisal family! Student, faculty, or staff! whether within the College of Medicine or not. As such, anyone can become a member and participate in all events. ■ Abdullah Alshammari aalshammari@alfaisal.edu

■ AlWasatia Club members at the Alfaisal University Mosque

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The Palestinian Pain

■ Every night, when I reformulate my

ian's mom had dropped over her son’s

thoughts, explore my dreams, and surf in

body, for all the children whom were

my imagination, I think about why people

threatened each night, for every single tree

in Palestine risk their lives getting in daily

that was removed, for every Palestinian

combats using rocks against tanks, the rea-

flag that is being burnt, for each home that

sons that motivate them to use their bodies

had been destroyed, for the continuation

as shields, the basis of their unbreakable

of peace; and after all of this, Palestinians

courage, the motive that lies behind their

are blamed for defending their identity;

■ Anas Khani akhani@alfaisal.edu Palestinian pain, it had been always the

constant sacrifice and the source of their

they are blamed because they want to live

motive finding its way through their souls

irresistible spirit ; it is all because they fight

and exist peacefully; they are blamed be-

and bodies, it had been always the words

for their existence, for their land, for their

cause they respect humanity and religions;

they wanted to say proud and loud, long

relatives and friends whom have been killed humanity, glory, peace, existence, and iden- live Palestine. ■ ٥

violently, for every single tear each Palestin- tity had been always standing behind the

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The Most Incredible Trial

■ What happened in this story is stranger than imagination. Moreover, the reader may not believe that the events did happen. Anyway, it is a real story that did occur. Ten men from Samarkand, a city in Uzbekistan, in the 8th century, were traveling to Damascus, the capital of the Islamic empire that covered the quarter of the world at that time.

They were aiming to meet the Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz to tell him about the unjust occupation of their land by the general Kutiba Ibn Muslim AL-bahili. After a very long an exhausting trip, they finally arrived at Damascus and asked to meet the Caliph.

Indeed, they were not sure whether they would be welcomed or not. In any event, they succeeded and were allowed to meet the Caliph. One of them went ahead with confidence and courage to tell the Caliph that the Muslim occupation of his land was injustice. Because

there was an armistice between them and the leader Kutiba but the latter didn’t respect it. Instead, he attacked them surprisingly and occupied their land. After a long silence in the royal palace , they heard what they had not expected. The caliph ordered his judge in Samarkand to call for a trial between Samarkand’s people and the Victorious army of Muslims.

After they had arrived home, they gave

the agreement their answer positive: that leader Kutaiba not respected armistice.

and was the had the Malik Nassan

After a long argu- Arabic Section Producer mnassan@alfaisal.edu ment between both sides, the judge made his final judgment. He asked all the Muslims who came with the army to leave the city, their businesses in it and for some their Samarkand’s wife and children.

This decision was unbelievable. Samarkand’s people could not believe their eyes to see the Islamic army leaving without any force. By the way, after this incredible trial, a more incredible thing happened: most of Samarkand’s people become Muslims; because they the message from the caliph to his judge realized that such justice could not be in Samarkand and then the trial began. applied except by the people who follow The judge started by asking Samarkand’s a just religion.■ people about their case. Then, he asked the remnants if the Islamic army about Reference: Ibn Al Atheir. Alkamel Book of History. Chapter 3

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Instrument of Perfection

■You are in a room and I bring you a collection of 20 surgical tools, some of them are from hospitals today and some are from hospitals 1000 years ago and I ask you to separate the old from the new: do you think that would be an easy task? I think the first thing would come to your mind is: ‘that’s easy, I will take out the crude, unsophisticated and butcher’s knives, and these would be the old tools ’. However, read on before you decide.

If you look back to 10th century in southern Spain (al-undalus), you would find a cutting-edge surgeon called Abul Qasim Khalaf ibn Al-Zahrawi, a man known in the west as Abulcasis. You would find he already has Hani AlTurkmani Arabic Section Producer written his medical encyclopedia al-Tasrif. Included in al-Tasrif was a chapter called On Surgery, which introhalturkmani@alfaisal.edu duced around 200 surgical instrument invented by Al-Zahrawi. He was the first man to change the science from being speculative to experimental by introducing the revolutionary idea of using surgical instruments.

His encyclopedia al-Tasrif was considered to be the first documentation in the history to illustrate surgical tools. These tools were so accurate in design, that they have had only few changes over the last millennium.

