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An-Nahar, The Daily Star, and Al-Anwar of
November 1 reported on the panel discussion held
at AUB and organized by AUB Center for American
Studies and Research entitled "Real Change? A Forum
on the US Elections." The papers said that the
speakers at the panel discussion, economics
Professor Marcus Marktanner, anthropology Professor
Patrick McGreevy, who is the director of the Center
for American Studies and Research, and international
relations Professor Karim Makdisi, agreed that there
was little political difference between both
candidates.
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An-Nahar of November 1 reported on the end of
the round table discussion entitled Marsad Nawwara
organized by AUB to launch the National Women
Station for Farming and Rural Areas.
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Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Akhbar, The Daily Star, and Al-Anwar
of November 1 reported on the two-day
wellness fair held at AUB and organized by the
Committee on University Wellness. The paper said
that the fair took place at AUB on October 30-31 and
featured the multi-dimensional qualities of healthy
living.
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Al-Mustaqbal of November 1 and Ad-Diyar of
November 2 reported on the classical Indian
musical performance that took place at Assembly
Hall. The papers said that the concert was organized
by the Indian Embassy in Beirut, the Indian Cultural
Council in New Delhi, and AUB's Office of
Information and Public Relations.
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Al-Akhbar of November 1 announced that the
Secularism Club is a new student club launched at
AUB this year.
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L'Orient-Le Jour of November 1 reported that
the president of the Lebanese Press Syndicate
Mohammed Baalbaki received Rami Ollaik who gave him
a copy of his recently published book The Bees Road
which recounts his journey from being a Hizbullah
activist to a peace advocate. The paper said that
the book includes a section that tells Ollaik's
story as a student at AUB.
-
L'Orient-Le Jour of November 1, 4 and
5 carried the announcement by the Society of the
Friends of the AUB Museum that it is organizing a
field trip for children to the Lebanese coastal city
of Byblos.
-
An-Nahar, Al-Liwa', Ad-Diyar, Al-Bayraq, Ash-Sharq,
Al-Anwar and Al-Mustaqbal of November 2
reported that the Makassed Hospital held a
graduation ceremony for its medical interns under
the auspices of minister of culture Tammam Salam who
lauded the collaboration of the hospital with
several medical centers in the country including
AUBMC.
-
Al-Akhbar of November 2 reported on the
festivities on the occasion of Halloween held on
Bliss Street by a group of university students
including AUB.
-
Al-Anwar and Ash-Sharq of November 4 reported
that a delegation from the Lebanese Economic Forum
headed by Rafic Zantout visited Beirut MP Saad
Hariri and thanked him for the donations he has been
granting for various development projects such as
the one he gave to the American University of
Beirut.
-
An-Nahar, Al-Mustaqbal, As-Safir, and Ad-Diyar of
November 4 and Al-Balad of November 5
reported that the St. Jude Children Cancer Center in
Lebanon held a fundraising gala dinner at the
Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut. The paper said that members
of the board of trustees of the center headed by
Salim Zeinni and Randa Berri, wife of Speaker of the
House Nabih Berri, attended the dinner.
-
Al-Liwa' of November 4 reported on the
ceremony held on October 24 at AUB's West Hall in
honor of 11 current Lebanese ministers who are AUB
alumni. The paper said among those given the
honorary awards was Lebanon's PM Fouad Siniora, and
that the ceremony was organized by the Worldwide
Alumni Association of the American University of
Beirut (WAAAUB).
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The Daily Star of November 4 published a
political editorial on the national unity government
being created by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.
The paper quoted AUB Professor of Political Studies
Hilal Khashan.
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The Daily Star of November 4 reported on the
City Debates 2008 conference held by the Department
of Architecture and Design. The paper said that this
year's City Debates theme was Spaces of Faith and
Fun.
