Ufs Spring 2016 --- Program at a Glance

UfS Spring 2016 --- Program at a Glance

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Lecture series Title Leader AUB’s 150th anniversary Maria Bashhur Abunnasr and Elie Kahale, Cynthia Myntti, Tony Naufal Under the spotlight Iqbal Doughan, Mariette Awad Heritage Tarek Mitri, George Asseily, Nadine Panayot Haroun Politics Hussein Kanaan, Nadeem Maasry Women series Azza Charara Beydoun, Rami Lakkis, Joumana Haddad Arts Hind Al Soufi, Omar AbdulAziz Hallaj, Nadia Kabbani, Hadi Maktabi Music Rima Khcheich, Elias Sahhab, Mehran Madani, Lama Tyan Health & wellbeing Antoine Courban, Faysal El Kak, Georges Karam Food and Nutrition Nuhad Daghir, Ghiwa Slaiby

Study groups: Unlimited capacity

Title Leader Saoud Al Mawla المنطقة العربية ما بين وعود الربيع ورعود الحروب األهلية Fouad Fouad األدب الصوفي: قراءة وتحليل لنماذج مختارة Philosophy in different keys Saleh Agha Brain Basics Arne Dietrich Self-Talk & Creating a Positive Reality Grace Ghannoum Khleif Cine club Abla Kadi

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Study groups: Limited capacity Title Leader Healing the wounds of history – workshops Alexandra Asseily “I Remember, I Remember”: Memoir writing in the form Bert Hirschhorn and Mishka Mojabber Mourani of a prose poem Sketching studio for beginners Mona Jabbour Laughter Yoga May Haddad Introduction to digital photography Jirji Bachir The use of Photoshop Dana Zaidan and Norma Bakhti Create your professional website easily Mohammad El Medawar Web browsing Mohammad El Medawar Smartphones: iPhone Amani Zaidan iPad George El Khoury Social media for beginners Mohammad Al Halabi

Book Clubs Title Leader Dia Tayara "حبر وتبر" منتدى الرواية العربية English book club Sawsan Maktabi

Special interest group Title Leader Yeast Baking and party goodies Fayza Bsat

Cultural travel programs Title Leader Sicily: Crossroad of History Sylvia Shorto Beirut, mon amour series Leila Badre, Mona El Hallak Ghaibeh Anfeh visit Nadine Panayot Haroun The Silk story The Silk museum - Bsous

ACTIVITIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (members and non-members of all ages) Title Leader Rafik Ali Ahmad حكاية مواطن يبحث عن وطن Fouad Fouad حلب .. مقامات المسرة Healing the Wounds of History Alexandra Asseily AUB University for Seniors – Continuing Education Center Spring 2016

Spring 2016 Program FOR MEMBERS ONLY – NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Lecture Series

1) AUB’s 150th anniversary Photographs of Ras Beirut and introduction to personal digital preservation

Maria Bashshur Abunnasr This session will begin with a brief introduction to “The Ras Beirut over 150 years” photo exhibit as Born and raised in Ras Beirut and part of AUB’s 150th Anniversary celebrations that the daughter of an AUB faculty, will take place on May 1st, 2016. The rest of the Ras Beirut and AUB are at the session will provide participants with an heart of Maria’s personal, introduction to personal digital preservation with professional and intellectual some tips on how to store and organize digital passions. Indeed, her PhD in History from assets. The purpose of this introductory session is University of Massachusetts Amherst (2013) is a also to gauge participant interest in a more hands- history of Ras Beirut using both oral and public on multiple session course to be offered possibly history. Her current projects continue to revolve in the Fall of 2016. around Ras Beirut and AUB, with a book on the Oral History of Ras Beirut (coming out in the Fall 2016, AUB Press), a public exhibition of photographs entitled “Ras Beirut in Photos over 150 years,” and a project involving the mapping of AUB’s imprint on the streets of Beirut.

Elie Kahale

Born in Beirut, Elie obtained his Master degree in Computer and Communications Engineering from AUB (2004). He joined AUB University Libraries in 2012 and attended several digitization workshops. Currently he is engaged in several digital projects at AUB University Libraries mainly the Arabic Collections Online, a mass digitization project that aims to create a digital library of Arabic content, funded by NYU Abu Dhabi. Elie is also working on digitizing Al Adab Magazine archives (1953-2012) which published files in political thought, poetry, short Number of sessions: one stories, movie criticism, theatre and general Dates: Friday, April 15 culture. The aim of this project is to preserve it and Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm make it searchable and accessible online. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: social responsibility in the University’s back yard

Cynthia Myntti The Neighborhood Initiative, launched in 2007 and unique among universities in Lebanon and the Cynthia Myntti is Professor of region, is AUB’s program to “break down the Public Health Practice at the walls” between the university and its American University of Beirut neighborhood, Ras Beirut. Cynthia Myntti, the (AUB). She earned her doctorate program’s founding director, will describe how the in social anthropology from the program works, the projects it supports, and what London School of Economics (1983), and has it hopes to achieve. UfS members may be graduate degrees from AUB (MA, 1974), Johns interested to know that the University for Seniors 2

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Hopkins University (MPH, 1986) and Yale began as a Neighborhood Initiative project. University (M Arch, 2004). Cynthia worked as a program officer for the Ford Foundation in Cairo and Jakarta, and has held university teaching positions in London, Minneapolis, Sanaa and Beirut. She is the author of “Paris along the Nile: Architecture in Cairo from the Belle Epoque” (American University in Cairo Press) and numerous articles on public health, and university- community partnerships.

Since 2006, Cynthia has directed the Number of sessions: one Neighborhood Initiative at AUB. Together with Date: Friday, April 1 Abla Mehio Sibai, she founded the University for Time: 9:30 – 11:00 am Seniors in 2010. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) Vignettes of AUB history

Tony P. Naufal Several little known or unknown facets of SPC/AUB will be explored: the growth of the Tony is a publisher and university from the local side (the "nationals"); the independent researcher. He early multiple political landscape; the role of the offered courses in History at AUB, College in trying to shape the political future of including Orientalism and theory the area after WWI; the University as a dynamic of history (1992-93) and on the process like a revolution that "eats up its children" French Revolution (2012-13). (the fate of Jabr Dumit, Khaled Thabit and many others)--a reality that has to be told. He edited numerous publications, among which Tarikh as-shu'ub al-'arabiyyah of A. Hourani, Bilad ash-sham fil-'usur al-islamiyyah of K. Salibi, and many others. Number of sessions: one Date: Wednesday, March 30 He has personal contributions in the field of East- Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm West relations and Semitic studies. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

تحت المجهر – Under the spotlight (2 سن الحضانة لدى األم

ستسلّط هذه المحاضرة الضوء على مشروع تعديل سن الحضانة اقبال دوغان برفعها عند األم لدى جميع الطوائف في لبنان. وقد أنجز التعديل لدى بعض الطوائف وال يزال العمل قائما على تعديلها لدى نالت اقبال دوغان إجازة في الحقوق من الطوائف المتبقية. جامعة بيروت العربية في العام 1964 سيتم عرض ملخص لقوانين األحوال الشخصية في لبنان، األسباب وخاضت غمار الشأن العام، فكانت رائدة في الموجبة لتعديل سن الحضانة، ما ت ّم انجازه ليومنا والخطوات مسيرة النضال من أجل حقوق المرأة المستقبلية. والعمّال والعامالت. بدأت عملها كمحاميّة منذ العام 1966 ومن ثم مستشارة قانونية لرئيس مجلس إدارة التبغ والتنباك. كانت رئيسة المجلس النسائي )2000 ـ2004( ورئيسة لجنة شبكة حقوق األسرة و رئيسة لجنة األسرة في نقابة المحامين وأسست رابطة المرأة العاملة. ساهمت في تعديل قانون العمل وفقا للـ (CIDAW) باإلضافة إلى تأسيس Number of sessions: one شبكة حقوق األسرة. ناشطة على عدة جبهات ومنها تغيير قانون Date: Thursday, March 31 اإلنتحاب واعتماد كوتا النساء، و مشروع الجنسية. نجحت في رفع Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm سن الحضانة لدى األم في الطوائف االرثوذكسية واالنجيلية وتعمل (Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only حاليا على رفعه عند جميع الطوائف.

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Artificial intelligence, internet of things and big data demystified

Mariette Awad We live in an era of autonomic computing, an era which looks like science fiction with all the services Mariette Awad is an Associate technology offers us. But for the collected data to Professor at the Department of become useful knowledge a challenging process Electrical and Computer awaits data scientists, engineers and developers. If Engineering at AUB. you have ever wondered about this process and more specifically: what is Artificial Intelligence (AI), Her current research focuses on artificial Internet of things (IOT) and Big Data then this intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and session is for you as it aims to demystify the latest Internet of things. She has received 21 grants to research and limitations of these fields in a fun and support her research including two interactive manner. multidisciplinary multi-million dollar grants from the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and Intel. Her work culminated in a book Efficient Machine Learning in 2015 as well as more than 70 conference, book chapter, and journal publications. Awad has been an invited speaker and reviewer at a number of international conferences and journals. Prior to her academic position, she was with IBM System and Technology group in Vermont for six years as a wireless product engineer where her technical leadership and innovative spirit has earned her management recognition twice, two business awards, and 10 patents. Number of sessions: one Date: Wednesday, April 20 Awad obtained her PhD in Electrical Engineering Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon from the University of Vermont (2007). Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

3) Heritage هل يمكن انقاذ البيوت ذات الطابع التراثي وكيف؟

ألسباب متنوعة، لم تنجح الدولة اللبنانية في حماية البيوت التراثية طارق متري في لبنان. وباتت اعدادها في تناقص مستمر، رغم مطالبة بعض الشخصيات والهيئات الدولة بالعمل على حفظ الطابع المعماري مدير معهد فارس للسياسات العامة الخاص في مدننا وقرانا. وما خال استثناءات قليلة، تعذر تجميد والعالقات الدولية في الجامعة األميركية في الهدم الذي يهدد األبنية التراثية. ومارس اصحاب األمالك المعنية، بيروت. وورثتهم، ضغوطا كبيرة لتحرير البيوت المصنفة من قبل وزارة الثقافة وقدموا مبررات ال يمكن اإلستخفاف بها. كان الممثل الخاص ألمين عام األمم المتحدة في ليبيا من 2012 وحتى 2014. لذلك جرى البحث عن صيغة قانونية تسمح بالمحافظة على المباني التراثية ذات القيمة الفنية والتاريخية الخاصة وترميمها بين 2005 و2011 خدم في أربع حكومات لبنانية متعاقبة، وتولى وبالوقت نفسه تتيح التعويض على اصحاب الحقوق المتضررين وزارات البيئة والتنمية اإلدارية والثقافة واإلعالم وبالوكالة وزارة من منع الهدم وتقديم بعض اإلعفاءات لهم. وتحقيقا لهذا الهدف الخارجية. وبعد مشاورات واسعة، أقرت الحكومة مشروع قانون جديد في أيار 2007، اال انه لم ينل نصيبه من اإلهتمام في مجلس النواب. درّس في جامعات القديس يوسف والبلمند وجنيف وأمستردام الحرة وهارفارد والجامعة األميريكية في بيروت. وعمل في مجال وما زلنا حتى اليوم نفتقر الى أداة قانونية تحول دون زوال القلّة العالقات بين أهل الثقافات واألديان. القليلة الباقية من مباني لبنان الجديرة بالحماية يرأس مجلس امناء مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية واللجنة المشرفة على متحف نقوال ابراهيم سرسق. عضو في المجلس االستراتيجي لجامعة القديس يوسف وفي مجلس ادارة المركز العربي لألبحاث ودراسة السياسات.

