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Out loud: Reflections on antisectarian demonstrations

AUB and Nike launch Second Annual Football Training Program Hadi Mehio Contributing Writer

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he University Sports department, in collaboration with the local Official Nike distributors “United Sports of Lebanon” launched the “Nike Elite Training Program” for the second consecutive year, on the Greenfield of AUB. The program, which took place between March 19 and 22, is a football contest that opened the opportunity to all males between 16 and 19 years old, including AUB students, to participate in the try-outs.

“What’s Your Concentration?”

OSB SRC-organized lecture

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n Wednesday, March 23, an event titled “What’s Your Concentration?” was held at 6:30 pm in the Maamari Auditorium, at the Olayan School of Business (OSB).

Organized by the OSB Student Representative Committee (SRC) of the year 2010-11, the event targeted AUB Business students, especially sophomores and juniors, to help them choose their concentration in later years. The event consisted of presentations on each concentration by OSB professors from different emphases: Accounting, Instructor Bassima Hout; Marketing, Instructor Leila Khauli-Han-

na; Decision Systems, Assistant Professor Victor Araman; Business Information, Assistant Professor Reina Arakji; Finance, Instructor Lina Tannir; Management, Assistant Professor Lina Daouk; Entrepreneurship, Senior Lecturer Tarek Kettaneh.

The audience was almost full and there was interaction between students and professors and some minutes for Q/A after each presentation.

Interested students were welcomed to e-mail professors for further information.

Follow “OSB SRC 2010-11” on Facebook by liking our page to stay updated on further events and to post any concerns.

Nader Zeidan and Nour Safa

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‘Mini Football Spring Tournament 2011’

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This week, the Cultural Club of the South presents to you its “Mini Football Spring Tournament 2011” on Thursday March 31, Friday April 1 and Monday April 3 at the AUB Green Field.

1st place: $200 cash, Adidas vouchers, 4 lunches at Tasty 2nd place: $150 cash, 6 lunches at Tasty, Coffee and Donuts at Dunken Donuts 3rd place: $100 cash, breakfast at Dunkin Donuts (All prize packages include medals and trophies).

Subscription fee is 50,000 L.L. per team (5 players and 1 substitute) Sign up now, stands will be waiting for you facing West Hall.

Secularism Club’s 19 could end it exhibition Dalia Hosn Staff Writer

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ecently, secularism has become quite the hot issue in Lebanon, and especially on campus. Just last week AUB’s Secular Club hosted an exhibition by graphic designer Khaled Saab, entitled “19 could end it,” which dealt with the problems sectarianism has caused for Lebanon. The exhibition ran from Tuesday through Thursday, March 22-24, and consisted of various graphically designed posters surrounding the West Hall common room with strong imagery and text that questioned the Lebanese directly in their acceptance and advocacy of the sectarian status quo.

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survived for nearly a hundred years, and the idea behind “19 could end it,” was that the 19th sect should not be thought of as a new sect;

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Wednesday March 30 at 12:00pm - West Hall - Ada Dodge Hall Area - Imagine the confessional system did collapse, what might be an alternative model for Lebanon?

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Every one of the 347 players who showed up for the tryouts on March 19 wanted to be of the lucky three who will win the luxury of training in one of Manchester United’s football schools during the Summer of 2011, at the full expense of Nike.

In an interview with Outlook, AUB Sporting Director Ghaleb Halimi explained to us the nature of the program and its execution. “Last year, the chosen players went to the Juventus Camp continued on page 7

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Wednesday March 16 at 1:00pm - West Hall - Ada Dodge Hall Area - How do you see Lebanon in 10 years time politically, socially, economically and enviromentally?

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CHES (Chemical Engineering Society) The latest engineering society to date

Emile Zankoul Staff Writer

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he Faculty of Engineering has been one of the most active faculties along the years, continuously organizing events and activities. One of the reasons behind this activeness is the abundance of engineering societies and committees. Two new majors have been added to the FEA, being Chemical and Construction Engineering, both having a 3-year program, the first belonging to the Mechanical Engineering department, the second to the Civil and Environmental Engineering one. They are both one year and half old already. Chemical Engineering students raised a point lately “Why do all the majors have societies except for us?” They found no answer to this question; instead, they took action

and eradicated it by establishing a society of their own by the name of CHES, an acronym for Chemical Engineering Society.

The elections took place Monday, March 21 at 6:00pm in Wing D and lasted only about half an hour. The procedure was the following: Only 2nd year Chemical Engineering students could run for the elections, but all 1st and 2nd year ones could vote for the previous candidates. The elections went pretty smoothly as most candidates won by default, except for the position of Vice-President. The results were as follows: - President: Samar Semaan - Vice-President: Dina Ibrahim - Secretary: Rawand Mady - Treasurer: Ayoub Abi Rafeh - Member at Large: Mira Toukan - Chapter Initiator: Rana El-

Halaby Ibrahim and El-Halaby both ran for Vice-President, Ibrahim getting a higher number of votes, but everyone was going to have a role in the society as El-Halaby earned the role of trying to find the right path to have CHES become part of the IChemE (The Institute of Chemical Engineering) as the chapter initiator of the society. The elections were supervised by four Chemical Engineering professors: Dr. Mohammad El-Hindi, Dr. Joseph Zeaiter, Dr. Walid Saad and Dr. Fouad Azizi. Samar Semaan, President of the society, said “I hope that our society would serve the needs of the chemical engineering students in a way which enriches student-faculty interaction as well as prioritizes the interests of students in such a new program.” Mira Toukan, Member at Large, added

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Left to right: Dina Ibrahim (Vice President), Rawand Mady (Secretary), Ayoub Abi-Rafeh (Treasurer), Samar Semaan (President), Rana El-Halaby (Chapter Initiator), Mira Toukan (Member at Large)

“It’s a very good step to finally have our own society because we need to improve our program. I am very happy to be part of it!”

Chemical Engineering students can only be applauded

and congratulated for this big step they took. They can only be wished the best of luck and let us hope that CHES will become as the other engineering societies and committees, a successful one.

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs hosts workshop on negotiation Outlook Staff

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ast Friday March 26, AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI for short) hosted the first of its two negotiation workshops between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. targeted at providing undergraduate students with a general introduction to negotiation.

The second, more specialized workshop targets graduate students and will be held this Saturday April 2.

The workshop was made possible by the efficient management of IFI Program Coordinator Mouneira Hoballah who called on specialized lawyer in public law and trained mediator Dr. Martin Waehlisch to host the event as an IFI visiting scholar.

Registered in the workshop was a batch of 16 students spanning various prospective majors including Business Administration, Philosophy, Political Studies and Public Administration, Bi-

ology, Math and Landscape Design amongst others. After introducing themselves and ranking their level of negotiation on a scale of 1 to 5, registered students were given their first case study allowing themselves a go at reallife negotiation.

This first study broke up the students into two groups of eight, with one group assuming the role of a seller and the second group assuming the role of a consumer. Both groups where then made to mingle such that each person from one group was paired up with an individual of the other group; and with varying conditions and interests they were challenged with reaching a compromise.

Soon after began the presentation divided into three equitable parts: Structure and concepts, Communication techniques and Negotiation tactics respectively.

Part one on “Structure and concepts” briefly explained the Thomas-Kilman mode of conflict behaviour, graphical-

ly demonstrating the types of negotiators one may be classified under in light of the two factors of cooperativeness and assertiveness. This first part also touched base on the different approaches to negotiation and elucidated terminology such as positions, interests, options and the concepts of Worst Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (WATNA) and Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA).

Part two on “Communication techniques” focused mainly on the various communication tools such as reframing, reading in between the lines and dealing with hidden messages were exercises on all three were handed out to and completed by the students.

Finally, part three on “Negotiation tactics” surveyed various strategies for negotiation as well as the traps negotiators can get into when not well prepared.