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Al-Anwar of November 4 reported on the
lecture given by Lebanese and London based designer
Rana Salam on October 31. The paper said that the
lecture was inspired by her soon-to-be-issued book
The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie. The paper also
said that the lecture was organized by the AUB
Department of Architecture and Design.
-
An-Nahar of November 5 reported that the
USAID through the US Embassy in Lebanon donated
$100,000 to the American Community School. The paper
said that AUB is among the institutions that benefit
from the USAID funds.
-
Al-Liwa' of November 5 carried the
announcement by the Beirut Municipality that AUB and
the Riviera Yacht Club will not be allowed to put up
tents to cover the views to their beaches on the
Corniche next summer.
-
As-Safir of November 5 published an article
on Lebanese youth moving out of their parents'
houses as soon as they join college. The paper
included an interview with AUB student Jana Dhaher
who thought that the experience of independence is
essential for young men and women.
-
The Daily Star of November 5 published a
political editorial on the UN mandated Blue Line in
Southern Lebanon and included quotations by Timor
Goksel and Chafiq el-Masri who teach political
studies at AUB.
-
The Daily Star of November 5 reported on the
panel discussion held at AUB's department of
architecture and design by three renowned architects
who lectured on the evolution of urban living in a
talk entitled "New Ways of Living in a City." The
paper said that the speakers were Spanish architects
Juan Herreros and Javier Maderuelo, and Lebanese
architect Bernard Khoury, and that the event was
organized by AUB's Department of Architecture and
Design and Instituto Cervantes.
-
tayyar.org, the Central News Agency, An-Nahar, Al-Mustaqbal,
As-Safir, Al-Bayraq, Al-Ahkbar, L'Orient-Le Jour,
and Dar Al-Hayat (Britain) of November 6
reported that MP Ghassan Tueini was hospitalized at
AUBMC after feeling ill during a parliamentary
session hosting unity government negotiations. The
papers also said that his medical condition is
stable.
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Al-Anwar, Al-Mustaqbal, and Dar Al-Hayat (Britain)
of November 6 reported that AUB Professor of
political studies Theodore Hanf will be
participating in the three-day Scientific Forum on
Archaeological Remains in the Middle East that is
organized by British Lebanese Society of Friends of
the National Museum in collaboration with the
Lebanese General Directorate of Archaeology and the
National Council for Scientific Research.
-
Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Bayraq, and Al-Anwar of November
7 reported that AUB Professor of political
studies Theodore Hanf will be participating in the
three-day Scientific Forum on Archaeological Remains
in the Middle East that is organized by British
Lebanese Society of Friends of the National Museum
in collaboration with the Lebanese General
Directorate of Archaeology and the National Council
for Scientific Research.
-
As-Safir, Ad-Diyar, Al-Anwar, and the Daily Star of
November 7 announced that AUB's department of
architecture and design held a ceremony
commemorating late Lebanese architect Khalil Khoury
who passed away on October 8. The paper said that
former head of the Lebanese Order of Engineers Issam
Salam attended the ceremony.
-
As-Safir of November 7 announced that the
American University of Beirut Medical Center
announced the results of a study they performed on
patients suffering from Hughes syndrome, a blood
disorder that causes one out of five cases of
miscarriage among couples trying to conceive.
-
The Daily Star of November 7 published an
opinion piece written by AUB professor Salma Talhouk
about the experience of living in Ras Beirut.
-
An-Nahar, Ash-Sharq, and Al-Bayraq of November 8
reported that the AUB Alumni Mount Lebanon branch
and WAAAUB held a seminar entitled "Brain Drain:
Causes and Solutions" at Issam Fares Hall. The
papers said that program included speakers such as
HE Tarek Mitri, HE Khalil Mekkawi, Riad Nassar -
Former President of LAU, and Jad Chaaban - Assistant
Professor of Economics at AUB.