As an example of what I told you above, here’s a quotation from his book al-Tasrif describing the treatment for urethral stone using an instrument called al-mish’ab (the drill) for crushing the stone: Take a steel rod with a triangular sharp end and tie a thread proximal to the stone lest it slips back. Introduce it gently till it reaches the stone, turn it around to perforate it…urine comes out immediately, press on the stone from outside and crush it by your finger, it breaks and comes out with urine. If you do not succeed then do cutting. Now, could you do the task I told you earlier?! ■ ٦

Reference: Muslim Heritage in Our World 2nd edition, S. Al-Hassani, E. Woodcock & R. Saoud Foundation Science, Technology and Civilization, pages 160-162.

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‫■ ﻗﺼﺔ ﻗﺼﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫إلى األقصى ولو “حبواً” !‬ ‫بين تلك القصور الشامخة بالفضيلة ال باالرتفاع ‪ ،‬وتلك األحياء الغنية بالعزة ال‬ ‫باألموال ولد احمد ونشأ على عشق أرضه بعد أول مرة أبصرت فيھا عيناه غزة ‪.‬‬ ‫ولد أحمد والقيود في يده ككل أقرانه من أطفال غزة ‪ .‬فھو مثلھم محكوم عليه‬ ‫بالسجن مع األعمال الشاقة في ذاك السجن الكبير " غزة " ‪ .‬بعدما رضع أحمد‬ ‫حليب العفة من أمه ورأى شموخ الجبال في أبيه ‪ ،‬صار رجال في ثياب طفل ‪ .‬لم‬ ‫يفتأ يدرك ما حوله حتى أدرك أنه إما أن يكون كسرا للقيد أو يكون قيدا جديدا في‬ ‫أيدي األرض ‪ .‬فدخل المدرسة وعينه على األقصى ال يجد سوى العلم سالحا‬ ‫لتحريره ‪.‬لطالما كان جادا في دراسته ولكن لم يمنعه ذالك من اللعب ‪ .‬كان يجتمع‬ ‫و أصحابه خالد ويوسف ليلعبوا لعبة التحرير ‪ ،‬فأحدھم يأخذ دور اإلسرائيلي‬ ‫و اآلخرون ھم المقاومة ‪...‬‬ ‫لم يشبع أحمد خالل طفولته من طعام ولم يعرف معنى الرفاھية ‪ ،‬بل كانت‬ ‫صواريخ العدو ھي مفرقعات العيد بالنسبة له ‪ .‬بلغ أحمد أشده و تقدم لجامعة مدينته‬ ‫‪،‬ولحبه وتعلقه باألرض وھيامه بھا قرر أن يدرس الجغرافيا لتنطبع صورة فلسطين‬ ‫في قلبه بكل تضاريسھا ‪ .‬فكان أحمد يذھب لجامعته نھارا لطلب العلم ولقاء العلماء‬ ‫ثم يعود إلى بيته وأھله وبعدھا ينطلق ليعلم الناشئة كالم ‪ H‬تعالى في أحد مساجد‬ ‫الحي‪ .‬بقيت حياة أحمد على ھذا النحو يتعلم ثم يعلم ويمضي ليله قياما و تھجدا‬ ‫و عبادة ‪.‬‬ ‫في يوم مشؤوم ‪ ،‬بدأ العدوان اإلسرائيلي على قطاع غزة ‪ ،‬الصواريخ من كل حدب وصوب ‪ ،‬صوت االنفجارت متزامن مع نبض القلوب ‪،‬‬ ‫الدمار في كل مكان و رائحة الموت تفوح في األرجاء ‪ .‬أبى أحمد أن يبقى في بيته كالنساء ينتظر أحد القذائف تدك بيته أو مجموعة من المرتزقة‬ ‫تھتك عرضه ‪ ،‬فعقد العزم وقام ‪.‬‬ ‫ترك أحمد قيام الليل ليس حبا في النوم أو تفضيال للدنيا ‪ ،‬بل جھادا في سبيل ‪ H‬ودفاعا عن األرض حيث كان يبقى ساھرا طوال الليل في‬ ‫الحراسة والكر والفر ‪.‬‬ ‫كانت ليلة االثنين عندما خرج البطل من بيته ليرابط عند أحد ثغور المدينة المحاصرة مع رفاقه بعدما ودع أمه وداعا غريبا و كأنه شعر بأن‬ ‫خطبا ما سيحدث ‪ .‬وبينما ھو مغروس في األرض كنخلة راسخة إذا بصاروخ غادر يتوجه نحوھم ‪ .‬وما ھي إال لحظات حتى انفجر الصاروخ‬ ‫وانتقل صاحبي الطفولة خالد ويوسف إلى رحمة ‪ H‬شھداء ‪.‬‬ ‫بترت ساقا أحمد على الفور وغاب عقله عن الوعي أما قلبه فظل يقظا متعلقا با‪. N‬‬ ‫استيقظ أحمد و ھو ال يعلم كم لبث غائبا عن الوعي ليجد نفسه عل سرير مستشفى غريب عليه و حيدا ‪ .‬نظر من النافذة فرأى مدينة تعج‬ ‫بالسيارات و األبنية الشاھقة ‪ ،‬لم ير دمارا ولم يسمع دويا ‪ .‬سأل نفسه ‪ :‬ھل أنا في غزة ؟‬ ‫ظن بداية أنه يحلم ‪ ،‬ولكنه كان يشعر بألم في كل جسمه ‪ .‬فتساءل ‪ :‬ولكن كيف يتألم من يحلم ؟!‬ ‫بقي مندھشا حتى رأى والده بجانبه ليخبره أنھما غادرا غزة عبر مصر وتوجھا للسعودية ‪ ،‬وھما اآلن في إحدى مشافيھا ‪ .‬تعجب احمد ‪ :‬أفرارا‬