All through the three sections of the workshop, more

IFI Visitng Scholar Martin Waehlisch converses on negotiation tactics (Photo by Rami Diab)

chances for experiential learning were realized with further opportunities for role play and ample videos illustrating key negotiation tactics and strategies.

A modest reception of refreshments and appetizers was made accessible to the members during and after the workshop.

All in all, registered members were quite impressed with what they had learned.

Political Studies undergraduate and IFI research volunteer Ali El Yassir commented on the workshop saying “it

was quite interesting and is no doubt necessary for everyday living for people of all majors and walks of life.” Philosophy Student Julia Newhide added “The workshop opened up my eyes to just how little I knew about negotiation. I now realize just how often I’ve been fooled in the past.

No doubt, such workshops pose a golden opportunity for honing skills and implementing concepts and I look forward to the day that AUB endorses launching a course on this invaluable subject.”

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secular views and principles in the community, hoped that the exhibition would inspire the celebration of our religious differences as Lebanese.

Like many of the Lebanese that grow up in other countries, Khaled Saab was surprised when he finally came to Lebanon, “Everything was disgusting” he says, and “Every time you come back you find that it’s regressed. So these are the images that I associated with Lebanon.” The images that he chose to represent Lebanon were highly graphic and creative: raw meat in the shape of Lebanon on a dish, crime scene investigation tape with the dates of the Lebanese Civil Wars, that read “Do not cross: 1990, 1989, 1986, 1983, 1982, 1975, 1957, 1860.” Another poster

had a Lebanon made with a hundred foreign flags and declared, “There isn’t a border we haven’t crossed, nor a regime or people we haven’t known or accepted. We agreed to be anywhere and everywhere, instead of choosing to live in harmony in our tiny country.”

Saab was motivated to bring his art to AUB as “there’s a very important portion of the society, the new generation, the students, that are going to have to deal with this built in problem that we have.” The sectarianism does indeed feel as though it has been embedded into to every generation’s psyche.

One of the posters read, “We have chosen to become herds of sectarian loyalty robbed of any decision making, led by political affiliations inherited from one generation to another, that share us in peace

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as spoils, and in war we are burned as mere fuel.” Also, many of the posters were directly linked to the theme of immigration and the abandoning of one’s country, and at the same time the responsibilities of the young generation. Saab wanted to convey

such feeling to the new generation, saying, “I felt that if I could get my voice out to those students they can feel what I felt and what type of country we live in and how we want it to be.”

Ultimately, the exhibition was meant as a wake-up call

and at the same time a firm motivator for change in the way things have been in Lebanon, a change that begins with ending the oldest of institutions in this country, sectarianism, by creating the last and final sect: 19.

AUB Freedom Club’s “Nuit Blanche” at Palais Emile Zankoul Staff Writer

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he lighting, the music, the dancing and the fun! That was the dominating mood all throughout the night of Thursday, March 24, at Palais located in Monot. As a matter of fact, AUB Freedom Club had organized a party event by the name of “Nuit Blanche” which has a double meaning in French “White night” and “Overnight.” It was planned on Thursday for the particular reason that Friday was going to be a holiday in occasion of the Annunciation Day and that Palais can only be booked for events during weekdays. The event was one of the very few parties and few entertainment events that take place in the middle of a semester when quizzes have started. Also, Palais is one of the biggest and most prestigious clubs in Beirut. Despite the challenging timing and space, 824 people attended which had the club completely full! Tickets were available only one week before the event on a stand in front of West Hall and in

ABC Achrafieh’s Quiksilver. More than 40 tables were booked three days before the event. Limited tickets were also available at the door. Palais’s manager affirmed that this party was one of the most successful ones to take place in the club and the most successful this year. Nancy Razzouk, 2nd year Civil Engineering, who attended the party, said “It was a great party. I had a lot of fun and I really enjoyed my time! ” People started arriving at around 10:00 pm and kept coming till 2:00 am when a group of 11 people arrived and bought their tickets at the door. The attendees spent the night dancing under the beats of DJ Lil’t and DJ Rude who turned the night into an exciting R&B and House one. The event was sponsored by Quiksilver, Beirut Nightlife and few others. It was also covered by Beiruting. Michel Al-Haddad, 4th year Mechanical Engineering and Freedom club’s ex-President, with Michel Darcy, 2nd year Economics and current President of the club were the main organizers of the event. Al-Haddad

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stated that “Nuit Blanche” is the biggest and most successful AUB party that had been witnessed this year.

Darcy added “The ‘Fall Back Party,’ our first party earlier this year, was a big hit. This is why, we, as the Freedom

Club, had to keep this high level of success which was a bit challenging due to the fact that quizzes had started. So we worked hard on it, and as you can see, our effort paid off eventually. I would like to thank all those who

contributed to the success of the event such as Michel AlHaddad, the Freedom Club’s cabinet and members, and of course the sponsors. This is definitely not our last event this year, we promise you more to come!”

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Alumni classnotes Grand Prize winner at the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition.

Tarek Yamani (BS 2001) is a self-taught, world class pianist who found himself exploring Jazz at the age of 19. Being driven towards rhythm has sparkled his curiosity to approach many other styles, including AfroCuban, Brazilian, Electronic music, and others. Tarek has performed in festivals

in many countries including France, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Slovenia, U.A.E, Sweden, and Egypt. He has also performed with many renowned international artists such as Jimmy Green, Rene Mclean, and Mimmo Cafiero. Beirut Theater, Ain el Mrayse, Beirut.. Recently Tarek Yamani was the

Tarek Barhoum (BAR ’03) During his education-

al years at AUB, Barhoum received the Fawzi W. Azar architectural scholarship award for outstanding academic achievement in design. He is now a managing partner for Design Class (www.designclass.com).

Among his recent honors are first prize in the Carlton Architectural Design Competition, 2008 in Beirut; first prize in the Limited Architectural Design Competition for the mayor of Riyadh H.H. Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ayaf’s residential complex, 2009 in Riyadh; and the International Residential Property Awards’ Best Interior Design, 2009 and Best Architecture, 2010 in Dubai; San Diego, California; and London. [tarekbarhoum(at)designclass. com] [tarekbarhoum(at)

gmail.com] Nadine Knesevitch (BA ’80) is assistant to the librarian at Jafet Library, Archives and Special Collections Department. She enjoys working with students and researchers. [nk20(at) aub.edu.lb] Hayat Kai Bikhazi (BS ’85) is working as a coordinator in AUBMC’s Quality Management Program. [hk14(at)aub.edu.lb] David-Imad Ramadan (former student, 198789), Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has appointed Ramadan to the George Mason University Board of Visitors in Fairfax, Virginia. [davidramadan(at)usa.net]

Alumni graduates of the 1990’s continued Tarek Ammar (BBA ’90, MBA ’93) is a regional director for Ara Research and Consultancy in Lebanon (www.ararac.com) [t_ammar@ararac.com] Ziad Jeha (BS ’90) After earning his degree in geology and completing some postgraduate courses at AUB, Jeha joined Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners) for six months where he worked

as a geophysics supervisor in Yemen. He then joined Schlumberger seismic services where he worked for many years in oil and gas exploration. Jeha has held a number of managerial positions in Schlumberger’s WesternGeco Division, where he is currently the Kuwait country manager. [zJeha@slb.com] Samer Harb (BS ’95, MS ’97) and his wife

Mona Osta are happy to announce the birth of their second child, Farah, on June 7, 2010. In May 2009, Harb and his family moved to Kuwait where he joined Gloria Jean’s Coffees Franchise, Aqar International Co. as a business development manager. [mrsam66@hotmail. com] Mohamad Koubeissi (BS ’95, MD ’99) completed his clinical training in neu-

rology at New York University in New York and his clinical and research epilepsy fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He then joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Koubeissi has lectured widely on the medical and surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy and published papers in prestigious medical journals. He is currently editing a book

on epilepsy surgery. He is also a reviewer for a number of major journals, is on the review committee for master’s and PhD students, and is the program director of the epilepsy fellowship program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Koubeissi is married to Maha Haddad; they have two boys. [Koubeissi@gmail.com]

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Movie Review

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Entertainment

March 29, 2011

rom dragons and orcs to robots and Darth Vaders, “Sucker Punch” has the perfect appeal for sci-fi and fantasy geeks everywhere. The number of varying elements and interwoven story lines keeps the audience at the edge of their seats. As can be expected from the director of “300” and “Watchmen,” Zack Snyder, the graphics and cinematography put the audience in the midst of the action. Unlike “300,” however, this movie consisted of five gun-totting hotties, that would surely catch the eye of any male audience, sci-fi geek or otherwise.