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Al-Mustaqbal of November 8 reported on the
closure of the three-day Scientific Forum on
Archaeological Remains in the Middle East, that is
organized by British Lebanese Society of Friends of
the National Museum in collaboration with the
Lebanese General Directorate of Archaeology and the
National Council for Scientific Research, and in
which AUB Professor of political studies Theodore
Hanf participated.
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As-Safir, Ad-Diyar, Al-Bayraq, and The Daily Star of
November 8 announced that the AUB Issam Fares
Institute for Public Policy and International
Affairs and the AUB Institute for Financial
Economics, jointly with the Konrad Adenauer
Foundation, will hold a one day workshop on November
12 on "State Building and State Stability in the
Arab World." The papers said that the workshop will
take place in West Hall.
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As-Safir, The Daily Star, and Al-Anwar of
November 8, and An-Nahar and Al-Liwa' of
November 10 reported on the ceremony held at AUB
West Hall to dedicate the Common Room to Mahmoud
Malhas, an AUB alumnus of 1975 who donated $600,000
to renovate and equip the student common room at
West Hall. The paper said that during the ceremony
Malhas unveiled the plaque bearing his name in front
of the common room.
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<http://www.tayyar.org>www.tayyar.org of November
8 published an article on the members of General
Michel Aoun's movement running for the position of
MP for the region of Kura. The paper said that one
of them is Salim Saadeh whose mother May was among
the first women to graduate with an MD from AUB in
1940.
-
Al-Anwar, Ad-Diyar, Al-Mustaqbal, and Al-Akhbar of
November 9, and Al-Liwa', Al-Bayraq, and Ash-Sharq
of November 10 reported that a student
delegation from AUB visited MP Michel Aoun in his
house in Rabiyeh. The papers said that MP Aoun
discussed with them the forthcoming student
elections and other student concerns.
-
Al-Mustaqbal of November 9 reported that
AUB's department of architecture and design held a
ceremony on November 6 commemorating late Lebanese
architect Khalil Khoury who passed away on October,
8. The paper also said that AUB held a ceremony at
West Hall to dedicate the Common Room to Mahmoud
Malhas, an AUB alumnus of 1957 who donated $600,000
to renovate and equip the student common room at
West Hall.
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The Daily Star of November 10 carried the
announcement by AUB's Office of Development that AUB
undergraduates of Armenian origins are welcome to
apply to the Raffy Manoukian Scholarship.
-
Al-Anwar, Al-Akhbar, The Daily Star, As-Safir, Al-Mustaqbal,
and An-Nahar of November 11 reported that the
American University of Beirut has signed an
agreement with Booz and Company, a prestigious
international management consulting firm, under
which the firm will donate $300,000 toward an
endowed scholarship fund for engineering students.
-
14 March of November 11 reported that
Lebanese musician Ghassan Rahbani was invited to
give a talk at AUB.
-
The Central News Agency of November 11 and
Al-Balad and Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat (KSA) of November
13 reported that AUB has signed an agreement
with Booz and Company, a prestigious international
management consulting firms, under which the firm
will donate $300,000 toward an endowed scholarship
fund for engineering students at AUB.
-
As-Safir and <http://www.tayyar.org>www.tayyar.org
of November 12 published a feature article on
the phenomenon of the emergence of Islamic
fundamentalist organizations in Lebanon and in
Palestinian camps in Lebanon. The papers gave the
example of a the leader of an Islamic organization
in the Ain El Helwe Palestinian refugee camp called
Al-Haraka Al-Islamiyya Al-Mujahida Sheikh Jamal
Khattab who has a BA in business administration from
AUB.
-
Al-Anwar, Ash-Sharq, The Daily Star, Ad-Diyar, As-Safir,
Al-Liwa', Al-Mustaqbal, and the Central News Agency
of November 13 and Al-Balad of November 14
reported on the one-day workshop held on November 12
and organized by the AUB Issam Fares Institute for
Public Policy and International Affairs and the AUB
Institute for Financial Economics, jointly with the
Konrad Adenauer Foundation and entitled "State
Building and State Stability in the Arab World." The
papers said that Rami Khuri, director of the Issam
Fares Institute, participated in the inaugural
session of the workshop and that the workshop
gathered political academic and civil society
experts in a panel discussion to debate challenges
and opportunities facing political development,
including the roles of state, media, and civil
society and the economy in enhancing state stability
and economy.
