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AUB student Mohamad S. Dimashkieh immortalized with scholarship fund of ‘hope’ Mohammad Yaghi Staff Writer

ohamad S. Dimashkieh will be deeply missed but not forgotten, thanks to his family who are now establishing the Mohamad S. Dimashkieh Endowed Scholarship Fund at the American University of Beirut in his memory. This scholarship will go towards helping students complete their education at the Olayan School of Business.

Fouad Badaoui Senior Staff Writer As they represent their alma mater in international competitions and compete with other universities, AUB varsity teams find it impossible to travel without having to pay excessively large sums of money from their own pockets, and many students are finding it hard to keep up financially. In an email interview with Outlook, Director of Athletics Ghaleb Halimi said that, with the exception of some special events that get sponsorships, most of the Athletics Department’s funding is an annual budget. Halimi admitted that some activities are “unfor-

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A special person loved by many, passed away on January 14, 2011 because of a tragic car accident. Dimashkieh joined AUB in 2007 and would have graduated this year from the OSB. Two of Dimashkieh’s close friends were approached to comment on their friend, however wished to remain anonymous in symbolizing that their sentiments towards Dimashkieh are shared by all those who knew

The Insight Club invites to the “24th Annual Islamic Book Fair” which will run from Wednesday April 13 up until Thursday April 21 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at West Hall, Mahmoud Malhas Common Room.

tunately not funded enough, including foreign travel.” This year, his department plans on sending 15 varsity teams abroad with an allocated budget of no more than $35,000 and the expectation that student athletes will come up with the rest. “With the available budget we send the maximum number of students with fixed numbers in each team with a higher cost on the individual athletes,” said Halimi. A guideline in the Student-Athlete Handbook reads as follows: “While student-participants need to assist in payment of some trip expenses, every attempt must be made to continued on page 4

Sheikh Amin Al-Kurdi will be opening the fair and giving a lecture on April 12 at 6:00 p.m.

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Varsity sports teams: Representing AUB on a shoestring budget

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Engaging Change in the Middle East, Reflections on Regional Transformation panel discussion Caterina Belardi Staff Writer

ngaging Change in the Middle East”; this was the chorus of the panel that gathered Thursday April 6th in Bathish Auditorium, as the audience and speakers reflected on the recent regional transformations in the Arab World. AUB’s Provost Ahmad Dallal, also sponsor of the event, opened the floor explaining how “at AUB, as a thriving and resilient institution as it is, we have the duty to think and try to understand what is happening around us.” Rami Khouri, director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public and Internation-

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al Affairs (IFI), emphasized how the hunger for change in the region was fueled by “the humiliation of the Arab citizen and the deligitimizai-

tion of the Arab State,” making this a crucial moment for Arab history. He referred to continued on page 4

AUB 5th annual Research Day Featuring oral presentations and poster sessions in basic science and clinical research! All members of the AUB community and particularly medical students, graduate students, post-doctoral research fellows and residents or interns belonging to a research team are invited to attend the 5th annual Research Day to be held this Saturday, April16 at the Issam Fares Hall of the American University of Beirut from 8:30 a.m. and up until 2:00 p.m.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) wins Middle East Student Branch Congress (ME-SCB) in Qatar, now liable to hold the IEEE-ME-SBC 2013 at AUB Emile Zankoul Staff Writer

he IEEE raised the name of AUB by bringing back home with them the trophy of the DOA contest and, even better, the right to host the Middle East Student Branch Congress (ME-SBC) in 2013. This year, the contest and congress took place in Qatar, more specifically in the University of Texas A&M between March 15 and 18. Many countries participated such as KSA, UAE, Oman, Syria, and so on. Four students went from Lebanon to represent the AUB in the 2nd edition of the ME-SBC. The four were Rami El-Mir, 4th year ECE and Chair of the IEEE, Caren Zogheib, 3rd year ECE and Vice-Chair of the IEEE, Nadida Raad, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Graduate and Chair of the WIE and last but not least, Najwa Tayara, 3rd year Computer and Communications Engineering and Vice-Chair of the Women In Engineering (WIE). They took off to Qatar on March 14 and joined, with the other

delegations, the welcome dinner at Le Park Hotel in Doha, the Hotel in which they were going to stay. The next day, the opening ceremony took place and the representatives of the different universities across the Middle East had the chance to participate in a workshop that was followed by a tour around Education City which featured many universities such as Texas A&M, George Town, Weill Cornell and others. On the March 16 of, more workshops (about 18) were offered concerning several skills such as presentation, leadership, team building and technical skills. Then, it was time for the first step of the contest: The Video. Each delegation had to show the video it had prepared to present their countries and universities. On this step, AUB scored 42/50, graded by a jury. The second step of the contest took place the day after and it consisted of a presentation with the following topic: “How would you host the next congress if it were to happen in your campus?” With only one day of preparation, AUB managed to get the

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highest score of 533/600 and a very positive feedback from the jury stating that our representatives were very professional and well organized. There were, then, two teams remaining, the finalists, being AUB and Princess Sumaya University of Technology (PSUT). The final step that was going to decide which team will be crowned winner of the Delegation of Aspiration (DOA) contest was a debate with the topic “We cannot live without technology anymore.” AUB

had to argue against the thesis while PSUT had to defend it. All the delegations along with the jury had to witness the debate and had a certain time reserved for questions. Our AUB representatives handled the debate more than well as they were very organized, giving rational answers and showing great teamwork skills thus gaining the audience’s attention. Eventually, during the closing dinner, AUB were announced winners, gaining the privilege of hosting the

next ME-SBC in Beirut in 2013. El Mir said “Attending the ME-SBC was very rich and fruitful as we met a lot of new people and professionals. The workshops were very interesting and instructive. Winning the contest made me really proud because I represented Lebanon and specifically AUB.” The IEEE representatives can only be congratulated for their huge success and for the achievement they’ve accomplished, raising the AUB’s name higher and higher.

Meet your “sexpectations” Jackie Daoud Staff Writer The AUB Wellness Program launched an interactive discussion that took place on April 7th in Auditorium B in West Hall. The discussion topics revolved around birth control methods, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and general notions concerning sexual practices within an Arab country such as Lebanon. Dr. Faysal El-Kak was responsible for conducting the discussion and provided a spectrum of enriching statistics and valuable information entailing the term “sexuality” and the various sexual perceptions found within Lebanon. Sexuality, according to Dr. Rl-Kak, can be regarded as the central aspect of human-

ity, but can also be seen as a personal choice, an intrinsic right as well as a panel of experiences that determine your sexual preferences. Sexuality can be analogous to a wheel with each spike representing a various component, collectively defining what it is to be a sexual being. This wheel of fortune is simultaneously a wheel of misfortune as Dr. El- Kak put it, as it entails not only the pleasurable aspect of sex, but also the stream of trouble that follows it. Some of the complexities related to sexuality include the issues of STI’s, unplanned pregnancy, birth control, cervical cancer as well as sexual disorders and controversy encompassing the significance attributed to the hymen. In the 70s puberty used to strike at the age of 13 and the

average age of marriage was 22-24, whereas nowadays puberty takes place at 11 and the average age of marriage has become 29-33 thus increasing what Dr. El-Kak labeled the “Biosocial gap”. This refers to the period of time between puberty and marriage during which a person is sexually curious and begins to explore what it means to be a sexual being. Since this biosocial gap has been on the rise, there is a larger window of vulnerability and therefore more risk for sexual coercion, abortions and acquiring STI’s all because of the lack of sexual awareness our society suffers from. In Lebanon, we experience many gaps in which we are completely lacking in sexual maturity. For example, many people have acquired a false sense of security surrounding

the issue of contracting STIs, as they believe that they are immune to falling victim to them. They then proceed to engage in sexual practices without the use of a condom in order to increase their sexual pleasure during intercourse. Out of these people 6% were infected with an STI that they were completely oblivious to. In addition to this fact, another false sense of security is found during “outercourse,” throughout which friction of genitals despite there being no penetration, may still lead to ejaculation around the genital area, leading to a possibility of unplanned pregnancy. Finally Dr. El-Kak stressed the importance of the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine. A relatively new addition to the market, it is a vaccination against an STI that may

in certain women develop into cervical cancer. In fact, for every 1 million women infected with HPV, 100,000 will develop precancerous changes and 1600 will further develop invasive cervical cancer. This translates to one woman developing cervical cancer every two minutes! HPV vaccine provides a kind of prophylaxis against cancer and can be administered to all women between the ages of 11 and 26. In concurrence with the pap smear, cervical cancer can be effectively prevented. The moral of the story here is its better to be safe than sorry because all it takes is one momentary lapse to steal your life away. See picture on page 12.

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Ali Kassem Contributing Editor Organized by the Office of Communications, the “AUB Fair for Junior High School Students” extends until April 15 on campus to enable Grade 11 students from all over Lebanon to visit the university. The fair begian with students watching a 25 minute video about AUB, its history, faculties and student life. Later they were given an hourlong tour around campus by one or more current AUB students. The organizers of the event mainly wanted to introduce, attract and inform students from all over Lebanon about AUB. It can be said that they have achieved their goals. This achievement was possible thanks to the diligent effort the organizing committee put into the event. Indeed, be it in recruiting volunteers, accommodating 4567 high school students within the university grounds as well as providing the students with the information they came for, the committee did a stellar job.

AUB holds fair for high school students Surprisingly, the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (FAFS), the Faculty of Health Science (FHS) and the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing (RHNS) were the only faculties to offer a representative to provide the students with much needed information and answer any questions they may have. Meanwhile, the entire Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) limited itself to a miser representation: a single booth located at the entrance of West Hall. Indeed, the FAS booth was only giving out bookmarks that lacked the simplest of facts and figures about admission requirements or costs. Given that what the students come for is information, the lack of faculty representatives might seem odd but it can be convincingly justified. According to Johnny ElHage, the events coordinator at AUB’s Office of Communications who was in charge of this event, students are not interested in detailed information about the majors or the courses. From experience, the committee has learned that what the students need

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most is information about financial aid and admissions requirements. Accordingly, a spokesperson from the Admission’s Office addressed the students before the video. The video, in turn, provided answers to most of the concerns the students might have. Nevertheless, some faculties, feeling the need to promote what they have to offer beyond what the video could

provide, chose to be represented by booths. El-Hage also said that the movie focused on extracurricular activities and student life at AUB because the high school students already know that AUB only admits “the cream” of the applicants. The fair was intended to show the students how “studying was not just about classes, but an overall experience.”

Anwar Dandachi, an AUB student that volunteered during the fair stated that “while the fair was successful, students in Lebanon usually lack the guidance they need to decide on a career path. It would have been great had AUB provided the visitors with more information regarding what might lay ahead for each major.”

Newest society to date: The Psychology Student Society Christine Saliba Staff Writer

tudents majoring in Psychology have always suffered from the lack of an official student society representing them. “All other majors have one, why don’t we?” and “Us psychology students have so many ideas, we just need a society to embody us” were frequent complaints. The idea of creating an actual society began penetrating student’s minds at the beginning of the fall semester, but it was still a vague project until Elena Andriotis and Noura Khayat, two psychology seniors, decided to take matters into their own hands. After quickly securing the minimal number of signatures needed and going through technical matters with the Student Affairs Office, the Psychology Student

Society was finally born. The cabinet is comprised of Elena Andriotis, president; Serge Geara, vice-president; Noura Khayat, treasurer; Safa Shehab, secretary; and Laudi Aridi, member at large. According to Elena Andriotis and Safa Shehab, the mission statement of this new society is to “request for improvements in our department, raise awareness about Psychology as an interdisciplinary field of science and cooperate together as a uniform group of students within the American University of Beirut.” The first event of the PSS was organized jointly with the Political Studies and Public Administration (PSPA) Student Society and consisted of a karaoke dinner with open wings and soft drinks. It was a huge success, as the place was packed and the atmosphere ecstatic. A more

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intimate event followed, and entailed a small gathering between psychology students and faculty members in Jesup Hall to share interests and thoughts over drinks and finger-food. And the cabinet members are not showing any sign of slowing down. Many more projects are to be expected, including receiving NGOs for volunteer recruitments, trips to Der-EL-Salib, creating an online forum to share information about professors and classes, developing an alumni network,

creating psychology labs, organizing a weekly movie night, enhancing the department website and organizing a Gala dinner. Students and faculty members are extremely thrilled about this new society. Lara Boustani, a psychology junior, says: “I think it’s a great way for the psychology students, and those interested in psychology, to discuss their interests, share their points of views and especially learn from each other. This is seen in many other majors,

but was lacking in psychology, and now the gap is slowly being filled. Sharing knowledge is extremely important, and as future psychologists, this is what we value. Hopefully the administration will respond to our needs, and we can slowly improve the department for the future generations.” We wish the Psychology Student Society the best of luck and are looking forward to covering all their future events.