Despite the fact that most action movies are preoccupied with the elements of sex and violence, “Sucker Punch” added a realistic outlook that was magnified by the touching performances of the actresses. Suffice to say, these aren’t just superficial girls in skimpy outfits, they’re real humans

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with deep emotionality that comes out beautifully in the acting.

The main character, “Baby Doll,” played by Emily Browning, most known for her role in “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events,” is admitted into a mental health institute due to her step-father’s malicious designs. The entire movie thus follows her bid to freedom as she embarks on a quest to collect various items: a map, fire, knife, and key, as well as a mysterious element that that will set her free.

She joins forces with four other girls, Sweat Pea¸ Rocket, Amber, and Blondie, played by Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, and Vanessa Hudgens respectively.

The key factor in the movie is fantasy and the ability to escape into one’s own mind, wherein they are the only master. The fantastic events are all embedded in a single moment as “Baby

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Doll” faces the sharp threat of a lobotomy that could leave her completely brain dead. She promptly creates a world where she is the main attraction in a brothel alongside other severely mistreated girls. Even in that fantasy, she escapes to another, wherein she and her friends are action heroes that embark on various war missions. Ultimately, this is a powerful story, which immediately captures audiences in its emotional opening with detailed imagery and a gripping soundtrack, with no dialogue to impede the skilled physical acting.

The quick action that follows leaves little room for boredom. Though the action is the most prominent element, the artistic filming and emotional portrayals may be of interest to a wide range of audiences. In short, the movie is sure to take audiences by surprise, as the name “Sucker Punch” implies.

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Tom the cat doses off after attending a differential calculus solving session at Nicely Hall (Photo by Wael Salem)

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.

Plants held for sale at AUB lower campus

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What are your reflections on the latest pro-secular, anti-sectarian demonstrations to date?

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Ibrahim Daghman (Computer and Communications Engineering): The movement has had lots of

people from different age groups and backgrounds. People watched us from the balconies; some with curiosity, others with joy and others with suspicion. It’s important that the Lebanese get aware of this just movement that is calling for basic civil rights. We need a secular state not a tribal one.

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Lara Saab (Studio Art): For once Lebanese people stood together fighting for one thing. It’s a great thing.

Unfortunately they affiliated it with political parties as soon as they felt change coming. I think it’s high time for change here, hoping for a better future.

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Marwa Bohsaly (Political Science and Public Administration): All around the world, people are go-

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ing on demonstration with anger. But we Lebanese have been always going on strikes for the last century. So having this last demonstration would make a difference, but at the end much of these strikes have become an outing to have fun. Yet having this demonstration was a great step into a change, into a better future.

4. Nouhad Awwad (Environmental Health):‫ فنحن بحاجة‬.‫ان ما يحصل شيء مهم ولكنه غير كاف‬ .‫ ويجب ان ال نغفل أن جزء كبير من الشعب البناني هو بحد ذاته طائفي ويرفض اآلخر‬.‫ كما ان التحرك يفتقر الى الرأس‬.‫الى توعية أكثر والى خطة واضحة ومنهجية‬ ‫ويبقى األمل في لبنان احلر العلماني للجميع‬.

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Ahmad Barazi (Civil Engineering): There is no change with no movement. Be the change you want to

see and always leave your footprints wherever you go.

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Khaled Saab (Graphic Designer): We have been waiting for it for a long time. This is one Major step,

but, sadly, there is no main decision maker or any clear program. H opefully, it will be directed properly.

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7. Iyad Raya (Electrical and Computer Engineering): Well, first of all, what’s expected from these movements (at least that is what I think) is not a pressure on the government/regime but rather a pressure on the people. Lots of people don’t really know what is secularism because of lack of interest or even pre-judgement. These demonstrations will make people more interested in knowing what’s going on and perhaps getting a better idea about secularism and the purpose behind it, and maybe eventually participate in the movements. Another significance about the demonstrations; they are the only kind of demonstrations where you can find people from all sects, classes and even ethnicities. They all agree on one essential idea, secularism.

8. Richard Bekhazi (Computer and Communications Engineering): I am with it!!!

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AUB and Nike launch second annual football training program Greenfield was packed with players who were training in groups. The coaching staff consisted of Coach Ruben, Coach Rabih Idriss, AUB’s football varsity Head Coach, and Coach Vacheh, his assistant. They followed up with the players closely, monitoring their speed, endurance, and technique. Naturally, some players were eliminated on the first day. On March 20, the top 100 showed up to training. When asked about whether he expects to win, 16 year old Ghadi Dakroub shook his head: “I do wish to qualify, but I am realistic, therefore I do not expect it.” Dakroub got eliminated later in the afternoon when 64 players were chosen for the next round on March 21. He considered it a valuable experience and made it clear that he would want to come next year and try his luck again. On his views of the training drills, Dakroub

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in Italy. It was a very good first time experience. This year, the program has more coverage in terms of media and schools, and the training drills are more technical.” As for the benefits, Halimi saw that “It is a win-win situation. The young players come to AUB, and get to enjoy the privilege of its facilities. The winners will have a chance that they have always dreamed of, and their education will not be stalled, since the camp is in the summer.”

On March 19, the program took off with a tutorial video which was explained by Coach Ruben Della Morte, who was chosen by Nike from FC Barcelona’s Academy in Dubai for this program. The video showed the players what the program’s requirements and expectations are. The try-outs started directly after that. The

found the training program “very demanding in terms of speed and endurance.” In response, Coach Rabih Idriss said, “This is football. The game is quick and physically demanding. Yesterday we picked 100 out of 300, and some of them were not physically ready. Today, we cannot let them continue. There were other players who have decent skills, but they were not physically able to endure the game.”

On March 21, the top 64 players showed up and were given more drills. Hussein Alameh, a 16 year old who reached the final 64 saw that “Some players were technically good and were unfairly eliminated from day one.” He also said that the drills were “demanding in terms of ball control, speed, passing, technique, and skill.” Coach Ruben, who did not deny that the training was hard, responded to a question of how

the Lebanese players fare in this training compared to other countries in the Middle East: “The players in Lebanon have the technical ability, but they do not have the proper infrastructure. The players here are at a disadvantage in terms of tactics.

They might have shown some flair and skill, but they were not given the basic training drills when they were little. In Europe, football training starts with childhood.”

Nevertheless, Coach Ruben praised the Lebanese experience in terms of facilities: “The facilities are great. You have the Mediterranean Sea next to you, and it’s a magnificent sporting environment.

The AUB has very nice facilities that are clean and well equipped. The artificial grass is very good, of the newest kind.” When asked about the possibility of a female football academy in the Middle East in the near future, he said: “A

female football academy is difficult. A mixed academy, however, is possible. In Lebanon, the girls who play football are very good.” He chuckled and said, “Some are even better than the guys!”

On March 22, the final 64 competed and 16 players were chosen and ranked in order of ability. The winners were Waleed Hanach ranked 1st, Mahdi Kaysi ranked 2nd, and Alexi Khazza’a who came in 3rd. Makram Chahine, Alek Alejian, and Carl Maroun came in 4th, 5th, and 6th place respectively. Finally, when Coach Idriss was asked about the winning players’ chances in the Manchester United Training Camp, he said: “If the players continue to develop, they have a bright future.” Consolation prizes were given out in the form of Nike Football Kits. A few lucky players even won the new Nike CTR 360 shoe.