‫من األرض يا أبي ؟! فمن لھا بعدنا ؟‬

‫ثم حاول أن يقوم فما استطاع ‪،‬فعلم عندھا أنه قد فقد ساقيه في تلك الحادثة ‪ .‬بقي أحمد في ذاك المستشفى صابرا يتابع أخبار أھله في غزة في‬ ‫حرقة وألم وربما أحيانا بعض الغبطة ألنھم صمدوا وبقوا أما ھو فقد ذھب ‪.‬‬ ‫بينما ھو يتأمل حال األمة عل سرير الجرح ‪ ،‬إذ بمجموعة من الشباب تقبل عليه ‪ .‬سألھم ‪ :‬من انتم ؟ أخبروه أنھم شباب من ھذه األمة منعتھم‬ ‫الظروف من الدفاع عن غزة فلم يجدوا أقل من زيارة األبطال المصابين و تخفيف آالمھم ‪.‬‬ ‫سأل أحد الشباب أحمد ‪ :‬ماذا أنت فاعل عندما تخرج من المستشفى ؟‬ ‫رد أحمد ‪ :‬سأعود إلى وطني ولو حبوا ألكمل مسيرتي و أدحر العدو ‪.‬‬ ‫ونظر أحمد إلى أولئك الشباب متفائال وقال لھم ‪ :‬كونوا أقوياء واصمدوا كما صمدنا فنحن لن ننصر بعد ‪ /‬إال بكم ‪.‬‬ ‫ومرت األيام ‪ ،‬وعاد أحمد إلى غزة ليكمل طريقه إلى األقصى ولو حبوا !‬ ‫■بقلم ‪ :‬أحد شباب الفيصل الذين قاموا بزيارة أحمد عندما كان في مستشفى المملكة في مدينة الرياض وسمع قصته وشاھد طلعته البھية و‬ ‫عاين إصابته‪.‬‬ ‫مالك نعسان‬ ‫‪mnassan@alfaisal.edu‬‬ ‫‪٧‬‬

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‫■ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﻐﻴﺮﻭﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺄﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ‬

‫■ ﻃﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ !‬

‫“إيميالت” آخر زمن !‬

‫■خطرت لي فكرة ھذا المقال عندما‬ ‫طلب مني أحد أقاربي أن أشرح له‬ ‫قليالً عن كنه العصارة الصفراوية‬ ‫و عن مسارھا‪ ،‬و بما أن السائل ال‬ ‫يتقن اإلنجليزية‪ ،‬فقد بدأت أحاول‬ ‫أن أترجم ما في جعبتي من تلك‬ ‫المصطلحات اإلنجليزية إلى اللغة‬ ‫العربية‪ .‬و ھنا وقعت في ورطة‪،‬‬ ‫فلم أكن أعلم المقابل من العربية‬ ‫سوى الكبد و المرارة! وكما تعلم‪،‬‬ ‫فإن تواصلك كطبيب سيكون في‬ ‫أغلبه مع متحدثي لغة الضاد‪ ،‬و ھذا‬ ‫يطرح أھمية معرفتنا للمصطلح‬ ‫العربي تماما ً كمعرفتنا للمصطلح‬ ‫اإلنجليزي‪ .‬أعرض لكم في ما يلي‬ ‫‪ ١٥‬مصطلح طبي و المقابل له من‬ ‫اللغة العربية‪■:‬‬