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him and knew him well. The first friend commented upon the happiness Mohamad brought to everyone, “He was the happiest person in the world, always smiling. I’d sometimes be having a bad day, or everyone would, but Mohamad would be the only one smiling either by jumping around or cracking a joke or two. In all honesty, you have people in life that may be cynics or pessimists, but Mohamad was

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keep student costs to a minimum, with no student being asked to contribute more than 25% of the individual cost.” In response to this, Halimi said that “with the allocated budget we cannot stick to the 25% of cost to athletes. We will correct our website accordingly.” “That’s pretty stupid.We are an AUB team when we go travel we’re going to be representing AUB,” said an anonymous rugby player, dissatisfied with the budget and commenting on the

a true optimist who always got the best from every situation whether good or bad. It was great to have someone like that in our lives because it made you realize that not everything in life is as bad as it may seem and Mohamad made me realize that.” The second friend continued saying, “At a party there may be many unfamiliar faces or hordes of people who crowd around OSB that may be scary because they all seem alien, but Mohamad was unique in that he was

a person, whether you met him or not, who was unforgettable. He really was the happiest person I’ve met in my life and I find it pathetic, how he passed away, I had a strong feeling that our generation had some hope with people like Mohamad. I feel like the world would be a better place if everyone were to be a quarter of how happy, kind, smart, and optimistic he was.” Asked upon the scholarship made in honor of Mohamad, his second friend was quot-

ed, “I think it’s the best way to remember him because Mohamad was always helping everyone and I think this is the least [we] could do to symbolize his personality. He helped me with so many things and now helping needy students is, I think a perfect way to honor him. I feel Tarek [El-Hajj] summarized perfectly in the AUB article about this scholarship by saying that his purity and simplicity was a great factor in how he helped everyone and he made me real-

ize that not every situation in life is as decisive and that some matters just need to be blown over. In essence, he taught me how to enjoy life and forever I will thank him for that. Future recipients of this scholarship will definitely thank his family and comprehend the symbolism behind this scholarship. I only hope that future recipients will understand just how important this scholarship is and [will] hold onto its values and messages.”

challenges his team is facing. The AUB rugby team is supposed to take its first trip later this month. “We’re paying tickets and visas. Half are Lebanese, we had to pay $85 for visas. They’re not covering our insurance, which is $10 per person, or our plane ticket which is $490 per person. They’re basically just covering hotel costs,” said team member Julien Feghaly. He went on to say “it isn’t the most affordable thing but we’ve wanted to go on a trip for 2 to 3 years; still, a lot of people don’t want to travel because it’s

too much.” Team member Paul Khauli felt the attitude was basically “Deal with it or don’t go. With the price we ended up getting, we thought ‘We can do this’.” The rugby team decided to organize a fundraiser party for the trip but the Office of Student Affairs did not allow them to sell tickets outside West Hall. “And we do this in the name of AUB and they won’t let us fundraise for our trip that they’re not paying sufficiently for,” said another anonymous source. “We’re not satisfied at all,” said Women’s Volleyball captain

May Obeid, based on her experience as a student-athlete travelling with AUB. Last year, in Paris, her team actually left the accommodations AUB had provided and stayed at another hotel. AUB later reimbursed the team. Men’s Volleyball captain Assad Korchid expressed further discontent with the Athletics Department’s funding and added that a team’s chances of travelling depend on their performance and the sport’s success. “The aim is to get the student to pay as little as possible,” said

Dean of Student Affairs Talal Nezameddin, adding that “if we compare with some universities in the region, they are able to subsidize a lot more.” He explained that attempts to bring sponsorships are underway, but proposed an alternate immediate solution: “I encourage the teams themselves to devise a formula with Mr. Halimi.” But for now, varsity team members representing AUB abroad will have to pay well more than half of the total costs of their trips.

AUB sports on a shoestring budget

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Engaging the Change in the Middle East, Let’s talk about it! continued from page 1

this epic moment as the “Revolt of Biology and not Ideology, for humans to be able to use all of their senses, to have the fundamental rights of humanity.” He illustrated his strong arguments by pointing to the figures of Khaled Said and Mohammed Bou Azizi, the “sparks of the revolt” comparing them to the Rosa Parks and Lech Walesa of our times, as they “captured the pain of their own society, stood up and proved that individuals can indeed make a difference.” Professor Rami Zuryak then relayed the discussion, and unveiled a key relation between the revolts and the basic element of food. The Arab world, due to ecological, structural and political reasons has been increasingly food dependent on oth-

er counties. In fact, a pattern of repeated riots over the last years, could have hinted a wave for change early on, as massive food imports led Arab citizens to feel like food was used as “a mean of charity and not their own right; the absence of the security of food is what led people to change.” Professor Karim Makdisi followed on the floor in discussing role of the international community. He defined the uprisings as a “return to power in the hands of the veritable key players,” as the Arab countries seemed to have shifted the ratios of powers in the international context; they were now their own debaters. He thoroughly analyzed the different phases of the Arab uprisings, and the several shaded reactions from the Western countries, that should put the Arab

countries en guarde against “double standards and hypocrisy of the international community.” “Youth as Agents of Change,” was Rima Afifi’s call in her speech, as she analyzed the catalysts for the youth to react. “People sensed the social injustice, the violations of dignity, the lack of a healthy environment for the youth to grow fairly. . . . The young perceived their differences and turned themselves into their own catalysts to their change.” The speech-loop locked up with Professor Alex Wick who strongly emphasized how dissecting this epic moment, as a typical historian would do, would break its spark.“We shouldn’t read these events as already seen plots, but as sparks for expression of true change and for possible futures. We need

to rethink and let go of the political revolution.” The future steps, the presence of Islam, the role of the media and its double standards, the injustice of society, and the WHYs behind the uprisings were all themes that were discussed and debated thoroughly during the debating session that followed. A satisfied Jawad Rizkallah stated how “it felt like all apprehensions, and views, were present. It felt good to find out I am not the only one fearing what comes next.” Beside him, Special Student William Hopewell particularly appreciated “the diverse panel and multifaceted opinions.” Tunisian AUBite, Amor Ben Azouz, did point out how “the economical aspect of the revolt was overlooked” while Hanna Yunis, also a Special Student, noted that “the structure of the panel and the

discussions was quite passive and I would have appreciated a more vivid discussion, yet I feel like I can take a lot back with me with respect to my job as a journalist.” An enlightening remark came from Professor Randa Serhan: “Where are the students?”, to refer to the fact that students were very much outnumbered among the audience. Indeed Dallal insisted that he “would have appreciated more student participation, [as participants and he] opened the debate for the students, [and they] created this for them [students].” Yet he deemed the event to have been a success, and of great interest, definitely the “sort of thing we should be doing. We can’t just be observers, this is the step in the right direction”…. InchAllah it really it is!

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IFI’s Research and Policy Forum on Youth in the Arab World

Sexuality and Youth at AUB

Yumna Ghandour Staff Writer

series of conferences and film screenings on youth and sexuality in the Arab world, which was open to the public took place last week at AUB. The conferences were put together by IFI’s Research and Policy Forum on Youth in the Arab World and the Goethe-Institute. After the first conferences took place on Wednesday, April 7, four film screenings took place at night in Bathish Auditorium. “I chose the films having mostly to do with sexuality, with most of the film makers being Lebanese. I wanted a non scientific approach, mostly hoping to get the films out there…some of these films have not been shown before,” said Nadine Khalil, curator of film screenings, as she presented them. The first short film was by an Egyptian film maker, Ahmed Khaled, about two youths riding the public bus in order to experience intimacy. The sec-

ond was a film by Karim Joreije, dealing with how Lebanese youth engage in sexual activities in their cars, often getting caught. The third short film was by Roy Samaha, a film teacher at AUB, that was a collage of images meant to engage the viewer. “The 12 minute film was actually 3 hours long, all put over each other,” explained Roy Samaha, also stating that it took a total of two years to complete it. The last film was a full length movie by Lebanese film-maker Danielle Arbid, which explored the dynamics of two young girls growing up in Lebanon. The second day of the series, Thursday, April 8 held a round table conference throughout the day. A much anticipated presentation of a project was given by Randa Mirza and Giulia Guadagnoli, a photographer and gender specialist respectively. The art project, created by both the Lebanese and Italian women, was titled ‘La Tizi.’ The presentation included displaying 100 close-up photographs

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of Beirut’s youth’s behinds. In the photograph only the behind was shown with a bit of legs and lower back. The artists talked briefly about some of the pictures, pronouncing if it was a male’s or female’s, describing certain details and pointing out the differences. “The sample was of 100 people among Beirut’s youth and of course it was biased. Since this is embarrassing, we expected to go places where people were more relaxed with

the subject,” said Randa Mirza. Not only was it embarrassing to get photographs of their behinds taken, but the youth who participated also had to go through questionnaires which involved looking at other people’s photographed behinds. From their survey, the behinds, eyes and face were the most attractive features to the participants. 48% were attracted to behinds of the same sex, and 43% chose those of

the different sex when asked ‘How would you like yours to look like?’. The conferences and film screenings posed questions on the experiences of youth in Lebanon and their sexual self, which is fundamentally tied to many aspects of the culture they are a part of. The conferences ended with a final film screening having to do with the subject.

American poet Edward Field lectures on “The Life of a Stand Up Poet” Nour Jane Kachicho Staff Writer

n the 1950s, America saw the rise of a literary movement called “Stand Up Poetry” in southern California. This created a vibrant scene of bohemia central to individuality, humor, courage and honesty. A building, “West Bev,” was designed to gather artists where free love, gay freedom and black and white mixing were encouraged. Among them was American Poet Edward Field. “Poetry didn’t have to be a sober thing, it didn’t have to be philosophy,” said Field referring to the 1950s in a lecture, “The Life of a Stand Up Poet,” at AUB on Thursday, April 7. Field, 86, told his audience of his journey to becoming a poet with some readings of his works. “I started out as an ordinary

person. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life,” said Field. He told the audience of how he studied at a university in New York but dropped out two semesters later. Field decided to join the army, which led him to the discovery of his passion for poetry. “I liked the army, I didn’t feel like a freak,” said Field. He explained that on the train, he had been given a bag of necessities in which he found an anthology of poems. “When I got off that train, I knew I wanted to be a poet,” said Field. In the aviation force, Field was bombing Germany. He read to the audience a vivid description that captured the harshness of the war from the perspective of a navigator, which included the troubles of an airplane crash. “When opportunity knocked, I instinctively chose surviv-

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al,” read Field from one of his poems. After the war, Field met poets who inspired him. He met real poets in a literary group at the cafeteria of New York University, which was a change to reading dead poets’ works. He met Alfred Chester, a famous poet in America, which he based as a main character in his literary memoir, “The Man Who Would Marry Susan Sontag”. Field explained that he was full of romanticism and could not concentrate in college,

which led him to Paris to become a poet. He met a poet who taught him that the key to writing poetry is to spend a large amount of time rereading and alternating the poem. On his way back to New York, he discovered a famous poet, Konstantinos Kavafi, in Greece, whose works inspired him to write his own English version of, “The Gods Deserve Antony.” Field learnt that, “poets didn’t go to study to become poets.” Poetry was self-

taught with inspiration from other poets’ works. By 1963, times had changed for Field and his work was more acceptable which made him successful. After being an actor for several years, he was finally able to become a poet with his published book, “Stand Up, Friend, With Me”. As a final reading, Field read, “Proclamation,” with fists in the air, about victory, in reference to his life and success as a poet.