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Editor’s Corner A leap of faith “Take the first step in faith.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step” (Martin Luther King).

Rami Diab Editor-in-Chief

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s we make the jump from high school to university, we come face to face with a number of challenges, most particularly that of choosing the right major. And as if matters weren’t hard on us as it is, we insist on making matters even harder by creating a chase of this sensitive transitory stage.

Why jump the gun with such major life decisions? Where’s the rush I ask? Maybe some of us could use a year off to explore our options and reflect.

Worried sick about “keeping up with the game?” Relax, opportunities will always refurbish themselves and the chase is only seldom less valuable than the catch.

Moreover, what good is a university degree if we have not allowed for countless sacrifice in its making? And can a college degree suffice as a sign of progress if we are not to have placed our hearts and souls in earning it? Now let’s think to ourselves shall we? How many such people do you think we will encounter on graduation day? Whose drive and fuel for academic advancement took the form of crude passion and wild, intrinsic volition; and by that same reasoning, how many as a result of fear, peer/family pressure and/or any other ulterior motive?

Colleagues, let’s hold our horses, take a step back and ponder our presence at AUB. How often have we tried to write without an outline and succeeded? Tried to build without a blueprint and emerged victorious? Execut-

ed an operation without planning? How often? Why take hastily to flight when we have only just begun our first steps and are yet to master the momentous run leading up to our lift off? Where is the use in it all? Even had there been a purpose to it, life is more than just a rat race. Life my friends should reflect our sincerest wishes, our most earnest of interests and our most holy of whole-hearted convictions.

What are we doing with our lives? What justifies our presence here at AUB? Are we happy? Are we satisfied? Are we swayed by a combination of reason and emotion or not?

If these are questions we cannot answer and answer rather convincingly, then maybe we ought to take some time off to ponder our futures. After all, we only live once.

Consider this. without prior contemplation on just what our interests are and whether or not they coincide with our courses, not only are we not getting the best out of our education, not only are valuable dollars being squandered, not only is our self-worth and sense of autonomy being tarnished, but more importantly, precious time is slipping away from us, and one cannot turn back the clock.

In the words of Lebanese American artist, poet and writer, Gibran Khalil Gibran “Life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday.” Let us then proceed to take our first steps in faith as King puts it, in reanalyzing our current state of affairs and fear not, for surely the light of our passion will illuminate the path that is best for us as is destined.

Outlook

A new era Khaled Janom

R

emarkable are these revolutions extending all over the Arab countries. It’s about time; actually I should say better late than never. Indeed, too long these nations have suffered a history of Arab leaders that is shameful, inhumane and simply ugly; very few exceptions stand out, to be fair.

There is no dignity, no morality, nothing of virtue in any of these “leaders”; no one has earned any respect throughout his years. Arab leaders were busy destroying the hopes of the nations, by controlling the government and brain washing people’s minds through their religious and political hy-

pocrisy, controlling the media, wiping out the freedom of speech, and taking advantage of the economical and political states then; not to mention genocides, crimes, assassinations, and imprisonments they executed.

Enough saying it’s a western conspiracy, no it is the people of the Arab World finally standing up to define a new era where every person can enjoy his rights. Any person or party disrespecting the will of the people that is capable of change are themselves weak.

Consequences of these revolutions?

Well I can honestly say it cannot get any worse than what had been going on for

Opinion

years, but positive consequences are about to happen, no doubt. One obvious result is self-respect; ending years of injustice is just triumph!

Economical and social progresses are bound to happen, and definitely a better judicial system. Also a there is better quality of life, after years of poverty, fear and injustice. There is also freedom of speech, which is imperative for a fair life.

I would go on forever, but I will finally say that Arab people will get to decide what is their destiny should be, and what is right for them through democracy.

Khaled Janom is a Biology undergraduate at AUB

Secularism in Lebanon: Nothing more than a distant vision Christine Saliba Contributing Writer

L

ast week, my advertising professor gave us an interesting assignment: Pick a Lebanese ad and analyze its semiotics. After many hours spent examining (chaotically placed) billboards while driving, poring over magazine ads and scanning the Internet’s collection of Lebanese ads, I finally chose a novel and unique campaign launched in November 2006 by H&C Leo Burnett.

The campaign consisted of ads featuring everyday objects, such as name plaques and buildings, carrying not only the name of the person, but also his/ her religion. For example, one of the posters displayed a very realistic looking building, with the sign “For Druzes Only” apparent. Another commercial consisted of doctors’ name plaques, and under each name, the religion of the person was specified. For instance, under the name Dr. Ahmad Itani one could read Muslim Sunni. By specifying people’s religion in a blunt and provocative manner, this non-commercial campaign was saying out loud what Lebanese society implicitly be-

lieves: One’s sectarian identity is more important than one’s national identity. The ad’s purpose at the time was to get society to assess itself as the nation was spiraling in political turmoil. This anti-sectarianism campaign received international acclaim for promoting this laudable message in a novel and unique way.

Four and a half years later, I am appalled to realize that the message carried out by this campaign is more relevant than ever. The rise of the secularist movement is being covered by every newspaper in the country. Blogs, Tweets and Facebook events are promoting the ritualistic Sunday protest. But amidst all this media frenzy, I cannot help but wonder whether all these efforts to abolish the confessional system in Lebanon will ever pay.

What are the people participating in these marches asking for? What does abolishing sectarianism even mean? A separation of religion from personal status matter, such as marriage and inheritance? An end to the intrusion of religious figures into the realm of politics? A dismantlement of Lebanon’s system of political sectarianism,

which divides power equally among different religious communities? And if a secular system were to be installed, what are the processes to be followed in order to protect the rights of the minorities and prevent control of the state by the largest sect in Lebanon? Here lies the heart of the problem. Previous efforts by Lebanese civil society groups to encourage a secularist schema have proved unsuccessful mainly because of the vagueness of their ideas.

Venting the merits of a government free from sectarian quotas is not enough. A concrete proposal explaining how such a system would function and the process needed to establish it is imperative to accomplish real change. The current weekly marches seem destined to suffer the same fate as the Leo Burnett campaign: a brief, hopeful moment of energy, a flash of international praise, followed by a quiet death on the op-ed pages of Lebanese newspapers. I hope I will be proved wrong, but until the message promoted by this issue becomes more defined and reality-entrenched, the prospect of a secular Lebanon will alas remain a distant image.

Outlook

March 29, 2011

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‫اذار ‪2011 ,29‬‬

‫خضر أبو دية‬ ‫كاتب صحفي‬

‫بغض النّظر عن مدى نضج‬ ‫املستهلك العربي‪ ،‬يتهافت‬ ‫العرب املتم ِّدنني إلى شراء ألعاب‬ ‫الفيديو‪ .‬البعض يشتريها‬ ‫من أجل التّسلية والبعض‬ ‫اآلخر يهدف إلى حتطيم‬ ‫تقدمت‬ ‫أرقام قياسي ًة‪ .‬وقد‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫اشواطا إن كان‬ ‫هذه األلعاب‬ ‫الصورة‬ ‫في مجال خصائص‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وتعقيدات اللعبة لتجذب املزيد‬ ‫واملزيد من املستهلكني و تفتح‬ ‫آفا ًقا كثيرة ألهداف اللعبة‪ .‬و قد‬ ‫حد أن بعض الباحثني‬ ‫وصلت إلى ّ‬ ‫يستخدمون ألعاب الفيديو‬ ‫إلعادة تأهيل مساجني أو ذوي‬ ‫املشاكل النفسية أي لتغيير‬ ‫وحتسني شخصيات الالعب عبر‬ ‫جعله يدرك أنه يستطيع أن‬

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‫نهاد غازي عواد‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬

