06
Jan,2012
While going through my old emails in an attempt to declutter my inbox, I found an email I had sent to my students in The Craft course in November 2006. I have decided to print it out and keep it where I can always see it. It reminds me of the fir
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25
Dec,2011
Shamma Al-Hetmi, a student in my Writer's Craft class, wrote the following information paper about Qatari Folktales. I enjoyed reading it and thought of sharing it with all of you.
Have you ever heard the story about the evil s
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19
Nov,2011
مقابلة اذاعة مؤسسة قطر حول كتابي الجديد : المرأة العربية في الأخبار العربية : الصورة النمطية القديمة و وسائل الإعلام الجديدة.
An interv
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25
Sep,2011
It’s really dark up there. I’m scared and I’d rather stay here.
Why would you choose here over there? Who would leave the blue skies, the warmth and light, the sounds and smells to come here, where it’s suffocating and silent
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15
Aug,2011
I was a guest speaker at al-Bayan high school graduation in June. It was an invitation that I couldn’t turn down, especially that after I spoke at Rota and judged Injaz, I was approached by school students and I got to know them and they
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05
Jun,2011
When I was a kid, idea of being a superhero thrilled me. For some kids it was Batman or Spiderman; for me it was Superman. Setting aside that they’re all male figures, what struck me the most about Superman wasn’t only
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28
May,2011
I attended the annual conference of AIWF- Arab International Women’s Forum in London on the 12th of May. This year’s conference was titled “Women in the Arab World, Africa and Asia: Emerging Economies, Emerging Leaderships, Shaping the Fu
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