صدر له : مسالك وعرة، سنتان في ليبيا ومن اجلها، سطور 4

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مستقيمة بأحرف متعرجة: عن المسيحيين الشرقيين وعالقاتهم بالمسلمين، مدينة على جبل: عن الدين والسياسة في أميركا، باسم الكتاب المقدس وباسم أميركا )بالفرنسية(، الدين والقانون والمجتمع: مقاربات مسيحية وإسالمية )باالنكليزية(، الدين وحقوق اإلنسان )باالنكليزية( وله عشرات الدراسات والمقاالت عن العالقات بين اهل الثقافات واألديان والحوار بينهم.

حائز على الدكتوراه في العلوم السياسية من جامعة باريس العاشرة Number of sessions: one بعد أن درس العلوم والفلسفة في الجامعة األميركية في بيروت. Date: Friday, May 13 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm مولود في طرابلس عام 1950، متأهل من إليان قماطي ولهما (Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only ولدان داليه وزياد . Silk and Lebanon

George Asseily Silk was discovered in China according to history/legend by accident when a cocoon fell George Asseily was born in Beirut from a mulberry tree into the hot tea cup of the and educated in Lebanon at Emperor’s daughter. It became a very expensive International College, and in item that was exchanged like gold, in the early England, at Leeds University and Middle Ages, between warring states. the London School of Economics. He spent many years in Lebanon managing Justinian the Byzantine Emperor sent two monks industrial and commercial enterprises and was to China to find out how it was produced. They President of the Lebanese Industrialists came back with the secret and slowly it spread to Association as well as director of the Schroder the whole Near East.

Asseily group, a joint venture with Schroders Plc, Silk production became a main activity in Lebanon and a director of the Royal Bank of Canada, Middle and started an economic as well as social East SAL. revolution in the country with export of cocoons, then thread and the creation of many factories He is presently Chairman of Societe Fonciere pour (175) some of which were French owned, that la Construction SAL, Managing Director of GT employed thousands of workers mainly female. In Asseily & Co. SAL and a director of Cimenterie the early 1900’s it was estimated to be nearly 45% Nationale SAL, Domtex SAL and other industrial of GDP…That contributed to the creation of the and commercial companies in Lebanon. first bank, and the Beirut port expansion.

In 1984 he co-founded the British Lebanese That lasted until the 1920’s when imports from Association in London and the Centre for Lebanese China into Europe through the Suez Canal made it Studies at Oxford, of which he is presently very difficult to compete and led to the closure of Chairman of the Board of Governors. This is an all silk factories in Lebanon. independent academic research institution that The lecture will be coupled with a visit of the Silk aims to promote international understanding of Museum in Bsous. Details on page 30, “Cultural Lebanon and the issues facing it. Travel Program” section.

In 2000, George and Alexandra Asseily renovated Number of sessions: one the old silk factory in Bsous and created a silk Date: Friday, May 6 museum as well as the Association Memory and Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm Development. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) Anfeh unveiled

Nadine Panayot Haroun This multifaceted presentation aims at reconstructing the history of Anfeh. It combines Nadine Panayot Haroun is an archaeological data from surveys and excavations, archaeologist and a museum with an in-depth study of ancient epigraphic and specialist. literary sources; as well as ethnographic data She holds a Doctorate in collected from oral histories. Continuous research

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Archaeology, Classical Mediterranean and Near promises to locate the ancient city of Ampa Eastern Civilizations, from Paris 1, La Sorbonne. [Anfeh] and to investigate its maritime activities. She is a member of The International Council of The project conducted by the Department of Museums (ICOM). She is currently Vice President Archaeology and Museology at the University of of the Executive Committee of ICOM - Lebanon Balamand, looks at assessing the cultural heritage and a member of the Executive Committee of of Anfeh, in order to modulate conservation and ICOM - ARAB. management programs, and mitigate any potential She is currently Director of the Research threats to its archaeology and history. Department of Archaeology and Museology and the Chairperson for the Department of Museum Nadine’s lecture will be followed two days later by Studies and Cultural Heritage Management. a visit to Anfeh to discover the excavations and the She managed and field supervised several area. Details on page 29, “Cultural Travel Program” archaeological excavations for the AUB Museum section. and the Sorbonne, Paris I, and was the scientific and field director for several excavations for the University of Balamand. Since 2013, she is directing a terrestrial and maritime archaeological and ethnographical survey and excavation project in Anfeh. The purpose is to promote the use and the Number of sessions: one conservation of tangible and intangible Cultural Date: Wednesday, June 1 Heritage as a necessary tool for ecotourism and Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 noon sustainable development. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

4) Politics لبنان مسرح االزمة االقليمية برعاية النظام الدولي االميركي

الواليات المتحدة األميركية أمة اخترقت جدار ال ّزمن واختصرت حسين كنعان عمر األمم واستطاعت أن تتبوء عرش النظام الدولي وتتحمل مسؤوليات الجسام ولبنان يتطلّع الى هذا ال ّنظام ويطالبه بما نصّ حسين كنعان حائز على دكتوراه في عليه اآلباء المؤسسون في حماية الدول التي تطوق الى الحرية العالقات الدولية ونظريات العالقات الدولية وحقوق االنسان والديمقراطية. والقانون ال ّدولي والمنظمات الدولية من جامعة جورج تاون والجامعة األميريكية في واشنطن د.س.

عضو في مجلس ادارة طيران ال ّشرق األوسط )1998-1955(. نائب أول لحاكم مصرف لبنان )1985-1990(. مم ّثل لبنان لدى صندوق ال ّنقد ال ّدولي )1985-1990(. رئيس مجلس ادارة مجلس الجنوب )1979-1985(. أستاذ في السياسات ال ّدولية في الجامعة األميريكية في بيروت )1990-1995(. أستاذ في السوسيولوجيا

السياسية واألنظمة الحكومية المقارنة في الجامعة اللبنانية )-1978 1985(، أستاذ في العلوم االجتماعية في جامعة هاورد في Number of sessions: one واشنطن د.س. )1969-1970(، أستاذ في العالقات ال ّدولية Date: Monday, March 14 وسياسات وأنظمة ال ّشرق األوسط في جامعة ماريلند، بلتيمور. Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm مد ّرس في لغة الثقافة السياسية وشؤون ال ّشرق األوسط في معهد (Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only الخدمة الخارجية، وزارة الخارجية األميريكية، واشنطن د.س. The making of U.S. foreign policy

Nadeem Maasry Historically the four main branches of government that have played a role in the formulation of Nadeem was born in February foreign policy in the United States were the State 1940. His father, George Maasry, Department, the White House, Congress (in both graduated from AUB in 1923 its branches, the Senate and House), and the where he taught mathematics Intelligence agencies. In more recent years, the and met his American wife who Press, in all forms, has been considered as an later became quite active with those who worked added participant.

AUB University for Seniors – Continuing Education Center Spring 2016 for Lebanon’s independence in 1943-1945. In his proximity to those who contributed to He graduated (B.A. 1961) and completed foreign policy-making in the White House, requirements for an M.A. degree (1963) at AUB. particularly in the 1970s and 1980s, the lecturer He later served in the political department of the will share with us some thoughts from his personal Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1963 experience. and 1967. Between 1967 and 1969, he studied at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University head-quartered in Washington D.C – post graduate.

Nadeem became the Vice-President of the International Bank of Washington between 1969 and 1976. He later became the Senior Vice- President of the Financial General Bankshares between 1976 and 1982.

He served on bank boards and other institutions, notably Crédit Européen in Luxemburg and the Kuwait Financial Centre in Kuwait between 1975 and 1985.

Since 1980-present, Nadeem participated in Washington’s principal Think Tanks (the Brookings Institution, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Washington Quarterly Number of sessions: one Economic Roundtable), authored newspaper Date: Thursday, March 24 articles and books, and was a keynote speaker Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm invited by leading U.S. organizations. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

5) Women series العنف األسري )بروايات النساء والرجال(

الدراسات حول العنف ضد النساء ونتائجها كانت ركنا أساسيا في ع ّزه شرارة بيضون خطاب المجموعات النسائية المطالبة بقانون خاص يحمي النساء من العنف في إطار األسرة. هذه الدراسات ق ّدمت لنا صورة عن أستاذة في علم النفس االجتماعي - الجامعة األسر العنيفة من وجهة نظر النساء. هذه الصورة كانت ستكون اللبنانية )سابقا (. مالمحها أوضح لو أتيح للباحثات في الموضوع تقديم وجهة نظر عضوة في لجنة سيداو- "الهيئة الوطنية الرجال- مع ّنفي هؤالء النساء، أيضا . وجهة النظر هذه لم تكن لشؤون المرأة اللبنانية". متاحة سابقا . عضوة مؤ ِّسسة في "تج ّمع الباحثات اللبنانيات". لكن، مع تصديق القانون 393/ 2014 المعروف بـ"قانون حماية باحثة في شؤون المرأة والجندر. منشوراتها باللغتين العربية النساء وسائر أفراد األسرة من العنف األسري"، ومبادرة القضاء واإلنكليزية في كتب وفصول من كتب ودوريات جامعية محكمة. اللبناني إلى توسّله في أحكامه، بدا الوصول إلى هؤالء الرجال المع ّنفين متاحا وأصبحت الرغبة باشتمال وجهة نظرهم، في رسم حائزة على شهادة التميّز في البحث العلمي في ميدان علم النفس صورة أكثراكتماال لألسر العنيفة، ممكنة التحقيق. االجتماعي )شؤون المرأة والجندر(، المركز الوطني للبحوث العلمية CNRS- لبنان، لمجمل إنتاجها في األعوام -2001 في محاضرتي أمام جمهور "جامعة الكبار" سوف استعرض بعض 2011. مالمح األسر العنيفة عندنا من زاوي َتين: واحدة من وجهة نظر النساء المع َّنفات والثانية من وجهة نظر الرجال المع ِّنفين الذي نالوا أكثر مؤلفاتها موجودة في مكتبة يافث – الجامعة األميركية في أحكاما بـ"عدم التع ّرض" لزوجاتهم في إطار القانون 293/2014؛ بيروت، وأيضا على وذلك للتع ّرف على بعض مالمح هذه األسر من وجه َتي نظر www.azzachararabaydoun.wordpress.com الفاعلين فيها، ما يسمح بفهم أفضل لمسبّبات هذه اآلفة التي تجتاح أسرنا، وس ْبر الديناميات التي تحكم عالقات أشخاصها.

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Date: Thursday, May 5 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) أهمية مشاركة المرأة في العمل العام

تهدف هذه المحاضرة إلى تعريف مفهوم المشاركة وأهميتها. كما رامي اللقيس تحدد بعض آليات ووسائل المشاركة في الحياة العامة. وتتناول بأسلوب تفاعلي أثر المشاركة السياسية على المستوى الفردي كما أستاذ محاضر في العلوم السياسية والعالقات على المستوى اإلجتماعي. الدولية. مؤسس الجمعية اللبنانية للدراسات والتدريب )بعلبك(.

باحث ومدرب في التنمية اإلجتماعية والسياسية.

