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Weam Alawar Staff Writer So what happened to the Stop LIRA campaign that was launched last week? After the Lebanese Internet Regulation Act surfaced in a cabinet meeting earlier this month, the online community launched a full-scale campaign against it. The campaign has led to two major changes that happened during the week: On one hand, Minister on Information Walid Daouq has asked for a meeting with activists in the Stop LIRA campaign in order to listen to the needs of the online community and address the fears of the activists. Abir Ghattas and Mireille Raad from the Ontornet movement (Ontornet. org), a movement that surfaced due to the low quality of the Internet in Lebanon, attended the meeting along with Julnar Doueik from AltCity (AltCity.me) with the minister.

During the meeting the minister made a lot of clarifications that have succeeded at convincing the activists, at least for now. Minister Daouq claimed that the law makes it optional for whoever wants to register his/her blog in the ministry. The registration is not a form of license at all, but instead label. In addition, the law will be further discussed in order to organize electronic

procedures, for the minister admitted that LIRA is not the perfect law for the job.

On the other hand, activist Imad Bazzi (trella.org), has taken the initiative to contact parliamentary forces that would help back the movement up to prevent the law from being issued. Imad is known to be against sectarianism and all the political sphere that is governing the country, yet he believed that defeating this law is of enough priority to contact the current political authorities.

In a post available on his blog, Imad explains how he first attempted to contact PM Najib Mikati, but failed since the latter was not following him on twitter anymore. So instead, he sent a “direct message” to PM Saad Hariri who was following him on twitter.

The following quotes the conversation that happened between Mr. Bazzi and PM Hariri (Taken directly from twitter): March 14 - Bazzi: Your Excellency, we need your help to stop LIRA (Lebanese Internet Regulation Act) this law strains freedom of expression online Hariri: Hi Imad, can you tell me more about LIRA, for sure I am against any regulation on

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Russell Peters laughs up Lebanon Camelia Harb Member at Large Comedy is something entirely subjective.

While it is true that many will chuckle and enjoy a good tumble down a snow packed hill or an old-fashioned knock-knock joke, whether or not something is perceived as funny can largely differ among the masses. Such was true of one of the most anticipated events this year: a visit to Lebanon by none other than Russell Peters himself, a widely popular comedian known for his highly stereotypical, and rather amusing, repertoire of material. Performing on March 24 and 25, in the Platea venue hall of Jounieh, Peters brought to the stage new material reflecting his experiences of family, work, and the Middle

East.

Before Peters entertained the crowd, early birds to the stands were kept engaged by Spinbad, DJ to many of Peters’ shows. Mixing various genres and styles from the time that the doors opened at eight until the show started an hour later, the hall was filled with pounding beats and old school melodies. Amusingly, the music often faded out to a message indicating that all audio and video recording were not allowed and that the persecutor should “save themselves the embarrassment” of being caught and publicly escorted from the room.

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AUB goes pink Deedee El-Jilani Staff writer The color pink brings about many thoughts, among them little girls, Barbie dolls, and to a few, a symbol for breast cancer awareness. With members wearing either pink or white with the words “Breast Cancer Awareness” printed across the chest, the Red Cross subcommittee for Breast Cancer Awareness set up a stand in front of West Hall on March 19.

These active members had been in AUB from 6:30 AM tying balloons on Main Gate handrails, the chemistry building stairs, and the engineering stairs, as well as on door handles. With the balloons were little cards that had breast cancer facts that many people might not know. “I was surprised that many people were uninformed about breast cancer,” said one subcommittee member, Rania Tayfour.

At the stand, there was a competition to win

!AUB goes pink prizes from the sponsors, Gustav and Beesline.

They also had flyers with instructions on how to detect breast cancer. AUB students could donate money at the stand and walk away with cotton candy or decorated Tarboush sweets, all of course, following the very pink theme of the day. Random facts were asked to passerby to test their knowledge on breast cancer with Tayfour declaring that “men can also get breast cancer,” as an example.

The subcommittee was made up of 13 Red Cross members, all of which were girls, but at the stand, other Red Cross members were there to show their support. “It was a rather touching moment as there were as many men as there were women who wore pink that day,” Kareem Salhab, a Red Cross member, said. Lana Shamaa, another subcommittee member added, “people

were actually positive about it, even the guys!”

Although the subcommittee worked hard on these details and were at AUB at 6:30 am to decorate AUB, they were told later that they had to remove the balloons for “security reasons”, that they couldn’t understand.

PR of the subcommittee, Rasha Al Koudsi, said that “we started working on this event a month ago but the hand work (balloons, cards, and wrapped candies), took four days. We are planning more activities for breast cancer awareness but there is nothing settled yet.” All in all, Al Koudsi had this to say: “I was very pleased with people’s reactions, some AUB faculty came to our stand and shared their experience with breast cancer. It was a nice Pink Day.”

AUB students make history with Shell Eco-marathon

Heather Jaber News Executive

Students walking behind Jafet last week may have noticed an unusual sight: a hand-made car being test-driven on the walkway. The vehicle is the result of the work of Mechanical Engineering students working on their Final Year Project.

They have been designing and building a fuelefficient car to race in the annual Shell Ecomarathon this summer. This was only a preview, however, as a full test drive is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 28, for students to view the progress of the team.

The group, advised by Department Chairperson Marwan Darwish, Mechanical Labs Manager Ghassan Deeb, and Mechanical Engineering Instructor and entrepreneur Rana El-Chemaitelly, has been consistently working throughout the year to bring their designs to life. Their aim is to create a car that will run the furthest using the least amount of fuel.

The annual marathon, beginning in 1985 in Europe, is an international event aimed at producing economically and environmentally safe vehicles. The competition is global, hosting various countries from around the world, including Lebanon, who is racing in the Asian division. The competitors will race the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 4-7 of this year.

The group of 13 students has been working diligently on their tasks, moving through design specifications, implementation, and the recent test-driving of the vehicle.

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this international event. It is evident that the members hold a common sense of pride for the work they have done in the name of both AUB and Lebanon.

Kamal Hamadeh, Mechanical Engineering senior and team manager, provided some highlights of the work done.

“We have engineered a car in AUB that is to travel a long distance consuming the least amount of fuel as we traversed a tough road using minimal resources.” He recognized the efforts of the team members as well, adding, “This has been made possible by coordinating all the roles that each member has vitally played.”

Kamal Hasan, Mechanical Engineering student and group member, spoke of the implications of this project regarding Lebanon as a country. “It may be a small step towards inventing new ways

to save our environment, but it may be the small window that will allow Lebanon to show the whole world what it is capable of.”

Chemaitelly said, “I am very happy to be part of this project, inspiring and empowering the team to work hard on the car, preserve to finish on time, while spreading the word about this fantastic initiative in the media.”

Sara Sobh, Mechanical Engineering student and group member in charge of social media relating to the project, said, “This is history in the making; we are a great team and we’re aiming high.”

On Friday, March 30, a presentation for the Shell representatives and community will take place in AUB, highlighting the progress the team has made and signing them as official participants.

Sobh, confident in the team’s hard work, said, “Lebanon and AUB will be proud.”

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Women’s self defense workshop organized by CCECS !AUB goes pink

Rana El-Jarrah Staff writer In celebration of both International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day, the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at AUB decided to do something different this year. They did not plan a seminar or lecture; instead, they organized a “Women’s Self Defense Workshop” for female faculty, staff, and students.

Out of the four sessions provided, two have already taken place on March 19 and 22, with the remaining on March 26 and 29. The event so far has been successful with around 20 people - a blend of faculty staff and students - attending the first session.

The main objective of these sessions is not to train the female to win the fight in case of an attack, but to teach her how to get out of an attack alive and get home safely. The workshop includes several self defense techniques. The female participants are also taught how to react in different situations. For example, the move a female has to complete when someone is about

to stab her is different from the case in which someone attacks her from behind. In addition to teaching self defense moves, these classes discuss prevention methods that must be implicated in order for a woman to avoid an attack. Such prevention tips include not walking into a dark narrow alley at midnight alone, never leaving a drink unattended as to avoid someone slipping something into it, and never leaving a place with a stranger. Having the knowledge to prevent getting attacked is as important as knowing how to act when attacked.

Self defense classes need to be attended regularly in order for a person to benefit from them. Learning and remembering the moves successfully requires continuous practice.

While the four sessions that are offered in this workshop are a good start for learning selfdefense moves, these classes have to be followed up for better results. Mona Itani, an instructor in the Engineering department and a participant

of the event, says, “we should be exposed to this more often in order to benefit and not forget the moves”.

Self defense classes are as important to men as they are to women. This workshop provides the participants with a great experience and knowledge to defend oneself. Participant Reema Baalbaki, a research assistant at AUB, says that “self defense class is a must as it makes you pay attention to the little details. A detail as simple as your posture makes the difference between you being readily able to fight back or not.” Hopefully, more of these sessions can be implemented at AUB to expose more people to the art of self defense and provide them with enough practice to master it.

A special Mother’s Day celebration Mohamad Sibai Contributing Writer Our love for our mothers is probably the closest thing to real love that we will ever experience throughout our lives. They deserve to be recognized and celebrated every year that they take care of us. The Cultural Club of the South (CCS) held an event to celebrate the amazing being we know as mom. However, this was no ordinary celebration. For the first time ever, AUB celebrated the mothers of the four martyrs that graduated from the University years ago. The martyrs are; Ali Sadek, Kassem Rammel, Hilal Alawieh, and Nizar Saleh. If the event wasn’t special enough as it is, the mother of Hajj Imad Moghnieh was presented as a special guest at the event, which was composed of an interview with Al-Manar reporter, Mariam Karnib.

Student and current Economics major, Yasser Al-Ahmar, started the event with a small prayer for the martyrs of Lebanon, especially the ones of AUB. Later leaving the stage for Abdo Hamieh, who read a couple of verses of Quran for the martyrs of Lebanon. After the verses were read, a small video was revealed to the crowd, introducing each of the four martyr’s lives to the students of AUB. After the video was over, the interview began.

Mariam began the interview by asking Imad Moghnieh’s mother whether she ever dreamt about how her life would be when she grew up.

She replied with “I always dreamt that I would grow up to raise kids who were smart, respectful,

as well as helpful to others, but above all religious.”

The mother interrupted to recall a small event that happened with her son (Imad).” In 1975, everyone held weapons whether they knew why or not. One day, a young man passing by shot with his rifle at the electricity lines. We didn’t have electricity for the whole week. So I made my son (Imad) promise me that if he ever held a weapon, he would always use it responsibly and for the right reason.” Mariam continued with the interview and asked, “Did you ever encourage your children to hold weapons?” only to be met with a soft “Yes, but only in the face of the enemies of this country.” Then Mariam later asked “What would you advise the mothers of today?” The mother of Hajj Imad replied, “To watch out for their children, make sure they are respectful, and always remind them of their religion.

The mother later stopped and shared something rather personal with the crowd. “I was looking for my glasses on a Friday to read a prayer. So I was looking for the glasses and complaining to my son’s (Jihad, also a martyr) picture. I gave up and left the room only to hear a crash on the floor. I came running to see what had happened only to find my son’s picture on the floor with my glasses right under it.” This memory caused the crowd to completely silence. They were overpowered with emotions and some even began to cry. Finally the interview came to an end and an attendant of the event had a question for the mother of

Hajj Imad. He asked her “In 2006, children were signing missiles in Israel, what do you advise the mothers of these children?” She replied by saying “I advise them to be humane and feel with the children of others.”

Finally the celebration ended by presenting each of the mothers of the martyrs of AUB with a bouquet of flowers with an honorary plaque.

They were then welcomed into an open buffet for the guests of the event on behalf of the CCS.

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Weam Alawar Staff Writer internet Bazzi: Thank u for replying, we as activists are worried that this law will limit freedom & crack down online expression it is so vague & broad.

Here is the full articles of the proposed law from Annahar newspaper (LINK) Hariri: Ok don’t worry I am on it and talked already to PM Sanioura and ghazi yousef I’ll follow it myself buy I assure u will fight it Bazzi: Can I say that in public to give a push to the Stop LIRA campaign?

Hariri: Just give me until tonight or tomorrow morning so I have everyone in line I’ll message you as soon as I am done Bazzi: Thank you, you are setting a very good example of how officials interact with civil society and actually listen.

Hariri: It’s my job and I love it after all I am a civil servant thank you March 15: Hariri: I didn’t forget just need more time another day thx March 16: Hariri: Hi Imad, I promised you an answer we will fight the law, it’s against everything we stand for in FM, PM Sanioura is going to meet with some of our members and allies by tomorrow

so by tomorrow night you can say we had this exchange and I’ll tweet it too Bazzi: Thank you Your Excellency, we are in desperate need for parliamentarian support to stop this law, now I am sure we can stop it.

Hariri: Don’t worry we will inshallah *end of conversation Bazzi considered this as a victory over LIRA. He claimed that now the law is “in the drawer” and will not be out of it anytime soon. Yet he promises that no matter how many times the law is discussed, it will not pass.

Perhaps the online community is succeeding at setting up an example of how an active civil society can effectively monitor the government and question its motives. The Lebanese online community has previously launched the Ontornet campaign prior to the release of the slightly faster internet connection Lebanon now has. This kind of activity must spread, so that all projects of the government are tracked and monitored for being effective. It has become rare that a proposed law or policy is questioned because of its contents in this country rather than its political background.