‫■أرجو من قرائي األعزاء أن يلتمسوا لي العذر ألنني قد أكون‬ ‫حازما بعض الشيء في ما سأكتب و لربما كنت شديد اللھجة أحيانا‬ ‫وما ذلك إال لحزني و غضبي الشديد لما أراه ‪.‬‬ ‫المؤمن كيس فطن ليس بغبي‬ ‫وال ساذج‪ .‬ولكن ھذا يتنافى‬ ‫مع ما يفعله البعض من‬ ‫إرسال رسائل بريد الكتروني‬ ‫بدون تحمل أدنى مسؤولية ‪.‬‬ ‫مما جعل أعدائنا يسخرون‬ ‫من سذاجتنا – إن صح‬ ‫التعبير _ ويستغلونھا‬ ‫لتخريب عقولنا وقلوبنا‪.‬‬ ‫فعلى سبيل المثال ‪ ،‬تصلك‬ ‫رسالة تتكلم عن شيء من الدين و يكون فيھا أحاديث بال سند و آيات‬ ‫بال تدقيق و لربما كانت الرسالة كلھا مغلوطة ‪ .‬صدقوني أنني قد‬ ‫تلقيت رسائل من شباب ملتزمين مثقفين لو دققتَ في محتواھا‬ ‫لوجدتھا تخدش بالعقيدة ‪.‬فنجري وراء عواطفنا ونرسل ھذه الرسائل‬ ‫لكل من نعرف عن حسن نية !‬ ‫ونوع آخر ھي رسائل تتكلم عن مأساة لمظلوم يُذكر فيھا اسم الظالم‬ ‫و عنوانه و رقم جواله‪ ،‬فتقوم حضرتك بإرسالھا فورا ‪ ،‬ولكن ماذا لو‬ ‫كانت القصة مكذوبة ؟ أال تكون بذلك قد شاركت في التشھير بھذا‬ ‫الشخص المذكور فيھا ‪ ،‬وفضحته أمام العالم !‬

‫‪Ovary‬‬ ‫‪Uterus‬‬ ‫‪Ovulation‬‬ ‫‪Urethra‬‬ ‫‪Seminal‬‬ ‫‪vesicles‬‬ ‫‪Pharynx‬‬ ‫‪Esophagus‬‬ ‫‪Gallbladder‬‬ ‫‪Spleen‬‬ ‫‪Duodenum‬‬ ‫‪Ureter‬‬ ‫‪Adrenal cortex‬‬ ‫‪Peptic ulcer‬‬ ‫‪Bile‬‬ ‫‪Appendix‬‬

‫مبيض‬ ‫الرحم‬ ‫إباضة‬ ‫إحليل‬ ‫حويصالت منوية‬ ‫بلعوم‬ ‫المرئ‬ ‫المرارة‬ ‫الطحال‬ ‫االثني عشر‬ ‫الحالب‬ ‫الغدة فوق الكلوية‬ ‫)الكظرية(‬ ‫قرحة ھضمية‬ ‫العصارة الصفراوية‬ ‫الزائدة الدودية‬