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April 12, 2011

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Agial Art Gallery hosts “Time” art gallery by Nadia Safieddine Malak El Halabi Contributing Writer Located in Ras Beirut, between Hamra street and the American University of Beirut, Agial Art Gallery is in the heart of the cosmopolitan quarter of the capital where most of the cultural events take place. Sadly, a tremendous number of us caught in life’s rat race don’t even bother to stop for a few moments to check the current monthly exhibition. “Time Very well... Yes of course. I am pulling off my mouth. Exactly! I certainly have to. Yes. That sort of change would certainly come out by stages. So, I can go on digging.” This is the quotation that strikes in the information sheet of the current exposition going on in Agial Art Gallery titled “Time” by Nadia Safieddine that will take place till the 16th of this current month.

Nadia Safieddine born in 1973 in Dakar, Senegal is an accomplished painter and amateur pianist whose artwork is mainly inspired by music in a personal pursuit of self discovery and self-actualization. In the exhibition, you can find 15 recent canvases painted in oil depicting scenes of her intimate life, herself and her father. Her impasto technique reflects her knowledge of the complication of being through layers of heavily textured paint that is almost three-dimensional in appearance. The canvases are rich with colours. They translate you to a whole new abstracted world. Those who are interested in art are recommended to take a break from whats’s going on in their lives and stop by this art gallery. “End of Trip”, oil canvas by Nadia Safieddine

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Extracurricular activities: A blessing at university and beyond Sarah Zaytoun Special to Outlook

vast majority of AUB students are participating in extracurricular activities, which they consider as motivation in the classroom and beyond. A 2002 study by the U. S. Department of Education showed students who participate in extracurricular activities are three times more likely to have a grade point average of 3.0 or better than students who do not participate in extracurricular activities. Hind Hobeika, a 22-year-old mechanical engineer and a graduate of AUB, is a prime example of how extracurricular activities can help with academics. “Extracurricular activities, especially sports, develop a sense of devotion and dedication,” said Hobeika. With her creative innovation of “heart rate swimming goggles,” she became one of four young Arabs to win an award for her scientific innovation on the popular Arab TV con-

test, “Stars of Science.” “If I weren’t a swimmer, I wouldn’t have had the idea of the goggles! Also I would not have had this light spirit and would have taken defeat and challenges much differently,” she said. Hobeika said that participating in activities is important when applying for big companies. She said the activities give the CV a “strong look.” “My membership in the swimming team was my strongest point in my application for Procter and Gamble Germany, and I believe this is the main reason why the company chose me over people with much higher grades.” Hind said that the activities help students develop stronger social skills because they meet and interact with people and gain an experience that is different from the academic one. “The activities help me release any negative energy I have, which is very important to study well,” she added. The activities helped Hobeika develop a strong sense of character.

Hind Hobeika, AUB mechanical engineering graduate and winner of the “Stars of Science” award‫ز‬

Ali Elbadry, a 21-year-old mechanical engineering student, has been on the AUB Rugby team for two years. Elbadry said the team has made his life more productive and has improved his time management skills. “I have realized the value of time more now than before joining the team, and I use it more wisely as a result,” Elbadry said. “The team has affected my social life insanely in a positive way,” he added.

“Students should not be only book worms,” said Professor Nabil Dajani, the chairperson of the social and behavioral sciences department. “These activities allow students to develop a critical mind and predict success, he added.” The president of AUB’s Red Cross Club, Malek Teffaha, is an avid supporter of extracurricular activities. He said, “These activities motivate me to perform better, although, sometimes I do fall behind on my classes because I have a great respon-

sibility toward the Red Cross Club and its members.” Michael Oghia, a 22-year-old sociology graduate student at AUB, has a CV that is saturated with extracurricular activities. His enthusiasm about activities is beyond words. He said he would take 18 credits per semester while still taking part in activities. “They [activities] are vital to the academic experience,” said Oghia. This article was written for the course SOAN 205 titled “Basic news writing.”

Outlook

April 12, 2011

Alumni news

Alumni graduates of the 1970’s Jean Grant Fraga (MA ’70) After earning her master’s degree, Fraga taught communication skills at AUB until May 1976. After leaving Beirut, she and her husband, Bob Fraga, who taught in the Math Department, went to Saudi Arabia where he taught at the University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran and she worked as a reporter for Arab News. On their return to the United States, Fraga worked in college relations for Ripon College where Bob taught math. In May she published The Burning Veil, a story of love and colliding cultures, loosely based on her experience living in Saudi Arabia and Beirut. The AUB campus also appears in the novel, which is available on Amazon. [jjeanflies@bcglobal. net] André Debbané (BA ’75) works as a manager and translator for General Motors Acceptance Corporation of Canada, Limited. He writes: “I really appreciate all of the MainGate issues which I find very informative and very well presented with nice photos and layout. Keep up the good work and be assured that your issues are being read with much interest by AUB alumni all over the world.” [andre.debbane@videotron.ca] Hovik Nersissian (BA ’79) writes: “Please keep us always as your permanent students…whether we are in Lebanon or abroad.” He says that he can never, ever forget his good old days within the great walls of AUB—a refuge from the politically charged civil war. Nersissian works in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as a training manager in a leading contracting firm full of Lebanese and AUBites. He has also worked in freelance media for almost 15 years. [onerissian@hotmail.com]

Entertainment

Movie Review In Sidney Kimmel’s latest production, “The Lincoln Lawyer”, which came out on March 18, actor Matthew McConaughey plays the swaggering role of fictional attorney, Mickey Haller. This movie is an adaption of Michael Connelly’s novel. In his sleek black Lincoln that he treats as a mobile office, Haller cruises town with his chauffeur. At first, Haller appears as a sleaze, he deals with road gangs and manages to get what he wants, until faced dealing with a murder trial. When Haller begins to defend his cunning client, Louis Roulet, played by Ryan Phillippe, a young man of wealth and high-profile, he begins to realize the seriousness of the situation and that he has been set-up and severely lied to. Slowly he discovers that he is facing a greater challenge, which brings him closer to the people that matter to him most (his friends and family).

April 12, 2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

What’s more is that Haller’s past reveals his personality in which the viewer finds sentimentality. Through this protagonist,there is a clearer understanding of the everyday lawyer. Even though they generally project themselves as tough, determined and courageous, they are human and have internal conflicts as well. The carefully crafted plot of the movie gracefully transports the viewers from light comedy to a dark mood of anxiousness and frustration as the protagonist begins to discover unwanted truths. About midway through the movie, the audience is already on the edge of their seat and even the popcornnoises are unheard. The viewers have become completely engrossed in the movie, sympathizing and looking out for Haller. “The Lincoln Lawyer” is a movie for a wide range of audience, particularly those

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Nour Jane Kachicho

who enjoy a story with an unexpected twist. When watching it, the viewer needs to have a free mind and be patient because the plot may be difficult to follow at times if there is a lack of attention. According to the movieweb. com site, there is a project for a new movie, “Intricate,” which will be directed by both Brad Furman, director of “The Lincoln Lawyer” and Darren Aronofsky, known for directing “Requiem for a Dream,” and his latest, “Black Swan.” “Intricate,” will tell the true story of a college basketball recruit who faces the bleak underground drug world. Dates of release have not yet been provided. For those who enjoyed, “The Lincoln Lawyer,” you may want to read Connelly’s latest novel, featuring Mickey Haller “The Fifth Witness,” which came out Tuesday, April 5—only last week. (Photo from Facebook.com)

Fun OMG-Facts

Sudoku

- Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting. - You can’t hum while holding your nose closed. - Anatidaeophobia is the fear that somewhere in the world, there is a duck watching you. - Jellyfish evaporate in the Sun, they’re 98% water - You’re more likely to die on your way to buy a lottery ticket than you are to actually win the lottery. - If you touch your tongue while yawning, it can stop the yawn. - ‘Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia’ is the fear of long words. - Yawning is contagious - even thinking about yawning is enough. After reading this fact, there is a 50% chance you will yawn. - No word in the English language rhymes with purple, orange, month or silver. Note to reader: Outlook does not guarantee the accuracy and/or validity of the statements mentioned above. All statements have been adopted from www.omg-facts.com and may be followed up from there for future reference.

Rules of the game: Fill in the empty squares with numbers 1 to 9 such that each number appears exactly once in every row, column and box.

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Out Loud

April 12, 2011

Q: What do you think the AUB mascot should be and why? 1) Sahar Taher (Psychology): A guy wearing a Tarboush and a Shirwel with a really big moustache. It’s traditional. 2) Richard Bekhazi (Electrical and Computer Engineering): A dog. Since we’re a very calm university, comparatively speaking, it should be something cute and obedient, like snoopy. 3) Leila Younes (Electrical and Computer Engineering): A chocolate fountain. Chocolate’s awesome and so are we. Be-

sides chocolate makes you happy, and we need that. 4)Alex Ghali (Psychology): A stag. A stag because they’re elegant but when the situation calls for it they can be real ferocious! 5) Elie Mousalem(ECE): It should be a bull because of Red Bull’s influence and how stuborn we are. 6) Danielle Khairallah (Veterinary Science): It has to be a cat since AUB’s full of them. Otherwise it should be a piano playing mongoose. 7) Jamal Awar (Agri-Buisness): It can’t be just any cat. It should be something like “CAUB the Cat.” It will have a huge head and a really long tail that trails after it. It’ll look cute like our cats and, like them, it’ll have another side. It’ll be a flying cat.

8) Hanan Halabi (Graphic Design): A centaur. It’s so old and it has that roman influence that would work here. 9) Brandon Abdul Baki (Education): A Dollar sign. Since AUB’s pretty expensive considering the level of education we get. 10) Rebecca Nordin Mencke (Arabic Studies): A cat. They’re everywhere and they’re beautiful, they belong to the life of AUB. 11) Ribal Abiraad (Economics): A bobcat because AUB’s famous for its cat, but it has to be more than just a cat. A bobcat’s small but vicious.

12) Auguste Nehmé (Business): A cat. It doesn’t need explanation, AUB’s defined by cats.

Sports

April 12, 2011

Outlook

University sports and United Sports of Lebanon launch “Nike Running Competition” under patronage of Lebanese Federation of Athleticism

t was a nice weekend afternoon when runners of all ages above 16 took over the AUB Green Field on Saturday April 9th. The field was replete with the spirit of ambitious athletes who were ready to take on the racing challenge and ready to give it their all, but most of all, ready to enjoy themselves! A female racer, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I can’t wait for the race to start, I am sure that it will be fun. I know that I am not going to win but I am here for the fun. Actually I think it’s the whole ambiance that I enjoy more than anything else. I always sign up for such races and marathons. It’s a good feeling.” The different races were organized by Nike, and took place under the patronage and supervision of the Lebanese Federation of Athleticism. Around 140 to 150 participants from different schools, universities and other institutions came to compete in the 100m, 400m, 1500m, and 3000m races in addition to long jumps. In each of these different races, there were two separate gender groups and two separate age groups. The age groups were either 16 and 17 years or 18 years and above with the highest age range of 30 years. The top three winners of each age group and gender group on each of the different races received medals (gold, silver and bronze) in addition to gift vouchers to be used and offered by the Nike stores. Carine Azar, the Marketing Manager of United Sports of Lebanon, the official distributor of Nike in Lebanon, expressed her joy for the success of the event: “It was a very good and a very successful event! We had motivated athletes from a variety of places. In addition to the fact that we had a lovely venue. Everything ran smoothly, and we were able to share a great ambiance all throughout the afternoon. I am also very happy to say that there were many famous names of racers that are famous in the competing grounds of Lebanon who participated in today’s races.”She added that she was very thankful to the Lebanese Federation who worked hand in hand with her Nike team to make this event possible. Finally special thanks were given to the welcoming AUB venue.

Upcoming game

AUB Rugby team

The AUB Football varsity team will be playing the Semi-Final Game in the Lebanese Federation Football Championship 2011 against the Lebanese University this Tuesday April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Greenfield. All AUB students are welcomed and encouraged to cheer on their team.

The article for these pictures follows on pages 1 and 4 (Photos from Facebook.com)

This week’s scoreboard Date

Sport Discipline

Competing Teams

Result

April 4

Men’s Futsal

AUB vs. USJ

5-2 for AUB

April 6

Women’s Futsal

AUB vs. UPA

5-3 for AUB

April 2

Women’s Basketball

AUB vs. USJ

77-42 for AUB

April 1

Men’s Rugby

AUB vs. Wolves

20-10 for AUB

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Viewpoint

April 12, 2011

Editor’s Corner

Investing in our youth

Opinion

An apologetic for self-interestedness

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it” (David Starr Jordan).