Number of sessions: one حائز على شهادة الدكتوراه من جامعة درم في إنكلترا. Date: Tuesday, May 31 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm له العديد من الكتابات والمؤلفات أبرزها ̎كتاب التكامل اإلقليمي (Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only العربي̎ 2014-. Why was killing Scheherazade necessary? On being an Arab woman today

Joumana Haddad The Lebanese writer and journalist Joumana Haddad dared to put an end to one of the world’s Joumana Haddad is a Lebanese poet, most well-known Middle Eastern literary figures: translator, journalist and women's Scheherazade. For Haddad, this centuries-old rights activist. She is head of the literary figure should no longer represent the cultural page for the prestigious "An reality and attitude of Arab women. In this Nahar" newspaper, as well as an talk/testimony, Haddad recalls the good, the bad instructor of creative writing and and the ugly that have made her the woman she is modern Arabic poetry at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. She has been selected as one of the today, despite the two-faceted hypocrisy that has world’s 100 most powerful Arab women for the two become an integral element of Lebanese Arab past years by CEO magazine Middle East, for her culture, and all the challenges of being raised cultural and social activism. during the civil war in Lebanon. Also, Haddad Haddad has published several books, in poetry and raises questions about the prevalent notions of prose. Her works have been translated to many identity and womanhood in the Middle East, and languages. Her most recent publications are the trilogy speaks of her own development as a woman and essays “I killed Scheherazade”, “Superman is an Arab” writer, in an attempt to explore some common and “The Third Sex”. She has received numerous elements of what it means to be an Arab woman international prizes for her literary career as well as her today. human rights activism. Speaking seven languages, Haddad is a polyglot and has written books in different languages, and has also published several works of translation, including an anthology of 150 poets who committed suicide in the 20th century. She is also the founder of Jasad, a controversial Arabic- Number of sessions: one language magazine specialized in arts and literature of Date: Wednesday, April 6 the body, which ran for two years (2010 and 2011), Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm before being discontinued for financial reasons. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

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6) Arts Images of older adults in art – This lecture will be delivered in Arabic

Hind Al Soufi The lecture seeks to show how elderly are represented in paintings throughout the history of I was born Born in Lebanon in Art and what are the resemblances and the 1955 and attended French differences in the representations between the educated schooling and higher studies from La Sorbonne. I western and the local inherited art and what are studied Economics (DEA) and the changes that occurred in the contemporary Fine Arts, earned a PhD from Paris, and continued arts. My approach focuses on gender issues and on further studies and training in women studies and the discrimination in art representation between Gender Equality at Upsala/Sweden and the women and men. American University/USA. Many interesting characteristics would be highlighted as well as the specificity of each I am a researcher in the field of Art and Women culture or of historical periods that will be issues, and I am an activist for peace working with reflected through the artworks. youth through the arts in order to build citizenship and improve democratic values education among them. Among my most cherrished achievements:  The Al Fayhaa Choir known to be number one in Lebanon because of the international awards it got

 The Youth Parliament  The youth Orchestra grouping 20 players Number of sessions: one I am also an artist and the former president of the Date: Wednesday, April 13 Association of the Lebanese Painters and Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm Sculptors. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members) Haiku, Japan’s short poems: an art form and a philosophy

Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj One of the most intriguing literary forms is the short poems known in Japan as “haiku”. Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj is a Descendent of a millenary tradition of poetic consultant on urban planning, realism and extreme abstraction combined in 17 development, heritage syllable verses haiku is both an instantaneous management and local revelation of nature and a deep reflection on the governance. world. The genre started as a short verse to situate longer poems in time and space. Yet gradually it He is the co-founder of the Syria Initiative (part of became independent of the longer poems and the Common Space Initiative, Beirut) working to became a field of exploration in its own right. empower peace activists, mediation and dialogue. Poets went on long journeys in search of that He was the CEO of the Syria Trust for perfect moment revealed to them in the midst of Development, and served on the boards of several nature, or through interactions with the NGOs, and public commissions. His professional absurdities of life. As the language is open and the and research work relates institutional, financial text is very short, haiku became an open field of and political frameworks to the production and interpretation, each allowing different readings preservation of built environment. and multiple interpretations. In that way the literary genre demonstrated great malleability to In 2007, he was the recipient of the Aga Khan express highly philosophical notions of the eternal Award for Architecture as team leader of the / instantaneous, being / nothingness, value / non- Shibam Urban Development Project (GIZ). judgment, nature / artificial, etc. The lecture will present a journey through time and space to visit some of the most famous Japanese men and women haiku poets and look at the artists that 9

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illustrated haiku books as well as explore the philosophical potentials that haiku can offer to our world today. In the end some of the lecturer’s own haiku will also be presented to explore the challenges of writing haiku in Arabic.

Number of sessions: one Date: Thursday, May 12 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) Artistic view

Nadia Kabbani Visiting a gallery to get to know art or an artist is one step towards the knowledge of Art and Artists. Nadia is a Professor of Education Our idea is to immerse you in the life of the artist; at the Lebanese University and an take Van Gogh for example, we will show you how Educational Consultant and and why he created “Les Iris” painting, the Author. She participated in the different techniques and media he utilized, his Lebanese ECE Curriculum, thoughts and feelings and his approach to nature conducted multiple trainings on Children’s Early and the use of colors. This is to better understand Childhood Development, Safety and Importance of the “Les Iris” and Van Gogh. Play programs for the Unicef and several Schools. Then we can say that you are acquainted with art Nadia has a diploma in Plastic Arts from Quebec and the artist! University. She taught art in many schools and trained art teachers in Lebanon and abroad. She promotes quality care and child’s rights as a member of the Children’s Higher Council and Woman Council, and speaks at many educational Number of sessions: one and artistic conferences. She believes that Date: Friday, April 22 promoting art and culture in Lebanon will bring Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm change in attitudes and behaviors. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members) The Art of war and the pleasure of the chase

Hadi Maktabi The lecture will visit the evolution of pictorial motifs pertaining to military and hunting activities Coming from a family with an old in old Oriental carpets. It will show how various tradition of carpet dealing, Hadi sections of society were influential in the artistic graduated from AUB with a B.S. development of each of these two different forms in Mathematics and then of human activity. completed a Masters in Number Theory at Oxford. Having taken a year off, he rediscovered his original calling and his passion for Islamic art (and carpets) in London's galleries and museums. Hadi then read for a PhD in Islamic Art and Carpet Studies (still the only graduate to obtain the degree) at Christ Church, Oxford. He has done active research in leading museums and realized that every rug tells a different story: a story of a centuries-long migration from a woman's loom to a stranger's house in a foreign country. He currently teaches at AUB, and has Number of sessions: one recently set up his own dealership for Islamic art in Date: Monday, April 11 Tabaris where he showcases carpets and textiles Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm as rare artistic masterpieces. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

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7) Music مقدمة للمقامات العربية

ستكون المحاضرة تعريف للمقامات العربية األساسية كالراست ريما خشيش والبياتي والصبا وغيرها من خالل االستماع الى نماذج مختلفة منها والمشاركة في غنائها. بدأت الفنانة ريما خشيش مسيرتها الف ّنية في عمر ال ّثمانية سنوات حيث شاركت في برنامج الهواة "ليالي لبنان" وانضمت الى فرقة بيروت للموسيقى العربية بقيادة المايسترو سليم سحّاب. خريجة الجامعة اللبنانية األميريكية والمعهد الوطني العالي للموسيقى – الكونسرفتوار – حيث أعطت دروسا في الغناء الشرقي والموشحات لمدة اثني عشرة عاما . ّ تتلقى ريما في صيف كل عام دعوة لوالية ماساتشوستس للمشاركة في تعليم الغناء العربي في جامعة ماونت هوليوك.

كما تدرّس مادة الموسيقى العربية في الجامعة األميريكية في بيروت والجامعة اللبنانية األميريكية. في العام 2001 أصدرت ريما اسطوانتها األولى "قطار الشرق". في العام 2006 أصدرت اسطوانتها المنفردة األولى بعنوان Number of sessions: one "يلللّي". في العام 2008 أصدرت أسطوانة "فلك" وآخر اصداراتها Date: Tuesday, May 24 أسطوانة "هوى" في العام 2013 التي تضمنت اعادة لمجموعة من Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon الموشحات القديمة بتوزيع جديد وقد حازت ريما جائزة اإلبداع (Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only الفني لسنة 2014 عن هذه األسطوانة. عبد الحليم حافظ

في ليلة االعالن عن تحول مصر من النظام الملكي الى النظام الياس س ّحاب الجمهوري في العام 1953 اعلنت الوالدة الفنية لنجم الغناء العربي عبد الحليم شبانة الذي حمل اسم عبد الحليم حافظ وتحول الى نجم ولد الياس سحّاب في يافا، فلسطين، من أب الغناء العربي في النصف الثاني من القرن العشرين امتدادا لمدرسة لبناني وأ ّم فلسطينية. استاذه محمد عبد الوهاب لكنه فرض اسلوبه الخاص في الغناء الذي تحول بدوره الى مدرسة جديدة. حائز على شهادة في اآلداب الشرقية وشهادة في العلوم السياسية من جامعة القديس يوسف في بيروت.

Number of sessions: one يعمل في الصحافة اليومية واالسبوعية والشهرية في لبنان والوطن Date: Monday, May 16 العربي منذ العام 1961. وهو متخصص في كتابة مقاالت في Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm السياسة العربية والنقد الموسيقي. وقد نشر أربع كتب في النقد (Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only الموسيقي في 1980، 2003، 2009 و2014 . An instrumental introduction to Persian music

Mehran Madani In this session I am going to introduce the basics of Persian music through instrumental and vocal I was borne in the city of Isfahan, samples. So, you will experience Persian Radif as Iran, which is famous for its the traditional model repertory of current Iranian historical buildings, unique classical music. The Radif includes seven Dastgāhs architecture, and innovative and five Avāzes. The Dastgah (System) framework musicians. My parents were not is very similar to Arabic and Turkish Mogham musicians, but I was raised in a very musical family. structure. You will be exposed to more details During my childhood I was mesmerized listening to when I perform the examples. my father’s classical Persian records and his musician friends joining our parties. From an early age I joined the school choir and played my favorite Persian instruments Tar and Setar, which narrate couple of thousands of years of history of the nation with their exotic sounds.

On the other hand, I had made my decision to

AUB University for Seniors – Continuing Education Center Spring 2016 enjoy music as a parallel course of my life not as my professional practice. Hence, I pursued a doctoral degree in interdisciplinary design and currently teach at the Department of Landscape Architecture, at AUB. Prior to this position, I taught Number of sessions: one several lectures, seminars, workshops, and studio Date: Thursday, March 17 courses at UC Berkeley, North Dakota State Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 noon University and Washington State University. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) Norma – Bellini

Lama Tyan Norma is Bellini's bel-canto masterpiece, featuring a powerfully emotional story and a title role that is Lama is an interior designer among the most challenging in all of opera. The (graduate of the Académie tragedy is set in the time of the Roman occupation Charpentier in Paris) who came of Gaul, and the plot is a clandestine love affair to opera out of passion. Lama has that brings two mortal enemies together... been a history of opera teacher The famous aria "Casta Diva", sung by the greatest at the Italian Cultural Center, Espace SD Art sopranos, was the signature tune of the most Center, Jamhour Cultural Workshop for Adults, adored Diva of all times, Maria Callas! Mouawad Museum, Université Pour Tous (USJ) and currently at the Hotel Le Gabriel in Achrafieh.