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Camelia Harb Member at Large Starting off the night with laughs, Peters’ friend and fellow comedian Ruben Paul took the stage to convey the audience tales of poverty, women, and kidnapping. Of his many jokes, one that drew particular applause from the audience described his claim that (as an African American) he was very similar to Arabs as he was always being blamed for things he had never done. He made similar statements of accusations of his past in comparing women to natural detectives, set out to find whatever a man was hiding. While this drew cheers from the men in the audience, Paul also garnered support from his female viewers when he stated that Lebanese women were some of the most beautiful he had ever seen. Ending his quick pre-show with a hilarious rendition of the differences of whites and blacks in situations of kidnapping, Paul thanked the audience and introduced the much anticipated arrival of Peters.

While expecting to see the comedian enter the stage, the audience’s attention was instead directed to a screen where the face of Peters was shown morphing in and out of various costumes and makeup designs representing various cultures of people. Of the many faces, some were recognized as fitting in with past jokes made by Peters, including the Chinese man and “Be a man!” and the bobbing Indian head whose accent is often parodied by viewers.

Eventually, Peters did come out on stage and was met by a loud round of applause, cheers, and chanting. It did not take long for the show to begin as Peters quickly found victims in front row sitters, latecomers, and fidgety individuals, the latter two of which caused him to pause in his talk more than once to make a comment about their actions. He wittily used those comments as bridges between his quips, on one occasion using a passing lady to comment on the use of plastic surgery in Lebanon. Of his conversations with audience members, he spun off tales of childhood and travels to Saudi Arabia.

Among the debuted japes, Peters conveyed his experiences in other Middle Eastern locations like Jordan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. To his surprise and amusement of the audience, one of the audience members he poked fun at hailed from Saudi Arabia, putting Peters in an awkward situation he quickly brushed off by continuing to heckle the boy. The manner in which he did so however, started off many a more vulgar jokes which, while positively received by most of the audience, did not settle well with others.

On another note and much to the delight of the audience, Peters incorporated well known phrases from past shows into his new material with expressions of “take it and go” and his father’s accented exclamation of “Russel!”

drawing peals of laughter from the crowd. His father, an extremely popular character amongst fans, debuted in many a tale, from broken down cars to being raised in an Indian household and even getting hit by a car and “breaking apart”.

The reception and review of the performance varied among audience members with a large consensus being that the show was enjoyable, albeit not as successful as others. Biology senior Hani Farah believed as much saying that, “while enjoyable, [the show] was disappointing as it did not meet the standards his other shows have set”.

Many also commented on the overuse of sexual material in his script, a move that some believed lowered their image of his performance as a comedian. On the show as a whole, Nutrition junior Mira Daou said, “He was funny, but awkward! But overall, it was money well spent!”.

Though he received mixed reviews, Peters’ visit to Lebanon was well received. While it is true that his material differed greatly from what he is known for, it is normal for comedians to change up their acts and it is admirable that they take risks to please the audience. All in all, it is up to the comedians to choose their jokes and up to the audience to decide just how loud they will laugh, something that worked much in Russell Peters favor.

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“What’s Your Concentration?” - The different aspects of business Karen Sertin Contributing Writer In an effort to enlighten freshman and sophomore students on the various aspects of business, the Students Representative Committee introduced seven experienced speakers who agreed that in order for students to choose their majors and concentrations wisely, they need to choose something they are truly interested in and have a passion for. In Bijan Azad’s words, it doesn’t matter what your concentration is in university; it is “only the first step in your career.”

He continued, saying, “your interest comes first” when it comes to deciding your concentration.

The speakers, presenting on Monday, March 19, consisted of Leila Khauli Hanna on marketing, Dr. Lina Daouk on management, Dr. Victor F. Araman on business information and decision systems, Bijan Azad on business information and decision systems/information systems, Kettaneh on entrepreneurship, Dr. Samer Khalil on accounting, and Lina Tannir on finance.

Those who attended the “What’s Your Concentration?” lecture in the Maamari Auditorium of the OSB building found that it helped several freshman and sophomore students decide what concentrations they would like to focus on. It also helped freshman students figure out whether or not they even want to go into business as a major at all.

Dr. Daouk, introducing management (and human resources), started out by presenting a video from the 1950’s called the Asch Experiment, bringing humor to the presentation.

The experiment entailed having a candid video of a person (at random) walk into an elevator, with three other people (who were part of the experiment) walking into the elevator after.

Normally, a person who gets into an elevator turns around and faces the door they have just come in from, but the three men that walked in would face the back of the elevator and just stand there. The “guinea pig” of the experiment, so to speak, would just look at them with confusion for a bit, but eventually the man turned to face the same direction as the other three men. This experiment, to put it more bluntly, showed the way humans conform to other’s behaviors in order to avoid feeling like the odd one out, regardless of whether they understand why others do what they do.

This observation in behavior is an example of what management needs. It requires people who can analyze people’s behaviors and ways of thinking. This field is for people who need to try and understand the employees in a workplace and find out what makes and keeps them happy and motivated to work at their best potential.

Dr. Araman introduced business information and decision systems and explained how there

are two kinds of subjects you can focus on the first being operations management and the second being decision science. Business information and decision systems help companies become organized in terms of inventory and manufacturing (for example, in places like TSC, Spinneys, and so forth). This topic also helps with real estate and contracting by learning how to manage projects.

A simpler and clearer example would be to take the concept of an iPod. An iPod that is 16GB costs $649, and an iPod that is 64GB costs $849.

The misconception people have is that because of the increase in gigabytes, that the price shot up by $200 - this is inaccurate. The reason there is this price increase is because the people “behind the scenes” in the Apple company know that consumers would be willing to pay that much more for an iPod with that many more gigabytes.

It’s as simple as that. This is why business information and decision systems is an important topic worthy of recognition. According to Dr. Araman, “innovation is great and important,” but companies also need people to sit down and plan how they should fix and organize the amount of items being manufactured and how they should manage their inventory, both in case of natural disasters, financial crises, and so forth.

These are only a few of the many aspects presented about business as a major at AUB. Each of these concentrations and all the other concentrations require time and hard work in order for a person to succeed in business and in their future. It was evident that the informative and detailed manner manner in which the meeting was presented in provided guidance for students in choosing their future career paths.

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Nael Gharseddine and The Prophecies of Karma Mohamad Sibai Contributing Writer

The AUB Book Club held a question and answer discussion about the book “The Prophecies of Karma: The Warning” with the author, Nael Gharzeddine. This book is a part one of a series of books, yet to be published, concerning a different timeline.

1. How can you mix between being a business man and a writer?

I worked for 6 to 7 years outside of Lebanon before I started to write. It was the business circumstances that led me to feel that I have the time, energy, and ideas to do other things. I tried to learn musical instruments (the piano), but it was hard for me, and it didn’t work out. I wanted a challenge which is why I chose to play the piano, I had so much energy that I wanted to release. But then I did something easier than learning to play instruments which is writing.

It helps that I’m good at languages (English and Arabic). I decided to write, a few small pieces led to a bigger one. Business gave me a background for this book, in early 2009, the Arab countries began to feel the heat of the Economic crisis, work was low, it was serious, and as an Event Manager, it was difficult to plan for another project. So, I took serious steps in business to back off and have more time for my own interests.

Later on, writing became more of a habit. I’m currently working on the third book, and the second book will be published soon. I basically followed the same sequence of style and theme, then divided the research into different books.

Book two is a bit different but it holds the continuation of the ideas and thoughts.

would cause all the eruptions in the world.

5. Are your characters inspired by other people?

Not to match a person directly with the books, but living in the UAE, I came across a lot of people with different backgrounds, I cared about each type (and I’m not being a racist here), I started to know their likes and dislikes depending on their background, religion, race, professional background, and so on. I know what they would do and what they won’t do. If I give characteristics, I will know how they will react to events. I created the characters and threw them in the story with Karma’s background. They wrote the story, it was their reactions to everything. For example, in many instances I wouldn’t want them to say things, but their character implies for me to say things.

6. Why did you write in the first person?

To write a dystopia-utopia at the same time. I had to write from a seriously scary environment with a child voice. Children are always hopeful, and think of a better future. So it was important for it to be in the tongue of a young boy. It was very challenging and entertaining for me as a writer.

He had to innocent, smart and still be a child.

He gradually moves into an adult throughout the book.

in my head, and I wrote it on my laptop. The next day I woke up and opened my laptop and found out that I had written 20 pages. It was too much for a novel, so I sliced it into books. Once you have the outline, then you have the characters, background or problem, and who is going to solve the problem, and what is the ending going to be like. Then you just put them there and take them in directions. You don’t think about what you’re going to do. It just happens.

8. Were you influenced by any other writers?

I can’t say I’m influenced in the way others write.

I like short sentences that take you straight to the point. Dan Brown is, however, a definite writer who influenced me, though he only wrote like, three books. The Prophet, by Kahlil Gebrane, also influenced me, it talked about important topics in life.

9. The opening quote in the book is really very dark. Why did you include it?

That’s the cause of what Karma is preaching.

If you are waiting for someone to solve your problems, don’t, and solve it yourself. This is the warning. Don’t wait around.

10. This all sounds a little too pessimistic. Are you pessimistic?

Personally, I’m very positive, I don’t let things get 7. How did you write the book? Where did the to me. It’s important to note that the characters are not me. They are their own people, and they idea come from?

It’s a weird story. It happened the first time, when are what you choose them to be. But they are not I was up for a very late hour, I had a story forming me.

2. Why is your book under the genre “ScienceFiction”?

It was against my plan. It was classified that way by the editors. It is, to me, a thriller, it was more about sending out a few messages to real life. But the classifications always come from the editors, not the writers.

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Why is the title “The Prophecies of Karma: The Warning”?

Karma is a character in the book, her thoughts are the background to everything that happens.

Prodigy/social figure grown in a complex divided environment and how her thoughts are how she wants the world to be. She claims she’s been told these things. Karma is not shown in the book, but everything happens at the background.

4.

Why did you name her “Karma”?

It is from the Hindu belief of Karma. Where what you do today would be the cause for what happens tomorrow. She is the one figure who

photo by the AUB Book Club

Campus News How secure are open Wi-Fi hotspots?

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Hadi Mehio Staff Writer If you’ve been to Beirut Souks, you probably noticed a few people using their laptops and accessing the Internet. The Beirut Souks area has a free Wi-Fi connection through which you can connect your mobile device or laptop to the Internet with just two clicks. Still, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

The open Wi-Fi connection is the least secure Internet connection available, as its incoming and outgoing connections to the web are compromised. In other words, the data entered into any program that accesses the Internet from your device is insecure, exposed, and not encrypted. Yet, some might argue that with this fact in mind: people can limit the amount of data they are compromising. Contrary to common knowledge, the amount of data such access can expose cannot be controlled by the user.

Technically speaking, any device with a Wi-Fi antenna can gain access to all the information that connection offers. An open network exposes all of the devices connected to each other. This threat became a lesson learned in Austin, Texas when Darren Kitchen at the South by Southwest conference (SXSW) gave the participants a

wake-up call.

Kitchen used a device his company createdthe “Pineapple Mark IV honeypot” to expose the threat of open Wi-Fi networks. His device, which uses traditional Wi-Fi cracking code, as well as an inexpensive mix of hardware, disrupts a Wi-Fi connection between the source and the users. After disconnection, all devices connected to the open network automatically attempt a re-connection, and this is where the Pineapple’s role comes into play. At this point, the Pineapple disguises as the router, which is not a difficult thing to do, as the connection to the router is fully exposed to all the devices that can detect the Wi-Fi signal. Therefore, the devices that are closer to the Pineapple than to the router antenna are now connected to it.

After his Pineapple did its magic, Kitchen used his Samsung Galaxy Note to display to the attendees a list of laptops, Androids, BlackBerrys, and iPhones whom he claimed to have “no sense of security.” These devices were originally connected to two open networks the nearby Starbucks network and the hotel network.

Rather than abusing the sensitive data (such as credit card numbers, email passwords, and text messages) displayed on his tablet, Kitchen used a twisted way to get his message across.

Kitchen did not only prove that these networks are compromised, he also showed how easy it is to penetrate them.

Kitchen is the author of the Hak5 show and creator of the Pineapple Mark IV honeypot. The blog-based organization targets new exploits in technology, from exposing security threats to designing Android wallpapers, and the like.

Kitchen’s behavior at the SXSW struck two birds with one stone, as he successfully marketed his Wi-Fi hacking device (up till when this article was written, the device was on back-order), while sending a clear message to the Internet community that open Wi-Fi means no security at all.

Major content from this article is based on Elinor Mills’ March 10th article on cnet.com

AUB Writing Center opens new space in Jafet Maya Sfeir Special-to-Outlook

Two consultations taking place at West Hall WrC circa 2009 Aiming to enhance writing and develop a writing culture among students, faculty, and staff at AUB, the Writing Center (WrC) opened its third and newest space in Jafet’s Reserve Reading room on March 21.