Rami Diab Editor-in-Chief

o how many of us have heard about the latest doomsday rumors? Word on the street is that Christian radio broadcaster Harold Camping has predicted the day of reckoning as set for May 21, 2011, just over a month’s time. Quite a disappointment for those fervent believers in the Mayan Calendar (that associates the end of the world with the year 2012), wouldn’t you say? But enough said. We’re not so concerned with the validity and accuracy of such statements as much as we’re concerned with making the very best of what little time may remain for us at this very moment, right? For surely, it is inevitable, that a day will come when we will all feel compelled to deeply engage ourselves in the classic Socratic question: Did we indeed live well? In formulating our response, let us consider that life, at its essence, is deeply rooted in principles. As a matter of fact, if we trace Athenian philosopher Socrates’ declaration of living well back to its origin we find that it reads as follows: “The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.” In fact, living well in correspondence with Socrates claim, you might agree, comprises an enormous set of virtues that when followed can endow us with a certain in-

explicable feeling of completion having fulfilled our duties towards ourselves, our people and our Creator before parting from this world. Moreover, it was also German philosopher Immanuel Kant who emphasized on the very matter that distinguishes us humans from animals and that is our sense of dignity arising from a certain set of virtues that the define our sense of morality. In the end, one can surely admit that it is not a matter of how long we live, but truly, how well we live and time, my dear friends is of the essence; nothing lasts forever.

Maya Sfeir News Executive

n his well-known work Characters (1688), Jean de La Bruyère establishes that the “The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others.” Indeed, rare are the sentiments that compare to a person’s happiness to know that that he or she has been of assistance to another fellow human being and thus acted out

his “responsibility for all and for everything,” in Fyodor Dostoyevski’s terms in The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Choosing kindness and helpfulness over egoism is one of the noblest achievements a human being can attain, especially when characterized by disinterestedness and generosity. Yet, is there any danger in being “too good”? A French saying states that “Etre trop bon c’est être trop con,” thereby associating “being too good” with “being too simple-minded.” In fact, as much as humans could be the most considerate of creatures, as much as they could be the cruelest, for after all “man is a wolf to man.” The more you give people, the more they expect from you. The kinder you are, the more they take you for an idiot--as in Dostoyevski’s The Idiot (1869). So how can one draw the line between goodness and gullibility? The first step in protecting

oneself from harm is by being aware of it. As a matter of fact, a person must be aware that if he is too benevolent, he could be mocked, abused, taken advantage of and offended. Moreover, it is the people that one often holds closest to his heart that hurt him most. You cannot be wounded by a person you have met only twice in your life, or by your cousin who lives across the Atlantic. You will only be hurt by people that you cherish and have wholeheartedly helped. Hence, the best stand one can take is not to hurt others, but protect oneself against them by fully understanding their vulnerable humanity. The wisest choice would be to treat people the way you would like them to treat you, and to consider the way they treat others or reciprocate your kindness as a cue to how you ought to treat them in the future.

Opinion

Électricité Du Liban: Public sector Privatization Mike Safadi

n order to put an end to corruption in our country and in order for the Lebanese economy to become more productive, privatization of the public sector companies is extremely crucial and should be dealt with immediately! Privatization is the transfer of property or responsibility from the public sector (Government) to the private sector (Business). Privatization, promotes efficiency by exposing businesses and services to good competition, all to the benefit of the consumer. The private sector builds, finances, operate public infrastructures such as roads, airports, electricity etc. Electricity! More than 30 years, and our electricity in Lebanon is like “Jeu de lumiere in a night club-on/ off” and owners of electrical generators (most of which

are Members of Parliament or municipalities-related personnel) around the country benefit from this “jeu de lumiere” from the Électricité Du Liban (EDL) so that they can get pleasure from the amounts of extra money they are getting… The cause of Lebanon’s electricity crisis is not unknown. EDL, the stateowned company that provides power to most of the country is more than $3 billion in debt and cannot afford to purchase enough fuel to provide power on a 24 hour basis. Besides being the country main source of power, EDL has been a conduit for distributing billions of dollars in inducement to political figures in Lebanon over the last decades! One of the reasons why EDL has run such massive deficits is that the company has a bloated staff of administrators who earn as-

tronomically very high salaries and obtained their jobs through connections to senior politicians. An even bigger problem is that EDL has been used by political elites to distribute free electricity to their constituents. According to official sources, around 55% of EDL bills are not collected. Moreover, around 45% of electricity generated by EDL is not even billed. It is estimated that tens of thousands of people get electricity free by illegally tapping into power lines. It has been observed also that many of the people who get electricity for free enjoy political protection. Those who do not enjoy political protection on the other hand tend to pay the highest bills and ironically enough, get only eight hours of electricity per day apart from also paying more higher prices to power the electrical generators in

their areas. Problems with the public sector like bureaucracy, corruption, private interests, EDL etc. are not new! Why should we as people in Beirut and Mount Lebanon pay the bills for whole Lebanon? Why not privatize the electricity sector and make it like Zahle Electrical Company, a private business?! Zahle Electricity is the best example of privatization of this sector, the bills that the users in Zahle pay will be intended for the financing and for the maintenance of the electrical supply network of their area and not that of the whole country. It’s thus, a kind of decentralization of services…it’s the route to federalism! Mike Safadi is an Agriculture undergraduate student at AUB.

Out of the Box The Outlook team

Chairperson

Talal Nizameddin

Faculty Advisor

Cleo Cacoulidis

Responsible Director

Antonios Francis

Editor-in-Chief

Rami Diab

Associate Editor

Timmy Malkoun

Editor at Large

Yahia Hamade

Arabic Editor

Mariam El Ali

Photography Editor

Salim Batlouni

Copy Editor

Joseph Saba

Layout Director

John Hajjar

Members at Large

Samer Bu Jawdeh

News Executives Heather Jaber

Maya Sfeir Mostafa Fadlallah

Webmaster

Mohamad Al Medawar

Business Managers

Sally Khalifeh Lara Traboulsi

Staff Writers Khodor Abu Daya Nader Al Ahmadieh Mona Ayoub Fouad Badaoui Caterina Belardi Amir Bitar Jackie Daoud Tracy Dariane Sarah Al Dirani Edrees Elrachidi Dalia Hosn Elie El Khoury Aziza Khalil Yasmin Fansa Yumna Ghandour Maryam Hoballah

Lynn Itani Nour Jane Kachicho Anis Kadado Tala Kardas Wajiha Jurdhi Kheir Marie Nakhoul Rita Obeid Rami Panayoti Yasmine Saab Joseph Saba Christine Saliba Amer Sare Mohammad Yaghi Emile Fares Zankoul Rayane Zahreddine Lama Zakharia

Photographers Mohamad Alameh Tariq Buhilaigah Dima Hajj Nadi Nassar

Lotfi Al Salah Wael Salem Antoine Salloum Mohammad Azzam

Cartoonists

April 12, 2011

Outlook

Career and Placement Services guidance Why attend AUB’s Annual May Job Fair?

Reasons to attend the Career Day - Find out about the job market and what opportunities are available when you graduate. - Learn about yourself and what sorts of jobs interest you. - Decide which major/emphasis to choose, based on demand by employers if you are indecisive of your career path. - Establish contact with companies that can offer you a job or an internship in your area of interest. What happens at the Career Day - Interact one-to-one with company representatives from a wide range of industries. - Raise your questions about the type of jobs available in each organization. Expect firm representatives to ask you questions about your studies and career interests. - Learn from the experience of the organization’s top management that may include former alumni of your university. - Provide your resume and cover letter to firms’ representatives for the available job opportunities since some of them may conduct interviews on the same day. - Keep in mind that job offers are not normally given during the Career Day. For more info contact Career and Placement Services Director Dr. Maryam Ghandour at mg03@ aub.edu.lb (West Hall Rm 112E Ext. 3172). Anything discussed with the counselor is based on mutual trust, is kept confidential and will not be released to anyone without the student’s writ ten consent.

Campus Spotlight

Dr. Kak elaborating on the desired sex-pectations that young individuals should look for (full article available on page 2)

(Photo by Nishan Simonian - AUB Office of Communication)

Deedee El Jilani Jamila Mehio

Outlook is a weekly publication of the American University of Beirut (AUB) and represents the voice of the student body. It is an independent, non-affiliated publication that favors no ethnic, religious, or political group. All columns, articles, and reports are the property of Outlook and do not necessarily represent the views of Outlook or the AUB community. Outlook welcomes all contributions. Authors please include full name, major, ranking, and contact information for verification. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any way, shape or form without the written consent of Outlook and/or higher authorities. Outlook reserves the right to edit all material. © Outlook 1949 Correction: With reference to last week’s article “Vandalism on AUB campus,” the interviewee Emile Wehbe should have been cited as a former Chief Chemist for the Laboratories of the Chemisty Department at AUB, not as a former professor of Chemistry at AUB.

Quintette Arirang Concert organized by the Kulturzentrum in coordination with the Office of Communications on Tuesday April 5 at Assembly Hall

(Photo by Hasan Nisr - AUB Office of Communication)

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‫شخصية األسبوع الدكتور فيصل القاق‬

‫سارة أحمد الديراني‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬ ‫ولد الدكتور فيصل القاق في‬ ‫‪ 1964/8/15‬في املرج (البقاع الغربي)‪،‬‬ ‫لوالدين كرميني هما األستاذ هاشم‬ ‫القاق والسيدة إلهام شعبان‪ .‬درس‬ ‫ثم في مدرسة‬ ‫في مدرسة املقاصد ّ‬ ‫اإلجنيلية حيث تخ ّرج منها في العام‬ ‫‪ 1981‬بدرجة علمية متفوقة‪ ،‬ساعدته‬ ‫في احلصول على منحة دراسية في‬ ‫اجلامعة األميركية‪ .‬عاش الدكتور‬ ‫فيصل ّ‬ ‫كل فترة طفولته وصباه في‬ ‫املرج وتأ ّثر كثيرًا بأجواء عائلته احملافظة‬ ‫دين ًيا وأدب ًيا وفكريًا‪ ،‬كما أ ّن عائلته‬ ‫كانت من العائالت امل ّالكة في منطقة‬ ‫املرج‪ ،‬مما جعلها منفتحة على الناس‬ ‫ومشاكلهم‪ .‬لذلك‪ ،‬فإ ّن أجواء العائلة‬ ‫التي تر ّبى فيها الدكتور أ ّثرت فيه‬ ‫كثيرًا وساعدته في تكوين شخصية‬ ‫منفتحة على اآلخرين‪ ،‬وساعية دو ًما‬ ‫ملساعدةالناسلتحقيقاألفضل‪.‬‬ ‫دخل إلى اجلامعة األميركية‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ودرس فيها مادة البيولوجي وفي العام‬ ‫‪ 1984‬نال شهادته اجلامعية‪ ،‬وبعدها‬ ‫مباشر ًة تابع دراسته العليا ونال شهادة‬ ‫املاجيستيرفيفيسيولوجيااألعصاب‪.‬‬ ‫الطب ما بني‬ ‫ثم بعدها انتقل لدراسة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تخصص‬ ‫العامني ‪ 1986‬و‪ 1995‬حيث‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫في دراسة األمراض النسائية والتوليد‪.‬‬ ‫واجلدير بالذكر أ ّن الدكتور عمل كأستاذ‪،‬‬ ‫حيث أعطى مادة حول موضوع التوعية‬