‫■ ﺻﻮﺭﺓ ﻭﻣﻌﻨﻰ‬

‫ومما يثير السخرية ھنا ھو ما قام به أغلبنا بإرسال نوع من الرسائل‬ ‫عشرات المرات تخبرك أنك إن لم ترسلھا ستقوم الشركة –ھوتميل‬ ‫مثال‪ -‬بإغالق بريدك االلكتروني ‪ .‬فنقوم عزيزي القارئ وبكل بساطة‬ ‫بإرسالھا ‪ -‬و يالھا من سذاجة !!!‪ -‬وھناك رسائل أخرى تدعي أنك إن‬ ‫لم ترسلھا س ٌتكسر يدك أو تدھسك سيارة مسرعة ! و آخرون يقسمون‬ ‫عليك بأن ترسل الرسالة و إال فأنت إنسان "سيء"‪.‬‬ ‫على أية حال ‪ ،‬ھذه بعض أنواع الرسائل التي يتداولھا الشباب بكثرة‪.‬‬ ‫ولكن ھل الموضوع بھذه الخطورة ‪ ،‬أم أنني أبالغ قليال؟‬ ‫سأتركك أخي مع بعض النصوص ثم سأعود إليك بعدھا ‪:‬‬ ‫قال تعالى )) َيا أَ ُّي َھا الَّذِينَ آ َم ُنوا إِن َجاء ُك ْم َفاسِ قٌ ِب َن َب ٍأ َف َت َب َّي ُنوا أَن‬ ‫ص ِب ُحوا َع َلى َما َف َع ْل ُت ْم َنا ِدمِينَ (( الحجرات ‪٦‬‬ ‫ُتصِ ي ُبوا َق ْوما ً ِب َج َھا َل ٍة َف ُت ْ‬ ‫وعن أنس بن مالك ‪ -‬رضي ‪ H‬عنه ‪ -‬قال‪ :‬قال رسول ‪ H‬صلى‬ ‫‪ H‬عليه وسلم ‪ )) :‬من كذب علي متعمدا فليتبوأ مقعده من‬ ‫النار(( رواه أحمد‬ ‫قال النبي صلى ‪ H‬عليه وسلم ‪ )):‬رأيت الليلة رجلين أتياني قاال ‪:‬‬ ‫الذي رأيته يشق شدقه فكذاب يكذب بالكذبة تحمل عنه حتى تبلغ‬ ‫اآلفاق فيصنع به إلى يوم القيامة(( رواه البخاري ‪.‬‬ ‫أعتقد أننا قد شعرنا اآلن بخطورة الموقف ‪ .‬فلربما نشرنا حديثا‬ ‫مكذوبا أو قصة مختلقة أو اتھمنا بريئا وكل ذلك ألننا ال نتدبر ما نقرأ‬ ‫بل نتبع ما تمليه علينا عواطفنا ‪.‬‬ ‫فلنعاھد أنفسنا أن نتبين من كل رسالة نرسلھا و أن ننشر ھذا الوعي على‬ ‫االنترنت و في المنتديات وبين أصحابنا ‪ .‬ولنبدأ بأنفسنا أوال فإن ‪ H‬ال يغير‬ ‫ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسھم ‪...‬‬ ‫■بقلم‪ :‬مالك نعسان‬

‫‪mnassan@alfaisal.edu‬‬

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‫■فتاة تدرس على أحد أرصفة مدينة دمشق‪.‬‬

‫■ ﺇﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻟﺤﻜﻤﺔ‪...‬‬ ‫ﻗﻠﺐ ﺍﻷﻡ‬ ‫أغرى امرئ يوما غالما جـــــاھال‬ ‫قال ائتني بفؤاد أمك يا فـــــــــــتى‬ ‫فمضى وأغمد خنجرا في صـدرھا‬ ‫لكنه من فرط سرعته ھـــــــــــوى‬ ‫ناده قلب األم وھو مع ّفـــــــــــــــر‬ ‫فكأن ھذا الصوت رغم حنـــــــوه‬ ‫فدرى فظيع جناية لم يجنــــــــــھا‬ ‫فارتد نحو القلب يغسله بمــــــــــا‬ ‫ويقول يا قلب انتقم منــــــــي وال‬ ‫واستل خنجره ليطعن نفســـــــــه‬ ‫‪٨‬‬

‫ناداه قلب األم كف يـــــــدا وال‬

‫بنقوده كي ما ينال به الوطــــــــــــــر‬ ‫ولك الجواھر والدراھم والــــــــــدرر‬ ‫والقلب أخرجه وعاد علـــــــــى األثر‬ ‫فتدحرج القلب المـــــــــضرج إذ عثر‬ ‫ولدي حبيبي ھل أصــابك من ضرر ؟‬ ‫غضب السماء على الــــــغالم قد انھمر‬ ‫ولد سواه منذ تاريخ الـــــــــــــــــــبشر‬ ‫سالت بھا عيناه من فيــــــــــض العبر‬ ‫تغفر فإن جريمـــــــــــــــــتي ال تغتفر‬ ‫طعنا فيبقى عبرة لـــــــــــــــمن اعتبر‬

‫تطعن فؤادي مرتيـــــن على األثر‬

‫ﺍﻟﻤﻠﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‬ ‫■ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺍﺩ‬