‫عربي‪ ،‬لفظته أرضه الى املنفى‬ ‫ٌ‬ ‫ليواجه املرض والغربة في صقيع‬ ‫بريطانيا‪ .‬هو أحمد مطر ّ‬ ‫الشاعر‬ ‫الذي دفع ثمن احلر ّية غال ًيا‪.‬‬ ‫للسالطني‬ ‫رفض ان يكون ّ‬ ‫احا ّ‬ ‫مد ً‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الشعوب في‬ ‫وآثر مناصرة‬ ‫شعر يصف ظلم احلكومات‬ ‫والقيادات العربية وضيق احلال‬ ‫في األوطان‪ .‬بداياته كانت في‬ ‫الرابعة عشر من عمره مع‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الغزلي ثم حت ّول بسرعة‬ ‫الشعر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫السياسي‬ ‫عر‬ ‫الش‬ ‫في‬ ‫وانغمس‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫عــدة دواوين‬ ‫واإلجتماعي‪ .‬لديه‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ومؤلفات من بينــها‪ :‬الفتات‬ ‫‪،1‬الفتات ‪، 2‬إني املشنوق أعاله‪،‬‬ ‫الساعة‪،‬القــلم‪ .‬يؤخذ عليه‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫أنه شاعر األحزان وال يكتب اال‬ ‫عن املآسي واملوت وال ّثورة حتّى‬ ‫ان ّ‬ ‫الشاعر نزار ق ّباني نصحه‬ ‫أكثر من م ّرة أن يدفن نفسه‬ ‫ح ًيا‪ .‬كثيرون من ق ّرائه يطالبونه‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫احلب‬ ‫الغزلي وقصائد‬ ‫بالشعر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫التي نأى نفسه عنها ويعتبرها‬ ‫كالغناء في املآمت فقلبه ليس‬ ‫بالصبابة بل يحمل‬ ‫مشغول‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫هم من يسبح في احلريق‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لعنت‬ ‫وقد قال في هذا اجملال‪:‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫كل شاعرْ‪ ...‬يغاز ُل الشفاه‬ ‫واألثداء والضفائر‪ ..‬في زمن‬ ‫الكالب واخملافرْ‪ ...‬واليرى فوهة‬ ‫بندقي ٍة‪ ...‬حني يرى الشفاه‬

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‫للعبة «البالي ستايشن» أبعاد‬ ‫يكون ذاك البطل الذي يح ِّقق‬ ‫املستحيل في اللُّعبة‪ .‬وأيضاً‪،‬‬ ‫هناك ألعاب جديدة يكون فيها‬ ‫هدف البطل نبيالً كالتَّخلص‬ ‫من اجلُّوع العاملي‪ .‬هذا النَّوع من‬ ‫سا إنسان ًيا عند‬ ‫األلعاب يعزٍّز ِح ًّ‬ ‫الالعب‪.‬‬ ‫لكن في املقلب اآلخر و بفعالية‬ ‫أقوى‪ ,‬نرى تأثيرات سياس َّية‬ ‫واضحة ألغلب األلعاب‪ .‬على‬ ‫سبيل املثال‪ ,‬بعد أحداث ‪9‬‬ ‫أيلول في أمريكا تصاعد إنتاج‬ ‫األلعاب التي تناهض العرب‪.‬‬ ‫وباحلقيقة كل األلعاب التي لها‬ ‫تأثير سياسي دولي ومحلي بالغ‬ ‫تنتج من شركات أمريكية‪ .‬ذلك‬ ‫يعود الى براعتهم في إختراع‬ ‫ألعاب جتذب الشباب وتؤ ّثر فيهم‬ ‫و بسبب اإلستثمار الهائل في‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الشركات‪ .‬فمن احلرب‬ ‫تلك‬ ‫الباردة إلى اآلن ال زلنا نرى تدفق‬

‫جتسد املواجهة‬ ‫األلعاب التي‬ ‫ِّ‬ ‫الباردة ما بني روسيا وأمريكا‬ ‫حيث طبعا ً تنتهي اللعبة عاد ًة‬ ‫بانتصار البطل األمريكي على‬ ‫ال ّروسي اخلبيث‪.‬‬ ‫إذا ً تأثير تلك األلعاب هو‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الشعوب‪-‬‬ ‫كسب عطف‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الشعب األمريكي‬ ‫باألخص‬ ‫اللذي هو بعلمه أو بغير علمه‪,‬‬ ‫برضاه أو بغير رضاه مم ِّول حلروب‬ ‫جيشه‪ .‬الوسيلة لتحقيق هذا‬ ‫الهدف هي تخفيض حساسية‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الشعوب للحروب‪ .‬فعندما‬ ‫يوضع الالعب في موقع اجلندي‬

‫مستجير ْه‪! ...‬وال يرى رمان ًة‬ ‫حني يرى األثداء‬ ‫ناسف ًة‪...‬‬ ‫مستدير ْه! ‪ ...‬واليرى مشنق ًة‬ ‫‪ ..‬حني يرى الضفير ْه!‪ .‬هذا‬ ‫العراقي الذي هرب من بالده‬ ‫والتجأ للكويت في العشرين‬ ‫من عمره ليكتب في رحاب‬ ‫جريدة القبس مع الفنّان‬ ‫ناجي العلي الذي كان يوافقه‬ ‫فكريًّا ونفس ّيا ً ون ُفي معه لكن‬ ‫األخير تع ّرض لإلغتيال وبقي‬ ‫مطر نصف م ّيت وعزاؤه ريشة‬ ‫صديقه اللتي خلدت ناجي‪.‬‬ ‫ينشر حاليا في جريدة الراية‬ ‫القطرية حتت زاوية «الفتات»‬ ‫و»حديقة اإلنسان» باإلضافة‬ ‫إلى مقاالت في «استراحة‬ ‫اجلمعة»‪.‬‬ ‫شاعر مترد على قوانني‬ ‫الشعراء‪ ،‬فلم يكن له قض ّية‬ ‫بقدر ما كان هو نفسه قضية‪.‬‬ ‫شاعر ابتكر بحرا ً من بحور‬ ‫الشعر في قصيدته « ميالد‬ ‫املوت « في اليوم األخير من‬ ‫سنة ‪ ،1980‬على وزن زاوج فيه‬ ‫بني « مجزوء اخلفيف « و «‬ ‫اجملتث « وهو معكوس األول‪.‬‬ ‫يعتمد قصيدة التفعيلة التي‬ ‫هي االبنة الشرعية للقصيدة‬ ‫العمودية‪ .‬شاعر تعتبر قراءة‬ ‫شعره جرمية يحاسب عليها‬ ‫القانون في الدول العربية‪ .‬شعر‬ ‫حفظته الشعوب عن ظهر قلب‬ ‫مع أن كاتبه ال يرى على غالف‬