‫نهاد غازي عواد‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬

‫شاعر بدوي اللهجة‪ ،‬سلس‬ ‫الكالم‪ ،‬سوري الهوية‪ .‬حياته‬ ‫الكلمة فمن أستاذ مدرسي إلى‬ ‫شاعر متف ّرغ لألدب والقصائد‪.‬‬ ‫اشتهر في اخلليج بقصيدة‬ ‫حمدة وذاع صيته في لبنان بعد‬ ‫قصيدة رجال اهلل لكنه لم يأخذ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حقه كشاعر متم ّرس قدير‪.‬‬ ‫قصائده متعددة تعزف على‬ ‫مختلف شرايني اجملتمع‪ .‬لُ ّقب‬ ‫بشاعر املقاومة ومدحه حافظ‬ ‫األسد بالقول‪« :‬إ ّن شعر عمر‬ ‫الفرا يعادل فرقة دبابات»‪.‬‬ ‫كان في الرابعة عشر عندما‬ ‫بدأ كتابة الشعر العامودي‬ ‫ولكنه اشتهر كشاعر نبطي‬ ‫وعلى ذلك فإنه يرى أ ّن من ال‬ ‫يتقن الشعر الفصيح العمودي‬ ‫ال ميكن أن يكون شاعرًا قائالً «أنا‬ ‫كتبت الشعر العمودي والشعر‬ ‫احل ّر بل إنني أستطيع أن أكتب‬ ‫جميع أنواع الشعر حينما أريد‬ ‫وكيفما أريد»‪ .‬يكتب قصائد‬ ‫يحفظها الصغار والكبار‪ .‬لكن‬ ‫يُؤخذ عليه عدم إدراج رجال‬ ‫املستقبل في قصيدة بينما أدرج‬ ‫املرأة واملقاومة في كثير منها‪.‬‬ ‫حتتل املرأة في حياته وقصائده‬ ‫مرتبة رفيعة فهي األ ّم واألخت‬ ‫والزوجة واإلبنة والصديقة‬

‫الصحية (‪ ،)1988‬محاضرًا في جامعة‬ ‫الـ ‪.LAU‬‬ ‫وخالل فترة دراسته كطبيب‬ ‫ ‬ ‫متخصص سافر إلى أمريكا وعمل في‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مستشفى خاصة هناك‪ .‬وفور تخ ّرجه‬ ‫كطبيب نسائي عمد إلى فتح عيادتني‬ ‫خاصتني به إحداهما في بيروت واألخرى‬ ‫في البقاع‪ .‬كما أنّه منذ ذلك الوقت وهو‬ ‫يعمل كأستاذ محاضر في اجلامعة‬ ‫األميركية في كلية العلوم الصحية‪.‬‬ ‫كما أنّه عضو ناشط ج ًدا في العديد‬ ‫مناجلمعياتاألهليةالتيتعنىبصحة‬ ‫املرأة‪ ،‬ومن أهمها‪ :‬منظمة الصحة‬ ‫العاملية‪ ،‬حيث يعتبر الدكتور فيها‬ ‫أما اآلن فالدكتور‬ ‫خبيرًا صح ًيا مه ًما‪ّ .‬‬ ‫هو رئيس اجلمعية اللبنانية للتوليد‬ ‫واألمراض النسائية‪ ،‬وعضو أساسي‬ ‫في إحدى اجلمعيات الدولية التي تعنى‬ ‫بصحة املرأة اإلجنابية واجلنسية‪ .‬كما‬ ‫أ ّن الدكتور يعتبر اليوم واح ًدا من أملع‬ ‫األطباء في مجاله وفي مستشفى‬ ‫اجلامعة‪ .‬واجلدير بالذكر أ ّن الدكتور هو‬ ‫واحد من أكثر األشخاص الذين يعنون‬ ‫بقضية املرأة من مختلف النواحي‪:‬‬ ‫الصحية واإلجتماعية والثقافية‬ ‫والفكرية‪ ،...‬ويؤمنون بأهمية الدفاع‬ ‫عن حقوقها ألنّها تستحق أن تتساوى‬ ‫بالرجل‪.‬‬ ‫قام بالعديد من األبحاث‬ ‫ ‬ ‫الطب والصحة‬ ‫العلمية في مجال‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫العامة‪ ،‬وله العديد من املقاالت‬ ‫املنشورة والتي تتع ّلق بأبحاثه تلك‪،‬‬

‫ومنها‪:‬‬

‫‪HIV/AIDS related knowledge‬‬ ‫‪and Socio-economic Status‬‬ ‫‪among Lebanese Women,‬‬ ‫‪Submitted to the APJPH‬‬ ‫(‪)2011‬‬ ‫‪Attitudes and practices of‬‬ ‫‪Obstetricians Gynecologists‬‬ ‫‪in relation to HPV vaccines‬‬ ‫(‪In Progress .)2010‬‬ ‫‪Determinants of early sexual‬‬ ‫‪activity among Lebanese‬‬ ‫‪)2010( youth‬‬ ‫‪Birthing in the Arab region:‬‬ ‫‪translating research into‬‬ ‫‪)2010( practice‬‬ ‫‪Responsiveness to Antenatal‬‬ ‫‪Care in Lebanon in Eastern‬‬ ‫‪Mediterranean‬‬ ‫‪Health‬‬ ‫‪)2004( Journal‬‬ ‫‪Adolescent‬‬ ‫‪health-related‬‬ ‫‪behavior in Postwar Lebanon:‬‬ ‫‪Findings among students at‬‬ ‫‪the American University of‬‬ ‫‪)2000( Beirut‬‬ ‫‪Postpartum‬‬ ‫‪depression:‬‬ ‫‪Prevalence and determinants‬‬ ‫‪in Lebanon in Archives of‬‬ ‫‪Women›s Mental Health‬‬ ‫(‪.)2002‬‬

‫كما أ ّن الدكتور فيصل‬ ‫ ‬ ‫حائز على العديد من الدروع التكرميية‬

‫الدكتور فيصل القاق‬ ‫والعديد من التنوهيات املهنية‪ ،‬ومنها‪:‬‬ ‫درع أطباء النساء والتوليد‪،‬وتنوهيات‬ ‫من الصليب األحمر اللبناني ومن‬ ‫املنظمة األردنية واملنظمة السعودية‬ ‫للنساءوالتوليد‪.‬‬ ‫وفيما يلي ننقل جز ًءا من حديثنا مع‬ ‫الدكتورالقاق‪:‬‬ ‫ما هي نصيحتك ّ‬ ‫لكل الطالب؟‬ ‫«أنصح ّ‬ ‫كل الطالب أن يستفيدوا من‬ ‫احلياة التي متنحهم إياها هذه اجلامعة‬ ‫العظيمة‪ ،‬فاجلامعة األميركية‬ ‫بالتحديد ليست جامعة فقط للعلم‬ ‫تتعدى هذا كله لكونها‬ ‫والدراسة‪ ،‬بل‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مكان رائع يع ّلم اإلنسان كيف يعيش‬ ‫مع الناس من مختلف دول العالم في‬ ‫ج ّو من اإللفة والتعاون‪ .‬كما وأنني‬

‫كاتب من هذا الزمان عمر الف ّرا‬

‫وبدون ح ّبها ال ميكن أن يستمر‪.‬‬ ‫دواوينه معظمها بالعامية‪:‬‬ ‫«قصة حمدة» و»األرض إلنا»‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫و»كل ليلة»‪.‬‬ ‫و»حديث الهيل»‬ ‫بينما دواوين الفصحى عند إبن‬ ‫تتعدى «الغريب»‬ ‫بادية تدمر ال‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫و»رجال اهلل»‪ .‬تأ ّثر بشاعر املرأة‬ ‫نزار قباني حيث وصفه قائالً‪:‬‬ ‫«الشاعر الكبير نزار قباني‪،‬‬ ‫س ّيد الشعراء‪ ،‬الكلمة بيده‬ ‫كالعجينة يط ّوعها كيفما‬ ‫يشاء‪ ،‬وهو شاعر من أظفر رجله‬ ‫حتى قحف رأسه‪ ».‬والكلمة‬ ‫الصحيحة في مقامها‬ ‫الصحيح تكون أبلغ من أي‬ ‫تواصل‪ .‬فالشاعر احلقّ هو ضمير‬ ‫اجملتمع منذ أول ضخة د ّم في‬ ‫عروقه‪ .‬فاحلقّ كلمة يسمعها‬ ‫األصم ويبصرها األعمى‪ .‬احلقّ‬ ‫احلب أو في الدفاع‬ ‫حقّ كان في ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ولكل مقاومته‬ ‫عن األرض‬ ‫فحمدة التي قاومت العادات‬ ‫وحتدتها تُكرم‬ ‫والتقاليد البالية ّ‬ ‫كما يكرم رجال اهلل الذين أذ ّلوا‬ ‫العد ّو‪ .‬حمدة التي قالت‪ :‬ما‬ ‫أريدك‪..‬ما أريدك‪ ..‬حتى لو‪..‬‬ ‫تذبحني بإيدك ‪.....‬ما أريدك‬ ‫‪....‬ابن عمي‪..‬ومثل أخو َي‬ ‫‪...‬ودم وريدي‪..‬من وريدك ‪.....‬‬ ‫أما خطبة‪..‬ال يا عيني ‪.....‬ألني‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫نعجة‪...‬تِشتريها ‪....‬وألني‬ ‫عبدة‪...‬من عبيدك ‪...‬ما أريدك‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫أنصح الطالب أن يشاركوا‬ ‫فيالنواديالطالبيةوأنيكونواناشطني‬ ‫اجتماع ًيا أل ّن هذا يساعدهم في تكوين‬ ‫شخصية منفتحة اجتماع ًيا وأرقى‬ ‫فكريًا‪».‬‬ ‫ما هي اآلثار التي تركتها احلرب‬ ‫اللبنانيةفينفسك؟‬ ‫ضد احلروب كل ًيا‪ ،‬وعندي قناعة أ ّن‬ ‫«أنا ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫كل احلرب األهلية التي شهدها لبنان‬ ‫كانت حربًا بال جدوى «بال طعمة»‬ ‫ألنها كانت عبارة عن صراع بني القوى‬ ‫الطائفية والطبقات االجتماعية‬ ‫في لبنان‪ ،‬كما وأنّها كانت تهدف إلى‬ ‫تصفية القضية الفلسطينية‪ ،‬وهذا‬ ‫ال يجب أن يحصل أب ًدا أل ّن القضية‬ ‫الفلسطينية قضية عربية ويجب‬ ‫علينا جمي ًعا أن ندافع عنها‪».‬‬

‫عمر الفرا (صورة‪)Alapn.com:‬‬

‫‪ »...‬حمدة قاومت الظلم ورجال‬ ‫اهلل رفعوا راية احلقّ فوصفهم‬ ‫قائالً‪« :‬كذا صار الدم العربي‬ ‫سكينًا وذباحا‪ ..‬وصار الشعر‬ ‫بعد الصمت في الساحات‬ ‫صداحا‪ ..‬كذا صرنا ولن نبقى إذا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫كنا تناسينا جهاد احلقّ واالميان‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وإ ّن الشعب رغم‬ ‫الذل‪ ..‬رغم‬ ‫القهر‪ ..‬يرفع راية العصيان‪..‬‬ ‫يصمم أخذها غص ًبا‪..‬ويأخذها‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫‪.‬كذا فعلت رجال اهلل يوم‬ ‫الفتح في لبنان‪»..‬‬

‫شاعر يتماهى مع إلهامه‬ ‫الشعري ومضمون قصيدته‪.‬‬ ‫قصائد يسبقها حالة مخاض‬ ‫ظاهرة األعراض فيصيبه‬ ‫الشرود ويقوم بإمياءات وإيحاءات‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫فكل‬ ‫تظهر على وجهه ويديه‪.‬‬ ‫قصيدة مولود جديد وأحيان ًا‬ ‫ال تتم الوالدة وتبقى القصيدة‬ ‫غير مكتملة‪ .‬قصائد بعضها‬ ‫من صلب الواقع ويعرف أبطالها‬ ‫وأخرى من نسج اخليال لكنّها‬ ‫جمي ًعا تع ّبر عن حالة وجدانية‬

‫حقيقية‪ .‬ومن آخر أعماله‬ ‫قصيدة غزة وقصيدة ثانية‬ ‫مميزة اسمها مراسيم الوداع‬ ‫يصف فيها بوش قائالً‪ :‬وملّا ته ّيأ‬ ‫للرحيل وجمع أموال الصداقي‪.‬‬ ‫كانت مراسيم الوداع حذاء‬ ‫منتظر العراقي‪ ..‬شاعر سوري‬ ‫هو لكنّه ح ًقا يستحق أن يكون‬ ‫شاعرًا للعرب‪.‬‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫نيسان ‪2011 ,12‬‬