‫■ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻵﻥ‬ ‫لقاح ضد السكري!‬

‫الفيصل‬

‫توصل باحثون بريطانيون إلى أن فيروسا منتشرا قد يكون سبب اإلصابة بحاالت عديدة‬

‫■ھذا المقال موجه إلينا نحن أبناء الفيصل‬

‫من مرض السكري خاصة في األطفال‪.‬‬

‫الذين سيكونون بإذن ‪ H‬الجنود المحققين‬

‫فقد اكتشفت دالئل على وجود فيروسات الجھاز الھضمي في أنسجة من البنكرياس في‬

‫لجزء من أحالمه العظيمة والنبيلة التي سعى‬

‫نحو ‪ %٦٠‬من األطفال المصابين بمرض السكري نوع ‪ ،١‬لكن الفيروس يكاد يكون‬

‫إلى تحقيقھا بكل إخالص وصدق‪ ،‬ھمه‬

‫معدوما في األطفال غير المصابين بالمرض‪.‬‬

‫تطوير األمة العربية واإلسالمية حسب‬

‫كذلك وجد أن ‪ %٤٠‬من البالغين المصابين بمرض السكري نوع ‪ ٢‬فيھم دالئل على‬

‫متطلبات العصرالراھن وحفظ كرامتھا‬

‫اإلصابة بالفيروس في الخاليا التي تفرز اإلنسولين‪.‬‬

‫ووجودھا بين األمم‪.‬‬

‫ومرض السكري نوع ‪ ١‬ھو مرض في جھاز‬ ‫المناعة يتم فيه تدمير خاليا بيتا في البنكرياس‬

‫وإن أقل رد لجميل ھذا اإلنسان العظيم ھو فھم‬

‫والتي تنتج اإلنسولين‪.‬‬

‫فلسفته ومراده من أحالمه الكثيرة التي تحقق جزء منھا ببناء ھذا الصرح العلمي‪،‬‬

‫أما مرض السكري نوع ‪ ٢‬فھو المرتبط بالبدانة‬

‫متابعين المسيرة نحو بلد مسلم متحضر يزخر بالعلم ويسمو به‪ .‬ولو سألت عن ھذه‬

‫في البالغين‪.‬‬

‫الفلسفة لوجدتھا في التحصيل الجاد والھادف لخدمة الدين اإلسالمي العظيم‬

‫وتطرح ھذه الدراسة التي نشرت في مجلة علوم‬

‫والبشرية جمعاء عربا وعجما‪ .‬ولن يتحقق ذلك إال إذا سعى شباب جامعة الفيصل‬

‫مرض السكري فكرة انتاج لقاح ضد المرض‪.‬‬

‫ليكونوا علما ًء في اختصاصاتھم ال يقبلون بأن يمضوا إال وقد تركوا بصماتھم في‬

‫ورغم أنه من المعروف ان العامل الوراثي يلعب دورا ھاما في خطر إصابة الشخص‬

‫عالم العلم والعلماء‪ .‬ويجب علينا أن ال ننسى للحظة واحدة ھذا الھدف السامي‬

‫بالمرض‪ ،‬إال أنه ال بد من وجود عوامل بيئية أخرى‪ ،‬كما أن فكرة وجود فيروس‬

‫متجملين بالدين واألخالق وحب الخير والعطاء‪.‬‬

‫كعامل مسبب للمرض مطروحة منذ عقود من الزمن‪.‬‬ ‫جزاك ‪ H‬أيھا الفيصل عنا وعن كل األمة اإلسالمية كل خير وجعله ‪ H‬في ميزان‬ ‫ويعتقد الباحثون أنه في األطفال الذين لديھم استعداد وراثي لإلصابة بمرض السكري‬

‫حسناتك‪ ...‬آمين‪.‬‬

‫نوع ‪ ١‬فإن اإلصابة بالفيروس قد يفجر النشاط المناعي الذي يظھر المرض‪.‬‬

‫■بقلم‪ :‬ھاني التركماني‬ ‫‪halturkmani@alfaisal.edu‬‬

‫أما في حاالت اإلصابة بمرض السكر نوع ‪ ٢‬وھو المرتبط بالبدانة في البالغين فيعتقد‬ ‫الباحثون أن اإلصابة تؤثر على قدرة الخاليا على تصنيع اإلنسولين‪ ،‬وھذا ـ مع الحاجة‬