-
Ash-Sharq, Ad-Diyar, Al-Mustaqbal, and the Central
News Agency of November 13 reported that AUB
participated in the student orientation fair that
took place in the Safadi Cultural Center in the
North where representatives from admissions offices
of 12 universities in Lebanon met with high school
students of the North region and presented them with
majoring options.
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The Daily Star of November 13 published a
political analysis of the recent television
appearance of a member of the Islamic group Fateh Al
Islam on Syrian television to 'confess' their
affiliation with Al-Mustaqbal political group. The
paper included a quotation by AUB professor of
political studies Hilal Khashan who said that these
confessions were made under duress.
-
Al-Akhbar of November 13 reported on the
lecture given by Lebanese London-based designer Rana
Salam on October 31. The paper said that the lecture
was inspired by her soon-to-be-issued book The
Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie. The paper also said
that the lecture was organized by the AUB Department
of Architecture and Design.
-
As-Safir of November 13 announced that the
insurance company Med Gulf has suspended its medical
insurance contract with AUB Medical Center due to
the increase of billing fees at the hospital.
-
Al-Mustaqbal of November 13 reported on the
9th Annual Conference of Mechanical Engineers in
which Muhammad Tassi of AUB's Facilities Planning
and Design Unit lectured about construction projects
at the University.
-
An-Nahar, As-Safir, Ad-Diyar, Al-Bayraq, and Al-Balad
of November 14 carried the announcement by
the Athletics Department of the Lebanese University
that their students will be participating in the
athletics tournament held at AUB from November 15 to
November 29 to celebrate the inauguration of their
new sports facilities.
-
Ad-Diyar of November 14 reported that AUB
participated in the student orientation fair that
took place at the Safadi Cultural Center in the
North where representatives from admissions offices
of 12 universities in Lebanon met with high school
students of the North region and presented them with
majoring options.
-
Ad-Diyar of November 14 reported on the
annual fair to attract volunteers to the social
committee of the Two Sacred Hearts Nunnery School -
Sioufi. The paper said that the social committee
held an awareness campaign under that theme of
Healthy Diet. The paper said the AUB Health Basket
was among the participants in the fair.
-
Al-Anwar and the Central News Agency of November
14 reported on the 9th Annual Conference of
Mechanical Engineers in which Muhammad Tassi of
AUB's Facilities Planning and Design Unit lectured
about construction projects at the University.
-
The Central News Agency of November 15 and 14
March of November 16 reported that former
Lebanese PM Najib Mikati left Lebanon to New York
City to join the American University of Beirut board
of trustees meeting.
-
The Central News Agency of November 16 and
Al-Anwar of November 18 carried the
announcement by AUB that the President's Club in
collaboration with the Office of Information and
Public Relations are featuring Nelson Latif and his
Band in a workshop on Brazilian music and dance on
Wednesday, November 19, at West Hall.
-
The Daily Star of November 17 carried the
announcement by AUB's Office of Development that AUB
undergraduates of Armenian origins are welcome to
apply to the Raffy Manoukian Scholarship.
-
The Daily Star of November 17 reported on the
crash course on the Middle East given to a group of
12 Swedish journalists by the Swedish Institute for
the Further of Education of Journalists and the
Beirut-based Middle East Reporter. The paper
said that journalists who stayed in Beirut from
November 8-16 met with a number of guest speakers
including Ahamad Moussalli, professor of political
studies at AUB.
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L'Orient Le Jour of November 17 and The
Central News Agency of November 19 reported
that the urban planning and policy and urban design
graduate program is holding the first public debate
of the Waad master plan and architectural projects
guiding the post-2006 war reconstruction of Beirut's
southern suburbs (Dahyeh) on November 19.