Lama travels all year round for “pilgrimage weeks”, organizing cultural trips to the great opera houses and festivals: Vienna, New York, Zürich, Munich, Salzburg, Amsterdam, Barcelona… She is also a chorister in the National Symphony Orchestra. She has been offering opera appreciation sessions for the past 13 years, sharing her passion for culture, languages and her love for the human voice. Number of sessions: one Date: Tuesday, May 10 You can get an idea of Lama's activities on her Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm website: www.operatrotter.com Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

8) Health and wellbeing Medicine between Gods, symbols and ethics

Antoine Courban The lecture focuses on the symbolic roots of Medicine. It articulates around three major topics: Doctor in Medicine, Surgery and  The legend of Asclepios, God of Medicine. Midwifery (Liège University). General Meaning of the Medical Caduceus. Surgery (Liege University). Member  A critical study of the Hippocratic Oath as a of the Royal Belgian Physicians’ Code of Deontology Order (1976). Member of the Lebanese Physicians’ Order (1986).  A critical reading of the Prayer of the Pseudo- Member of the “Centre Georges Canguilhem d’Histoire Maïmonides, as a Chart of Medical Ethics et Philosophie des Sciences” (1990) and the “Institute of Contemporary Thought” (Université Paris-Diderot). Member of the “Collège National Français des Professeurs d’Anatomie des Universités de France” (2009). Member of the transdisciplinary “Foundation Ferdinand Gonseth” (Lausanne). Member of the Board of Revue Electroneurobiologia

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Chairman of Department of Medicine and Humanities (USJ). Professor of Morphology (USJ). Professor of History and Philosophy of Sciences (USJ). Lecturer in Medical Ethics (LAU). Member of the Board, Revue “Travaux & Jours” (USJ).

Consultant-expert in Health-Community Programs of the Royal Belian Cooperation Agency. Columnist at L’Orient-Le Jour (Beirut), Le Temps (Geneva), Libération (Paris). Author at « Presses Universitaires de France ». Publications: « Dictionnaire d’Histoire et Philosophie des Sciences » (1999-PUF) ; « Dictionnaire de la Pensée Médicale » (PUF-2004) ; « Ontology of Consciousness » Number of sessions: one (MIT-2007). International lectures (>60). Numerous Date: Wednesday, May 4 articles in History and Philosophy of Sciences. Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon Numerous transdisciplinary and political articles (>270). Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) Are you a girl or a boy? No!!! Are you?

Faysal El Kak Gender assignment of infants with ambiguous genitalia has been guided by the physical Faysal is a Gynecologist- appearance of the genitalia and by what the obstetrician, and a sexual health physician would determine the most functional specialist, as well as a public genitalia and offer the child best opportunity at health practitioner. He is normalcy. However, debates continue among currently a Clinical Associate at clinicians, psychologists, parents, ethicists, and the Department of OBGYN, AUBMC as well as a patient advocate groups regarding the approach to senior lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences at gender disorder issues and their management. AUB. This lecture will shed some light on this delicate matter He is also a researcher and advocate of woman’s health and public health issues.

Faysal is active nationally and in the AUB Number of sessions: one community, AUB alumni, and in the rural Date: Tuesday, May 24 community, as well as reaching out on matters of Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm health and justice as a human right. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) Is it normal to be depressed as I grow old?

Georges Karam The lecture will address depression in old age and its effect on one’s health (both physical and Georges was born in the USA in mental). Depression is NOT normal in old age. It is 1975 and moved to Lebanon in a disease that must be treated like any other 1980, where he attended French- disease. The lecture will raise awareness about he oriented schooling and studied signs and symptoms of depression and ways to pre-med at AUB. He left Lebanon overcome this disease. In Lebanon, 10% of the in 1998 to pursue medical education. In 2003, he elderly suffer from depression. Loneliness is an started an adult psychiatry residency at important risk factor. Some ideas and tips will be Washington University in St Louis, USA. He shared to combat loneliness too. attended further training in geriatrics at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. He moved back to Lebanon in 2008 to become a full-time clinician as well as a researcher in geriatric psychiatry and an Associate Professor at Balamand University. Number of sessions: one When not working his interests include spending Date: Wednesday, May 11 as much time as possible with his children as well Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm as hiking and gardening. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) 13

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9) Food and Nutrition Red versus white meat

Nuhad Daghir This lecture will cover several aspects of both red and white meats. Red meats will include beef, Nuhad Daghir was born in Beirut lamb and pork, while white meats will include and graduated from AUB with a poultry, fish and other sea foods. The issues B.S. in Agriculture and then regarding health implications will be discussed in received his MS and PhD degrees relation to these meats in the fresh as well as the from Iowa State University. He processed products. The issue of processed meat joined AUB as Assistant professor and was consumption causing higher incidence of colon promoted to Associate and to Professor in 1975. cancer than fresh red meats will be explained. He was Chair of the Animal Science Department Meat quality will also be covered from a retailer for many years and in 1996 became Dean of the and a consumer viewpoint and nutritional as well Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) as eating quality considerations will be presented until 2006. He also served as Dean of the Faculty of for all types of meat. Agricultural Sciences at the UAE University from 1992-1996.

He published over 100 articles in scientific journals and several chapters in books and compendia. His book “Poultry Production in Hot Climates” has been used by scientists, graduate students and industry people all over the World. He has also written a book on “Agriculture at AUB: a century of progress” that was published by AUB press.

He received many honors and awards and in 2012 was inducted to the “International Poultry Hall of Number of sessions: one Fame” which is the highest honor that the World Date: Tuesday, April 5 Poultry Science Association bestows on its most Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon distinguished members. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) Food, cancer and cell rejuvenation

Ghiwa Slaïby Ghiwa will offer two lectures shedding light on:

Ghiwa Slaïby is a quadrilingual Food and Cancer: dietitian, nutritionist, agriculture Everyone these days seems to know a friend or a economist, food technologist, and beloved one suffering from cancer. Some claim it is hygiene consultant for food a disease of the modern world while others say we operations. have to change our lifestyle. In this session we will cover the following: She is an AUB graduate with a Master degree in 1- The definition of a cancerous cell. Food Technology and Agriculture Economics, and a 2- The factors that increase the risk of cancer. BS degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. She also holds 3- The cancer causing foods. a degree in Hygiene and Sanitation from the 4- The foods that help decrease the risk of cancer. "National Food Institution" in the USA. 5- How to avoid cancer with a healthy life style. She was responsible for the food hygiene of all airlines at the Beirut airport. Ghiwa Slaïby was a Food and Cell Rejuvenation: member of the committee responsible for Eating foods that are harmful to the body can lead developing new technology programs for schools to diseases, weight gain, depression, and cell in Lebanon with the "Ministry of Education". She damage. If our cells are well oxygenated and fed was a university professor for 12 years teaching the right nutrients the aging process can be hotel management and nutrition courses. postponed. In this session we will discuss how Now she is dedicating her time to her patients in changing life style and the kinds of food consumed

AUB University for Seniors – Continuing Education Center Spring 2016 her clinic dealing with diseases, eating disorders, can lead to cell rejuvenation. and weight problems. After all "you are what you eat".

She is a member of the American Society for Number of sessions: two Nutrition (ASN), and has been lecturing on Date: Tuesday, March 29 and Monday, April 25 diseases and health awareness all over the world. Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

Study groups: Unlimited capacity

10) المنطقة العربية ما بين وعود الربيع ورعود الحروب األهلية

أطلق الحراك الشبابي منذ العام 2010 والمسمى الربيع العربي سعود نعمه المولى سلسلة تغييرات في البالد العربية تمثلت بسقوط حكام مصر وتونس واليمن ثم حدوث انقالب مضاد في مصر وتحول  االجازة التعليمية 1975 ثم الكفاءة ديمقراطي في تونس وثورة في سورية تحولت الى حرب أهلية التعليمية CAPES 1977 )ماجستير( وتدخل دولي كبير، وتحول الثورة اليمنية إلى حرب أهلية تحالف في الفلسفة العامة وعلم النفس من كلية فيها أعداء األمس وانتهت بتدخل دول الخليج تحت عنوان عاصفة التربية بالجامعة اللبنانية الحزم.  دبلوم الدراسات المعمّ قة DEA في التاريخ االجتماعي للبلدان العربية من جامعة السوربون، 1980 سنحاول قراءة ابرز مفاصل الوضع العربي منذ سقوط الدولة  الدكتوراه DhP في الحضارة االسالمية والدراسات االسالمية العثمانية ونشوء الدول الوطنية المستقلة مع مشاكلها وتناقضاتها من جامعة السوربون، شباط 1984 وصعود الحركات القومية واليسارية ثم االسالمية فالسلفية  أستاذ علم االجتماع السياسي في معهد العلوم االجتماعية والجهادية. بالجامعة اللبنانية 2013-1986  أستاذ الدراسات االسالمية المسيحية للماستر في جامعة القديس ثم سناخذ الوضع في اليمن كمثال على كيف ان انهيار الدولة يوسف )2001-2003 ثم 2006-2012( ، وجامعة البلمند الوطنية يؤدي الى صعود الهويات المحلية الدينية والقبلية الباحثة )2012-2006( عن موقع اكبر لها في توزيع السلطة ويؤدي ايضا الى انهيار  أستاذ دراسات االسالم والسالم والعدالة في جامعة ارلهام بانديانا التوازن االقليمي ودخول النظام االقليمي العربي في حالة انعدام )أميركا( 2001 ثم 2006-2003 وزن وصراعات وتفككات وتدخالت عسكرية ال تحل االمور.  المستشار الخاص للشيخ محمد مهدي شمس الدين -1988 2001

 من مؤسسي المؤتمر الدائم للحوار اللبناني 1992 واللجنة

الوطنية اللبنانية للحوار 1993 والفريق العربي للحوار االسالمي

المسيحي 1995 واللقاء اللبناني للحوار 2001 ومؤسسة االمام شمس الدين للحوار 2002  عضو الهيئة االدارية في الجمعية الخيرية الثقافية االسالمية Number of sessions: two والمنتدي العاملي اللبناني ومنتدى الفكر التقدمي ورابطة اصدقاء Date: Friday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 23 كمال جنبالط وشبكة الديمقراطيين العرب  Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm مدير وحدة الترجمة في المركز العربي لألبحاث والدراسات- (Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only مكتب بيروت، منذ أيلول/سبتمبر 2014

11) األدب الصوفي: قراءة وتحليل لنماذج مختارة

الغاية من هذا الصف هو التعرف على نماذج من األدب الصوفي فؤاد م. فؤاد العربي من شعر ونثر ومعرفة خصائص هذا النوع من األدب وربطه وعالقته مع األنواع األخرى في األدب العربي وكيفية طبيب وباحث وأستاذ في كلية العلوم تذوقه عبر االستماع واالستمتاع بنماذج مختارة منها. الصحية في الجامعة األمريكية في بيروت . له أربع مجموعات شعرية باللغة العربية ، يتألف الصف من ثالث جلسات سيتم فيها قراءة نماذج من الشعر صدرت بين عامي 1990 و2010 ونشر الصوفي كابن الفارض ورابعة العدوية وشعر التصوف األندلسي. قصائد ومقاالت في العديد من الدوريات كما ستخصص جلسة للنثر الصوفي مع قراءة للنفري وابن عربي العربية كمجلة الكرمل وكلمن وجرائد والسهروردي والنسيمي. كالنهار والسفير والقدس العربي .