‫مجلة أو في مقابلة تلفزيونية‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫فالشهرة ليست طموحه‬ ‫ولكنه استحقها بكلماته‬ ‫الصريح عن‬ ‫املدو ّية وتعبيره‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫العربي ال ّراهن كقوله‪:‬‬ ‫الوضع‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اللص بأَورُبا‬ ‫صب ُح‬ ‫ي‬ ‫«بالتمادي‪،‬‬ ‫ُّ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُمديرا ً للنَوادي‪ِ ،‬وبأمريكا‪ ،‬زَعيما ً‬ ‫للعصابات وأوكار ِ الفساد‪،‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫وبأوطاني التي ِمن َ‬ ‫شر ِعها‬ ‫اللص ‪. . .‬‬ ‫صب ُح‬ ‫ُّ‬ ‫َقط ُع األيادي‪ ،‬يُ ِ‬ ‫زعيما ً للبالد! « يرى مطر الشعر‬ ‫والكلمات قرين للثورة في‬ ‫زمن الدم الفلسطيني النازف‬ ‫وليست بديال للفعل فالشعر‬ ‫فن مهمته التحريض وكشف‬ ‫احلقائق وتوثيق الواقع والنظر‬ ‫إلى األبعد‪ .‬فهو ينير طريق‬ ‫الفعل ويحرسه من التضليل‪.‬‬ ‫فال غنى للدم عن الضمير‪.‬‬ ‫ضمير لطاملا استنفذ كلمات‬ ‫وأفكار وصحة مطر‪« .‬مطر»‬ ‫نحتاج هطوله على نفوسنا‬ ‫اجلديبة لينبت ثور ًة ووحد ًة بدل‬ ‫من أن ّ‬ ‫نكفر بعضنا ونحجز اجلنّة‬ ‫على أساس اننا الفرقة الناجية‪.‬‬ ‫«مطر» يطفئ نار اجلوع والفقر‬ ‫والتشرذم والظلم واحملسوب ّية‬ ‫والتوريث‪« .‬مطر» هو أحمد‬ ‫مطر شاعر أتقن ّ‬ ‫دق الوتر بلفتات‬ ‫عاجلت بطر الطبقة احلاكمة‬ ‫وأخرى أفردها ملعاجلة أمراض‬ ‫الشعوب‪ .‬ويا ريت من يدعون‬ ‫الشاعرية العربية يقدمون لنا‬ ‫الالفتات بدل الفتات‪.‬‬

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‫«مناظر أجساد القتلى املدنيني أو غير املدنيني تصبح طبيعية إذ املشاهد‬ ‫يرى مئات من هذه اجلثث على شاشة كمبيوتره‪ .‬واملثير للغثيان حقا ً في‬ ‫عاملنا هو عندما يقوم عرب أو روس ‪-‬مثل‪ -‬بشراء تلك األلعاب‪»...‬‬ ‫املهاجم الذي يقتل عراقني و‬ ‫أفغانستانني يصبح منظر‬ ‫الدماء واجلثث عاديًا عنده وال‬ ‫يستحق بعضا ً من األسف وال‬ ‫صيحات ضمير إنساني‪ ،‬وبالتالي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫يخف وقع أخبار اجملازر واجلرائم‬ ‫على املشاهدين‪ .‬مناظر أجساد‬ ‫القتلى املدنيني أو غير املدنيني‬ ‫تصبح طبيعية إذ املشاهد يرى‬ ‫مئات من هذه اجلثث على شاشة‬ ‫كمبيوتره‪ .‬واملثير للغثيان‬ ‫حقا ً في عاملنا هو عندما يقوم‬ ‫عرب أو روس ‪-‬مثل‪ -‬بشراء تلك‬ ‫األلعاب ويتفاخرون بقدرتهم‬

‫أحمد مطر‪ :‬ملك الشعراء‬

‫ّ‬ ‫الشاعر أحمد مطر‬

‫على قتل «بشكل افتراضي»‬ ‫اللذين يشاركونهم هويَّتهم‬ ‫باخلصوص أو من يشاركونهم‬ ‫االضطهاد عمو ًما‪.‬‬ ‫مٍالطلوب هو احلثُّ و العمل‬ ‫على مقاطعة شاملة محل ّية‬ ‫و عامل ّية لتلك األلعاب التي‬ ‫تس ِّوق للنّهج العنيف املميت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لكل معاني اإلنسان ّية‪ .‬هذا‬ ‫النهج الذي يجعل منَّا أحيا ًءا‬ ‫يتآكل حياؤنا يو ًما بعد يوم‪ .‬ومن‬ ‫جهة أخرى يجب االستثمار في‬ ‫األلعاب املفيدة و تطويرها‪.‬‬

‫(صورة‪)Hourman.net :‬‬

‫«نحلم باملسؤول الفريد الذي يتجرأ على توقيف كل لبناني يقوم بدعاية طائفية‪».‬‬ ‫كمال جنبالط (‪– )1977-1917‬‬

‫مفكر وفيلسوف ورجل سياسي لبناني‬

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‫أخبار‬

‫بولس الرسول بني املسيحية واليهودية‬

‫اذار ‪2011 ,29‬‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫تتمة من ص‪1‬‬

‫معتبرين أن عيسى وحوارييه‬ ‫هم من اختراع بولس وأن هذه‬ ‫القصة حت ّولت إلى اسطورة‬ ‫جتاوزت حدود عقله‪ .‬انه الصراع‬ ‫بني املسيح ّية بانتمائها إلى‬ ‫سياقها احلضاري وبني اليهود‬ ‫ونقيض هذا اإلنتماء‪.‬‬ ‫ثم تابع األستاذ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫عارضا لتاريخ العداء‬ ‫اسبر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اليهودي للمسيح واض ًعا هذه‬ ‫العالقة في سياقها التاريخي‬

‫مبرزًا النقائض بني اليهودية‬ ‫واملسيح ّية‪ .‬فاليهودية دين‬ ‫يحتقر ّ‬ ‫كل من لم يكن يهوديًا‬ ‫وال يعترف بإنسان ّية اآلخر‬ ‫ويعتبر اسمه ناط ًقا على أساس‬ ‫أن شكله كان كاليهودي ليليق‬ ‫بخدمة اليهودي‪ ،‬وذلك ك ّله يأتي‬ ‫بني تعاليم احلاخامات والتوراة‬ ‫والتلمود‪ .‬أما املسيحية فهي‬ ‫النقيض لذلك باعتبارها حتترم‬ ‫اجلميع على أساس إنسان ّية‬

‫قتل حبيبته وينتظر‬ ‫القارئ شيئا ً أفضل‬ ‫التتمة من ص ‪2‬ا‬

‫يختلج في نفسي من أحاسيس‬ ‫في مد ّونات كانت فقط مثل‬ ‫«‪ »portfolio‬أي مجموعة‬ ‫من انعكاسات حلياتي اليومية‪.‬‬ ‫لم يكن الهدف منها أساسا ً‬ ‫النّشر لكن هكذا حصل في‬ ‫النّهاية‪.‬‬ ‫ملاذا لم تلتزم حتّى مبوازين ّ‬ ‫الشعر‬ ‫احلديث؟‬ ‫إن ما كتبته ال اعتبره كتاب أو‬ ‫حتى شعر ‪ .‬إنه تدوين ملشاعري‬ ‫وأفكاري أحببت أن اشاركه مع‬ ‫اجلميع‪ .‬و أل ّن من حقّ كل إنسان‬ ‫أن يشعر أ ّن هناك من يشارك‬ ‫أحاسيسه وأفكاره‪ ،‬أردت أن‬ ‫يحس‬ ‫يشعر القارئ أ ّن هناك من‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مثل أحاسيسه‪.‬‬ ‫ملاذا استعملت بعض العبارات‬ ‫املستف ّزة؟‬ ‫املع ّبر عن نفسه ال ينبغي‬ ‫أن ينبغي عليه شيئ‪ .‬هناك‬ ‫خطوط حمر في مجتمعنا لكن‬ ‫قناعة الكاتب بأي شيء تفرض‬ ‫عليه املضي مبا هو مقتنع به‬ ‫ومتو ّق ًعا اإلنتقادات‪.‬‬ ‫سميت كتابك «قتلت‬ ‫ملاذا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حبيبتي‪ ،‬وانتظر»؟‬ ‫أل ّن قلبي لم يعد يتّسع إلاّ حلبي‬ ‫ألخي فأخاف من التق ّرب إلى‬ ‫احلبيبة‪ .‬فخوفي من أن يؤ ّثر‬ ‫ذلك على ح ّبي ألخي‪ .‬لذلك‬ ‫قتلت حبيبتي وانتظر املرأة التي‬ ‫ستجعلني أح ّبها‪.‬‬ ‫ما عالقة اجلنوب مبوضوع‬ ‫كتابك؟‬ ‫حب‬ ‫أنا من اجلنوب‪ .‬وصحيح أ ّن ّ‬ ‫حب اإلنسان‬ ‫األرض يختلف عن ّ‬ ‫لكن في بعض األوقات تختلج‬ ‫في صدري مشاعر ج ّياشة بإجتاه‬ ‫اجلنوب وال أقدر إلاّ أن أع ّبر عن‬ ‫هذه األحاسيس بقلمي‪.‬‬ ‫عن اإلمام املغ ّيب‬ ‫حتدثت ّ‬ ‫ملاذا ّ‬ ‫الصدر؟‬ ‫موسى ّ‬ ‫تعبيرا ً عن حبي لشخص موسى‬