The new writing space, labeled the Writing Corner, will operate on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 am to 12 pm, and on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 12pm. In case tutors do not have any prescheduled appointments, students seeking writing advice will be able to directly walk in. Otherwise, in particular during peak times, writers can reserve halfhour one-on-one meetings via the online schedule available on the website (www.rich75. com/aub).

The Jafet Writing Corner is not the WrC’s first endeavor to expand beyond its traditional third floor West Hall space. Back in the fall semester, the WrC opened its second space on the second floor of Ada Dodge Hall, next to the Center for Arab and Middle-Eastern Studies (CAMES).

However, the WrC’s expansion during the past semesters was not haphazard. “Being in different spaces allows us to cater to more students on different parts of campus, and the Jafet space brings us in contact with more writers in their element,” said Marwa Mehio, a senior staff member at the center.

Since fall 2004-2005, the WrC has been offering free writing support for AUB graduate and undergraduate student and faculty from

different disciplines.

“The Writing Center was of great help when writing my thesis because the tutors are able to see mistakes and errors one overlooks. The tutors show compassion towards your situation and try to help as best as they can,” said Aysel Sekmec, a German graduate student who was one of the many students who made use of the WrC in the past fall. She added, “I believe everyone should seek the help of the WrC because their paper can get only better.”

Off Campus Phoenician port in danger

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Philippe Saliba Special-to-Outlook

A 2500 years old Phoenician port was discovered during excavation work in Minet el Hossn, Beirut and is threatened to be destroyed. Venus Real Estate Development Co. owns the land containing the port, located in Solidere area and are only awaiting the government’s permission to start building three very expensive towers in the port’s place. Venus’ plan is to cut pieces of the port and place them in the garden, thus destroying the discovery’s immense value.

The discovery is significant, as it is the first Phoenician remain that is discovered in Beirut [4]. It contains two parallel canals carved in the rock. They are 4.2 meters in width and 32 and 25 meters in length (but they were shortened by the construction of the road), and are found to be similar to the one found at Tell Dor in Palestine. Before this discovery, Tell Dor was unique in the world, which clearly shows the value of the discovery. The two canals are slipways that were part of a port. Small ships were taken out of the water into them for

maintenance [1].A great number of studies, by Lebanese archeologists such as Jeanine Abdul Massih (Lebanese University), Anis Chaaya (Ifpo), Eric Gottwalles (Université Saint-Esprit Kaslik) and Martine Francis-Allouche, and international experts such as David Blackman (Nautical Archaeology Society - UK), Jean-Yves Empereur (Centre d’études Alexandrines) and Marguerite Yon (CNRS – France), stress the importance of the discovery [1].

The name “Minet el Hossn” actually means “port of the fortress”, suggesting the presence of a port in the past [4]. Also, the port was located in a creek which offers a good protection for ships, and a picture from the early 20th century shows a small port in the same creek, confirming that it is an ideal location for a port [2]. Furthermore, the alignment of the canals is found to be in the extension of the creek [2]. In addition, they have a 3° inclination towards the sea, to prevent water from going up the ramps. Also, the port is at an elevation of 5-6 meters, which is in agreement with having a small inclination [1].

Based on the archeologist Hanz Curvers’ report (who is a consultant of Solidere, and is known for his allegiances to contractors) [4], and disregarding all the other studies, Venus Real Estate claim the discovery is simply the remains of a quarry, that used to provide rocks for the construction of the old wall of Beirut [3]. However, the canals are found be perfectly straight and parallel, which suggests they were built for a specific purpose and not just for cutting rocks [2]. Also, examination of the rock

strata shows it was not cut in way consistent with cutting rocks in quarries [2].

Venus Real Estate also says that it is too far from the shore (it is currently at a distance of around 250 meters) [3]. But in the past, the water went further in the land. And it should be noted that the byzantine port of Yenikapı in Istanbul is now 300m into the land [2]. Venus Real Estate also put forward the absence of postholes on the sides of the canals, which are found in the historical ports of Carthage in Tunisia and Kition in Cyprus [3]. However, these postholes are also absent in the slipways of Tell Dor. Additionally, the ports Tell Dor and Beirut are dated to 5-6 centuries BC, and are older than those of Carthage and Kition, which are dated to 3-4 centuries BC. The latter two are also bigger (5.5-6 meters in width) than those in Tell Dor and Beirut, and served military ships [2].

This discovery is part of our history and culture.

It surpasses any economical consideration. Too many archeological sites have been destroyed in the past, let us keep what remains.

References 1)Francis-Allouche, Martine. “Les cales sèches ou cales à bateaux phéniciennes de Minet El-Hosn (Beyrouth).” Les carnets de l’Ifpo.

2)Francis, Martine, and Grimal Nicolas . “Le port phénicien de Beyrouth.” Petition24.net.

3)Jaafar, Hassan. “Venus Real Estate: La découverte n’est pas un port phénicien.” Libnanews.

4)Rizkallah, Marie-Josée. “Premier port phénicien de Beyrouth du Ve s. av. J.C. déterré pour être probablement enterré à jamais.” Libnanews.

Image taken from the Facebook Page of the Phoenician Port of Beirut

AUB students plant trees in AREC Rayane Zahreddine Staff Writer

The Civil Engineering Society (CES) joined Ibsar (Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Future) to celebrate spring’s arrival and to participate in Mother Earth Day, as it was Mother’s Day last week. 12 AUB students and 10 Ibsar members got together on Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25, to plant trees at the AUB campus of AREC in the Bekaa.

Despite the rising pressure of exams, the volunteers managed to spare some time for a good cause - nature. The students, mainly civil engineering majors, arrived to AREC on Saturday afternoon. With the help and guidance of the Ibsar team, they prepared an open-air

nursery site where seedlings will mature. On Sunday they mixed the soil and transplanted one-year-old trees into large containers where they will grow for two years until they become large enough for village landscaping.

In fact, this year the Ibsar nursery produced 15,000 one-year-old trees, 2000 of which needed to be transplanted, while the rest were already planted along village roads. The volunteers planted 40 different species of trees, including oaks, cedars, pines, judas trees, fir, and junipers.

Dr. Salma Talhouk, Ibsar’s Power of Planting Project Leader said, “The CES has been the most persistent in its work with the center for the past three or four years, and this is an indication of the seriousness of the commitment to nature.

When the volunteers are here, they are here to work and they are reliable, so we are always happy to work with them.”

Other than the rewarding work, the volunteers enjoyed warm weather in the Bekaa, and also enjoyed each other’s company on a nice campus away from the city. Some spent some of their

free time studying, while others explored the green campus and got to know one another. At night, everyone gathered around a campfire.

Farah Fawaz, third year ECE student said, “We were only two ECE students and we didn’t expect it to be so nice and to have so many friends there, so we had fun and got to know each other. I especially liked the teamwork and the cooperation with Ibsar, and how we got to know what they do for the environment.”

Daniah Turjman, Environmental Technology graduate added, “It was a good collaboration between undergraduates and graduates with social interactions and exchange in experience.

I would encourage my fellow graduates to participate in future CES events.”

Christopher Sassine, President of the CES said, “During the stressing times of the exams, a trip to AREC would always serve as a relaxing retreat. Working with Ibsar for the past few years has been so rewarding, and contributing to the environment has been a very important message that we’ve been trying to get through to everyone.”

Alumni News

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What are these young AUB grads up to?

Mohammad B. Azzam Photography Editor Nayla Al-Akl (BAR ’02) is the Beirut office director for the international landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm SWA Group. In 2007 she earned her master’s in landscape architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She is currently a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Al-Akl and her husband Nader Kehdy (BAR ’00) live in Bei.rut

Ali Abdul Sater (MS ‘05) is a postdoctoral research scientist in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University. He earned his PhD from the University of California in 2010. His wife, Samar Moussa (MS ’04), is a postdoctoral research scientist in the Chemical Engineering Department of Columbia University. They live in New York City. [aa3068(at)co]lumbia.edu

Nader Jubaili (BA ’03) is the managing director at A.R. Jubaili & Co. (ARJ). Since 1979, ARJ has been one of the leading companies in power generating sets in the Middle East and North Africa. ARJ received the International Europe Award in 1999 for best quality in the Middle East. Jubaili currently resides in Beirut. ][Nader(at)jubaili.com

Leila Sawaya El Khoury (BEN ’00) earned two master’s degrees in construction management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in economic development from Harvard University. She lives with her husband Paul Khoury (BEN ’82) in Beirut. [sawayal33(at) ]hotmail.com

Alumnus Recently Honored Marwan Refaat (BS ’99, MD ’03) received the Heart Rhythm Society Kenneth Rosen Award in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Arab Students’ Organization Science and Technology Young Professional Achievement Award in 2011. At AUB, Refaat earned his medical degree with distinction and was a Penrose Scholar in 2003. He later completed an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and was a recipient of its Department of Medicine Award in 2007. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and received the Pittsburgh Young Investigator Award and the Dr. Ziady Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in the care of cardiac patients in 2010. Refaat is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac electrophysiology at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. He’s also a scientist ]at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease. [rifaatmarwan(at)hotmail.com

Diala Aschkar-Martin (BGD ’00) and her husband Arnaud Martin, a software designer, are based in Paris. They recently launched a new social network, Seen This [http://seenthis.net], about social and political issues, digital media, and new internet technologies. [diala.aschkar(at) ]gmail.com

Dania H. El-Berjawi (BS ’05) completed her internship in nutrition and dietetics at AUBMC in 2006.

In addition to working in her diet clinic in Mazraa, Beirut, El-Berjawi worked as a clinical dietitian at the Clemenceau Medical Center for about three and a half years prior to being recruited by the Ministry of Economy and Trade, Consumer Protection Directorate where she works on high-level projects and research. El-Berjawi and her husband Youssef Chaar have two boys: Mohammad and ]Hassan. [daniaeasydiet(at)yahoo.com

Outloud

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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Would you rather be a Jedi, Pokemon Master, or Wizard from Hogwarts?

Dania Machlab Staff Writer 1. Peter Nemr – Computer Science Junior “Jedi, because I want to move things with my mind.”

6. Mona Akra – Psychology Sophomore “Wizard, because Hogwarts is awesome. It’s a whole other world you get to escape to anytime you want.

I love the books; they have great meaning behind them.”

2. Mohammad Azzam – Studio Arts Sophomore “Wizard. I want a wand, a pet dragon, and a phoenix. I’d also like to speak parseltongue, meet merpeople, and have my own room of requirements.”

7. Richard Debs – Psychology Senior “Jedi. Then I wouldn’t need a wand to use the force. Plus, I get to wear long robes.”

3. Kareem Salhab – Freshman “Pokemon master, because then I could solve Lebanon’s power issue with Pikachu’s help and have my own army.”

8. Rawda Al-Sourani – Medical Lab Sophomore “Wizard. I love Hogwarts and Harry Potter.”

Sarah Kishawi – Studio Arts Sophomore “Hogwarts wizard, because I’m a Harry Potter fan.”

4. Farah Tabsh – Business Sophomore “Wizard, because you can do anything with magic. Small things, like traffic, that cause daily stress would be no problem.”

9. Rayssa – Economics Sophomore “Hogwarts wizard, because it’s so cool! Come on. Harry Potter is awesome.”

5. Ameen El-Swais – Biology Sophomore “Pokemon master. I want to have awesome adventures with my friends Pikachu and Charizard.”

10. Raja Zgheib – CCE 1st year “Jedi, because you get to control things with your mind.”

Spotlight AUB cats Photographer Mohammad B. Azzam

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Spotlight Breast cancer awareness by Red Cross Club Photographer Mohammad B. Azzam

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Editorial Editorial:Borat strikes again

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Lojine Kamel Editor-in-Chief

Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.

Elsa Maxwell.

With such lyrics as ““Kazakhstan’s prostitutes are the cleanest in the region, except, of course, for Turkmenistan’s,” it’s no wonder the Kazakhstan team was infuriated, and rightly so. Apparently the Kuwait hosting party accidentally downloaded the Borat version and played it during the ceremony without pause, only to be made contrite when they realized their mistake. To their credit, the organizers later issued an apology and repeated the award ceremony with the actual national anthem, quite clearly embarrassed by their error.

Dmitrienko stayed classy throughout the parody anthem, never once faltering in her patriotic guise. She afterward smiled and posed for photos with the rest of the winners, not obviously bothered by the immense mistake.

The video is currently available on youtube for those of you who’d like to see her reaction.

I for one think her self-control and discipline speak a lot for her character, and reflect Kazakhstan positively. Although she would’ve clearly been insulted, she is truly the better person to deal with her anger rationally and in a composed manner. Because of her muted reaction, Kuwait was able to salvage the remains of their dignity, and the Kazakhstan team to leave with their’s intact. It is all too easy to act out when affronted, but it takes courage to laugh at oneself.

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This week in the news a little light was shed on Kazakhstan, though once again in the form of the popular 2006 mockumentary, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The 10th Arab Shooting Championship, held in Kuwait on Thursday, March 22, accidentally played the Borat parody national anthem of Kazakhstan during the award ceremony, with Kazakh shooting champion Maria Dmitrienko stoically looking onward.

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Get your spring in shape!

Cherine Fawaz Member of the Nutrition Society Spring is right around the corner and as this season is all about family gatherings, dinner parties, and weddings, the endless temptations make it so hard to stay in shape. So here are a few tips to stay fit and healthy and, at the same time, enjoy the festive season.