شارك في عدة مهرجات شعرية دولية؛ كمهرجان أصوات حية من المتوسط في سي ْت Sete ، ومهرجان لوديف Ludeve بفرنسا، والملتقى األول لقصيدة النثر في القاهرة. ونشرت قصائد مترجمة له إلى الفرنسية في المركز الدولي للشعر بمرسيليا وإلى االنكليزية 15

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في مركز ترجمة الشعر بلندن ، أختيرت بعض قصائد له لتنشر في انطولوجيا بعنوان The Hundred Year’s War عن دار نشرBloodaxe . كما نشرت قصائد اخرى مترجمة في مجلة POEM ومجلة MAGMA الشعريتين الصادرتين في المملكة المتحدة. ساهم في إصدار مجلة شعرية بعنوان " مقدمة" في القاهرة 2007. شارك في جامعة الكبار في خريف 2014 بتقديم ثالث Number of sessions: three جلسات بعنوان: متعة القراءة - نصوص من الشعر العربي Dates: Thursdays, April 28 and May 5, 12 الكالسيكي وربيع 2015 ، بعنوان : نصوص من الشعر

Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm الكالسيكي العربي في القرن العشرين وخريف 2015 بعنوان

(Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only قصيدة النثر العربية.

12) Philosophy in different keys

Saleh Agha The question concerning the nature of philosophy has itself often been the subject of philosophical After obtaining his degree in debate. The three lectures will consider this Philosophy and Mathematics in question from a historical perspective. The first AUB, Saleh J. Agha studied at lecture will consider the rise of philosophy in the Oxford where he got a B. Phil. ancient Greek world and how it gradually came to and a D.Phil. in philosophy. distinguish itself from other modes of thinking, primarily from myth. The second lecture will He then joined the Philosophy Department at AUB, consider the crisis in which philosophy found itself where he taught full-time there, being appointed with the rise of modern science in the early chairman of the department. He later joined the modern period. The third lecture will discuss later staff of the Mideast Mirror (a daily review of the attempts by philosophers to find a room for their Arab, Israeli, Turkish, and Iranian press), and discipline in a world where science seems to have became Senior Editor. Saleh continues to teach on a monopoly on truth. a part-time basis at the Philosophy Department at

AUB. Number of sessions: three His areas of interest and research are Ancient Date: Wednesdays, April 20, 27 and May 4 Greek Philosophy, Philosophical Logic, and the Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

13) Brain basics

Arne Dietrich Arne will give two lectures, the first one on “Complex emotions in the brain” and the second Arne is Professor of Psychology at one on “The neuroscience of free will”. the American University of Beirut. He holds a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Georgia, USA. His research focuses on the higher cognitive functions of the prefrontal cortex, especially (1) creativity, (2) altered states of consciousness, and (3) the psychological effects of exercise. He is the author of two books (Introduction to Consciousness, 2007 and How Creativity Happens in the Brain, 2015), both published by Palgrave Macmillan and many scientific articles in top journals. Arne has given numerous invited lectures and keynotes address around the world and his work has been featured Number of sessions: two prominently in the international press. More Date: Tuesdays, April 19, 26 information can be found on his website: Time: 5:30– 7:00 pm http://www.arnedietrich.com Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only) 16

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14) Self-Talk & Creating A Positive Reality

Grace Ghannoum Khleif Through interactive exercises the participants will identify the type of self-talk they usually have and Grace Ghannoum Khleif is an the frequency of their negative thinking patterns. accomplished wife and mother. A certified Professional Co-active Learn new ways to stop negative self-talk and how Life Coach (CPCC) trained and to shift to a more positive way of thinking. accredited by the Coaching Implementing the Law of Attraction in order to Training Institute, USA. She is also a certified create their desired realities by focusing on what Hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, Reiki master and they want instead of what they don't want. a Certified Theta Healer. She is also a certified Breath & Bodyworks Coach and Access Consciousness practitioner. In her coaching, Grace, a long time mother and wife uses her extensive life experiences and acts as a role model for her clients. She works with individuals who are unsatisfied with their quality of life and are seeking to achieve balance and self- development. She conducts various self-development workshops and works one on one with individuals and groups to help them get in touch with whom they are, discover their highest potential and bring their visions into the light. Member of

ICF/NGH/Founding member of LCA.

Grace conducted a workshop for UFS “Discover Yourself” last semester and “Self-Talk & Positive Thinking” will be taking you deeper into yourself. Number of sessions: one "I am the mighty wave that will awaken your inner Date: Tuesday, March 22 power and carry you lovingly to your peaceful Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm shore." Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

15) Cine club

Abla Kadi The Cine Club will screen two movies this term, followed by a discussion. The movies are: Abla is an old member with the  حرب على الحرب University For Seniors and has "تجوب كاميرا مارون بغدادي في شوارع مليئة بأثار حرب دمّ رت been quite active with the مدينة وبلدا ، كما تجوب بقاعا متفرّ قة وحاالت مختلفة في بلد يواجه curriculum committee and as a موته بإعالن حرب على الحرب األهلية اللبنانية. نصّ شعريّ .keen participant مفتوح على أسئلة الموت والحياة، و ص َو ر تعكس قسوة الموت وقوة العيش وإرادته. تم اصدار هذا الفيلم عام 1984، نص وكتابة Abla’s exposure to the cultures of the countries غسان تويني وموسيقى غابلاير يارد." she served in while with UNICEF increased her acceptance of others and appreciation of their differences. Social mobilization, sharing experience  Roman Holiday and ideas in addressing community development Audrey Hepburn's Oscar - winning performance in issues have been her passion. her first starring role. Roman Holiday was nominated for ten Academy Awards, and Audrey Her passion also covers various cultural domains Hepburn captured an Oscar for her portrayal of a (music, dancing, opera, and cinema among others) modern-day princess rebelling against her royal and following up on social issues that influence obligations who explores Rome on her own. people’s behavior and attitudes. One of her Stylishly directed by William Wyler, this romantic

AUB University for Seniors – Continuing Education Center Spring 2016 favored regular routines in life is going to the comedy ranks as one of the most enjoyable films movie theaters to watch the latest films, special of all times. In 1999, Roman Holiday was selected films and film festivals. for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

Number of sessions: two Dates: Wednesday March 30 and Tuesday May 17 Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Capacity: Unlimited (Open to members only)

FOR MEMBERS ONLY – REGISTRATION REQUIRED Study groups: Limited capacity

16) Healing the Wounds of History: workshops

Alexandra Asseily Following her lecture entitled ‘Healing the Wounds of History’, Alexandra will be leading three workshops on: Alexandra is a governor and founder of the Centre for Lebanese Studies at  What is my Responsibility for Peace in the World? St. Antony’s College (Oxford Five Steps towards a Peace Process University), a Trustee of the The purpose of the workshop is to encourage peace, Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for harmony and understanding between peoples Peace, a founding member of the regardless of their ethnic origin or religion. It introduces Ara Pacis Initiative, a member of the Advisory Council five practical steps towards a ‘peace process’. It offers for Religions and Spiritualties at the Fetzer Institute, a participants the opportunity to develop a greater former member of the Advisory Board of the Center for awareness of our responsibility for peace in our own the Study of World Religions at Harvard University, and lives and how this personal responsibility can be applied a practicing psychotherapist. to all areas around us. We can then witness the effect that this has for one and all. As witness of the pain of the civil war in Lebanon These steps can be used for all stages of conflict: (1975•1991), Alexandra decided to explore her own prevention resolution and reconstruction. responsibility for war and peace and became a psychotherapist. In 1997, Alexandra had a life changing  Becoming a Good Ancestor experience that inspired her to begin the Garden of Epigenetics – the new science which is now showing the Forgiveness (Hadiquat as Samah) in Beirut, a project to effects of emotional memory on future generations – is create a garden in the heart of the City to facilitate the best possible reason for clearing up our emotional forgiveness. The work on the garden is currently junk! suspended due to security conditions. Alexandra Any old, or indeed new, grievance requires healing travels widely to speak and work with various before it gets going into the future and to children and nationalities and groups to help reduce conflict, and to grandchildren, without us being even aware. This take a greater responsibility for peace in the world by workshop will explain the background and give some starting with ourselves. new clues about accessing our hidden wounds and grievances, many of which we may have inherited She is currently leading a series of training workshops in ourselves. Lebanon on ‘Healing the Wounds of History: addressing the roots of violence’, which highlight the role of trans-  How to understand and resolve the complex generational trauma and forgiveness. relationship between internal and external dialogue She is married to George Asseily and lives between This workshop will explore the relationship between our Beirut and London. She has five children and twelve internal conversations and our external ones and the grandchildren. In 2000 she and her husband developed negative or positive effects that this can have. The Silk Museum in Bsous, Lebanon, which is open to If we pressure ourselves internally with a bullying or schools and the general public. punishing authoritarian ‘voice’ on the inside, we may set up a rebellious conflict within ourselves. This inner conflict can then affect our ability to be heard as an

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integrated voice in our external dialogues. If on the other hand we have a more respectful and compassionate inner dialogue, we will be less likely to attack or attract attack from the outside. It is why it is important to correlate the two, internal and external ‘dialogue’, because when those verbal exchanges take place (whether in the silence of our heads or verbally with others) we often replicate language patterns, along with resentful feelings, which may have been inherited for generations. When those patterns are authoritarian, they can create more tensions, conflicts and violence within and without. Fortunately, when those patterns are understood and synchronized, we accept and can achieve a more collaborative, peaceful dialogue with ourselves and others.

Number of sessions: three Dates: Tuesdays, April 12, 19, 26 Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 noon Capacity: 25

17) “I Remember, I Remember”: Memoir writing in the form of a prose poem

Bert Hirschhorn This is a four-session class in English for persons who like to write poetically, or who would like to Bert Hirschhorn is a retired physician begin, based on personal memories. The prose who spent his career working in poem has many elements of ordinary poems such international public health programs as rhythm, imagery, words that echo other words, in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, its regular and irregular flow, its free association, including Lebanon and at AUB. He is also a well-published poet with a but is written in solid paragraphs. Many poems in Master in Fine Arts degree from Vermont College in Arabic today are in this form, and many poets 1994. Over the past quarter-century he has writing in French or English prefer this form. participated in and led numerous writing workshops, some ongoing: Breadloaf, Vermont; New York State Here is a small section of American poet Mary Summer Writers Institute; Highgate Poets, Torriano Ruefle’s “I Remember, I Remember”: Poets and King’s Poets in London, among others. He has taught Memoire writing three terms at UFS, as well as a “I remember when I was forty-five and my mother course on poetry. He is now composing his own died it poured the day we buried her and late at extended memoir. night I thought of how cold her body must be, with

Mishka Mojabber Mourani the freezing rain pouring down on it, and how much she would hate being out in the cold and Mishka Mojabber Mourani was born rain if she were alive.” in Egypt of Greek-Lebanese parents. She has lived in Australia and in In the first session participants will be introduced Lebanon. Mishka started writing to a number of published prose poems to see the poetry while still a student at AUB. variety of style and topics. Participants will be She is currently the Senior Vice President of asked to write at least one full paragraph based on International College. one’s memories to bring to class over the next

three sessions for informal critique and discussion. Her short story, 'The Fragrant Garden' appeared in two anthologies- Hikayat: Short Stories by Lebanese Revisions will be encouraged. In the last session Women, and Lebanon Through Writers’ Eyes. we will provide coaching on how to read before an She published Balconies: A Mediterranean Memoir, and audience, so that participants who wish may do so co-authored Alone, Together, with Aida Y. Haddad, who at a later open-mike session of poetry. translated Mourani’s poetry from English to Arabic, and vice versa. The tutors will also be available by email between She translated to English Faiseur de réalités [Maker of and after the sessions for further assistance. 19

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Realities]: French poems by Antoine Boulad. Her 'Once upon A War Night' was published in the Exquisite Corpse anthology by Medusa’s Laugh Press. Her work has appeared in several print and on-line literary journals, including: 'Fatma's Fate’ in The Studio Voice, 'From its shore I saw Jerusalem’ in Your Middle East, 'Teta, did you know Aleppo?' in Arabic Literature in English, 'One is Not Born a Beiruti' in Sukoon Magazine, 'Letter to My Father' in Cedar World Number of sessions: four Magazine, 'Stone Walls Do Not A Memory Make' in Rowayat. Dates: Monday April 11, Thursday April 14, Monday April 18 and Thursday April 21 Mourani’s writing deals with memory, identity, war, Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm exile and gender issues. Capacity: 9

18) Sketching studio for beginners

Mona Jabbour A short studio course emphasizing basic drawing technics from observation. Gesture and contour Mona Jabbour is currently lines using various media will be explored on teaching at the Fine arts paper. Department at LAU Beirut, Lebanon. Participants will be introduced to drawing from life and will enjoy discovering their latent capacities. She has exhibited her art in several solo or They will acquire elementary skills during these collective exhibits both locally and internationally. three introductory sessions. She travels frequently to attend museums, galleries, important exhibits and workshops. Her artwork encompasses various themes, media and concerns from traditional still life to more experimental mixed media 3D forms.