-
Al-Mustaqbal and Al-Liwa' of November 18
reported that AUB participated in the training
workshop of the PROMEDAccess project that took place
at the Beirut Open University on November 13-14 and
was organized by the Ta'rif Center for Projects
Funded by the EU.
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The Daily Star of November 18 announced that
the AUB Initiative for Biodiversity in Arid Regions
(IBSAR) will launch on Wednesday a community tree
planting project for the 2008-09 season starting in
the Chouf region. The paper said that approximately
3,000 trees will be brought from AUB's farm in the
Beka'a (AREC) and distributed over several villages.
-
The Central News Agency of November 18 and
Al-Mustaqbal of November 19 reported that Dr.
Ali Taher of Hematology and Oncology at AUBMC gave a
lecture at the Safadi Cultural Center. The paper
said that the lecture was part of the third
anniversary of the passing away of George Nassim
Khirati and was organized by the George Nassim
Khirati Foundation.
-
L'Orient Le Jour of November 19 and Al-Balad
of November 20 announced that the AUB
Initiative for Biodiversity in Arid Regions (IBSAR)
will launch today a community tree planting project
for the 2008-09 season starting in the Chouf region.
The papers said that approximately 3,000 trees will
be brought from AUB's farm in the Beka'a (AREC) and
distributed over several villages.
-
Al-Anwar of November 19 published the
schedule of tournaments issued by the Lebanese
university sports federation in which AUB's
athletics teams will compete.
-
Ad-Diyar and An-Nahar of November 19 reported
on the performance of Nelson Latif and his Band (Grupo
Raiz) in a workshop on Brazilian music and dance on
Wednesday, November 19, at West Hall. The papers
said that the performance was organized by AUB
President's Club in collaboration with the Office of
Information and Public Relations.
-
An-Nahar of November 19 and Al-Balad of
November 20 reported that AUB participated in
the training workshop of the PROMEDAccess project
that took place at the Beirut Open University on
November 13-14 and was organized by the Ta'rif
Center for Projects Funded by the EU.
-
Al-Liwa', Al-Mustaqbal, Ad-Diyar, As-Safir, An-Nahar,
Al-Bayraq, Al-Akhbar, L'Orient Le Jour, The Daily
Star, Ash-Sharq, Sharq Star, Al-Anwar, Anwar Star,
The Central News Agency, Dar Al-Hayat (Britain),
Kuwait Times (Kuwait), Al-Ittihad (UAE), Middle East
Times (Britain), and the Guardian Unlimited
(Britain) of November 20 reported that the
British Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs and MP David Miliband gave a
one hour talk at the American University of Beirut.
The paper said that Miliband was invited by the
Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies and that
the debate was held in West Hall's Bathish Hall and
attracted a large audience of AUB students and
faculty, as well as British Ambassador Frances Guy.
-
Al-Liwa' of November 20 reported on an
investigation by the Lebanese police at the American
University of Beirut Medical Center following its
use of a corpse delivered at the hospital for
teaching of an anatomy course to medical students.
-
L'Orient Le Jour of November 20 announced
that the National Network of Prenatal and Neonatal
Medicine is holding a two-day conference on November
21-22 at the Movenpick Hotel, Beirut. The paper said
that the National Network of Prenatal and Neonatal
Medicine works in close collaboration with AUBMC's
department of pediatrics.
-
L'Orient Le Jour of November 20 announced
that a human rights conference will be held at AUB's
Issam Fares Hall. The paper said that the conference
was organized by the Lebanese national council for
UNESCO.
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The Daily Star of November 20 published a
political editorial assessing the current Lebanese
political situation. The paper said that Lebanese
leaders have turned their attention to the national
elections of May 2009. The paper quoted AUB
professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as
saying that the elections might do little in
breaking the domestic political deadlock.