1-Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast! Your mother was right, it is actually the most important meal of the day. Many skip breakfast thinking it is a way of saving calories. You should know that by doing that, you’re only triggering insulin levels in your body causing you to snack on unhealthy food choices and consume larger food quantities during lunch and dinner to satisfy the heightened urges of your appetite.

If you’re getting hungrier throughout the day when you do have breakfast, then you’re eating the wrong things. Go for whole grains and foods low in sugar and you’ll feel the difference.

2-Keep your Cravings in check! Cravings increase as the food quality consumed decreases (i.e. deep fried/sugary foods). Moreover, cravings satisfied by unhealthy sugar intake

yield more cravings. For instance, having a donut will increase your blood sugar level; thus, as a response, your body releases high levels of insulin to remove all that extra sugar from your blood. When that happens, you will feel those cravings again and the cycle is regenerated.

Alternatives? Go for a piece of fruit instead; they’re healthy and they have natural sugars and fibers that give a feeling of long-term fullness.

Try to drink water; many people actually mistake thirst for hunger and cravings. Finally, try a cup of green tea; it is rich in antioxidants, fights food cravings, and reduces hunger by increasing the time you feel full in between meals.

3-Read your Labels! Snacking on processed foods from time to time doesn’t necessarily increase your body fat if you pick your products carefully. Go for products that have no saturated and trans fat. While many manufacturers claim that their products don’t contain trans fat, the trick here is to read the ingredients list. Check the list for substances such as hydrogenated oils (soybean oils), margarine. and butter; these ingredients are loaded with trans-fat. Look out

for these in biscuits and wafers and keep those to a minimum. Also, instead of having a regular bag of chips, go for baked chips.

There is absolutely no need to stress about your dieting 24/7 - just be more aware of what’s going into your body. With midterms coming around the corner, you need to be making nutritious food choices. You need rich food to fuel your brain in preparation for your midterms because a healthy mind only exists in a healthy body.

Foods that prevent breast cancer Loulwa Kalache Staff Writer “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” Hippocrates.

The trick to staying healthy is choosing food intelligently. Sometimes just taking medicine is not enough to get healed. Apart from the environmental and genetic factors, following a certain diet is correlated to the occurrence of cancer. A study published in the journal of the National Cancer Institute found that 35 percent of cancer deaths are due to dietary habits. Certain foods were scientifically proven to help in cancer prevention, in healing cancer by causing apoptosis (cell death) of cancer cells, and in preventing their proliferation from breast to the body. These foods are categorized here to be easily remembered.

1.

Calcium and Vitamin D rich foods Eggs and dairy are a very good source of calcium and vitamin D, proven to protect against breast cancer.

2.

Cruciferous vegetables The unpleasant smell and bitter taste of cabbage is due to the sulfur compounds which have a detoxifying effect. These compounds boost the performance of the liver in getting rid of cancerous body wastes. Besides cabbage, there is also kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli that have other chemical compounds (ex: indole-3-carbinol) that inhibit cancer.

3.

High fiber foods Oatmeal, whole wheat bread, flaxseeds, rice, and legumes (peas and beans) are rich in fibers.

Fibers and lignans eliminate oestrogens out of our bodies. Oestrogens are hormone-like substances from plastics and chemicals; they trigger cell division in our breasts, leading to cancer. Fibers improve bowel movement and eliminate toxic wastes from the intestine.

4.

Antioxidant rich foods Antioxidants are known for scavenging free radicals that come from our environment through inhaling chemicals or consuming food. This category includes all the dark red/ purple fruits, such as blueberries, cherries, grapefruit, and pomegranate. They contain polyphenol, a type of antioxidant.

5.

“Yellow or orange” foods These colored fruit and vegetables are a rich source of beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A and a potent antioxidant. Turmeric yellow powder commonly used as a spice is also in this category.

6.

The “good fat” foods Consuming seafood at least twice a week has been linked to lower incidences of breast cancer.

This is due to the presence of omega-3 fats

that slow down the growth of tumors and enhance the immune system. Avocados (high in oleic acid), or unsalted nuts such almonds, walnuts, and peanuts, have also been proven to prevent cancer. These foods have “good fat” (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat).

One should watch out for processed food that have a lot of trans fat and saturated fat.

Also avoid over-consumption of red meat, pork, lard, and margarine. These types of fat are highly likely to cause not just heart disease but also cancer.

Besides a good diet, one also needs to exercise, not only for keeping fit but for rejuvenating body cells and blood circulation and boosting one’s metabolism. A healthy lifestyle to prevent cancer should also be stress free, focusing on the positive things and not falling into the abyss of depression. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/7017215). http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/ www.health&nutrition.co.uk

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Movie Review: The Hunger Games Kanzi Kamel Staff Writer 2007 and 2008 marked the end of two young adult trilogies loved by millions. And though it is an abomination to refer to the two in any relative way, the end of Harry Potter and Twilight left a gap in many a heart.

Teens all over were at a loss as to what book to next read, or what film series would satisfy their search for fantasy. So, when Suzanne Collins published her first installment of “The Hunger Games” in the end of 2008, a collective sigh of relief was heard all across the world (or, at least, in first-world countries). And, thankfully, it is nothing like Twilight.

Soon after it was published, The Hunger Games became one of the best-selling young adult fiction novels of the decade. Not long after the third installment was finished, Collins signed a movie deal under the condition that the script would be written by herself—perhaps the reason for the immense and immediate success of the film.

For those who haven’t read the book, the story is set in the future, in a post-apocalyptic world.

The government, known as “The Capitol”, rules over the country of Panem, or what used to be North America. The Hunger Games, used to suppress the people, is a yearly tournament

which picks one boy and one girl in a selection known as the “reaping” from each of the 12 districts to fight to the death in a holographic arena in the Capitol.

When 12-year old Primrose Everdeen is chosen as tribute from District 12 during a reaping, her older sister, Katniss Everdeen (played by X-Men First Class star Jennifer Lawrence), volunteers to take her place. Peeta Mellark (Bridge to Terabithia star Josh Hutcherson) is then chosen as the second tribute, and the two set out to the Capitol.

Their drunken mentor, Haymitch (played by the ever enigmatic Woody Harrelson), and the eerily cheery Elfie (Elizabeth Banks) are their only company, and their only hope in staying alive. The movie progresses into the training of the 24 tributes and finally the actual Hunger Games.

No doubt those who read the book before watching the movie had low expectations, yet even the most dedicated fan would have been satisfied—thrilled, even—with the outcome.

The Hunger Games shocked viewers with its startlingly brilliant cinematography, score, and excellent acting.

While all of the actors give incredibly

convincing portrayals of their characters, it remains that much of the background plotline was left undeveloped. None of Katniss’s—or Peeta’s—history was explained, as was done thoroughly in the book. Moreover, Gale (played

by Thor’s little brother, Liam Hemsworth), hardly appeared in the film, despite being in perhaps 20 percent of the book.

Overall, The Hunger Games was an overwhelming success in almost every aspect.

The three-part book series will continue into a 4-part film chronicle scheduled to finish in 2015, giving teens something to look forward to for years to come.

While there is no doubt that one should go watch The Hunger Games immediately, beware the trauma of the Lebanese cinema. Small ghastly deviants who lack the virtue of silence are likely to burst into a round of applause at every given minute, laugh at inappropriate times, and hoot at the slightest indication of romance. With this in mind, if you plan on enjoying the movie, choose a late viewing and pray that the children of Beirut keep to their curfews.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Viewpoint: On Kony, Facebook, and white people Ian M. Gibson Copy Editor I finally watched the Kony 2012 video the other day. After a two-week bombardment of my Facebook, total saturation of the news networks and an unfortunate obsession by the entirety of youth culture, it simply grew too large to ignore. So I spun-up the old Internets machine, pointed the browser to Youtube, and let the viral phenomenon play.

And then I cried. Not for little Jacob in Uganda. Not for the struggle of the African people. Not for mankind and all its inherent cruelties. I cried because of how far the white race has fallen. Is this who we are now?

Parading in front of a camcorder with RayBans and bleached blonde hair, begging for foreign military intervention because we need to “deliver the justice”?

I remember when being white actually meant something. Like conquering the empty American continent and building a nation of shopping malls and Walmarts. Or saving the world from the fascists with a tommy gun in one hand and an atom bomb in the other. But now we’re a nation of hipsters, stewing in our skinny jeans and whining about million-mile-

away atrocities.

It’s time for us to be white again. We didn’t invent the Internet to post teary-eyed social activism videos; we made it so we can feel better about ourselves. Craigslist allows us to sell our well-used, last-year’s-luxuries to the poor. Youtube shows the world how great it is to be us. Wikipedia makes it easy to know everything. And Facebook gives us a place to hang-out and be white.

Where does Kony 2012 fit in? Well, when you’re the best in the world, it’s hard not to feel guilty about all those who are less fortunate.

They may be savage and cruel and live in dirt houses and commit horrible atrocities amongst themselves, but that doesn’t stop us white people from feeling like we’re a little bit responsible. There’s only so much ivory in the world, and not everyone can have their own tower.

Kony 2012 is a video about white guilt. It has the perfect amount of hip cultural trends and messages of false empowerment to excite even the most apathetic of teenagers. Half the video is ego-stroking on behalf of the director,

and the rest is panhandling for the cost of an excessive and pointless marketing campaign.

So when the current generation of self-hating, ever-ranting white youngsters watches it, of course they’re going to like it. And then they’re going to thumbs-up it, comment on it, and post it on their Facebook/Twitter/Livejournal/ Geocities. They think they are doing this for a greater cause, that they are helping end some big injustice in the world.

But what they are really doing is begging for others to recognize what a good person they are and pat them on the head. The popularity behind Kony 2012 is nothing more than a form of self-pleasure for societal acceptance. This is what white people have become; snivelling little critics of nothing but themselves, performing online deeds that are tantamount to public masturbation.

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My newfound love Lama Zakharia Staff Writer Nowadays, I’ve come to notice that music is no longer merely an aesthetic form of expression, but is instead a mechanism for social cohesion or segregation, a form of self expression, and most notably, a multi-faceted corporate entity. In comparison to music from older generations, current music doesn’t necessarily entail creativity, innovation, or novelty.

Millions of dollars are being channeled towards producing the right sound, whereby clarity is its central characteristic. My question is: who among us appreciates a crisp, clean, and full dimensional sound?

Having posed this question, it goes without saying that I am one of those people whose minds gets blown away by listening to a song so clear, you can hear the producer giving signals in the background. I became more aware of my love for clarity once I purchased an invaluable heavenly tool capable of isolating

any sound other than what I have on my iPod: my new Beats Studio headphones.

It’s true that I look ridiculous walking around with a huge black object covering a quarter of my head. Nonetheless, I get to hear music like I never did before. Once you purchase any good set of headphones, you find it unbearable to listen to a song from one of those cheap car speakers. Even more, you start wondering how people walk around listening to music on their mobiles; it’s as if all that trebly crackly noise is part of the song they’re listening to.

My main matter of interest here is the following: if the new music industry is focusing on producing high quality sounds, then why are people not investing more money buying the tools necessary for them to receive the product as it’s meant to be presented? Here are some of my speculations regarding this matter: 1.

Good headphones are far too expensive

(I got mine as a gift).

2.

Shockingly, some people (like my mom) claim that there is no major difference between an old 20-year-old radio and my awesome headphones.

3.

Many people simply don’t care.

Bottom line, it doesn’t matter if you listen to old 50s jazz, hardcore electronic, or even pop Arabic music. The case remains that once you get a taste of that blissful, luscious sound I keep blabbering about, you’ll be able to make sense of my over the top passion towards pure sounds. Unless you’re broke, you can’t appreciate good sound, and you never notice the difference between laptop and studio speakers, I think it’s time for you to experience music like you never have before. Buy Beats.

Rotten meat and rotten laws Loulwa Kalache Staff writer In the last two weeks, media headlines were brimming with the news of arrests made for rotten meat incidents and the discovery of expired food in storage areas. It was not exactly shocking news. In a country where chaos is the norm, I wasn’t surprised that spoiled meat was being sold and distributed.

As any Lebanese person would be, I was mad about this negligence, this ignorance and his lack of truthfulness. Selling food after its expiration date has become an almost legal thing to do. Although we do have consumer protection, which is responsible for inspecting food suppliers, supermarkets and restaurants, the country is still lagging behind. There is a number of possible explanations to this sad fact. One of them would be the lack of enough inspectors, they are not doing their jobs properly or they are being bribed to hide the truth.

The head of Consumers Lebanon reportedly told the Daily Star that “Recent seizures of spoiled food by the Consumer Protection Office are merely a media stunt that only scratches the surface of the problems of food safety in the country.” Still, director-general of the Economy Ministry, Fouad Flaifel, denied that this was a media stunt, claiming that the confiscation was part of their job.

Lists of these places have been circulated around the net, as well as in the mainstream media. Monetary fines were imposed on the owners, but, sadly, some were reduced as if the citizen’s health and life were not such vital

matters.

Unless there is a case of death, the juridical system in Lebanon states that the courts usually do not sentence anyone to prison. There was actually a death occurring in the summer, and no one was blamed. There is always some kind of bribery or political “help” that saves the restaurant owner or food supplier.