After completing her MFA in Painting at Pratt, she returned to Lebanon where she has been teaching full-time since 1993. She has been obsessively Number of sessions: three searching for meaning in her native environment Dates: Fridays, April 1, 8, 22 where war and peace alternate; her fascination for Time: 3:00 – 5:30 pm roots and identity drive her to express her themes Cost of material: approximately $12 using various media. Capacity: 12

19) Laughter Yoga

May Haddad During this session, you will explore laughter yoga's health benefits and experience its' four May Haddad, a certified laughter components of clapping, eye contact, breathing yoga leader, will be leading the and fun games.

session. Participants must be wearing comfortable clothes May is a community health for the session. physician with interest in holistic health and wellness. Prerequisite: Willingness to laugh!!!

Number of sessions: two (for two different groups) Dates: Tuesday, March 22 and Wednesday, April 13

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Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm Capacity: 30 (in each group)

20) Introduction to digital photography

Jirji Bachir The ease and low cost of digital photography have led all generations to try their hands and eyes to Jirji is an amateur photographer record lovely moments, occasions and scenery all for more than 40 years. He over the world. Mobile phones with cameras graduated with a BA in Mass (some with good resolution) have made a Communications from AUB in photographer of every person at any time. 1974 where he was the president This study group will concentrate on basic of the Photography club for two years and winner functions of the camera (film and digital), proper of the “most photogenic girl contest.” He worked use of cameras, light, composition, events as student reporter/photographer for An-Nahar photography…etc: for three years then went into a lifelong career in  Introduction: Camera functions, SLR and the oil industry in Abu Dhabi from Officer to DSLR, Lenses Executive Director. Jirji retired in 2010 and is now  Shutter and Time living in Beirut.  Exposure and ISO speed  Aperture, Focusing, Depth of Field Photography was, and still is, his hobby and  Lens function, Sensors, Lighting passion. He is always remembered as carrying a  Composition: Basic Rules, Balance, Lines, camera on all occasions. Curves

To confirm your place in the study group, you must have a digital camera that has the following minimum specifications: scene shooting, and the ability to control shutter speed and aperture. Digital SLR cameras are a plus.

Number of sessions: four Dates: Thursdays, March 24, 31 and April 7, 14 Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 noon Capacity: 20

21) The use of Photoshop

Dana Zaidan In this study group, we will be tackling the basic use of Photoshop. Each session will take the Dana is an Architect who recently format of a demo followed by direct application. graduated from LAU with a Participants in this study group don’t necessarily fascination with everything need to have any familiarity with using Adobe related to urban planning, Photoshop. design, photography and technology. She is the cofounder of a jewelry Participants should have computer knowledge brand that adds up to her fashion enthusiasm. (laptops, NOT tablet) and are actively using them. She has been active for years in photography and They should also have active emails. photo-editing and this is her third term with UfS. Members attending the class should bring with Norma Bakhti them:  Laptops with Adobe Photoshop Cs6 installed Norma earned her BA in graphic  An active mouse (Those with no mouse will be design from LAU and her slowing down the class) Master’s degree in computer  Laptop charger networking from Concordia 21

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University. She was the owner of a graphic design The program is as follows: and advertising company, who for years produced  What is Adobe Photoshop? corporate and individual digital and visual  Background and Foreground identities. A proud mother of two, Nomi Jolie and  Selecting and Editing Hadi, she is currently a freelance graphic designer.  Introducing a Picture within a picture Active for years in photo-editing, she enjoys co-  Restoring an old image leading this study group for the third term as an  Rendering a Landscape Photo opportunity to freshen up on her own skills.  Minor fixes to a portrait

Number of sessions: four Dates: Monday March 14, Wednesday March 16, Monday March 21 and Wednesday March 23 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 am Capacity: 8

22) Create your professional website

Mohammad El Medawar During this introductory class, participants will learn how to easily create their own professional Mohammad has a BS and MS website: degrees in Computer Science from the Lebanese American  What is Content Management System (CMS) University. He is MOS Master,  Types of Content Management System (CMS) PHP, ICDL and IC3 certified.  What is Wix.com?  Creating your own website name (Example: He is the founder of Websaytat.com, a specialized http://mohammadelmedawar.wix.com/traine business for web design and development. rmohammad)  Adding content to your own website (Text, CV, Mohammad has more than 5 years of experience Images, Videos ...) in teaching and training in Lebanon, Oman, KSA,  Apply a professional theme to make your Egypt and UAE. He has a great passion for teaching website look like a professional one and truly believes in these 2 quotes:  “if you can't explain it simply you don't Prerequisites: Participants should have computer understand it well enough” – Albert Einstein knowledge and are actively using them with a  “tell me and I will forget, show me and I might keyboard and a mouse. remember, involve me and I will learn” - Benjamin Franklin Number of sessions: three Dates: Monday March 14, Tuesday March 15 and Wednesday March 16 Time: 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm Capacity: 10

23) Web browsing

Mohammad El Medawar We always hear the word Web Browser. It is there on our desktops, laptops, smartphones and Mohammad has a BS and MS tablets. It is a tool that allows us to access the degrees in Computer Science World Wide Web. To be able to surf the internet from the Lebanese American efficiently, we need to learn all the important University. He is MOS Master, features of a web browser. The following will be PHP, ICDL and IC3 certified. covered over three sessions:

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Mohammad has more than 5 years of experience  Difference among Web Browsers (Which one is in teaching and training in Lebanon, Oman, KSA, the best) Egypt and UAE. He has a great passion for teaching  Elements of a Web Browser: Address Bar, Link, and truly believes in these 2 quotes: Navigation Buttons, Search Bar  “if you can't explain it simply you don't  Bookmarks and History: Add, Edit and Delete understand it well enough” – Albert Einstein  New Tab versus New Window  “tell me and I will forget, show me and I might  Download File and Save Images remember, involve me and I will learn” -  Google search and advanced searching Benjamin Franklin techniques  Videos on YouTube  Online shopping  Emails exchange: compose, send and receive

Number of sessions: three Dates: Tuesday March 15 and Wednesday March 16 and Thursday March 17 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 am Capacity: 12

24) Smartphones: iPhone

Amani Zaidan Smartphones became one of the most important communication and multimedia tools in our daily A member in AUB’s University for life. Due to its advanced features and applications, Seniors team since its start in a smartphone is far more capable than a regular 2009, Amani holds a degree in phone. It has the ability to send live images, video Environmental Sciences from call people who are far and always keep its user AUB. connected to what is going on in the world.

Technology has always been her passion and a big The members will be introduced to the basic part of her every-day life. She spends her free time functions of an iPhone by getting to learn about exploring and if possible experimenting with the their phone settings, its utilities (calendar, notes, small gadgets that are changing our world. Amani reminders…) and images’ settings and sharing. This has been leading this study group since Fall 2013. class is hands-on; therefore, participants will be able to apply all the various techniques directly on their iPhones.

Class is restricted to phones operating on iOS 9. If you have any questions, please send an email to [email protected].

Number of sessions: three Dates: Mondays, April 4, 11, 18 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Capacity: 12

25) iPad

George El Khoury This study group aims at familiarizing the participants with the basic use of the iPad allowing George is a 3rd year Computer and them to stay up-to-date with the post-computer Communications Engineering era. Each session will take the format of a demo Student and a Teaching followed by direct application. Participants do not Assistant with a fascination with necessarily need to have any familiarity with using everything related to high-tech a computer or using an iPad but they must:

AUB University for Seniors – Continuing Education Center Spring 2016 and new technologies. He is a member of AUBplus club, which is concerned with programming and  Bring their own iPads to class each session computer programs. George also takes pleasure in  Software installed: iOS 7, iOS 8 or iOS 9 teaching the topics and courses he likes. Georges  Active email account with the password has led the UfS Smartphones - Samsung study  Skype application installed group in previous terms and is currently leading the iPad sessions. The program is as follows:  iPad settings and basic apps  App store and Skype  Camera, photos and Email  Accessing Internet and various news websites

Number of sessions: four Dates: Monday May 16, Thursday May 19, Monday May 23 and Thursday May 26 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Capacity: 12

26) Social media for beginners

Mohammad Al Halabi An introductory study group on the most used social media applications nowadays. Starting with a Mohammad graduated with a general introduction and then followed by hands- Masters degree in Business on sessions, the members will be able to apply Administration from LAU in 2015. directly on their tablets or smartphones.

He worked on a project that aims The class will be taking place in a regular classroom to measure how social media can impact therefore participants will need to get their own organizational performance. fully recharged personal iPads (or any tablet) or smartphones to be able to take part in the class. Mohammad started social work at a young age; he traveled to New York in 2009 and attended the The four sessions will cover the following: NYC Model UN Conference. He then continued  General introduction and Facebook giving classes on conflict resolution and many  Facebook other different topics. In 2012, he participated in  Facebook and Twitter Global model UN conference that was held in  Instagram South Korea. Number of sessions: four He enjoys traveling and exploring new cultures. Dates: Tuesdays March 15, 22, 29 and April 5 Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm Capacity: 15

Book clubs

27) "حبر وتبر" منتدى الرواية العربية

إحدى المشاركات "القدامى" في منتدى الرواية العربية عبرت ذات ضياء الع ّز اوي طيارة مرة عن اعجابها بالمواضيع التي يطرحها الروائيون والروائيات العرب، وبقوة السرد وجاذبيته. وذكرت أنها صارت تستمتع بقراءة ماجستير في العلوم السياسية واإلدارة من الكتب العربية بعد أن كانت ال تقرأ سوى الروايات لك ّت اب غربيين . الجامعة األميركية في بيروت.