‫وجهة نظر‬

‫زاوية احملرر‬

‫‪14‬‬

‫«اشتقتلو حلبيبي اشتقتلو»‬

‫مرمي العلي‬ ‫احمل ّررة‬

‫ال يشبه أهل الفان باقي الناس‬ ‫في املدينة‪ ،‬ألنّهم فيه بيروت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مصغرة‪ ،‬بيروت املكتفية مبن‬ ‫يحيا فيها‪ ،‬املتع ّرية من زخرف‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫املتنقلون فيها في‬ ‫كثير‪ .‬فهم‬ ‫سيارة جماعية‪ ،‬ينقلون كثيرًا من‬ ‫وجوهها املتنافرة‪ ،‬ويحشرونها‬ ‫مؤ ّقتًا في ح ّيز متح ّرك واحد‪.‬‬ ‫أراني أكتب عنهم م ّرة أخرى‪،‬‬ ‫أنضم إلى هؤالء‬ ‫ألنّني وجدتني‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫في صباح فاتر آخر‪ ،‬في سفر ّ‬ ‫شاق‬ ‫جديد إلى اجلامعة املنتصبة برأس‬ ‫بيروت‪ .‬عندما جلست في املقعد‬ ‫اخللفي‪ ،‬كانت بجانبي امرأة‪،‬‬ ‫وبجانبها ولد‪ .‬لم أمعن فيه‬ ‫النظر‪ .‬كان هو ملتص ًقا بأمه‬

‫من جهة ش ّباك اليمني‪ ،‬وأنا كنت‬ ‫ألصق بصري بزجاج الش ّباك عن‬ ‫اليسار‪ ،‬أتس ّلى مبا وراءه على‬ ‫طول الطريق الذي أوشك على‬ ‫بداية بطيئة‪ ،‬يبطئها ّ‬ ‫خط سير‬ ‫متطوال يعاند احلركة إلى األمام‪.‬‬ ‫وفي مكان ما‪ ،‬ركب س ّيارتنا‬ ‫(عندما تكون في الفان‪ ،‬يصبح‬ ‫حصة في ملك ّيته إلى حني‪،‬‬ ‫لك ّ‬ ‫يصح أن أقول س ّيارتنا‬ ‫يعني‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫نسبة إلى ّ‬ ‫كل ّ‬ ‫بدل‬ ‫شاب ّ‬ ‫الركاب) ّ‬ ‫جلستنا املتباعدة‪ .‬أصبحت أنا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫واحتل هو مكاني‬ ‫أقرب إلى األ ّم‬ ‫بجوار الش ّباك الشمالي‪ .‬أثناء‬ ‫التفت‬ ‫تبديل موقع جلوسي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫إلى الولد‪ .‬يضع ق ّبعة حمراء‪.‬‬ ‫رموشه غير مرئية‪ .‬الفتى مريض‬ ‫ال ريب‪ .‬أسندت ظهري إلى الوراء‬ ‫وبحثت عن هواء لن َفس عميق‬ ‫في ج ّو صار يضيق مع تكاثر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الركاب الذين أص ّروا على إغالق‬ ‫الشبابيك ك ّلها أل ّن السماء‬ ‫في ذلك الصباح كانت متح ّيرة‬ ‫بني أن متطر وأن ال متطر‪ .‬الهواء‬ ‫حد‬ ‫بارد وزحمة السير جتاوزت ّ‬ ‫أحدق بالصغير‬ ‫«العادي»‪ .‬لم ّ‬ ‫أحست‬ ‫أمه‬ ‫كثيرًا‪ ،‬ويبدو أن ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بارتباكي‪« .‬اهلل الشافي»‪ .‬قالت‬ ‫لي وسكتت‪ .‬لم ّ‬ ‫أعقب عليها‬ ‫عيني إلى الفراغ أمامي‪.‬‬ ‫وأدرت‬ ‫ّ‬

‫رسالة إلى احملرر‬

‫صدف أ ّن شوفير الفان الذي كنّا‬ ‫فيه يجد شيئًا من «الفرفشة»‬ ‫في أغاني الراديو ّ‬ ‫مبكرًا ج ًدا‪ .‬أدار‬ ‫املذياع‪ ،‬وصدح صوت أحدهم‪.‬‬ ‫وصارت األغاني تتوالى‪ ،‬ورمبا لم‬ ‫يركز فيها أحد‪ .‬معظم ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الركاب‬ ‫كانوا شبه نيام‪ ،‬مبن فيهم أنا‪.‬‬ ‫الشاب على جانبي األيسر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫سماعاته‬ ‫صار يتأ ّفف ووضع‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫في أذنيه‪ .‬حسنًا يبدو أ ّن ذوق‬ ‫الشوفير املوسيقي ال يناسبه‪.‬‬ ‫لكنّه رفع صوت مذياعه اخلاص‬ ‫أيضا أسمع ما‬ ‫كثيرًا صرت أنا ً‬ ‫يسمعه‪ .‬ه ّوة غريبة بني أغنية‬ ‫السائق ونشيد األخ بجانبي‪.‬‬ ‫أقول األخ أل ّن ما فاض به مذياعه‪،‬‬ ‫أو هاتفه ال أدري‪ ،‬هو مرث ّية اإلمام‬ ‫اخلميني‪ ،‬النشيد احمل ّلق في‬ ‫دنيا طفولة جنوبية بعيدة في‬ ‫داخلي‪ .‬نشيد ‪ hit‬الثمانينيات‬ ‫بُعيد موت اإلمام اخلميني‪ .‬ال‬ ‫تسألوني كيف تع ّرفت على‬ ‫الشاب‬ ‫النشيد وملاذا نبشه ذلك‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫من بني ّ‬ ‫كل األناشيد في صباح‬ ‫بيروتي عام ‪ .2011‬أنا ال أعرف‪.‬‬ ‫بغض النظر‬ ‫النشيد في ذاكرتي‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫عن مناسبته‪ ،‬هو جزء من ماض‪،‬‬ ‫رمبا موروث‪ .‬النشيد تراجيدي‪.‬‬ ‫ميض وقت طويل حتى تعبت‬ ‫ولم ِ‬ ‫أذناي من ذلك التناقض السمعي‬

‫إلى مدى الدبس‪،‬حت ّية عطرة وبعد‪...‬‬

‫لقد قرأت ر ّدك على مقالي‬ ‫الصحافي الذي ورد في العدد‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫‪ 22‬من جريدة األوتلوك‪ ،‬وأريد‬ ‫أن أهنّئك على سعيك لنقد‬ ‫والدفاع عن صديقك‬ ‫مقالي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ولكن ما أزعجني‬ ‫علي بدران‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حقا ً هو اإلنفعال الواضح في‬ ‫ذلك النّقد الذي أعمى بصرك‬ ‫نص املقال‪.‬‬ ‫عما كتب فعالً في ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫إ ّن حتريفك للجمل والكلمات‬ ‫التي وردت في مقالتي هو‬ ‫الرئيسي لنشر هذه‬ ‫السبب‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ال ّرسالة‪ .‬لقد أخطأت احلكم‬ ‫في الفقرة التّاسعة التي‬ ‫حاولت فيها أن تبرهني أ ّن‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫لغتي <<ركيكة ج ًدا>>‬ ‫الدؤوب إليجاد‬ ‫عبر‬ ‫السعي ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫األخطاء النحوية واإلمالئية‪.‬‬ ‫ذكرت أنّي قلت حرف ًيا <<لقد‬ ‫فشل الق ّراء في إيجاد له معنى‬ ‫وسياقا ً واحدا ً>> ومن ثم‬ ‫قمت بتصحيحها <<بسياق‬ ‫عد ِت إلى‬ ‫واضح>>‪ .‬ولكن إن ّ‬ ‫وانتبهت جي ًدا إلى‬ ‫َص املقالة‬ ‫ن ّ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫لك أنّني قلت‬ ‫ب‬ ‫لت‬ ‫الكلمات‬ ‫ينّ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫<<سياقا ً‬ ‫أما‬ ‫واضحا>>‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫بالنسبة لألخطاء اإلمالئية‪،‬‬ ‫<<يهدء>>‬ ‫ذكرت أنّي قلت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫يهدئ>>‪ ،‬وبالفعل‬ ‫بدل<<‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫هنالك خطأ هنا ولكنّه خطأ‬ ‫أما‬ ‫مطبعي وليس إمالئي‪ّ .‬‬ ‫ّ‬

‫بقية األخطاء التي أوردتها في‬ ‫رأيك املرسل إلى احمل ّررين فهي‬ ‫ال تتعدى ثالث حاالت عدم‬ ‫تنوين‪ .‬هذه األخطاء ليست‬ ‫رت‪ -‬دليالً فاضحا ً على‬ ‫كما ص ّو ِ‬‫ركاكة اللغة‪.‬‬ ‫الدالئل التي‬ ‫نعود إلى ّ‬ ‫تساءلت لم أغفلتها في‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫مقالتي‪ .‬أ ّوال ً بعد سؤال إدارة‬ ‫مكتبة مالك‪ ،‬تبينّ أ ّن الكتاب‬ ‫األكثر مبيعا ً هو <<دليلك‬ ‫إلى قهر السرطان>> بقلم‬ ‫الدكتور إيلي نقوال فرح وليس‬ ‫<<قتلت حبيبتي وانتظر>>‬ ‫أما بالنسبة‬ ‫بقلم علي بدران‪ّ .‬‬ ‫سؤالك لم أغفلت ذكر‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫أ ّن ‪ 280‬نسخة متّ شراؤها في‬ ‫حفل التوقيع‪ ،‬فجوابي هو أن‬ ‫عمليات ّ‬ ‫الشراء متّت قبل ّ‬ ‫إطالع‬ ‫املشتري بشكل كامل على‬ ‫تدخل عوامل‬ ‫احملتوى فضالً عن ّ‬ ‫أخرى كإقدام أصدقاء علي على‬ ‫الدعم‬ ‫شراء كتابه من باب ّ‬ ‫واحملبة التي يستحقها لكونه‬ ‫شابًا مهذبًا ومحتر ًما‪ .‬لذلك ال‬ ‫ميكن إعتبار شراء ‪ 280‬نسخة أو‬ ‫وجود ألف معجب على صفحة‬ ‫الفايسبوك كدليل دامغ على‬ ‫إعجاب الق ّراء بالكتاب‪ .‬هنا‬ ‫توسعي في‬ ‫أنتقل إلى عدم‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫شرح موقف التّقدير واإلعجاب‬

‫الوحيد الذي صادفني في بحثي‬ ‫السائد حول‬ ‫عن ال ّرأي العام ّ‬ ‫كتاب علي بدران إذ لم يستطع‬ ‫املع ّبر عن هذا املوقف تسويغ‬ ‫موقفه باألد ّلة والبراهني‪ .‬لذلك‬ ‫قمت بإجراء مقابلة مع علي‬ ‫إلعطائه فرصة ال ّرد‪ .‬وبعكس ما‬ ‫قلت‪ ،‬كان علي يعلم متا ًما سياق‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫علمت منه العكس‬ ‫املقابلة وإن‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫أشك بذلك‪ -‬فمحضر‬ ‫وأنا‬‫املقابلة موجود للتدقيق فيه‪.‬‬ ‫نظرك إلى أنّني‬ ‫أو ّد لفت‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫لم أعتمد في رسالتي على‬ ‫التهجم ّ‬ ‫عليك ألنّي‬ ‫الشخصي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ال أعرفك حقّ املعرفة كما أنّك‬ ‫أيضا‪ .‬أيضا ً‬ ‫أحب‬ ‫ال تعرفيني ً‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫أوضح أنّني لم أقم بتبرير‬ ‫أن ّ‬ ‫قمت‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫ائد‬ ‫الس‬ ‫العام‬ ‫ال ّرأي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫رسالتك‬ ‫في‬ ‫املواقع‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫في‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫إلي وذلك ألنّني كنت‬ ‫بإسناده‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫موضوعي للواقع‬ ‫ناقل‬ ‫مج ّرد‬ ‫ٍّ‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ولست بناق ٍد له‪.‬‬ ‫قدرتك على‬ ‫أحييك على‬ ‫أخيراً‪،‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫رصد األخطاء التي لم ينتبه‬ ‫وأشجعك على‬ ‫لها حتى احملرر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اإلنضمام إلى فريق عمل جريدة‬ ‫األوتلوك كمدققة لغوية‪.‬‬ ‫مع كل إحترام وتقدير‪،‬‬ ‫خضر أبودية‬