The food and beverage industry is a great source of income for the Lebanese people and is a great attraction for tourism. Can Lebanon afford an economic loss because of this damaging reputation? Can’t laws merely be amended properly? Why do politicians have to

protect one illegitimate person for the sake of the whole population?

It is time for the Lebanese to stop pretending that nothing will happen to them when they eat spoiled food. Indeed, now is the time for them to become aware and demand clean food for the sake of their health, and that of their economy, before it is too late.

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Errata In Volume 44, Issue 16, our Outloud about Apartheid Week should have clarified that the question .also addressed Palestine

‫الثالثاء‪ 27 ,‬اذار ‪2012 ,‬‬

‫صفحة ‪18‬‬

‫املقاومة بب�ساطة – الدكتور حممد ن�رصالد‬ ‫مل نكن بحاجة للمحللني اال�سرتاتيجيني والف�ضائيات واحلجج‬ ‫البليغة واالدلة الدامغة واخلطط الدفاعية كي نحبها‪ .‬كانت‬ ‫الق�صة اب�سط من هذا بكثري‪ .‬كانت ال�صيفية يف عرب�صاليم‬ ‫يف اواخر الثمانينيات حلمنا امل�شتهى‪ .‬ال ن�صدق كيف تنتهي‬ ‫املدر�سة حتى تبد�أ اخلطط لأ�شهر ال�صيف الثالثة‪ .‬ثياب ال�سباحة‬ ‫وعدة الفوتبول وبارودة «الأم حبة» وكل عدة ال�شقاوة‪ .‬يف ذلك‬ ‫ال�صيف ا�ست�أجرنا «�أر�ضية» البيت احلجري يف و�سط القرية‬ ‫من �ساكنيه‪ ،‬قبل ان يفرغوه‪،‬حدث االحتكاك االول مع الفكرة‪:‬‬ ‫�صورة ل�شهيد من �آل فريجي‪...‬مل اعد اتذكر اال�سم االول‪ .‬وقفت‬ ‫م�شدوها امام ال�صورة امللونة‪ ،‬فانتازيا من االلوان والقد�س يف‬ ‫خلفيتها و ع�صبة على الر�أ�س «يا �صاحب الزمان»‪ .‬بقيت احلم‬ ‫بال�صورة اليام عديدة‪ ،‬ال �سيما ان «طراحتي» و�ضعت يف‬ ‫نف�س زاوية ال�صورة‪ .‬فريجي ا�ست�شهد يف جبل الرفيع املقابل‬ ‫لبيتنا‪ ،‬وكنت اح�س ان من اعلى تلة فيه‪ ،‬ميكن ر�ؤية فل�سطني‪ .‬مل‬ ‫اكن مت�أكدا من امل�س�ألةبقدر ما كان الرجل الواثق يف ال�صورة‪.‬‬ ‫الطريق من بيتنا امل�ست�أجر اىل بيت جدي ي�ستغرق ع�رشة دقائق‬ ‫من الطريق العام‪ ،‬ودقيقتني من احلقول اخللفية‪ .‬يف املنت�صف‬ ‫متاما‪ ،‬بني احلقول‪،‬يقع بيت احلاجة»ام فايز»‪ .‬كان هذا البيت‬ ‫نقطة التجمع‪ ،‬امل�سطبة بداية الوادي‪ ،‬وكانت �سيارة الفولفو‬ ‫تدخل ب�رسعة الر�صا�ص‪ ،‬تنزل الرجال وتبد�أ الرحلة‪ .‬بال�ساعات‬ ‫القليلة ويبد�أ زخ الر�صا�ص يف اجلبل املقابل‪ ،‬الطريان احلربي‬ ‫واملروحي‪»،‬عملية على موقع �سجد»‪ ،‬كانت كلمة �سجد تهزين‬ ‫من االعماق‪ ،‬ال بد ان ه�ؤالء الرجال مروا على بيتنا املهدوم‪ ،‬ال‬ ‫بد ان اتكلم معهم يف املرة القادمة‪ ،‬يل �سيارة �صغرية حمراء‪،‬‬ ‫اذا �صفقت لها مت�شي‪ ،‬اهداين اياها خايل املغرتب‪ ،‬علهم يجدوها‬ ‫يل‪ .‬بعد �ساعات‪ ،‬تعود ال�سيارة الفولفو ذاتها لت�أخذهم‪ ،‬كنت �ألح‬ ‫على �أمي ان ترتكني اقطع تلك امل�سافة بني بيت جدي وبيت‬ ‫احلاجة ام فايز‪ ،‬ا�صل اىل طرف امل�سطبة وابد�أ العد‪...‬كانوا خم�سة‬ ‫حني انطلقوا‪ ...‬اب�رص االول ‪..‬الثاين‪...‬ودمعة الثالث‪ .‬اعرف ان‬ ‫اثنني لن يرجعا ابدا وانتظر اذاعة النور لأدون اال�سماء على‬ ‫دفرت �صغري‪ .‬بد�أ التعاطف يكرب رويدا رويدا‪ ،‬كنت ا�شعر بالغربة‬

‫يف قرية امي رغم لطف اهلها البالغ‪ ،‬والغربة يف ذلك الوقت‬ ‫كانت تعني اال�ستبعاد من فريق كرة القدم لل�صغار الين «م�ش‬ ‫من عرب�صاليم»‪ .‬يف ذلك ال�صيف‪ ،‬دخل ذاك ال�شاب اال�سمر‬ ‫العمالق‪« ،‬م�صطفى حيدر» اىل بيتنا‪ ،‬اح�رض يل كنزة خ�رضاء‬ ‫وبي�ضاء (نادي الهدى الريا�ضي)‪ .‬كان فريق الهدى ي�ضم كل‬ ‫«امل�ست�ضعفني» من االوالد وبد�أنا بالتمرينات ب»ال�صالة على‬ ‫حممد و�آل حممد»‪ .‬كان ال�شعور باالنتماء اىل املجموعة رائعا‪،‬‬ ‫وخا�صة مع فكرة التدريب وامكانية االنت�صار على الفريق‬ ‫الآخر من «امل�ستكربين» واوالد الذوات‪ .‬يف وقتها كانت امل�شاكل‬ ‫بني االخوة يف ا�شدها‪ ،‬وكانت عرب�صاليم معقال للطرف الآخر‪.‬‬ ‫كان ال�شباب ي�أكلوا «قتلة» وكنت تلقائيا اتعاطف مع الطرف‬ ‫اخلا�رس‪.‬اتى «ال�شيخ ف�ؤاد» اىل امل�سجد يف امل�ساء و تكلم عن‬ ‫ال�سينما االيرانية‪ .‬كانوا مو�ضوع املحا�رضة غريبا واحل�ضور‬ ‫اي�ضا اذ ل�سبب ما مل نكن اال اطفاال دون اخلام�سة ع�رش فيها‪.‬‬ ‫عند نهاية املحا�رضة كان بع�ض ال�شباب من الطرف املقابل‬ ‫بانتظارنا يف اال�سفل‪ .‬اكلت «قتل» حتى �شبعت وال�شيخ ف�ؤاد‬ ‫زمط من الباب اخللفي‪ .‬يف ال�صيفية التالية ا�ست�أجرنا الطابق‬ ‫العلوي من البيت وا�ست�أجر ال�شباب «الأر�ضية»‪ .‬كان �صوت‬ ‫احدهم ي�أتي رخيما يف ليايل اجلمعة بدعاء كميل‪ ،‬وبد�أت امي‬ ‫احلذرة حتى حينها تر�سل �صواين الطعام اليهم‪ .‬كانت اعدادهم‬ ‫تكرب ويف املواجهة االوىل عام ‪ ،١٩٩٣‬كانت االنظار من�صبة‬ ‫على ادائهم‪� .‬صمودهم البطويل جعلني امتنى لو «زق» اربعني‬ ‫كيلو من ال�سالح اىل اجلبل معهم‪ .‬يف تلك ال�سنة ا�ست�شهد‬ ‫م�صطفى حيدر قرب موقع عرمتى‪ ،‬حملت كنزة فريق الهدى‬ ‫التي �ضاقت علي‪ ،‬و�شممتها بعرقها حتى بللتها بالدمع‪ .‬اخذت‬ ‫علبة «ال�سرباي» ور�ش�شت على احلائط املقابل لبيتنا «هذا زمن‬ ‫يكرب فيه الفقراء‪ ،‬يجاهدون يف �سبيل الله فيقتلون (بالك�رس)‬ ‫ويقتلون (بال�ضم)‪ .‬كان م�صطفى حيدر كاليتيم‪ ،‬تركه ابوه‬ ‫«الن�سوجني» وكانت املقاومة عائلته الكبرية و ال ادري ان كان‬ ‫عمالقا او اين كنت ل�صغري اراه كذلك‪ .‬خ�رست ال»كوت�ش»‬ ‫وامللهم واول من اعطاين ال�شعور باالنتماء‪ .‬مع كل �شهيد كان‬

‫التعاطف يكرب‪ ،‬والنا�س التي كانت ت�شمت بهم عند كوع ام فايز‬ ‫قل عددها‪ ،‬حتى بات اللحام معهم‪ ،‬وخطيب امل�سجد و�صاحب‬ ‫حمطة البنزين‪� ،‬صارت املقاومة حالة عامة‪ ،‬واذكر ان خايل كان‬ ‫يح�رض �صناديق اللحم بعجني وينتظرهم معي قرب امل�سطبة‪ .‬يوم‬ ‫ا�ست�شهاد هادي ن�رص الله كان ا�ستثنائيا‪ ،‬ق�صف املروحي مل يهد�أ‪،‬‬ ‫تطايرت اوراق ال�شجر من جبل الرفيع حتى �ساحة عرب�صاليم‪،‬‬ ‫وجاء ايلول مبلوال بالدمع‪ ،‬يف ذلك امل�ساء تعرفت على ال�سيد‬ ‫ح�سن عن قرب‪ .‬كان ال�صغار والكبار يرون فيه �صورة من‬ ‫اهل البيت‪ ،‬انطلقت من كربالء وا�ستقرت يف القرن الع�رشين‪.‬‬ ‫ا�ض�أت �شمعا يف تلك الليلة لهادي وهيثم مغنية وعلي كوثراين‪.‬‬ ‫املقاومان الباقيان من رجعا من تلك العملية حدقت يف وجهيهما‬ ‫مليا‪ ...‬ال»�شحبار» و الرماد و البارود والدم‪...‬خلطة تلك االيام‬ ‫املقد�سة‪ ،‬و�سيارة الفولفو للمرة االخرية‪.‬‬ ‫هكذا احببت املقاومة‪ ،‬وهكذا تبقى يف ذاكرتي‪ ،‬اولئك الرجال‬ ‫بقم�صانهم املبكلة من االعلى‪ ،‬لطميتهم الب�سيطة عند عودتهم‬ ‫من موقع �سجد (يف درب احل�سني نع�شق ال�شهادة)‪ ،‬بدون‬ ‫مو�سيقى‪ ،‬بدون �ساك�سوفون‪ ،‬اخو رفيقي الذي نام ب»الرينجر»‬ ‫على ال�رسير بعد عودته من بدر الكربى‪»...‬مراطبني» احلالوة و‬ ‫علب ال�رسدين املخب�أة خلف �صخرة «اخلرخار»‪...‬والآالف من تلك‬ ‫التفا�صيل ال�صغرية‪ .‬اكره املحللني اال�سرتاتيجيني‪ ،‬واحلاج «ابو‬ ‫اخلوامت» وال»فريخات» املتل�ص�صني على االخوات قرب خيمة‬ ‫عا�شوراء‪ ،‬و�ضجيجها املتناهي قرب بيتي يف ا�سعد اال�سعد‪،‬‬ ‫وكل منتحلي �صفة االمنيني و املن�شدين و»اللطيمة» اجلدد‪.‬‬ ‫احلائط الذي ر�ش�شته «بال�سرباي» يف �ساحة عرب�صاليم نبت عليه‬ ‫الع�شب‪ ،‬واالر�ضية والبيت �صارا مقرا جلمعية نداء االر�ض‪ ،‬ويف‬ ‫اعلى القرية‪ ،‬قرب ق�رص احلاج عبد االمري‪ ،‬ملعب �صغري‪ ،‬كان‬ ‫ا�سمه ملعب الهدى‪ ،‬انتظر عند الع�رص فيه م�صطفى حيدر‪،‬‬ ‫وفريجي‪ ،‬والقد�س‪ ،‬و�صاحب الزمان‪.‬‬