وهي ليست الوحيدة في ذلك الرأي. وأعتقد أن الكتابين اللذين تابعت دورات للكتابة االبداعية وفن السيرة سنقرأهما خالل فصل الربيع القادم سيبقيان على الحماس لقراءة في جامعة الكبار UfS وهي منسقة لمنتدى الرواية العربية ومناقشتها مع بقية المشاركين. الرواية العربية في جامعة الكبار منذ العام 2012 وعضو في "نادي الكتاب للسيدات" في بيروت منذ عام

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الروايتان تحكيان، من منظورين مختلفين، عن شخصيات هاجرت 2000. من وطنها األصلي، يعذبها الحنين إلى جنة مفقودة، وأخرى تحلم بالرحيل بحثا عن الجنة في الجهة المقابلة. محرّ رة لصفحة "الحياة العامة في بريطانيا" في النشرة الشهرية للنادي العربي في بريطانيا لعدة سنوات باالضافة الى تغطية ندوات اسم الرواية: طشاري فكرية. المؤلف: انعام كجه جي الناشر: دار الجديد، الطبعة األولى 2012 نشر لها العديد من الكتابات في صحف ومجالت عربية. الصفحات : 250

اسم الرواية: أن ترحل المؤلف: الطاهر بنجلون الناشر: المركز الثقافي العربي، الدار البيضاء – المغرب 2007 الصفحات : 317

Number of sessions: two Dates: Fridays, April 15 and May 20 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Capacity: 25

28) English book club

Sawsan Maktabi "I’m not comfortable giving interpretations of my work. If I were to provide one, it would become the Sawsan holds an MA degree in definitive interpretation, inhibiting readers from English Literature. She is finding their own meanings", (Margaret Atwood, the famous twentieth century Canadian literary figure). currently an Instructor of Composition and Rhetoric in the It is true that an author may exert full power over plot English Department at AUB since and characters, but such a control is hard to achieve 1986. over readers. Since words do not confine themselves to a single meaning, it is interesting to share ideas and She is an active participant and leader in several comments through a book club where the reader feels book clubs in both Arabic and English languages. free to derive meanings and interpretations and She is also an active member in several NGOs, compare them with those of other readers. social and academic committees. In a relaxed atmosphere, discussion will be led and managed by the group facilitator and all participants are Sawsan is married to Youssef Maktabi, mother of given the chance of voicing their comments and Hadi Maktabi, and grandmother of Donia, Youssef interpretations. and Heydar Maktabi. Two books will be read throughout the term:

1. The Attack by Yasmina Khadra: This is a timely and haunting novel that powerfully illuminates the devastating human costs of terrorism. Dr. Amin Jaafari is an Arab-Israeli surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. As an admired and respected member of his community, he has carved a space for himself and his wife, Sihem, at the crossroads of two troubled societies. Jaafari’s world is abruptly shattered when Sihem is killed in a suicide bombing. As evidence mounts that Sihem could have been responsible for the catastrophic bombing, Jaafari begins a tortured search for answers. Faced with the ultimate betrayal, he must find a way to reconcile his cherished memories of his wife with the growing realization that she may have had another life, one that was entirely removed from the comfortable, modern existence that they shared.

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Khayri, a Palestinian twenty-five-year-old, journeyed to Israel, with the goal of seeing the beloved old stone house, (with the lemon tree behind it), that he and his family had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the house he was greeted by Dalia Ashkenazi Landau, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family fled Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of their shared home, Dalia and Bashir began a rare friendship, forged in the aftermath of war and tested over the next thirty-five years in ways that neither could imagine on that summer day in 1967. Sandy Tolan brings the Israeli- Palestinian conflict down to its most human level, suggesting that even amid the bleakest political realities there exist stories of hope and reconciliation.

Number of sessions: two Dates: Monday April 25 and Wednesday June 1 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm Capacity: 25

Special interest group

29) Yeast Baking and party goodies

Fayza Bsat Participants will experience the pleasure of preparing and working with dough. Fayza completed her schooling in They will discover the pleasure of being creative, SGS (Sidon Girls School) and planning for a tea party and presenting home- graduated from BUC (LAU) with a made goodies. Participants will be able to join in BA in Child Development- working, preparing, baking and tasting all Euthenics. produced goodies (club sandwich, pinwheels and She was an Elementary teacher at IC (International canapés). School) from 1967 to1978, then a math teacher for Intermediate classes from 1979 to 1983. She worked with ERC (Educational Resource Center) at IC as an instructional consultant and teacher trainer. She supervised math and science programs for schools affiliated with IC and worked on developing instructional material. Fayza started the cooking club at IC for Baccalaureate students. In 1984 she directed a central office that served "Hariri Group Schools" and in 1987, pursued her MA in Educational Leadership at AUB. All through her passion for baking never diminished. In 1990, she started her entrepreneurial idea for a "Bake it yourself" center. Number of sessions: two In 2003 she ended her successful project and Dates: Wednesdays, May 11, 18 chose to spend more time with her children who Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon are all settled outside Lebanon. Capacity: 20

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Cultural travel programs

30) Sicily: Crossroad of History

Sylvia Shorto Sicily, in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, was a natural meeting point for many different Sylvia comes from Bermuda. She civilizations. On our nine-day trip we will learn has a Ph.D. from the Institute of about both its ancient classical past and the glories Fine Arts, New York University, of its hybrid medieval age. We’ll visit villages, and teaches the history of art and castles, gardens, palaces and religious sites. High architecture in AUB’s Department points will include three UNESCO World Heritage of Architecture and Design, specializing in the ways sites: the Arab-Norman mosaics in Palermo and domestic life changed as a result of European Cefalú; the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento; and colonization in the 19th and early 20th centuries. the peninsular town of Ortygia. We’ll also explore the lively folk traditions of this extraordinary Italian Sylvia has been traveling since she was seven, and island, shop in its markets and enjoy its tasty food. she firmly believes that wherever you go you Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime journey. should go with all your heart.

Dates of the trip: Friday May 27 until Sunday June 5 (10 days/9 nights). Capacity: 20 Estimated Cost for 20 participants:  Double room: $3,550  Single room supplement: $1,350 i.e. $4,850 Schedule of Payment  A first payment of $1,500 is due on Friday, March 18  A second payment of $1,000 is due on Friday, April 15  The final balance is due on Friday, May 13

Payments must be made promptly on the due dates.

Price includes: air transport and transfers, room and breakfast in 4* and 5* hotels, three group dinners and three lunches, a class in Sicilian cooking, bus, guides, and all admissions. Price does not include: Italian state hotel taxes, tips to the guide and the driver, visa fees, travel insurance, additional meals and other daily personal expenses.

There will be a cancellation fee of USD 350.00. No cancellation is possible and no refund after May 1st.

A meeting will be held with participants on Monday, March 14 at 3:00 pm to go over details of the itinerary.

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community building principle. Priority is given to members who have already registered with the UfS, who understand its aims, and who can enter into the spirit of the program. Although trips are filled on a first come, first served basis, the trip leader has the right to choose who will join the trip in order to create a homogeneous group and ensure its success for everyone.

Please note that there will be quite a lot of walking on this trip.

31) Beirut, mon amour! Crypt museum of Saint George Cathedral

Leila Badre The history of Saint George Cathedral of the Greek Orthodox in Beirut, is well recorded in written Leila Badre is the Director of the documents and the material culture uncovered by Archaeological Museum of the the archaeological excavations. In 1995, American University of Beirut Archbishop Elias Audeh, the Metropolitan of Beirut since 1979. planed a restoration project of the cathedral, heavily damaged by the civil war. Prior to this Badre excavated several sites in Lebanon, Syria, restoration the AUB Museum team under the Dubai (Jumeirah 1969 – 70) and Yemen (Shabwa directorship of Dr. Leila Badre used this unique 1979 – 83). She directed three excavations: Tell opportunity to conduct excavations underneath Kazel in Syria 1985 – 2010, The Ancient Tell of the cathedral in 1994 – 95. The two objectives for Beirut where she discovered Biruta of the Bronze this project were to: (1) investigate the historical Age 1993 – 96 and Tyre 2012 – 2015 where she sequence and the continuous use of the location discovered the first Phoenician Temple and the as a religious site; and (2) locate the Byzantine Phoenician city. Anastasis Church, which was known to be near the Law School of Justinian. Her major achievement in Museography: total Renovation of the AUB Museum in 2006 and the The excavations uncovered remains of six creation of a new Crypt Museum in St George superimposed churches from the Byzantine period Cathedral (2011), the first underground Museum to 1783 where the church layout was very much in Lebanon. like the present one. A Crypt Museum was created under the Cathedral; it preserved the Her major publication is her doctorate thesis: Lesarchaeological remains in situ and a selection of figurines anthropomorphes en terre cuite à l'Age duart ifacts from the excavations was displayed in Bronze en Syrie. BAH T. CIII, Paris, P. Geuthner 1980. two show cases.

She is the Founder of the Friends of the AUB Participants will have the unique chance to Museum in 1980. discover the crypt museum and the cathedral with Founder of the Lebanese National Committee for Leila Badre who directed the site excavations. the International Council of Museums (ICOM) of UNESCO. Founding Member of the Lebanese National Number of sessions: one Heritage Association. Date: Tuesday, May 3 Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Capacity: 60

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Beit Beirut: Museum of Memory of the city of Beirut

Mona El Hallak Ghaibeh We will tour the Barakat building that attracts every passerby with its war torn facades and A Lebanese architect and imposing architectural presence. Built in 1924, it heritage preservation activist. has an avant-garde architecture with an ingenious She received her B. Arch from plan that opens it to the city and sky at once. It has AUB in 1990 and her Master of an atmosphere of coexistence that has become Architecture from Syracuse almost a mythical prewar past. Under the rubble, I University-Florence Program in 1994. She was an found the amazing archive of Dr. Negib Schemali Associate at Rais and Jamal-Architects and that documents the life in Beirut before the war. Engineers until 2000 when she started her own The Barakat building commanded a strategic practice and has many residential projects built corner position along the Green line that cut Beirut and under construction in Beirut. in two throughout the civil war. It was transformed into an object of war and a real killing machine: She is a member of APSAD "Association pour le snipers abused cleverly the architectural Protection des Sites et Anciennes Demeures au transparency and built their own architecture of Liban", a founding member of “IRAB”, a non- fortifications inside. The bunkers are still intact governmental organization working on the and the walls are full of bullet holes and war preservation of the musical heritage of the Arab graffiti. world, and a founding member of “ZAKIRA”, a non- This building was set to destruction by its owners governmental organization for promoting in 1997. I campaigned to stop the demolition and photography and its role in documenting and it took me 12 years of lobbying to convince the preserving Memory. She led several heritage Municipality of Beirut to expropriate the building preservation campaigns and succeeded in the as the Museum of Memory of the City of Beirut: a preservation of many buildings and sites in Beirut. civic city museum and urban cultural center that preserves the memory of the city before, during In 2013, she was given the “Ordre National du and after the civil war; a platform to raise Merite au grade de Chevalier” from the President awareness about the importance of preserving of the French Republic in recognition of her work architectural and cultural heritage; a place to and achievements in preserving cultural heritage. reunite the Lebanese around their collective memory and identity and start the reconciliation process to avoid future conflicts, 25 years after the "declared" end of the civil war.