‫املد ّوي‪ .‬ال أذكر أين كنا وصلنا‬ ‫عندما بدأت أغنية بلحن دبكة‬ ‫على الراديو‪ .‬حسنًا‪ ،‬الطفل ذي‬ ‫السحنة البيضاء الفاحتة صار‬ ‫عال‬ ‫عال‪ٍ .‬‬ ‫يغنّي معها‪ .‬بصوت ٍ‬ ‫ويتعالى‪« :‬اشتقتلو حلبيبي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫علي عم‬ ‫اشتقتلو‪...‬كل الناس ّ‬ ‫بيدلوا»!!! نظرت إليه وابتسمت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫«بأريحية» عظيمة‪ .‬هو ابتسم‬ ‫مراقصا جسده‬ ‫وأكمل الغناء‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الصغير عن اليمني والشمال‪.‬‬ ‫أمه ضحكت وخاطبته‪:‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تعصب‬ ‫بس ّ‬ ‫«منيحة إلك هيدي‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بتتذكرها»! هو لم ير ّد‪ .‬كان‬ ‫يغنّي مع املغنّني‪ .‬ويبدو أنّه في‬ ‫منتصف هذه الفرحة املأساوية‬ ‫لطفل يوشك على املوت يتس ّلى‬ ‫بأغنية دبكة هابطة‪ ،‬يبدو أ ّن‬ ‫اجلالس بجانبي عن الشمال‬ ‫وعدل‬ ‫لم يعجبه احلال‪ .‬تنحنح ّ‬ ‫جلسته‪ ،‬رمق الصغير وصار يه ّز‬ ‫برأسه‪ .‬يبدو أ ّن صوته ّ‬ ‫غطى‬ ‫على ّ‬ ‫كل األناشيد‪ .‬الطفل لم‬ ‫أيضا‪.‬‬ ‫يبال‪ .‬غنّى األغنية التالية ً‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫هذه ال أذكر كلماتها‪ .‬غنّى وهو‬ ‫متمسك باملقعد أمامه‪ ،‬دون أن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫كنت في الوسط‪.‬‬ ‫ينظر إلى أحد‪ُ .‬‬ ‫وتالشى في بالي ّ‬ ‫كل املوروث‪ .‬أين‬ ‫النشيد وأين األغنية؟ نسيت‬ ‫الشاب كان يضع على‬ ‫أن أذكر‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬

‫رأسه ق ّبعة سوداء‪ .‬املقصود‬ ‫أظن أن‬ ‫منها معروف‪ ،‬لكنني ال ّ‬ ‫هذا املقصود مي ّر على الطريق‬ ‫إلى احلمرا‪ .‬وحسبي أ ّن اإلمام‬ ‫اخلميني‪ ،‬لو أنّه كان في الفان‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫للركاب جمي ًعا‬ ‫كان سيفتي‬ ‫أن يشاركوا ذلك الطفل غناءه‬ ‫تلك األغنية «الفاسدة»‪ .‬وصلنا‬ ‫إلى مشارف احلمرا‪ .‬يتو ّقف املطر‬ ‫فجأة‪ .‬ت ّ‬ ‫ُذكر األم ابنها باهلل «اللي‬ ‫بيساعدك بس تطلب منّو» في‬ ‫حلظات األلم املنتظر في قاعة‬ ‫العالج بعد قليل‪ ،‬األخ املستتر‬ ‫خلف قلعة سوداء يُسكت صوت‬ ‫املرثية احلزينة‪ .‬وصلنا‪ ،‬لم تعد‬ ‫تلزم‪ .‬ينزل «مكزدرًا» بني جمع‬ ‫املكزدرين‪ ،‬ح ًيا معافى‪ .‬أنا أنزل‬ ‫إلى اجلامعة‪ ،‬تسبقني األم مع‬ ‫طفلها الذي يزداد التصاقه بها‬ ‫ك ّلما اقتربنا من منبى السان‬ ‫جود‪ .‬تختلط في رأسي ّ‬ ‫كل‬ ‫األناشيد واألغاني‪ .‬أنظر إلى‬ ‫الطفل الذي غاب خلف أحد‬ ‫أبواب املستشفى وال أعرف ماذا‬ ‫أحكي بعد‪ .‬اآلن سأزعم أ ّن جوقة‬ ‫مالئكة غنّت له في الداخل ّ‬ ‫كل‬ ‫أغاني الدنيا‪ ،‬وسأسكت‪.‬‬

‫رأي‬

‫االفتخار أقرب من اخلجل‬

‫جاد شمس الدين‬

‫أقف متامالً الطبيعة من حولي‬ ‫وفي ذهني تساؤالت تراودني‪،‬‬ ‫«أأفتخر أم أخجل؟»‬ ‫فأنا أفتخر ألنني ابن البلد الذي‬ ‫كانت له ملسته العلمية اخلاصة‬ ‫في تطور احلياة البشرية إن كان‬ ‫ذلك من خالل(حسن كامل‬ ‫الصباح(كهرباء) أو مايكل‬ ‫دبغي(طب) أو‪)...‬‬ ‫وأفتخرأيضا ألنني ابن البلد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الذي أجنب أهم شعراء العرب‬ ‫والعالم (جبران خليل جبران‬ ‫ومحمد شمس الدين وسعيد‬ ‫عقل و‪)...‬‬ ‫كما أفتخر بأنني ابن البلد الذي‬ ‫سمح له موقعه اجلغرافي بأن‬ ‫يكون معبرًا لألنبياء والرسل‪.‬‬ ‫ولكن أأفتخر ألني ابن البلد الذي‬ ‫ال يف ّرق بني دين وآخر وبني طائفة‬ ‫وأخرى وعرق وآخر‪ ،‬أم أخجل‬ ‫ألنني ابن البلد الذي سمح‬ ‫ألعدائه بأن يف ّرقوا بني أطياف‬ ‫شعبه ويشعلوا نيران احلرب‬ ‫األهلية الطائفية فيه؟‬ ‫أأفتخر ألني ابن البلد الذي ع ّبر‬ ‫الكون من خالل فنّه الراقي‬ ‫احلب‬ ‫واجلميل والذي ترك بصمة ّ‬ ‫والسالم في قلوب الناس من‬ ‫خالل العمالقة(وديع الصافي‪،‬‬

‫فيروز‪ ،‬نصري شمس الدين‬ ‫وصباح و‪ ،)...‬أم أخجل ألنني ابن‬ ‫يقدر عطاء فنّانيه‬ ‫البلد الذي ال ّ‬ ‫إال بعد رحيلهم؟‬ ‫أأفتخر ألنني ابن البلد الذي قاوم‬ ‫وضحى لدحر أعدائه وما زال‪ ،‬أم‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫أخجل ألنني ابن البلد الذي تآمر‬ ‫البعض من أبنائه مع األعداء‬ ‫للقضاء على إخوانهم فيه؟‬ ‫أأفتخر ألنني ابن البلد املثقف‬ ‫املبدع واحلضاري‪ ،‬أم أخجل ألنني‬ ‫متفرجا‬ ‫ابن البلد الذي يقف‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أمام هجرة أبنائه املثقفني‬ ‫الطامحني من دون تأمني أدنى‬ ‫مق ّومات البقاء وكأنهم ليسوا‬ ‫من أبنائه؟‬ ‫أتأمل‬ ‫أقف في احضان الطبيعة ّ‬ ‫وأتساءل‪ ،‬وأعلم في باطني أ ّن‬ ‫تلك التساؤالت ستكون اإلجابة‬ ‫عنها سهلة إذا تركت للعاطفة‬ ‫واملشاعر أ ّن تسيطر على‬ ‫العقل‪،‬‬ ‫وستكون صعبة إذا تركت الدور‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وبكل تأكيد‬ ‫للعقل‪ .‬ولكن‬ ‫عندما أُسال عن بلدي سأرفع‬ ‫رأسي وأصرخ بأعلى صوت «أنا‬ ‫لبناني»‪.‬‬ ‫الصور على صفحة ‪15‬‬

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‫أخبار‬

‫يلحق املقال على صفحة ‪١٤‬‬

‫تتمة من ص‪16‬‬

‫برنامج أبحاث ناجح‪ .‬وباملناسبة‪،‬‬ ‫أؤكد على ضرورة تقدير الوضع‬ ‫في الواليات املتحدة األميركية‬ ‫إذ هي بالفعل كما يُقال بالد‬ ‫الفرص بحيث تكمن أهميتها‬ ‫في‪ :‬أوالً‪ ،‬التف ّرغ لألبحاث وذلك‬ ‫من خالل منظومة تو ّفر لك‬ ‫الوقت واملال الضروريني‪ ،‬واجلدير‬ ‫بالذكر أ ّن هذا الدعم املادي يأتي‬ ‫بطريقة منافسة بحيث تقوم‬ ‫‪National Institutes‬‬ ‫‪ of Health‬بقبول مسو ّدات‬ ‫األبحاث على أسس الـ‪Peer‬‬ ‫‪ .Review‬ثان ًيا‪ ،‬تقدير قدرات‬ ‫بغض النظر عن‬ ‫األبحاث‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫االعتبارات الدينية أو العرقية وما‬ ‫إلى ذلك‪ .‬وخير دليل على ذلك هو‬ ‫وصولاللبنانينيزمالئيإلىمراكز‬ ‫عالية ج ًدا في الواليات املتحدة‪.‬‬ ‫في هذا السياق العودة إلى لبنان‬ ‫مهمة ج ًدا لترويج األبحاث في‬ ‫ليتقدم العلم كضرورة‬ ‫اجلامعات‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وطنية وحضارية‪.‬‬ ‫ما هي الصفات الضرورية‬ ‫للباحث والطبيب سواء على‬ ‫املستوى الشخصي أو العلمي؟‬ ‫مجال األبحاث يفاجئ اجلميع‬ ‫حب‬ ‫فمن املهم ج ًدا وجود‪:‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫االستطالع والشغف للتعمق‬ ‫في املوضوع والدخول إليه من‬ ‫عدة نواحي‪ ،‬فضالً عن وجود خيال‬ ‫واسع وفكر خالق ّ‬ ‫وفذ‪ .‬بالتالي‬ ‫يجب القيام عكس الرأي السائد‬ ‫بحيث تتمتع باالنفتاح دون فكرة‬ ‫مسبقة قبل النتائج ولكن‬ ‫توجه معني‬ ‫بالتأكيد يجب وجود ّ‬ ‫املعروف بالـ‪ Hypothesis‬دون‬ ‫أن يؤ ّثر ذلك على حكمك النهائي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫احلظ‬ ‫وال يجب أن ننسى عامل‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫احلظ‬ ‫والصدفة مع العلم أ ّن‬ ‫يحالف من يقوم باخلطوة األولى‪.‬‬

‫االفتخار أقرب من اخلجل‬

‫نيسان ‪2011 ,12‬‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫تصميم جاد شمس الدين (طالب علم احلاسوب في اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت)‬

‫الدكتور فؤاد زيادة‪ :‬سيرة جناح لبناني آخر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وأؤكد هنا أنّه على املستوى‬ ‫ً‬ ‫محظوظا ج ًدا‬ ‫الشخصي كنت‬ ‫وبخاص ًة بعد مرور أول سنتني‬ ‫دون نتائج ملموسة ولكن لم‬ ‫أستسلم وتابعت األبحاث‪.‬‬ ‫أيضا أن يكون‬ ‫وبرأيي من الضروري ً‬ ‫لدى الباحث القدوة والتوجيه‬ ‫الصحيح وهذا ما نحتاجه في‬ ‫جامعتنا وبالدنا‪.‬‬ ‫ما هي رسالتك األخيرة إلى‬

‫الطب‬ ‫الشباب عامة و طالب‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫خاص ًة؟‬ ‫إني متفائل مبستقبل التالميذ‬ ‫اللبنانيني بسبب وجود مجهود‬ ‫كبير وأنا أدعوهم إلى القيام‬ ‫سن مبكرة وحتى‬ ‫باألبحاث في ّ‬ ‫لو باهتمام ثانوي وذلك لسببني‪:‬‬ ‫األول لتشكيل أسس صلبة‬ ‫ومتينة والثاني للمساهمة في‬ ‫تقدم العلم‪ .‬أدعو إلى األبحاث‬ ‫ّ‬