‫"قوي ارادتك وعي�ش حياتك"‬ ‫جاد �شم�س الدين ‪ -‬م�س�ؤول املوقع ال�شبكي‬

‫بعد املقال الذي نشر في العدد ‪ 14‬من اجلزء ‪ 44‬حتت عنوان‬ ‫«قوي ارادتك وعيش حياتك» ‪ ،‬جاء الرد في العدد ‪ 16‬من اجلزء‬ ‫نفسه‪،‬والذي متنية لو لم ياتي ملا فيه من مفاهيم واعتقادات‬ ‫خاطئة‪.‬‬ ‫خالل قراءتي ملا جاء في الرد‪ ،‬استوقفتني نقاط عديدة بل‬ ‫باألحرى صدمت عدة مرات بالعبارات املستعملة في املقال‪،‬‬ ‫لكي ال اكون ظاملا و ألكون متأكد من استنتاجاتي‪ ،‬طلبت من‬ ‫عدد ليس بقليل من الطالب قراءة الرد وإبداء رأيهم به‪ ،‬فكانت‬ ‫متقاربة جدا اذا لم تكن متطابقة وهي على الشكل التالي‪:‬‬ ‫الكاتب يتعاطى اخملدرات من دون شك‬ ‫الكاتب يعيش في مجتمع وهمي‬ ‫الكاتب مروج للمخدرات‬ ‫انا ال اتهم الكاتب باي منهم ال سمح اهلل‪ ،‬ولكن رمبا ان طريقة‬ ‫رده لم تكن معبرة بالطريقة الصحيحة ‪.‬انا لن ارد على كل‬ ‫النقاط و لكن عندي تساؤالت لكم انتم ‪ ،‬هل اخملدرات هي‬ ‫طريق للسعادة واللذة احلقيقية ام الوهمية؟ هل تتقبلون‬ ‫اخملدرات في مجتمعكم؟ هل ميكن ان تتجهوا الى تعاطي‬ ‫اخملدرات اذا واجهتم صعوبات ام ان ارادتكم ستمنعكم‬ ‫وحتثكم على مواجهة الصعوبات املرحلية بدال من الصعوبات‬ ‫التي ستنعكس سلبا على حياتكم باكملها ؟ فبحسب ما‬ ‫جاء في الرد ان اخملدرات هي طريق للسعادة واللذة احلقيقية‬ ‫وليست وهمية‪،‬كما انا االرادة ال دخل لها في اخملدرات‪ ،‬وفي الرد‬ ‫ايضاً ان مجتمعنا يتقبل اخملدرات!! فتصوروا لو ان ام تعلم‬ ‫بان ابنها يحشش او يتعاطى اخملدرات وهي تتقبل ذلك وتقول‬ ‫له «خذ يا ابني‪ ،‬اشتري مخدرات وانبسط»‪ ،‬من يقرأ املقالني‬

‫ميكنه ان يستنتج بان االول يدعو ملكافحة اخملدرات بينما‬ ‫الثاني على العكس متاماً فهو يدعو لتعاطي السم الفتاك‬ ‫من خالل تقبل اجملتمع له و انه طريق للسعادة اللذة احلقيقية‬ ‫والخ‪...‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫رسالتي تنطبق عليك متاما فما اقوله لك هو «قوي ارادتك‬ ‫وعيش حياتك» كما اني اريدك ان تتمعن بقراءة اآلتي فردي‬ ‫لك على كل النقاط موجود فيه «‬ ‫ان تسمع بان شخصاً ما قد قتل او قتل نفسه(انتحر) هو امر‬ ‫غير طبيعي ولكن ميكنك ان تتقبله‪ ،‬ففي كال احلالتني ميكنك‬ ‫فعل اكثر من احلزن واأللم والترحم‪ .‬ولكن ان تعلم بان شخصاً‬ ‫ما يقتل نفسه يومياً ‪ ،‬بل ويدفن شبابه في حياة اشبه بقبر‬ ‫مظلم ال هواء فيه وال روح‪ ،‬فيما يظن أنه يستلذ في احلياة‬ ‫وميضي فيها اجمل االوقات ‪ ،‬هو امر غير طبيعي وال ميكنك‬ ‫تقبله ‪.‬‬ ‫انه السم‪ ،‬السم الذي اذا دخل جسمك سيطر عليه وعلى‬ ‫عقلك و حياتك فيستملكك بل ويصبح مدير اعمالك ‪،‬‬ ‫فيصبح إالهك وانت عبده‪.‬‬ ‫انه السم الذي يخدعك بلذة مؤقتة ‪،‬نعم انه‪ :‬اخملدرات من اي‬ ‫نوع كانت فكلها تقتلك في حياتك‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫انت‪،‬هي‪،‬انا ‪ ...‬كلنا معرضون الن نكون عبيدا إلله الشر هذا ‪.‬‬ ‫شيء واحد مينعنا هو االرادة‪.‬‬ ‫االرادة هي جيشك الذي يحميك من هذا الوحش الغدار ‪،‬‬ ‫فما عليك فعله هو تدريب جيشك وتسليحه لكي يكون‬ ‫قادرا ً على حمايتك وذلك من خالل االقتناع مبدى شراسة هذا‬ ‫الوحش و قدرته التدميرية الهائلة‪.‬‬

‫فعلى الصعيد الشخصي شاءت الظروف بان يعرض علي‬ ‫و الكثر من مرة هذا السم الفتاك اال انني كنت قد دربت‬ ‫جيشي وسلحته فكان االقوى واستطاع حمايتي من شره‪.‬‬ ‫رفضته ليس الن بيئتي االجتماعية أو قيمي او اهلي يرفضون‬ ‫ذلك فكل اجملتمعات و قيمها واهلها يرفضون اخملدرات‪ .‬و لم‬ ‫أرفضه ألن احلالة االقتصادية متنعني‪ ،‬بل إن الدراسات اثبتت‬ ‫بان الفقراء معرضني اكثر من غيرهم الن يكون من ضحايا‬ ‫هذا السم‪ .‬االرادة وحدها التي منعتني ‪ ،‬التي يديرها عقلي‬ ‫املقتنع اقتناعاً تاماً مبضار هذا السم الفتاك‪.‬‬ ‫‪ .‬تعلقك بهذا السم يدل على ضعف شخصيتك وجبنك‬ ‫وتهربك من مواجهة املشاكل احلياتية وصعابها‪.‬‬ ‫ميكنك التخلص من هذا العدو احملتل جلسمك وعقلك‪،‬‬ ‫فاملراكز اخملتصة بالعالج من االدمان بانتظارك‪ .‬ذهابك اليها‬ ‫قوة وليس ضعفا‪ .‬حتد نفسك‪ .‬اذهب واطلب املساعدة ‪ .‬هذه‬ ‫املؤسسات تأسست من اجلك ‪ .‬بالتعاون معها ستحمي‬ ‫نفسك وحتررها من هذا العدو احملتل‪.‬‬ ‫ميكنني ان اكتب موسوعات عن هذا السم الفتاك اال انني‬ ‫ساكتفي بهذا القدر ‪ .‬فما امتناه هو ان تكون رسالتي قد‬ ‫وصلت وفهمت بالطريقة الصحيحة‪ .‬انا من الشباب لذا أنا‬ ‫افهمهم واعلم ما اقول‪.‬‬ ‫احلياة جميلة بوعينا وادراكنا الفعالنا وتخطيطنا لها‪ .‬ال‬ ‫تدع السم يدفنك في حياتك‪.‬‬ ‫االوطان ال تبنى اال بشبابها الواعني املثقفني‪ .‬فلم ال يكون هذا‬ ‫الشعار شعارنا في حملتنا لتوعية الشباب على اخملدرات؟؟‬ ‫«قوي ارادتك و عيش حياتك»‬

‫الثالثاء‪ 27 ,‬اذار ‪2012 ,‬‬

‫صفحة ‪19‬‬

‫عدم الإحرتام‬

‫نهاد غازي عواد ‪ -‬حمررة ق�سم اللغة العربية‬

‫أقام النادي الثقافي السعودي معرض للصور الكاريكاتوري‬ ‫بريشة الفنان يزيد احلارثي‪ .‬كانت الصور عن « الربيع العربي»‬ ‫والذي شخصيا أفضل تسميته «بالشتاء األميركي»‪ .‬املهم‬ ‫أن املعرض القى إقباال جيدا وكان منظما‪ .‬واملهم أيضا أنه‬ ‫صدر من النادي السعودي حدث يقدر الفن وهذه إيجابية‬ ‫أيضا‪ .‬فالصورة توصل الفكرة بسالسة ودون تكلف‪.‬‬ ‫التعبير عن الرأي بالفن شيء رائع ويجب إحترامه وتعزيزه‬ ‫ليقبل عليه السواد األعظم من اجملتمع‪ .‬لكن إحترام اآلخرين‬ ‫برأيي أهم من إحترام الفن‪ .‬وإليكم ما حصل معي عندما‬ ‫دخلت املعرض‪ .‬في أحد الرسومات كانت هناك حمامة َطلت‬ ‫نفسها باللون األزرق‪ .‬سألت أحد أعضاء النادي وهو من‬ ‫املنظمني وأيضا شاركني أحد الصفوف‪ .‬هو َع ِر َف نفسه اآلن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وأفضل أ ّن ال أذكر إسمه لسببني‪ :‬أولهما حتى ال يُعتبر املقال‬ ‫تشيهرا به وثانيهما حتى ال أعطيه قيمة ال يستحقها «‬ ‫هو بدون شي مفكر حالو شي قصة كبيرة»‪ .‬جاوبني على‬ ‫السؤال‪ »:‬بأن احلمامة الزرقاء تعود لتويتر‪ ».‬وأردف قائال‪:‬‬ ‫«الذي رسم الصور إسمه يزيد‪ .‬هل تعرفني أن إسمه يزيد‪».‬‬ ‫لم أعر الكالم أي أهمية ألنني أحسسته «بدون طعمة «وقد‬ ‫كنت قرأت إسم الفنان قبل الدخول‪ .‬الحظت أ ّن في املعرض‬ ‫رسومات تتعلق بالثورة اليمنية واملصرية والسورية وهناك‬ ‫صور تتعلق بجامعة الدول العربية وأهمية شبكات التواصل‬ ‫في الثورات‪ .‬ثم سألته‪ »:‬ملاذا ال يوجد صور لثورة البحرين على‬ ‫غرار باقي الثورات «‪ .‬وكان جوابه‪« :‬ال يوجد ثورة بالبحرين‪.‬‬ ‫هناك عشرة أشخاص جتمعوا والبحرين صغيرة ‪ ،‬فظنوا‬ ‫واكتب عن الثورة على صفحة الفايس‬ ‫اذهب‬ ‫أنها ثورة‪.‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫بوك خاصتك‪« .‬وهنا تطرق الى صور الثورة السورية بدون أن‬ ‫أساله أو أقول شيئا‪ ،‬هل تعرفني أنه كان يوجد صورة لبشار‬ ‫كامال وأزلناها‪ ،‬فطلبت رؤيتها فقال انه مشغول اآلن ‪ .‬وانا‬ ‫خارجة طلبت منه أن يحضر األخبار جيدا ليرى أن هناك‬ ‫ثورة في البحرين‪ .‬قلت له‪ »:‬يجب عليم أن تشاهد األخبار‪.‬‬ ‫« ولسخرية القدر عرض في نفس اليوم صور فتى إغتصب‬ ‫وضرب من قبل الشرطة البحرينية ثم رموه مكبال على‬ ‫الطريق‪.‬‬

‫برأيي أن احلر احلقيقي هو الذي يقف مع الشعوب املظلومة‬ ‫أينما كانت وال ينتقي تلك التي تناسب مع أجندته السياسية‬ ‫وخير مثال على ذلك الفنان الكاريكاتوري كارلوس لطوف‪.‬‬ ‫وبرأيي أيضا أن احلكم على اآلخرين قبل أن يقولوا أي شيء‪،‬‬ ‫فقط ألنهم من طائفة أخرى‪ ،‬شيء سيء وال ينم عن‬ ‫دميقراطية وتقبل اآلخر‪ .‬بل ينم عن تخلف وعدم إحترام‪.‬‬ ‫وأشكرك على نصيحتك ألني بفضلك قمت بنشر جميع‬ ‫إنتهاكات الشرطة البحرينية والظلم الذي يتعرض له أهل‬ ‫البحرين على صفحة الفايس بوك خاصتي‪ ،‬وميكن ألي كان‬ ‫اإلطالع عليها‪ .‬فثورة أظهرت بعض اإلحصاءات أن أربعمائة‬ ‫ألف شخص من أصل ستمائة ألف تظاهروا وإحصائيات‬ ‫أخرى تقول أن خمسمائة ألف من أصل ستمائة ألف تظاهروا‬ ‫‪،‬هي ثورة نبيلة وسلمية وحقيقة تستحق أن ينادى بها‪ .‬ثورة‬ ‫يقصف فيها شعب أعزل باألباتشي ويرمى بالرصاص‪ ،‬ثورة‬ ‫تعتقل فيها النساء واألساتذة واألطباء وأصحاب الرأي احلر‬ ‫فقط ألنهم أعطوا رأيهم هي ثورة دماء زكية هدرت من أجل‬ ‫أن «يبقى امللك الظالم املدعوم جدا جدا»‪ .‬ثورة شعب أعزل‬ ‫يجابه بدرع اجلزيرة وبتعتيم إعالمي مقصود هي ثورة مظلومة‬ ‫تشرفت مبناصرتها على صفحتي في الفايس بوك‪.‬‬ ‫جميعنا يعلم أن هناك إختالف رأي حاد بلبنان بخصوص الثورة‬ ‫السورية وأتت الصور الكاريكاتورية وصبت الزيت على النار‪.‬‬ ‫وال أدري كيف سمحت إدارة اجلامعة بذلك؟!! فالتعليقات التي‬ ‫سمعتها والغضب الذي رأيته كبير جدا‪ .‬ال أدري كيف أقدموا‬ ‫على هكذا خطوة تسبب شرذمة بني التالميذ‪ .‬أنا شخصيا‬ ‫من موقعي حاليا كمحررة في هذه اجلريدة املستقلة ال آخذ‬ ‫أي طرف في قضية تسبب بلبلة وإنقساما في جامعتي‬ ‫العزيزة‪ .‬ولكن أحببت أن أنقل عينة من ردود فعل الطالب وما‬ ‫ترتب من وضع هكذا صور في حرم جامعتنا‪ .‬فالتلميذة مدى‬ ‫الدبس قالت في هذا اجملال‪»:‬هذه محاولة بائسة لنادي أنشأته‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫يفك السعوديون قيود‬ ‫عقلية فاسدة ‪ .‬احلرية تكون في أن‬ ‫القمع عن نصف مجتمعهم وفي تعبيرهم عن احملاوالت التي‬ ‫تقوم بها نساء سعوديات لكسب حقوقهن االنسانية ‪ .‬هذه‬ ‫«اململكة» وليست اجلمهورية ّ‬ ‫حتف ّظت على شرعة حقوق‬

