“A growing movement in Europe to ban burkas and niqabs--the face coverings worn by some Muslim women--is igniting a debate over individual religious freedom versus broader cultural values, reported USA Today June 28. In Belgium, a bill making

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                                                       “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” and “Sex and the City 2” are two differe

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  We held a translation conference on campus last week. It was a collaboration between CMUQ and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, and it was a successful one. The conference attracted Arabs and non-Arabs, professional translators and s

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Congratulations, you are graduating. Your success brings joy to all of us, making us feel so proud and gratified.       I don’t have any pearls of wisdom for you, instead I’ll try to compress the lessons that life has taught me.

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  It appeared to everyone who witnessed what happened that she simply tripped and fell down face to the ground. She appeared from no where! Some saw a silhouette standing in front of the short siege dividing the walkway from the sea. Then they saw

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I wanted to share with all of you some quotes from a latest interview:         "It’s very prestigious and a privilege, but it’s a great responsibility ... I would like to model myself as a good example, someone who is educated, who

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    Blogging has become a passion of mine, a thrill that I only discovered after I tried it. How wonderful it is to share your ideas with people you don’t know but still build connections with. Now to blog is one thing, and to be identified

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Several weeks ago, Carnegie Mellon university- Doha campus has hosted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a town hall meeting. Al -Jazeera broadcasted it as a part of a regular program that usually broadcasts from Washington. Hilary Clinton is a pe

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These photographs had such an impact on me that I still fail to render into words, if one of these scenes talks to you please post a comment,  and I'll add it as a caption to the picture.

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    When we were planning Dr. Aseel’s visit, we wanted to achieve two main things; one is to introduce her to our campus and my students at the Islamic Feminism course, and two is to introduce her to the general public in Doha. This was

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