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Walid
No full textWalid was endangered in Afghanistan due to his association to NATO and the US forces. After witnessing immense violence and loss at the hands of the Taliban, Walid undertook an arduous journey to Pakistan, then Turkey, and eventually ended in a refugee camp in Greece.https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/tsos_photography/1027/thumbnail.jp
Walid & Rahima
No full textWalid worked as a police officer inBaghlan County,Afghanistan, where hedid many operations with NATO and US forces. Walid was responsible for recordingoperations and distributing copies to the media. Being part of the operations was dangerous, and Walid lost many of his friendsto the Taliban.Theyevenskinned afriend for cooperating with the government. The violenceled him to say, “The terrorists have no religion.” The Taliban began entering homes and killing government officials,and paid assassinations happened in public. Walidknew he was in danger.After losing a dear friend, Walid knew then that he had lost all he was willing to lose.He fled to Pakistan where he soon received news that the terrorists had killed his father. He then fledto Turkeyon a difficult journey.Traffickers packed them on an overcrowded boat to flee to Greece. The journey on the sea was full of fear, danger, and prayers,until a Greek boat found them and guided them to safety.In Greece, Walidspent three months in a prison-like camp called Moria, where rape and violence were all too common. He now resides in a camp in Oinofyta, Greece.https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/tsos_interviews/1016/thumbnail.jp
Palace of al-Walid I
No full textexterior, view of ruins w/ walls of alternating layers of stone and brick, 200
Walid Kazziha Oral History
No full textWalid Kazziha was a Political Science faculty member at the American University in Cairo from 1972 through the 2020s. He relates his family’s Syrian origins and his upbringing in Lebanon. He tells of attending the American University of Beirut (AUB) and his activism on behalf of Palestinians and the pan-Arab movement, including his organizing activities among students in Baghdad that resulted in his pursuit by and escape from authorities there. Kazziha’s graduate study with prominent scholars at AUB and then in the United Kingdom for his doctorate are covered as well. He mentions his early career endeavors, and his move to Egypt to take a faculty position at AUC. Kazziha characterizes the intimate nature of the university (contrasting it with the new campus), and discusses its administrative and academic leadership in the 1970s. Divisions between young faculty like Kazziha and older professors are addressed, as well as his own tenure case and accusations of radicalism against him and fellow junior political science faculty. The reaction of AUC administrators, faculty, and students to the 1973 War is handled also, as are relations with the Egyptian government and the role of Sequestrators and Counselors. Attention is given to the role of President Richard Pedersen in AUC’s growth in the 1970s-1980s, and the Sadat open-door policy’s impact on the expansion of business and other professional programs and the changing nature of AUC students. Kazziha describes the Political Science Department over the course of his AUC career, including the evolution of its curriculum and programs, its separation from the Economics and Mass Communication units, and the skills and career prospects imparted to its students. He offers a portrait of leading colleagues in the Political Science department over the years. AUC’s Model United Nations and Model Arab League are also mentioned, as well as centers related to the Political Science Department. He speaks about recent developments such as the relationship between the department and the new School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Provost Lisa Anderson’s installation of department Chairs, and controversial tenure cases and hires. Kazziha also discusses Provosts and Deans and other administrators, and critiques recent trends regarding AUC’s upper administration and its relationship with the faculty
Umayyad Palace
No full textAs one of the largest and most impressive of the Umayyad palaces, the unfinished, tawny-toned limestone and brick complex at Qasr al-Mshatta includes an entrance hall, mosque, an audience hall, and residential quarters. It is located in the Jordan desert approximately 32 kilometers south of Amman, a short distance from the Queen Alia International Airport.
A product of the late Umayyad period, it is speculated by several scholars that the Umayyad caliph al-Walid II built Mshatta during his brief reign (743-44) in an effort to commemorate his authority. Construction concluded in 744 when he was assassinated. Massive in size-at 144 sq. meters-it provided accommodation for a large group of people for ceremonial performances and lodging. Byzantine and Sassanian influence is evident in the stone and brickwork, and its plan and design.
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Notes sur Abou'l Walid
No full textBacher Wilhelm. Notes sur Abou'l Walid. In: Revue des études juives, tome 4, n°8, avril-juin 1882. pp. 273-274
Improving appointment scheduling at the American University of Beirut Medical Center using a simulation modeling approach - by Sharif Walid Shahine.
No full textProject (M.B.A.)--American University of Beirut, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, 2011.;"First Reader : Dr. Lina Daouk, Assistant Professor, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business Second Reader : Dr. Walid Nasr, Assistant Professor, Suliman S. OlayanIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 55-59)Health care organizations strive to insure maximum quality health care for their patients. However, the tremendous increase in health care costs put these organizations under continuous pressure. Administrators use several operational tools to effective
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