‫الصدر كإنسان منطقي وال‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫طائفي‪ .‬هذا جزء من شخصيتي‬ ‫وهو ّيتي الوطنية‪ .‬إنّه يأخذ حيزًا‬ ‫في قلبي وتفكيري‪.‬‬ ‫َص «ال أريد سالم‬ ‫تفسر ن ّ‬ ‫كيف ّ‬ ‫مع ر ّبكم»؟‬ ‫حقيق ًة وأنا أقرأ النّص اآلن‪ ،‬ال‬ ‫أدري ما أستطيع أن أعطيه من‬ ‫معنى‪ .‬اهلل أعلم مباذا كنت‬ ‫أحس أو أفكر في تلك اللحظة‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وبالفعل ال أريد أن أعرف املعنى‬ ‫فليبقى النّص بالنّسبة لي كما‬ ‫هو‪.‬‬ ‫ماذا تقول للذي يعتبر أن شعرك‬ ‫سخيف؟‬ ‫أحترم رأيه فاملعايير للحكم‬ ‫على النّصوص تتعدد‪.‬‬ ‫علي‬ ‫«ملاذا‬ ‫سئلت من شاب‪:‬‬ ‫إذا ُ‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫قراءة كتابك»‪ ،‬ماذا ترد؟‬ ‫عندما تقرأ كتابي فإنك تقرأ‬ ‫شاب من عمرك‪ .‬عليك‬ ‫جتربة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫قراءة ّ‬ ‫كل ما تستطيع أن تقرأ‬ ‫أل ّن ّ‬ ‫كل كتاب فيه جتربة منفردة‪.‬‬ ‫كل جتارب اإلنسان تفيد وتغني‬ ‫القارئ‪ ،‬فما بالك و الكاتب‬ ‫يعايش عصرك‪.‬‬ ‫ماذا تقول ملن يحترم ّ‬ ‫الشعر‬ ‫الكالسيكي فقط؟‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الشعر ليس قالب تصب عليه‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الشعر في اإلحساس‪ .‬هو في‬ ‫التّأثير في القلوب وليس الفكر‬ ‫املمنهج‪.‬‬ ‫راض عن‬ ‫غير‬ ‫ّه‬ ‫ن‬ ‫أ‬ ‫علي‬ ‫أضاف‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫مستوى كتابته لكنّه عليه أداء‬ ‫يهدء‬ ‫دور ثقافي وفكري‪ .‬لذلك ّ‬ ‫من غضبه جتاه نفسه ولكن‬ ‫املضي قد ًما تزيد‪.‬‬ ‫عزميته على‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫كما أنّه أراد أن يشكر عائلته‬ ‫الكبيرة من أهله ورفاقه في‬ ‫اجلامعة وخارجها أل ّن من دونها‬ ‫كتابه مجرد حبر على ورق‪.‬‬

‫اآلخر‪.‬‬ ‫اكمل اسبر بقوله‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ان تاريخ بولس وكلماته ال‬ ‫يظهران التزا ًما فقط بيسوع‪،‬‬ ‫بل فه ًما وعل ًما وعش ًقا به‪،‬‬ ‫فجميع رسائله كانت تبدأ‬ ‫بهذه الطريقة (بولس عبد‬ ‫يسوع املسيح) وما يشابهها‪.‬‬ ‫وكان بولس دو ًما يقول أن «اهلل‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مشروطا بال ناموس ولكن‬ ‫ليس‬ ‫باإلميان‪ ،‬فـ»اإلنسان يتبرأ باإلميان‬

‫وليس بالناموس»‪« ،‬اهلل جلميع‬ ‫األمم»‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وكل أولئك الذين‬ ‫ ‬ ‫يدعون أن املسيح ّية دين‬ ‫السالم واملهادنة فقط هم قد‬ ‫جتاهلوا كلمة يسوع املسيح‬ ‫من موعظة له على اجلبل «من‬ ‫ليس لديه سيف فليبع ردائه‬ ‫وليشتري سي ًفا» وكالمه حني‬ ‫قال «جئت أللقي على األرض نارًا‬ ‫وأرجو أن تكون قد اشتعلت»‪.‬‬

‫أما ما نشهده اليوم‬ ‫ ‬ ‫من حركات أصول ّية هو إصرار‬ ‫البعض على ارجاع الديانات‬ ‫املنفتحة التي جائت لتقارب‬ ‫بني أخوة البشربة إلى أصلها‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫يشكل خطرًا هو‬ ‫القبلي‪ .‬وما‬ ‫العمل اليهودي على حتريك‬ ‫النفسيات القبل ّية املسيح ّية‬ ‫واإلسالم ّية لتغطية أعمالهم‬ ‫وسياساتهم الشريرة‪.‬‬

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‫الثالثاء ‪ 29‬اذار ‪2011‬‬

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‫ّ‬ ‫الشاعر أحمد مطر‬

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‫للعبة «البالي ستايشن» أبعاد‬

‫بولس الرسول بني املسيحية واليهودية‬

‫مصطفى فضل اهلل‬ ‫كاتب صحفي‬

‫أقامت رابطة اإلنعاش القومي‬ ‫في اجلامعة األميرك ّية في‬ ‫محاضرة بعنوان‬ ‫بيروت‬ ‫«بولس الرسول بني املسيحية‬ ‫واليهود ّية» وذلك يوم اخلميس‬ ‫الفائت الواقع في ‪ 24‬من الشهر‬ ‫احلالي عند الساعة السادسة‬ ‫والنصف مسا ًء‪ .‬ألقى احملاضرة‬ ‫األستاذ أنطون اسبر‪ .‬قاعة الـ‬ ‫« أوديتوريوم آي « ممتلئة تقري ًبا‪،‬‬ ‫واحلضور من ّوع ج ًدا‪ ،‬من مختلف‬ ‫والطوائف‪،‬‬ ‫اإلختصاصات‬ ‫واضحا وجل ًيا‬ ‫فاحلضور كما بدا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫لم يقتصر على املسيحيني‪.‬‬ ‫استلم الكلمة األستاذ‬ ‫أنطون اسبر وافتتح قائلاً‬ ‫«بولس الرسول جاء ليح ّرر‬ ‫املسيحيني من ما حاول اليهود‬ ‫طمسه»‪ّ .‬‬ ‫أكد أوال ً أنه ليس‬ ‫مختصا بالديانات وال بعلومها‬ ‫ً‬ ‫املقارنة‪ ،‬وأنه يرفض الدخول في‬ ‫مناظرات مقارنة بني األديان‪،‬‬ ‫فالديانات متحدة في جوهرها‬ ‫وإن اختلفت شكل ّياتها‬ ‫وتطبيقاتها‪ .‬حضر ليحاضر‬