‫سن مبكرة ألني لم أقم‬ ‫في‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بذلك مبكرًا فواجهت منافسة‬ ‫قوية من أطباء يشاركونني‬ ‫التخصص عينها ولكن‬ ‫مرحلة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مع خبرة أكبر في األبحاث‪ .‬أدعو‬ ‫الطالب الراغبني إلى االنخراط‬ ‫في برامج تعليمية جديدة‬ ‫التخصص الطبي‬ ‫كفكرة دمج‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫التخصص في األبحاث‪.‬‬ ‫مع‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫‪MD-PhD Program‬‬

‫في هذا السياق‪ ،‬أريد أن أؤكد‬ ‫على أني فخور ج ًدا بأن حوالي‬ ‫ثالثني طبي ًبا ياف ًعا قاموا بالتم ّرن‬ ‫في األبحاث (‪Research‬‬ ‫‪ )Fellowship‬في مختبراتي‬ ‫وهم اآلن يشغلون أرفع املناصب‬ ‫العلمية حول العالم‪.‬‬

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‫اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت‬

‫إلى جميع قراءنا ‪ :‬صحيفة االوتلوك ترحب بالراغبني لإلنتساب إلى فر يقها‪.‬‬

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‫املنشورة الطالبية املستقلة منذ عام ‪| ١٩٤٩‬الثالثاء ‪ 12‬نيسان ‪| 2011‬‬

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‫االفتخار أقرب من اخلجل‬

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‫كاتب من هذا الزمان عمر الف ّرا‬

‫ُح ّر ‪ -‬نشاط تعبيري للنادي الثقافي اجلنوبي ونادي الدراما‬

‫مصطفى فضل اهلل‬ ‫كاتب صحفي‬ ‫أقامت اجلمعية اللبنانية “رساالت”‬ ‫بالتعاون مع النادي الثقافي اجلنوبي‬ ‫ونادي الدراما يوم األربعاء الواقع في‬ ‫عرضا تعبيريًا‬ ‫الـ ‪ 6‬من الشهر اجلاري ً‬ ‫فنيًّا معاصرًا بعنوان “ح ّر”‪ .‬العمل‬ ‫يتناول مسيرة احلر بن يزيد الرياحي‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫املقدم أن الهدف من العرض‬ ‫وأكد‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ليس استعراض السيرة أو الواقع‬ ‫التاريخي ا ّلذي تواجد احل ّر فيه‪ ،‬بل هو‬ ‫عرض فكرة الصراع بني احلق والباطل‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ظل‬ ‫خاصة في‬ ‫واإلختيار بينهما‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫أجواء ال ّثورات في املنطقة‪.‬‬ ‫يتس ّرب الضوء إلى املسرح‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ويتس ّرب املمثل معه‪ .‬القاعة‬ ‫مظلمة إال من ضوء ألقي على احل ّر‪،‬‬ ‫الضوء مذهولاً ومع انفجار‬ ‫يشير إلى ّ‬ ‫أرضا‪ ،‬يزحف‪ ،‬يرفع‬ ‫املوسيقى يسقط ً‬ ‫يشدهما ليقف‪،‬‬ ‫رجليه بصعوبة‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مجددًا يتل ّوى‬ ‫يقف مذهولاً ‪ ،‬ويسقط‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫على األرض لينتفض مجددًا‪ .‬يجبر‬ ‫نفسه على الصمود يح ّرك يديه‬ ‫وينظر اليهما‪ ،‬كمن اكتشف لديه‬ ‫أل ّول م ّرة‪ ،‬وتلك مرحلة الوالدة واخلروج‬ ‫إلى الدنيا‪.‬‬ ‫يسقط الضوء األحمر‬ ‫ ‬ ‫عليه وترتفع وتيرة املوسيقى‪ ،‬ليثور‬ ‫منتفضا محاربًا‪ .‬يركض في دوائر فوق‬ ‫ً‬

‫جبران خنيزر‬ ‫مساهم صحفي‬

‫لعل اسم الدكتور فؤاد زيادة غني‬ ‫الطب‬ ‫عن التعريف في عالم‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫عامة وفي مجال تأثير مرض‬ ‫السكري على الكلى خاصة‪.‬‬ ‫فالدكتور زيادة احلائز على شهادة‬ ‫البكالوريوس في الكيمياء وعلم‬ ‫األحياء بدرجة امتياز عام ‪١٩٧٦‬‬ ‫من اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت‬ ‫استكمل دراساته العليا في‬ ‫اجلامعة عينها فحاز على شهادة‬ ‫أيضا‬ ‫الدكتوراه مع بدرجة امتياز ً‬ ‫تخصص في‬ ‫عام ‪ .١٩٨٠‬بعد أن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الطب الداخلي في اجلامعة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫األميركية‪ ،‬غادر الدكتور زيادة إلى‬ ‫الواليات املتحدة حتدي ًدا جامعة‬ ‫بنسيلفينيا في فيالدلفيا‬ ‫ومتخصص متم ّرن‪،‬‬ ‫كباحث‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ف ُر ّقي إلى درجة بروفسور في‬ ‫سن مبكرة‪.‬‬ ‫الطب عام ‪ ١٩٩٩‬في ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بعد سنوات‪ ،‬عاد الدكتور زيادة‬ ‫إلى لبنان ليشغل منصب رئيس‬ ‫الطب الداخلي في اجلامعة‬ ‫دائرة‬ ‫ّ‬

‫أرض املسرح يحرك يديه كمن يجذب‬ ‫شيئًا إليه‪ ،‬يسقط مجددًا‪ ،‬ويجلس‬ ‫عاق ًدا يديه على قدميه مق ّربًا وجهه‬ ‫كاملتوجس‪.‬‬ ‫منهما ناظرًا إلى احلضور‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫يقف على يديه فجأ ًة ويعود إلى األرض‬ ‫ملتصقًا بها‪ .‬يرمي نظره إلى احلضور‬ ‫كاملتر ّقب‪ ،‬يقف مجددًا‪ ،‬وميشي مشية‬ ‫ثقة‪ ،‬ويضحك ضحكة عالي ًة ساخرة‪،‬‬ ‫وترتفع املوسيقى مجددًا ليبدو‬ ‫بحالة حرب مع نفسه ويديه حتاربان‬ ‫أيضا‪.‬‬ ‫بعضهما البعض وحتاربانه‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يحسم الصراع حني يحتضن نفسه‬ ‫ويخرج من املسرح‪ .‬ثم يعود‪ ،‬متسك‬ ‫يسراه بيمناه‪ ،‬يركع إلى األرض حان ًيا‬ ‫رأسه‪“ .‬احكم بالسيف أو الكتاب”‬ ‫‪ ،‬موسيقى حزينة ترافق اإليقاع‪،‬‬ ‫يقف مجددًا كأنه رأى احلياة أل ّول‬ ‫م ّرة‪ ،‬وبسمة تعتريه كأنها تستنطق‬ ‫مكنونات قلبه‪ .‬خلع سترته اخلارجية‬ ‫سحب سيفه ترافقه السيوف‬ ‫وأصواتها وصهيل اخليول‪ ،‬تصيبه‬ ‫السهام والرماح (صوت ًيا) يسقط‬ ‫إلى األرض (وتلك مرحلة الشهادة)‪،‬‬ ‫ثم يجلس على ركبتيه يرفع يديه‬ ‫إلى السماء لينهي املشهد بسجوده‬ ‫على األرض‪.‬‬ ‫امتلئت القاعة بعدها‬ ‫ ‬ ‫بتصفيق حماسي ليعلن عن رضا‬ ‫اجلمهور عن العرض الذي استم ّر‬ ‫لنصف ساعة تقري ًبا‪ .‬وقال علي‬

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‫رزق رئيس النادي الثقافي اجلنوبي أن‬ ‫النادي حاول من خالل هذا النشاط أن‬ ‫يظهر مفهوم احلق والباطل بطريقة‬ ‫غير تقليد ّية تستطيع أن توصل‬ ‫املفهوم بعي ًدا عن إثارة عنصر امللل‪.‬‬ ‫أما املمثل الوحيد لهذا العرض‪،‬‬ ‫فهو ماجد زغيب خريج اجلامعة‬ ‫اللبنانية اختصاص “مسرح”‪ ،‬وع ّبر‬

‫لـ “آوتلوك” عن أهم ّية هذه العروض‬ ‫التي تستطيع أن تستقطب جمهورًا‬ ‫أوسع وأن ترسل الفكرة بطريقة‬ ‫أقوى‪ ،‬فاجلسد وحركاته طريقة‬ ‫مهمة ج ًدا للتواصل‪ ،‬ال تختلف‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫عن التعبير الكالمي أو الكتابي‪،‬‬ ‫مع حفظ خصوصياتها‪ .‬نور‪،‬‬ ‫أحد احلاضرين ع ّبرت عن اعجابها‬

‫الدكتور فؤاد زيادة‪ :‬سيرة جناح لبناني آخر‬ ‫األميركية في بيروت‪ .‬يطول‬ ‫الكالم عن إجنازات وتكرمي زيادة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫فتتخطى سيرته العلمية مئة‬ ‫وخمسني منشورة وأربعني فصالً‬ ‫في كتب علمية كثيرة عالوة‬ ‫على اختياره عام ‪ ٢٠١٠‬لتمثيل‬ ‫الكلية خارج أميركا الشمالية‬ ‫جتمع‬ ‫وأوروبا في جلنة املراقبة في ّ‬ ‫الطب التابع للمجلس‬ ‫معاهد‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الوطني للممتحنني الطبيني‬ ‫في الواليات املتحدة‪ .‬آخر تكرمي‬ ‫له كان انتخابه في «األكادميية‬ ‫اللبنانية للعلوم» وهي جمعية‬ ‫مستق ّلة ذات مقام رفيع ال‬ ‫تتوخّ ى الربح بل تهدف إلى‬ ‫رفع مستوى العلم في لبنان‬ ‫وجمع أبرز العلماء اللبنانيني في‬ ‫العالم‪.‬‬ ‫اجتمعت «أوتلوك» مع الدكتور‬ ‫زيادة في مكتبه في اجلامعة‬ ‫األميركية للوقوف على رأيه‬ ‫يشدد‬ ‫فوجدت رجالً متواض ًعا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫على أهمية األبحاث ويدعو إليها‬ ‫سن مبكرة‪ .‬وعن تكرميه‪،‬‬ ‫في ّ‬ ‫قال‪:‬‬

‫«فرحت ج ًدا النتخابي في‬ ‫«األكادميية اللبنانية للعلوم»‬ ‫أل ّن هذا التكرمي هو على املستوى‬ ‫الوطني‪ .‬بعد تكرمي عاملي حني‬ ‫أصبحت عض ًوا في مجتمع‬ ‫احملققني السريريني واجلمعية‬ ‫األميركية لألطباء‪ ،‬أتى تكرمي‬ ‫على صعيد مؤسساتي من‬ ‫الفرع الطبي جلمعية متخ ّرجي‬ ‫اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت‬ ‫بنيل امليدالية الذهبية كخ ّريج‬ ‫متميز‪ .‬فتكرمي «األكادميية‬ ‫اللبنانية للعلوم» على صعيد‬ ‫لبناني هو ثمرة عملية طويلة‬ ‫فضالً عن أعمال منشورة‬ ‫في مجالت عاملية تخضع‬ ‫إلى مراجعة دقيقة‪ .‬ففكرة‬ ‫األكادميية نبيلة إذ تهدف إلى‬ ‫رقي العلم والتقريب بني العلماء‬ ‫اللبنانيني في لبنان واملهجر»‪.‬‬ ‫ما هي الصعوبات التي‬ ‫واجهتها؟‬ ‫الدعم املادي أساسي لقيام‬ ‫تتمة ص ‪15‬‬

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‫بالنشاط بقولها “طريقة جديدة‬ ‫في إظهار احلوادث التاريخ ّية بطريقة‬ ‫إيجابية‪ ،‬غير تقليدية‪ ،‬وبوقت قصير‪.‬‬ ‫أما حسني فقال أن شعر باتصاله‬ ‫مع املمثل كأنه مكانه على خشبة‬ ‫املسرح‪.‬‬