Number of sessions: one Dates: Thursday, April 21 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon Capacity: 20

32) Anfeh visit

Nadine Panayot Haroun Following her lecture “Anfeh unveiled” Nadine will lead a visit to Anfeh to explore the excavations and Nadine Panayot Haroun is an the area: archaeologist and a museum specialist. - 8:00: departure from AUB Medical Gate She holds a Doctorate in - 10:00 arrival to Anfeh Archaeology, Classical - 10 - 11:30: visit of Taht el Rih (church that has Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations, been excavated and renovated) and the from Paris 1, La Sorbonne. promontory (it’s the “Anfeh” that is being She is a member of The International Council of excavated now) Museums (ICOM). She is currently Vice President - 11:30 - 1:00: going to Deir el Natour by bus of the Executive Committee of ICOM - Lebanon And visiting the monastery and the salt marches and a member of the Executive Committee of - 1:00 - 3:00: lunch

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ICOM - ARAB. - 3:00 - 4:00: visit of Deir El Nouriyeh She is currently Director of the Research - 4:00: departure to Beirut Department of Archaeology and Museology and the Chairperson for the Department of Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage Management. She managed and field supervised several archaeological excavations for the AUB Museum and the Sorbonne, Paris I, and was the scientific and field director for several excavations for the University of Balamand. Since 2013, she is directing a terrestrial and maritime archaeological and ethnographical survey and excavation project in Anfeh. The Number of visits: one purpose is to promote the use and the Date: Friday, June 3 conservation of tangible and intangible Cultural Time: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Heritage as a necessary tool for ecotourism and Capacity: 30 sustainable development. Cost: $45 (covering lunch and transportation)

33) The Silk Story by The Silk Museum in Bsous

Following the lecture on “Silk and Lebanon” by George Asseily, members will be given the chance to visit The Silk Museum - Bsous and experience beforehand the Silk story.

Originally built in 1901, The Silk Museum serves as a beautiful reminder of the interaction between humans and nature. It evokes images of scented spice routes, the Silk Road and the ancient exchanges between Lebanon, the East and the West.

During this guided tour, the participants will start their tour by watching a documentary on the history of the Silk industry and how it came to the Orient. They will then walk towards the eco-museum where they will witness the five stages of the silkworm growth. The eco-museum also features the various machines that were used in spinning and weaving the silk. The visit will conclude with an annual special collection of beautiful silk items.

Number of visits: one Date: Thursday, May 19 Time: 12:30 – 6:30 pm Itinerary: - 12:30 noon: Departure from AUB Medical Gate - 1:30 – 3:00 pm: Lunch - 3:30 – 5:30 pm: Visit of the museum in Bsous - 6:30 pm: Arrival back to AUB Medical Gate Capacity: 30 (2 groups one in Arabic and one in English, same day and time) Cost: $50 (covering lunch, museum entrance fees and transportation)

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ACTIVITIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (members and non-members of all ages)

34) حكاية مواطن يبحث عن وطن

حكاية مواطن يبحث عن وطن. رفيق علي أحمد ناس قالو بيحكي حكايات الوطن والناس. وناس قالوا بيحكي عن حالو.  كاتب وممثل ومخرج مسرحي لبناني ناس قالوا. بيمثل وما بيم ّثل.  حائز على دراسات عليا في الفن ناس قالوا. مسرحو بيضحك. المسرحي من الجامعة اللبنانية وناس قالوا. مسرحو بيب ّكي.  تميز بأعماله المنفردة في المسرح رفيق علي أحمد. ماذا يقول في دردشة أنيسة... "المونودراما"  اختارته مجلة L’express الفرنسية واحدا من الشخصيات المئة التي تحرك لبنان  اختارته مجلة Time Out واحدا من الشخصيات االربعين

التي تجعل بيروت مدينة عظيمة

 رئيس سابق لنقابة ممثلي المسرح والتلفزيون والسينما

 رئيس لجنة وعضو في العديد من لجان تحكيم مهرجانات المسرح العربية  حائز على جائزة أفضل ممثل عربي وأفريقي من مهرجان ايام قرطاج المسرحية  حائز على العديد من الجوائز والتكريمات الرسمية والشعبية في لبنان والعالم العربي  شارك في العديد من المهرجانات المسرحية والسينمائية عربيا

ودوليا  شارك بالعديد من المسلسالت التلفزيونية اللبنانية والسورية والمصرية  Number of sessions: one عرضت أعماله في بيروت وكل المناطق اللبنانية، سوريا، Date: Monday, April 4 الكويت، األردن، أبو ظبي، دبي، الشارقة، الفجيرة، البحرين، Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm العراق، مصر، المغرب، تونس، السنغال، قبرص، فرنسا، Capacity: Open to the public إنكلترة، الواليات المتحدة األميركية، وكندا

35) حلب .. مقامات المسرة

حلب .. مقامات المسرة – وثائقي - 1998 فؤاد م. فؤاد إخراج : محمد ملص طبيب وباحث وأستاذ في كلية العلوم في هذا الفيلم، يقوم محمد ملص باستكشاف عوالم حلب الموسيقية الصحية في الجامعة األمريكية في بيروت . بتتبع شخصية مؤثرة كان لها اكبر األثر في الحفاظ على التراث له أربع مجموعات شعرية باللغة العربية ، الموسيقي الحلبي. صدرت بين عامي 1990 و2010 ونشر يتجول ملص في حياة الحاج صبري مدلل، المنشد والموسيقي قصائد ومقاالت في العديد من الدوريات والمغني، ويستعرض الحياة الموسيقية التقليدية في حلب وأمكنتها العربية كمجلة الكرمل وكلمن وجرائد التراثية من خالل حياة الحاج صبري كالنهار والسفير والقدس العربي . شارك في عدة مهرجات شعرية دولية؛ كمهرجان أصوات حية من عن المخرج المتوسط في سي ْت Sete ، ومهرجان لوديف Ludeve بفرنسا، محمد ملص والملتقى األول لقصيدة النثر في القاهرة. ونشرت قصائد مترجمة من أهم المخرجين السوريين والعرب، ولد في القنيطرة في له إلى الفرنسية في المركز الدولي للشعر بمرسيليا وإلى االنكليزية الجوالن وانتقل إلى دمشق. له العديد من األفالم التي نالت جوائر في مركز ترجمة الشعر بلندن ، أختيرت بعض قصائد له لتنشر في هامة من بينها: فيلم أحالم المدينة - الليل- باب المقام. انطولوجيا بعنوان The Hundred Year’s War عن دار

نشرBloodaxe . كما نشرت قصائد اخرى مترجمة في مجلة

بعد عرض الفيلم يدير النقاش فؤاد فؤاد. POEM ومجلة MAGMA الشعريتين الصادرتين في المملكة

المتحدة.

ساهم في إصدار مجلة شعرية بعنوان " مقدمة" في القاهرة 2007. شارك في جامعة الكبار في خريف 2014 بتقديم ثالث Number of sessions: one جلسات بعنوان: متعة القراءة - نصوص من الشعر العربي Dates: Monday, May 9 الكالسيكي وربيع 2015 ، بعنوان : نصوص من الشعر Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm الكالسيكي العربي في القرن العشرين وخريف 2015 بعنوان Capacity: Open to the public قصيدة النثر العربية.

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36) Healing the Wounds of History

Alexandra Asseily I will share the process of moving between the inspiration of a Garden of Forgiveness, to its potential Alexandra is a governor and founder realization in Central Beirut, between three cathedrals of the Centre for Lebanese Studies at of different denominations and three mosques, St. Antony’s College (Oxford between 1997 and today. University), a Trustee of the Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for I will include the Garden of Forgiveness’ central project, Peace, a founding member of the Ara entitled “Healing the Wounds of History: addressing the Pacis Initiative, a member of the Advisory Council for Roots of Violence”. The theory is that the cycles of Religions and Spiritualties at the Fetzer Institute, a violence between generations are broken by former member of the Advisory Board of the Center for forgiveness and compassion. the Study of World Religions at Harvard University, and a practicing psychotherapist. In the Healing the Wounds of History project we train people to become aware and sensitive to the depth of As witness of the pain of the civil war in Lebanon their own and other’s memory and pain, which they (1975•1991), Alexandra decided to explore her own may have experienced or unconsciously inherited. The responsibility for war and peace and became a release of this pain in traumatic memory, past or psychotherapist. In 1997, Alexandra had a life changing present, also releases the impulse to repeat the experience that inspired her to begin the Garden of violence, inwardly or outwardly. Trainings have already Forgiveness (Hadiquat as Samah) in Beirut, a project to been conducted since 2011 with hundreds of people of create a garden in the heart of the City to facilitate different ages, religions and ethnicities. Our intention is forgiveness. The work on the garden is currently to train teachers, both Syrian and Lebanese, and to suspended due to security conditions. Alexandra offer ‘tools’ to reduce tension and create positive travels widely to speak and work with various change in the individual and the group. nationalities and groups to help reduce conflict, and to take a greater responsibility for peace in the world by starting with ourselves.

She is currently leading a series of training workshops in Lebanon on ‘Healing the Wounds of History: addressing the roots of violence’, which highlight the role of trans- generational trauma and forgiveness.

She is married to George Asseily and lives between Beirut and London. She has five children and twelve Number of sessions: one grandchildren. In 2000 she and her husband developed Dates: Friday, April 8 The Silk Museum in Bsous, Lebanon, which is open to Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm schools and the general public. Capacity: Open to the public

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REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

Spring 2016 March 14 to June 3, 2016

Online registration will be open from Monday, February 29 at 9:00 am to Friday, March 4 at 4:00 pm. As of this Spring 2016 all registrations will be done EXCLUSIVELY online, registration will no longer take place at the UfS office. Please note that the online registration form can be filled by you or anyone else on your behalf. The activities requiring registration will be filled on a first to register, first to enroll basis; any form of registration before registration week will not be counted. Please note that those who complete the registration process (i.e. fill in the online application form and settle the membership fees) will be given priority in registering for the classes. Thus in order to guarantee your place, the registration process should be fully completed.

Membership fees: the UfS is offering the following membership fees and packages:  Term membership fees: $150/individual per term, allowing you to participate in as many activities as capacity allows  Couple’s term membership fees (husband and wife): $250/couple per term  Golden membership fees: this is a life membership gratis for every individual over 80 years of age who has been a paying member for four consecutive terms.  Annual membership will not be available this term

Payment: Members will need to pass by the University for Seniors office (Room 408, 4th floor of the Regional External Programs (REP) Building, near the AUB Medical Gate) during registration week to settle their membership fees. They will be given an invoice by the UfS Staff payable at AUB's CASHIER – College Hall building near Main Gate in cash or cheque. The membership fees payment entitles you to participate in study groups, lectures, specially organized cultural events, and UfS social gatherings. Your place in study groups will be guaranteed only after we receive your payment.

Refund and Deferment: In line with AUB and Continuing Education Center (CEC) policies, refund of membership fees is not possible once the term starts. Deferment can be made for one term only when a compelling reason is presented to the Program Manager and no later than the first week of the term. The person whose membership is deferred is automatically considered a member in the following term yet should still register during registration week.

AUB ID card: valid for one year, issued to members who would like it. Benefits of the ID: o Easy campus access o Jafet Library access o Charles Hostler center access: o Gym and pool access: 20,000 L.L/visit o Pool only: 15,000 L.L/visit o Beach only: 15,000 L.L/visit o Casper and Gambini – Med Café: 15% discount

If you wish to have an ID, we will ask you to fill in an application and to please bring with you two passport photos and a copy of your Lebanese ID or passport.

Guest policy: Term members will be allowed to invite as many guests as they wish (even if they are not seniors) to the offerings classified as "ACTIVITIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC". Kindly inform the team in advance of the person's name and e-mail contact; and if they are seniors, membership information will be sent to them.