‫ال لإلهتمام الديني مبوضوع‬ ‫احملاضرة‪ ،‬بل ليحارب محاولة‬ ‫تشويه صورة بولس الرسول‬ ‫ومحو وقتل التاريخ عبر املشروع‬ ‫الصهيوني‪.‬‬ ‫يتماهى البعد الديني والقومي‬ ‫والوطني في ّ‬ ‫كل هذا احلديث‬ ‫فنحن مستهدفون في ّ‬ ‫كل ذلك‬ ‫من قبل احلركة الصهيونية‬ ‫العامل ّية‪.‬‬ ‫التعريف ببولس الرسول‬ ‫ببضع كلمات هو أشبه بأن‬ ‫تقطع احمليط بقطعة من‬ ‫خشب‪ ،‬فنحن حتى اليوم ال‬ ‫زلنا نغرف من صوامع الروح‬ ‫التي مألها بولس‪ .‬كثيرون‬ ‫حاولوا مدح بولس وكثر آخرين‬ ‫ذمه فسقط كالهما‪.‬‬ ‫حاولوا ّ‬ ‫فشخص ّية بولس أكبر من‬ ‫السقوط في اإلمتيازات‪ ،‬فهو‬ ‫دخل في ّ‬ ‫كل جوانب احلياة فلديه‬ ‫آراء فقهية وإجتماعية وحيات ّية‬ ‫وعمل ّية‪ .‬فجوزيف هوزنر عبر‬ ‫عن بولس الرسول بأنه هو من‬ ‫«شحن الشخصية املسيح ّية‬ ‫حتدث‬ ‫العمالقة»‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وأيضا كما ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫«كل‬ ‫القديس يوحنا الذهبي أن‬ ‫ما تعلمناه ليس من بنات أفكارنا‬

‫بل من حوارنا مع بولس الراعي»‪.‬‬ ‫ما قام به بولس الراعي هو‬ ‫اكتشافه ّ‬ ‫لكل جدة املسيح ّية‬ ‫فهو سعى إلى بتر القيود التي‬ ‫كانت تبقيها أسيرة اليهودية‬ ‫واليهود‪ ،‬وأتاح لها الدخول‬ ‫في ّ‬ ‫كل أرجاء املعمورة من دون‬ ‫انكفاء على الذات‪ّ .‬‬ ‫كل ما فعله‬ ‫بولس انقلب عليه سلب ًيا من‬ ‫قبل اليهود الذين ضغطوا عليه‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بكل السبل نفس ًيا وماد ّيا إلى‬ ‫أن قتل جسديًّا فقطعوا رأسه‬ ‫ليظل حتى آخر حلظة متمت ًما‬ ‫«يسوع يسوع يسوع»‪.‬‬ ‫ومازال اليهود حتى اليوم‬ ‫بنفس املسيرة‪ ،‬ليقوموا‬ ‫باستهداف قادة املقاومة‬ ‫واجملاهدين‪ ،‬وال تزال محاولة‬ ‫اإلستهداف لشخص بولس‬ ‫ولفكره مستم ّرة من قبل‬ ‫الصهيونية العاملية عبر‬ ‫اتهام بولس بالقدرية واجلبرية‬ ‫والتعصب والتّركيز على فكرة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الفداء‪ ،‬وبأنه املؤسس األول‬ ‫لإلضطهاد الديني‪ .‬واتهموه‬ ‫بأنه حربائي والعب حبال‪،‬‬ ‫التتمةعلى ص ‪2‬‬

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‫قتل حبيبته وينتظر القارئ شيئا ً أفضل‬ ‫خضر أبو دية‬ ‫كاتب صحفي‬

‫بعد اطالق ّ‬ ‫الطالب علي بدران‪،‬‬ ‫تلميذ الهندسة املدنية‪ ،‬لديوانه‬ ‫ال ّثاني «قتلت حبيبتي‪ ،‬وانتظر»‬ ‫ظهرت ر ّدات الفعل اخملتلفة التي‬ ‫متتد من اإلستهزاء واإلستهجان‬ ‫إلى التقدير واإلعجاب‪ .‬وأكثر‬ ‫التعليقات التي برزت هي أ ّن شعر‬ ‫علي سخيف وأنّه ليس بشعر‪.‬‬ ‫تهجمهم على‬ ‫يب ّرر املستهزئون ّ‬ ‫الكتاب بأنّه يحوي ركاكة في‬ ‫اجلمل مثلاً في الصفحة ‪ 23‬في‬ ‫قطعة غزلية عنوانها «رسالة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مشفرة في احلب» يقول «بأن‬ ‫نيوتن هو غالبك الوحيد» و‬ ‫في أماكن متف ّرقة في الكتاب‬ ‫إستخدام صرخة األلم أي اآلهات‬ ‫لم تكن إلاّ مصدر لإلزعاج عند‬ ‫القارئ‪ .‬كما في الصفحة‬ ‫احلب اآلن بأنّه‬ ‫‪ ،83‬يصف علي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫«كلعبة أطفال‪ ،‬أي قنّينة عطر‬ ‫نشتريها من ّ‬ ‫بقال‪ »...‬فأغلب‬ ‫الق ّراء نفروا من مثل هذه اجلمل‬ ‫وأخذوا منها معيارًا للحكم‬

‫على الكتاب ك ّله‪.‬‬ ‫البعض اآلخر من الق ّراء‬ ‫صدهم تخبط املعاني وتناقض‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫األفكار في الوجهني اخلاص‬ ‫والعام‪ .‬في الوجه اخلاص‪ ،‬وردت‬ ‫التناقضات الفكرية في بعض‬ ‫من النصوص وفي البعض اآلخر‬ ‫وباألخص‬ ‫جت ّلت وطغت بوضوح‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫َص «ال أريد سالم مع ربكم»‬ ‫في ن ّ‬ ‫الذي فشل القرَّاء في إيجاد له‬ ‫واضحا‪ .‬في‬ ‫معنًى أو سيا ًقا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫َص‬ ‫الوجه العام‪ ،‬اإلنتقال من ن ّ‬ ‫إلى آخر ترافق مع تغيير مفاجئ‬ ‫في الن ّبرة واإليقاع‪ .‬هذا التغيير‬ ‫يحرم القارئ من النزوح‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫السريع ْ‬ ‫َص ويجعل‬ ‫َص إلى ن ٍّ‬ ‫الهادئ من ن ٍّ‬ ‫متابعة القراءة حتتاج إلى جه ٍد‬ ‫أكثر‪.‬‬ ‫أقصى النّقد كان في إعتبار‬ ‫يقدم أي جديد‬ ‫الديوان مبتذل وال ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫إلى ساحة ّ‬ ‫الشعر الواسعة‪ .‬إذ‬ ‫الصور التي تق َّدم‬ ‫يرى البعض أ ّن ّ‬ ‫بها علي عن احلب أو فقدان‬ ‫عزيز أو إيجاد احلبيب ال تخرج‬ ‫تقدم به شعراء كثر‬ ‫عن إطار ما ّ‬ ‫من أمثال نزار قباني وغيره‪ .‬كما‬

‫أدان البعض إدخال علي لبعض‬ ‫املواضيع في نصوصه التي‬ ‫شعروا أ ّن لها هدفا ً تسويق ًيا‬ ‫كموضوع اجلنوب واملقاومة‬ ‫الصدر‪.‬‬ ‫السيد موسى‬ ‫أو‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫إستخدام بعض عبارات دينية‬ ‫للتّوصيف كان أيضا ً له نصيب‬ ‫من اإلدانة؛ و من هذه العبارات‬ ‫احلب أحد‪».‬‬ ‫عبارة «قل هو ّ‬ ‫احلد األدنى من النّقد‪،‬‬ ‫وفي ّ‬ ‫إشتكى البعض من العنوان‬ ‫املستخدم الذي مت َّ اعتباره خال ًيا‬ ‫من العمق أي السطح ّية‪.‬‬ ‫لكن من يقرأ الكتاب من‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫عنوانه ال يحقّ له النّقد‪ .‬كما‬ ‫أ ّن النّقد الذي ال يفسح اجملال‬ ‫للكاتب أن ير ّد هو كاحلكم‬ ‫الغيابي الذي يتم مراجعته‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بعد حضور املتّهم‪ .‬لذلك قامت‬ ‫جريدة األوتلوك بإعطاء علي‬ ‫بدران حقّ الرد على كل اإلنتقادات‬ ‫عبر املقابلة التالية‪:‬‬ ‫ملاذا كتبت «قتلت حبيبتي‪،‬‬ ‫وأنتظر»؟‬ ‫عندما تو ّفى أخي األكبر كنت‬

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