‫■ ﻋﺮﺑﻴﺰﻱ!‬

‫غير أن ھناك نحو ‪ ١٠٠‬نوع مختلف من ھذه الفيروسات‪ ،‬ولذا رغم أن مثل ھذه‬

‫■عبد ‪ /‬الشمري‬ ‫‪aalshammari@alfaisal.edu‬‬

‫إلى كميات أكبر من اإلنسولين في البدينين ـ يكفيان لإلصابة بالمرض‪.‬‬ ‫الدراسة تفتح الباب أمام تطوير لقاح ضد مرض السكري إال أنه يجب أوال تحديد أنواع‬ ‫الفيروسات التي تسبب المرض‪.‬‬ ‫—————‬ ‫المصدر‪ :‬موقع ‪)BBC Arabic‬مع التصرف(‪ ،‬بتاريخ ‪٢٠٠٩-٠٣-٠٧‬‬

‫■ ﺧﻴﺮ ﺟﻠﻴﺲ‬ ‫لطالما كان الشيخ علي الطن‪g‬ط‪g‬اوي –رح‪g‬م‪g‬ه ‪ -H‬م‪g‬ن‪g‬ارة‬ ‫للعلم و األدب‪ ،‬حامالً للواء التغيير‪ .‬لكن بأسلوبه الم‪g‬م‪g‬ت‪g‬ع‬ ‫و القريب إلى القلب‪ ،‬سوا ًء كان القارئ شابا ً أم مشيب‪g‬ا ً‪ .‬و‬ ‫قد عاصر الشيخ على مر تل‪g‬ك الس‪g‬ن‪g‬ي‪g‬ن ال‪g‬ط‪g‬وي‪g‬ل‪g‬ة‪ ،‬ال‪g‬ت‪g‬ي‬ ‫قضاھا في خدمة الدين‪ ،‬الكثير م‪g‬ن ال‪g‬ق‪g‬ض‪g‬اي‪g‬ا ال‪g‬دي‪g‬ن‪g‬ي‪g‬ة و‬ ‫األدبية‪ ،‬فكان لسانه و قلمه ال يكالن ال‪g‬ذود ع‪g‬ن ح‪g‬ي‪g‬اض‬ ‫اإلسالم و النقد في ساحات األدب‪ .‬و في كت‪g‬اب ص‪U‬ور و‬ ‫خواطر ‪ُ ،‬جمع ل‪g‬ل‪g‬ك‪g‬ات‪g‬ب ب‪g‬ع‪g‬ض م‪g‬ن ت‪g‬ل‪g‬ك ال‪g‬م‪g‬ق‪g‬االت و‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مكونة بذلك جليسا ً لك ال تمل حديثه‪.‬‬ ‫األحاديث‬

‫أال يا ‪Paul‬يا ‪ Ganguly‬إني‬

‫رأيتـــــك عاشقا للــ ‪Education‬‬

‫فدم للعلم والتعليـــــم بــــحــــرا‬

‫كمــــــا قد كنت للتشريح ‪Ocean‬‬

‫وقد كذب الذي يبــــغي افتخارا‬

‫عليــــــــــك إبانة أو ‪Indication‬‬

‫تلم بجل أمراض البرايـــــــــــا‬

‫وتفھمھــــــــا بغير ‪Translation‬‬

‫ولم أسمع بمثلك ھندسيـــــــــــا‬

‫تديــــــر معــــــامال بأقل ‪Motion‬‬

‫كأنك في الفصول تدير فيھـــــا‬

‫جداولھـــا مدير الـ ‪Orientation‬‬

‫وقفت على ‪ Gray's‬في علوم‬

‫وجئت لنـــا بأفضل ‪Correlation‬‬

‫ھداك ‪ /‬أنت فتى كريــــــــــم‬

‫فال تبخـــل علينا بالـ ‪Evaluation‬‬

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■ The Insider Medicine Project is a physician-led news and knowledge-translation initiative that allows patients, doctors and medical students to keep up on the latest medical information by our team of medical experts. Our goal is to reach patients, medical doctors and students around the world to ensure that each is receiving a daily "evidence based" health and medical update. Basically, a news and knowledge translation organization.