‫االنسان العاملية النّها تُساوي احلقوق بني الرّجل واملرأة ‪ .‬بئس‬ ‫حرية تعميها خشبة في عينها وتبصر قشة في عني غيرها‪.‬‬ ‫بئس حرية ال ترى في البحرين ثورة وترى في ‪ ‬املؤامرة على‬ ‫فخر فيما النساء السوريات تتم ّتعن‬ ‫سوريا وشعبها مدعاة‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫السياسية والفنية واالقتصادية واالعالمية‬ ‫بأرفع املراكز‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الخ‪...‬نقول اننا نأسف ان يكون في جامعتنا نوادي تتصرّف‬ ‫باجندة خارجية معادية في قلب بيروت التي كانت وستظل‬ ‫بكل أشكالها‪ .‬ا ّن اجلامعة األميركية ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تعلمنا‬ ‫حضن املقاومة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ا ّن ازدواجية املعايير مرفوضة‪ .‬واننا في جريدة اجلامعة علينا‬ ‫ان منارس املوضوعية ‪.‬أ ّما ال ّدعاية لنظام على حساب آخر‬ ‫ً‬ ‫خاصة عندما يكون ال ّنظام السوري هو‬ ‫فهو أمر غير مقبول‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫دميقراطية في حقوق املرأة بني كل بلدان العالم العربي‪.‬‬ ‫االكثر‬ ‫ح ّتى في لبنان ال يوجد خمس وزيرات وال نائبة رئيس للشؤون‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫العطار ‪ ،‬فقط في سوريا‪ « .‬وأن أردمت‬ ‫الثقافية كالسيّدة جناع‬ ‫عرض باقي التعليقات سأحتاج لصفحات اجلريدة الستة‬ ‫عشر وأكثر‪.‬‬ ‫لطاملا عرفت إدارة جامعتنا بحرصها الشديد على مصلحة‬ ‫التالميذ والنأي بهم عن السجاالت السياسية الغير عقالنية‪.‬‬ ‫هذه اجلامعة التي عودتنا على التعبير عن آراءنا بحرية‪ ،‬علمتنا‬ ‫أيضا احترام اآلخر وعدم إثارة النعرات السياسية والطائفية‪.‬‬ ‫هذه اجلامعة العظيمة ورغم جهودها لم تستطع إخراج بعض‬ ‫التالميذ من ظالم اجلهل واألفكار املعلبة وتطبيق اإلمالءات‬ ‫بدون تفكير‪ .‬أمتنى أن يضيء نور اجلامعة عقول جميع تالمذتها‬ ‫بدون استثناء‪.‬‬

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‫ملك اللحوم الفا�سدة‪....‬و احلاكم املجنون‬ ‫منى �أيوب ‪ -‬كاتبة �صحفية‬

‫احلصة اليومية من أخبار الفايس بوك‪ :‬أحدهم عرض فيديو‬ ‫جملزرة ارتكبت‪ ،‬و آخر « شارك» صور أشالء األطفال على‬ ‫«فيسبوكي» آخر ضعيف القلب اكتفى‬ ‫«حائطه»‪ .‬رفيق‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ب» مشاركة « صور حطام بيوت و أحياء‪ .‬و بني رفيقني آخرين‬ ‫احتد النقاش و احتد‪ :‬األول يرى في األحداث ثورة نزيهة لشعب‬ ‫انتفض ضد الظلم و الفساد‪ ،‬و الثاني يراها مؤامرة كبرى‪.‬‬ ‫بني هذا و ذاك‪ ،‬تدخل رفيق ثالث‪ « :‬يا جماعة‪ ،‬عم بتضيعوا‬ ‫وقتكم بأحاديث تافهة؛ شوفوا هاملصيبة»‪ ،‬و «ينشر» الرفيق‬ ‫الثالث قوائم بأسماء املطاعم و احملالت التي تأتي بلحومها‬ ‫من ملك « اللحوم الفاسدة» في بيروت و اجلوار‪.‬‬ ‫حلوم فاسدة هنا و حاكم مجنون هناك‪....‬‬ ‫في‬ ‫أتعلم يا صديقي‪ :‬لقد اعتدت هذه األخبار و لم تعد حترك ّ‬

‫ساكنا‪ .‬ال أخفيك أني قد أخذت احتياطاتي التقاء شر الطعام‬ ‫امللوث‪ ،‬و أني ال زلت و سأبقى أدعو بأن يحل األمن و العدل‬ ‫و اخلير على اجلميع‪ .‬و لكن‪ ،‬ما الداعي للفوران و الثوران و‬ ‫«حرقة « القلب؟ أليس هذا حال مجتمعنا و ما هذه األحداث‬ ‫إال تفاصيل ؟ فاإلناء ينضح مبا فيه‪.‬‬ ‫ملك اللحوم الفاسدة و احلاكم اجملنون هما نتيجة «تربية»‬ ‫أسرية و مجتمعية خاطئة ‪ .‬إنها «تربية» أدت إلى استئصال‬ ‫الضمائر ‪ ،‬و إسكات صوت الفطرة نهائيا‪ .‬عندها فقط‪ ،‬أصبح‬ ‫كل شيء مباحا في سبيل إرضاء النفس ‪ .‬و هذه إن طلبت‬ ‫ماال أو جاها أو سلطة ‪ ،‬فال يهم صاحبها لو «قامت» الدنيا‬ ‫و قعدت» كرمى لعينيها ‪ :‬أ َو ما زلت حتدثني عن عدد األرواح‬ ‫الضائعة؟ إنها أرقام فقط في عيون صاحبينا‪.‬‬

‫ّ‬ ‫أتطلع إلى املستقبل‪ :‬كيف سيكون حالنا بعد عقدين‪ ،‬أو ثالت‬ ‫عقود‪ ،‬أو خمس عقود من اآلن؟‬ ‫كيف سيعيش أوالدنا و أحفادنا؟ كم فاسدا و ظاملا عليهم‬ ‫أن يواجهوا؟‬ ‫إن اجلواب يتوقف على نوع « التربية» التي سيتلقاها أوالدنا ‪:‬‬ ‫تربية بالقول و الفعل و املثل‪.‬‬ ‫سأفتح صفحة الفيسبوك اليوم ألرى نفس األخبار‪ .‬رمبا تغيرت‬ ‫التفاصيل قليال‪ .‬و لن أنسى أن أجلس أخي الصغير بجانبي‬ ‫ألحكي له نهاية قصة ملك اللحوم الفاسدة و احلاكم اجملنون‬ ‫و مصيريهما‪ .‬على طريقتي‪.‬‬

‫تو�ضيح‬ ‫�أ�رسة الأوتلوك‬

‫ورد في العدد السابق مقالة بعنوان « اإلنسانية في معرض بعنوان « اإلنسانية حتت اجملهر» والذي هو من تنظيم ال اإللتزام املدني وخدمة اجملتمع (‪ )CCECS‬و ليس فقط من قبل‬ ‫صور» للكاتبة منى أيوب‪ .‬و حتدث املقال عن معرض للصور ‪ Insight Club‬و ‪ Children of Adam Club‬و مركز ال ‪ Insight Club‬كما ورد في العدد السابق ‪ .‬لذا‪ ،‬إقتضى‬ ‫التوضيح‪.‬‬

‫جزء ‪ ،44‬عدد ‪16‬‬ ‫الثالثاء‪ 27 ,‬اذار ‪2012 ,‬‬

‫ال�شاعر حممد هادي علي مراد‬ ‫نهاد غازي عواد ‪ -‬حمررة ق�سم اللغة العربية‬

‫هو �شاعر يف ريعان ال�شباب‪ ،‬مل يتجاوز عمره التا�سعة ع�رش‪.‬‬ ‫تلميذ يف اجلامعة الأمريكية‪ ،‬يدر�س علم‬ ‫الأحياء‪ .‬كلمة �شاعر كلمة كبرية لكنه ا�ستحقها بالفعل‪ .‬فهو‬ ‫قد فاز باملرتبة الأوىل يف برنامج مهرجان القافية والذي كان‬ ‫ب�إ�رشاف ال�شاعر عبا�س فتوين‪ ،‬د‪ .‬حممد �شم�س الدين‪ ،‬جالل‬ ‫املو�سوي‪ ،‬و علي �شقري ‪ .‬كما انه بالإ�ضافة اىل كتابته الق�صائد‬ ‫النرثية فهو يكتب الق�صائد املوزونة وبالتايل يكتب �شعرا‬ ‫ح�سب تعريف ابن خلدون لل�شعر‪« :‬هو كالم مف�صل قطع ًا قطع ًا‬ ‫مت�ساوية يف الوزن‪ ،‬متحدة يف احلرف الأخري من كل قطعة‪،‬‬ ‫وت�سم كل قطعة من هذه القطعات عندهم بيت ًا‪ ،‬وي�سمى احلرف‬ ‫الأخري الذي تتفق فيه َروِ ّيا‪ ‬وقافية‪،‬وي�سمى جملة الكالم �إىل‬ ‫�آخره ق�صيدة وكلمة‪ ،‬وينفرد كل بيت منه ب�إفادته يف تراكيبه‪،‬‬ ‫حتى ك�أنه كالم وحده‪ ،‬م�ستقل عما قبله وما بعده‪ ،‬و�إذا �أفرد‬ ‫كان تام ًا يف بابه يف مدح �أو ن�سيب �أو رثاء‪ ».‬ومبنا�سبة �إ�صداره‬ ‫لكتابه الثاين والذي �سيكون يف �أول �أ�سبوع من �أيار‪ ،‬كان لنا‬ ‫احلوار الآتي معه‪.‬‬ ‫ب�إخت�صار‪ ،‬هل ميكنك �أن تلخ�ص لنا جتربتك الأوىل؟‬ ‫عنوا ُنه كما الربنامج ـ(مهرجان‬ ‫بد من ذكرِ‬ ‫القافية)‪..‬فنحن ال ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫حب �شيئ يف الوجود‪..‬ففي‬ ‫َ‬ ‫�أ�صولنا و‬ ‫كيف ترعرعنا على َ‬ ‫تنهمر‬ ‫القوايف‬ ‫فكانت‬ ‫عندي‬ ‫الكلم‬ ‫قدا�سة‬ ‫جتلت‬ ‫الربنامج‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫رذاذاً ربيعيا يف كل مكان‪..‬يحتوي َ‬ ‫ع�رشين‬ ‫ذاك الكتاب على‬ ‫َ‬ ‫بجميع البحور و كتبت يف العديد من املنا�سبات‬ ‫ق�صيدة ملونة‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫الإجتماعية و الوطنية والدينية عدا عن املناظرات ال�شعرية و‬ ‫بالطبع �سوق عكاظ ‪..‬‬ ‫انت ما تزال يف مقتبل العمر والكثريين يقولون �أن ال�شعر ال‬ ‫ي�صلح لهذا الزمن‪ ،‬ما هو ر�أيك؟‬ ‫غاب عن‬ ‫من خالل جتربتي املتوا�ضعة ف�إين �أرى �أن‬ ‫ال�سلم قد َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫إهتمام بال�شعر‪....‬‬ ‫غاب ال‬ ‫احلياة ُمذ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫أبواب‪ .‬و هو �أملُ‬ ‫ال�شباب‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫وهو‬ ‫مفتاح الوجوِ دِ �إن �أغلقت �أمامهم ال ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫يف ريعانهم‪..‬‬ ‫ولكن جُمتمعنا علمي التفكري‪..‬ال يقبل الأدب �إال من كباره‪..‬علم ًا‬ ‫َ‬ ‫فتح‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫هناك ن�سبةٌ كبري ٌة من‬ ‫�أن‬ ‫ال�شباب الكتاب الذين يخجلون َ‬ ‫ال�شعر يحملُ ق�ص�ص و حكايا‬ ‫أن‬ ‫�‬ ‫أرى‬ ‫�‬ ‫أنا‬ ‫�‬ ‫الغري‪..‬‬ ‫أمام‬ ‫�‬ ‫�صفحاتهم‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫كان ُجمهور ال�شعرِ يف‬ ‫كل ٍ‬ ‫�شاب وفتاة‪..‬وحجر ُة ال�شعرِ باقية‪,‬و�إن َ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أمل‪..‬فال�شعر‬ ‫ل‬ ‫با‬ ‫ن‬ ‫باحلب‪..‬‬ ‫ال�شعر‬ ‫حيي‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ال‬ ‫مث‬ ‫تناق�ص‪..‬فنحن‬ ‫ُحييهِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫آمنت َ‬ ‫خري و�إن َ‬ ‫بذاك وخرجت مني‬ ‫الن‪ ..‬هكذا �أنا � ُ‬ ‫دخل يف ال�رش َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫كلمات ُ‬ ‫الحيي جمودنا و لنثور على حياتنا املت�ساوية يوماها‪..‬‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫أثمر منها هذا الكتاب‪..‬‬ ‫الربيع‬ ‫بعد يف‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫وبعد و ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ازهرت الورودِ و� َ‬ ‫ما الذي دفعك لكتابة ديوانك الثاين وعلى ماذا يحتوي؟‬ ‫هو ديوان فيه ق�صائد نرثية وق�صائد موزونة ‪ ،‬ومعظم هذه‬ ‫الق�صائد �ألقيت على منابرٍ �ش ّتى‪ .‬ي�شتمل الديوان على ت�سعة‬ ‫ثمان منها ق�صائد �شعرية موزونة والإحدى ع�رش‬ ‫ع�رش ق�صيدة‪ٍ :‬‬

