Monthly Archives: August 2008

Indeed, nobody cares…

Posted on August 19, 2008 by iPouya

CNN: “For me, being here has heightened the issue of Israel and Palestine,” Alimagham said. While in Lebanon, Alimagham visited a Palestinian refugee camp. “That was a testament to six decades of bad policy,” Alimagham said. “When I went to … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 6

Posted on August 17, 2008 by iPouya

After more than two months here, I leave my Lebanese home for Jordan on Wednesday. Most of the kids in my program have gone and most of the full time AUB students have left as well since summer classes are … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 5

Posted on August 10, 2008 by iPouya

My intermediate Arabic program has ended, thankfully. There were many Arabic programs to choose from for this summer. The one here at AUB had the most contact hours (over 180) in a short period of time (6 weeks). I thought … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 4

Posted on August 1, 2008 by iPouya

This has probably been the longest while since I’ve updated my weblog. My apologies. I’m in a 6 week intensive intermediate Arabic program and it’s been hard trying to keep up with course work while at the same time trying … Continue reading →

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