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February 9, 2009 From Seattle - According to a study in the journal Cancer, smoking marijuana may increase the risk of testicular cancer. In a study of over 1,300 men, researchers found that, compared to those who had never smoked marijuana, current users had a 70% increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk increased by 40% in men who smoked marijuana less than once a week and doubled in those who smoked it at least once a week

February 11, 2009 From Illinois - According to research in Public Library of Science One, drinking soda may increase the risk of kidney damage in women. In a study of over 9,300 people, researchers found that women who drank at least two regular soft drinks each day had a 40% increased risk of albuminuria - a marker for kidney disease.

These results were not found among men or those who drank diet sodas.

February 20, 2009 From San Diego - According to research presented at the International Stroke Conference, living near fast food restaurants increases the risk of stroke. In a study of several neighborhoods in Texas, researchers found a 13% increased risk of stroke in those with the highest number of fast food restaurants. In fact, the relative stroke risk increased by 1% for each fast food restaurant in a designated neighborhood.

February 20, 2009 From Los Angeles - According to research in the journal Stroke, drinking tea could reduce stroke risk. In a meta-analysis of 9 studies involving nearly 195,000 people, researchers found that those who drank at least 3 cups of black or green tea every day were 21% less likely to have a stroke than those who consumed less than a cup per day. This suggests an effect that is similar in magnitude to exercise

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Student’s Voice •

Name: Ahmed Magdi Abu-Zaid Date of Birth: November 29th, 1989 Nationality: Sudanese Email: aabuzaid@alfaisal.edu

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■ Why did you choose medicine at Alfaisal University?

■ I chose medicine because from my childhood I had a plan profoundly embedded in my heart to treat sick human beings, and hence, drawing a smile on their faces. Another reason is that a medical career in itself is humanitarian and exhilarative in nature. That is to say, a medical career aims to make sick people feel the happiness of being healthy, which is of great importance.

■ Why did you choose Alfaisal University?

■ Because I believe that Alfaisal has the elevated educational standards that make a clear-cut distinction between it and other universities. I am pleased and delighted by the trustworthiness of the Board of Trustees, expert administration staff, the highstandard faculty, the distinctive well-developed curriculum, the modern facilities, and most importantly, the affiliation with Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI).

■ What are your talents, hobbies, and activities that you enjoy doing in your free time?

■ Graphic designing, drawing, weight lifting, volley ball, swimming, video games, reading short stories and observing cadaveric dissections! Also, I like watching TV, especially scientific programs and European Soccer Leagues. In addition, I like hanging out with friends whenever possible.

■ What’s your favorite sport, book, movie, and place to visit?

■ My favorite sport is volley ball. My favorite book is the Holy Qur’an. My favorite movie is “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”. My favorite place to visit is Makah and Al-Maddinah.

■ Which specialty in medicine do you tend to favor?

■ I’m looking forward to becoming a neurologist.

■ What would you like to say at the end of this interview? You’re voice.

■ I’d like to thank Mohammed Khusheim, and all the hidden heroes behind the great success of this delightful Med Times newsletter. In addition, I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to all our beloved faculty and MSA members for their great efforts in developing our knowledge progress at Alfaisal University.

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7-9 April 2009: Evidence Based Practice (EBP) foundation course President: msapresident@alfaisal.edu Newsletter: msanewsletter@alfaisal.edu Curriculum: msacurriculum@alfaisal.edu Assessment: msaassessment@alfaisal.edu Development: msadevelopment@alfaisal.edu Social: msasocial@alfaisal.edu Sports: msasport@alfaisal.edu

Useful Links College of Medicine www.alfaisal.edu/colleges/medicine/default.htm Moodle Learning Management System http://moodle.alfaisal.edu Alfaisal Continuing Medical Education www.alfaisalcme.com Partners Harvard Medical International www.hmi.hms.harvard.edu KFSH & RC www.bportal.kfshrc.edu.sa

Contacts and Credits Producer and Designer Mohammed Khusheim msanewsletter@alfaisal.edu Arabic Section Producers Malik Nassan mnassan@alfaisal.edu Hani Al-Turkmani halturkmani@alfaisal.edu Academic Affairs Officer Abir Ashour aashour@alfaisal.edu Editor Professor Richard Arnold rarnold@alfaisal.edu Arabic Section Editor Sondos AlJezairy Sjezairy@alfaisal.edu Dean and Supervisor Prof. Khaled Al-Kattan kkattan@alfaisal.edu Alfaisal University P.O.Box 50927 Riyadh 11533. Saudi Arabia (+966) 1 4402000 info@alfaisal.edu A L F A I S A L U N I V E R S I T Y A F F I L I A T E D W I T H :

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