‫الباقيات ق�صائد نرث‪ .‬الديوان اجلديد ال يحتوي على ق�صائد‬ ‫كتبت قدميا �أي التي كتبت بني عمر الرابعة ع�رش والثمانية ع�رش‬ ‫عاما وهي حوايل خم�سني ق�صيدة �صدر جزءاً منها يف كتاب‬ ‫�سابق‪.‬‬ ‫�أ�صدقائي هم من دفعني اىل كتابة الديوان‪ ،‬عندما كنت �أ�شارك‬ ‫مقاطع من ال�شعر على �صفحتي يف الفاي�س بوك‪ ،‬كانوا يبدون‬ ‫الإعجاب والتعليقات رغم علمي بعدم اهتمام �أغلبيتهم باللغة‬ ‫العربية وخ�صو�صا �أ�صدقاء اجلامعة‪ .‬لكنهم كانوا دائما يطالبون‬ ‫باملزيد‪ .‬ومبا �أنني لقيت هذا الت�شجيع والإقبال على قراءة مدوناتي‪،‬‬ ‫قررت �أن �أجمع الق�صائد اجلديدة يف كتاب يكون مبتناول اجلميع‪.‬‬ ‫كما �إن فكرة �أين �س�أكون �أول منت�سب لإحتاد الكتاب اللبنانيني‬ ‫�إن�شاء لله‪� -‬شجعتني كثريا‪.‬‬‫منذ متى و�أنت تكتب ال�شعر؟‬ ‫بد�أت بكتابة النرث يف عمر احلادية ع�رش لكن �أول ق�صيدة‬ ‫موزونة كتبتها كانت يف عمر الرابعة ع�رش �أي يف عام ‪.2006‬‬ ‫وقد كانت الق�صيدة موزونة على البحر الوافر وعنوانها �شبابنا‪.‬‬ ‫تفاج�أ �أ�ستاذي حينها فكيف ميكن لفتى يف ال�صف التا�سع كتابة‬ ‫مفعلة ومن ‪ 12‬بيت‪.‬‬ ‫ق�صيدة ّ‬ ‫تكتب ال�شعر ب�شكل جيد‪ ،‬كيف غذيت هذه املوهبة؟‬ ‫احلديث مِ نه‪ .‬ت�أثرت بجربان‬ ‫منذ ال�صغر كنت �أقر�أ ال�شعر ولكن‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ونزار من عمر الع�رش �سنوات‪ .‬حتى الآن �أبكي كلما �أقر�أ �أو‬ ‫�أ�سمع ق�صيدة مات �أبوك لنزار قباين ‪ .‬عندما كربت قليال‪ ،‬بد�أ‬ ‫�إهتمامي بال�شعراء القدامى من �أيام احلكم اجلاهلي والأمويني‬ ‫والعبا�سيني كاملتنبي واملعلقات ال�سبع وغريهما‪ .‬حفظت من‬ ‫�أروع ما كتب املتنبي‪ ،‬ما ُيقارب ن�صف الف بيت‪ .‬كما ت�أثرت‬ ‫مبعلقة زهري بن �أبي �سلمى‪ .‬البالغة �إكت�سبتها من كلمات ه�ؤالء‬ ‫العظماء‪ .‬فهم �ساهموا يف تنمية ح�س ال�شعر الكال�سيكي لدي‪.‬‬ ‫خالل م�شاركتي بامل�سابقة قال يل د‪� .‬شم�س الدين عليك يا هادي‬ ‫�أن حتفظ ‪ 1000‬بيت من ال�شعر ثم تن�ساها لت�صبح �شاعرا‪.‬‬ ‫خالل م�شاركتي يف امل�سابقة كنت قد حفظت ‪ 1500‬بيت‬ ‫أعتقد �أين ن�سيتها اليوم‪.‬‬ ‫و� ُ‬ ‫قلت �أن بداية قراءاتك كانت لنزار وال تزال ق�صيدة مات �أبوك‬ ‫قباين الهوى؟‬ ‫تبكيك حتى الآن‪ ،‬هل ي�صح القول �أنك‬ ‫ُّ‬ ‫تب�سم وقال‪� :‬أ�صدقائي يقولون يل‪« :‬هادي نحنا عم ن�سمع نزار»‪.‬‬ ‫عندما قر�أت ق�صيدة «اىل عا�شقة غريه» وهي �إحدى ق�صائد‬ ‫الديوان‪ ،‬قال الدكتور حممد الزين‪ »:‬هي مقتب�سة من نزار قباين‪.‬‬ ‫«�صحيح ان نزار �شاعر املر�أة لكنه التزم بق�ضاياه ‪ .‬لقد تكلم‬ ‫عن ق�ضايا الثورة واملر�أة ‪ .‬كتب لأمه �صباح اخلري يا حلوة‪ .‬رثى‬ ‫�أبوه عندما مات ومل �أت�صور �أن �أحدا ميكن �أن يرثي بهذه الروعة‪.‬‬ ‫كما رثا ابن ُه وزوجت ُه بلقي�س‪ ،‬وكتب �أروع الق�صائد يف بريوت‬ ‫و مدن العامل‪.‬‬ ‫ما كان ت�أثري العائلة يف تنمية روح ال�شعر فيك؟‬ ‫يف جل�ساتنا العائلية‪ ،‬كنت �أقر�أ ال�شعر فيبادر �أقربائي ب�إبداء‬ ‫الإعجاب‪ .‬وقد كنت �ألقي �شعرا يتعلق باملو�ضوع الذي يتحادثون‬ ‫فيه فيثنون عليي‪ .‬عندها قررت �أن �أحفظ �أبيات �شعر عن جميع‬ ‫الأمور احلياتية و�أ�صبحت حينها حياتي �شعرا‪ .‬فاجلميع يتكلم‬ ‫بالكلمات و�أنا �أعلق بال�شعر‪ .‬كما كان لعمي مكتبة فيها خمتلف‬ ‫�ألوان ال�شعر مما �أف�سح املجال �أمامي للمطالعة وعزز قدراتي‪.‬‬ ‫ما هو املو�ضوع الرئي�سي للديوان؟‬ ‫ديوان للمر�أة هو‪ .‬ولي�س �أي �إمر�أة بل‪ :‬احلبيبة‪-‬الأم و فل�سطني‪ .‬هذه‬ ‫أيام معدودة‪ .‬وهو‬ ‫أن�سج كلمات الديوان يف � ٍ‬ ‫عاطفتي جعلتني � ُ‬ ‫‪3193 .ext 000 350 01 :tel 208 Bliss Street, West Hall‬‬

‫يحتوي على ق�صائد حب للمر�أة الأنثى وق�صائد ثورية للمر�أة‬ ‫الأر�ض‪ :‬ق�صيدة �أريج الدماء عن فل�سطني وق�صيدة عندما القتلُ‬ ‫ُيباح عن م�رص‪.‬‬ ‫املر�أة‪ ‬ت�أخذ حيزا وا�سعا يف كتاباتك فما هو م�صدر �إلهامك؟‬ ‫كما ال�صالة ال تتم بدون و�ضوء‪ ،‬ال�شعر ال يتم بدون وحي‪.‬من‬ ‫املمكن �أن مير ع�رشة �أيام وحتى ع�رشين يوما بدون �أن �أكتب �أي‬ ‫يفي�ض بحر ال�شعرِ وينربي‬ ‫�شيء ويف بع�ض الليايل ميكن �أن‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫�صفحات و �صفحات ‪ .‬كتابتي لل�شعر هي ح�سب‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫الرياع لكتابةِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫املزاج العاطفي والروحي وح�سب النف�سية‪� .‬أكرث ما ي�ؤثّر بي هو‬ ‫َ‬ ‫فذاك ي�أ�رسين ي�ؤفكني و يدميني‬ ‫وفاة �أحد املعارف �أو الأقارب‪،‬‬ ‫رثاء بل جميع �أنواع ال�شعر‪.‬‬ ‫ويجرب قلمي على النطق لي�س فقط ً‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ملن تهدي ديوانك الثاين؟‬ ‫�أهدي الكتاب اىل �أمي و�أبي و�إخوتي و�إىل كل �إمر�أة‪� .‬أهديه اىل‬ ‫كل ن�ساء الأر�ض و�أحد الأوج ُه اللبنانية التي �أراها �أنثى لبنان‬ ‫وخ�ص�صت لها ق�صيدة «�إمر�أة من لبنان»‪(.‬الإف�صاح عنها يكون‬ ‫يف حفل التوقيع)‪.‬‬ ‫واىل حبيبتك؟‬ ‫ال�شاعر ال يحب‪ .‬ال�شاعر يع�شق كل يوم‪ .‬ف�أنا كما قال نزار‬ ‫أريد‬ ‫«و�أتعهد �إليك �أين �أع�شق ع�رشين �ألف �إمر�أة كل يوم‪ ».‬ال ال � ُ‬ ‫�أنا �أن �أُ‬ ‫مار�س اخليانة ب�أن �أهدي الكتاب حلبيبةٍ واحدة‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ما هي كلمتك الأخرية؟‬ ‫�أتوجه بال�شكر اىل الأ�ستاذ الكبري يف اللغة العربية وقد ّ�سماه‬ ‫�أحد املراجع بفقيه اللغة العربية‪ ،‬الأ�ستاذ علي مهدي‪ .‬وقد تكرم‬ ‫علي ب�إعداد هذا الكتاب من تنقيح وتق�سيم �شعري‪.‬‬ ‫�أحب ال�شاعر �أن ي�شارك قراء جريدة الأوتلوك مبقطعني من كتابه‬ ‫اجلديد‪ ،‬وهما ‪:‬‬ ‫الق�صيدة الأوىل هي‪. :‬ق�صيدة النرث‪..‬‬ ‫ثورت عليك احلب‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫احلب‪...‬رفعت ال�سالح‪..‬‬ ‫عليك‬ ‫رت‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ثو ُ‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫فكلِّ‬ ‫دمها‪...‬‬ ‫ها‬ ‫ل‬ ‫�شع‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ثورةٍ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫و ثورتي �أنا غزتها اجلراح‪...‬‬ ‫القلب يف‬ ‫‪...‬وكان‬ ‫احلب‬ ‫رت‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ثو ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫عليك َّ‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫الثورةِ قائداً‪...‬‬ ‫� َ‬ ‫‪...‬حملك راياتِهِ ‪...‬‬ ‫اجلميم‬ ‫أكل‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫�ش عن منازع‪...‬‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ي‬ ‫امل�رصع‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ودار‬ ‫ِ ُ ِّ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫جعلك‬ ‫احلب‪...‬ح َّتى‬ ‫عليك‬ ‫رت‬ ‫ثو‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫�سهام ُه‪...‬‬ ‫احلرب‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫فرجو ُت َ‬ ‫الن�ص َل ي�أتي قلبي‪...‬‬ ‫ذاك ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ثيابك‪...‬‬ ‫علَّني بلقاهِ ‪�...‬أل ُث َم‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫وق�صيدة �أخرى من لون الق�صيدة الكال�سيكية‪:‬‬ ‫�إ ّنني �أغرق يف بحر احلننيِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫و حنني البحر ي�أتي من يقيني‬ ‫بال�سيل‬ ‫قت َل ْتني �أدمعي‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫اجلرح الّذي ي�ضني �سنيني‬ ‫فهو‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫زارين الّليلُ لي�شفيني فكان‬ ‫كلُّ‬ ‫�سقم يتباهى بالأننيِ‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫تخلع ثوباً‬ ‫ّليلُ‬ ‫� ّأيها ال متى‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ور مبا كان متنيِ‬ ‫قتل ال ّن َ‬ ‫�إهطلي م ّني دموعي وابعدي‬ ‫فدموع القلب كادت حتت�سيني‬ ‫ُ‬