Women's Roles

 "Women are supposed to take care of their homes and families."
Still in the 21st century lots view women as working machines, not in the industrial field but in a reproduction system that is 'merrily' a weapon raised against the extinction of our species and deterioration of the population. There's nothing wrong with relationships that respect the sanctity of life and the roles of members constituting it, and there's no objection on formulating families and doing all duties associated with it. However, viewing woman as second, maybe less, in the world's improvement and bounding their capabilities to being 'house working machines' is not acceptable. It's really offensive to consider women who are half the 7 billion world's population unproductive. And to be specific, it doesn't offend women in particular only who are doing a great job practicing their duty outside their houses, seeking higher education, and being active parts in building the future but also it offends the human mind that was able to go through millions of crisis around the world and was able to create and manipulate subjects in hand to reach top places in advancement and development, and yet was not able to absorb and accept women as equal. Those who are the other half of the population are the ones bringing up the second half. No, I'm not saying women are better than men in raising up a healthy productive community, but what is this second half of the people on earth like without women? Having equality among both sides results a balance in the nature where all people have rights to be parts of the community's enhancement and still every person has his/her specific roles to practice. We should not consider that we are outside the house if one leg is out and the other is in, and similarly we can not consider ourselves developed if our buildings have reached the skies and our cars can fly while our brains are moving backwards. Women can and will do the dishes when they need and want to, but they didn't get educated just to end up doing the dishes unless they decide to do so. Women can take decisions for themselves.

Rawafid's Activities 2015

It feels great when the hard work pays off. Sometimes you don't feel how big something is until you see its results and until you watch from a distance somehow. I got an opportunity to teach, which definitely widened my perspectives about teaching, dealing with others, and being part of a big team where cooperation is extremely necessary for the positive functioning of the whole institution.
At Rawafid School, everyone worked hard fighting for the sacred message that is teaching, teaching for a better generation that looks forward to improving as well as to renovating the traditions and the basics of our beloved religion.
Being part of this school, I got the chance to make a short video that shows some of the extracurricular activities for the year 2014-2015.
Go to the link below to enjoy watching. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6ZDbjaZpU 

TEFL Brunch

One of our big accomplishments in the School of Education at LIU is our TEFL Brunch that is a fund raising activity for Dar Al-Hanan Orphanage in west Bekaa. After being involved in this extraordinary fund raising activity for two times, I felt that with cooperation and teamwork spirit everything can be fun and worth it. This year, being a bit busy, I couldn't join my friends and instructors in their appreciated hard work. I wish I were there to witness an awesome event once more, but I felt happy enough for the great results. When we started this fund raising activity, honestly, the School of Education with the TEFL students have planted a new era and a new generation that loves giving, working, and spreading good and love anywhere they go. A worth mentioning impact we had upon everyone else after the TEFL Brunch is that different people from different majors were excited to help and to be part of a big team that keeps growing each year. This itself should make us proud and happy that we can have an impact, we can spread love and care, and we can make a change. Congratulations for everyone, from the first year and until now, who have participated in this event to add more success to it. And hopefully it even develops to a huge event with other extraordinary ideas!

A Worth Watching Debate

 "Islam: A religion of peace or war?"
A debate took place in Oxford University on whether Islam is a religion of peace or of war. This topic that has been controversial since a very long time still makes lots of people thirsty for a clear answer. The woman at the beginning totally believes that Islam is a peace of war even that there are lots of Muslims who are peaceful unlike terrorists. When the opponent side speaks, a Muslim young man presents facts that are true and logical.
Those who accuse Islam with terrorism always try to get statistics and information to support their opinions, but they always shift from the real topic trying to relate it somehow to say that Islam is a religion of war. This young man on the other hand regardless of the side he supports came with real evidence, logical statistics, persuasive attitude and enthusiasm that encouraged the audience to listen and to try to understand his perspective and beliefs even if they oppose him.
The audience was asked to vote at the end and the results were as following: 286 for Islam a religion of peace and 168 for Islam a religion of war.
It is worth watching, so here's the link for only part of the whole debate: 
https://www.facebook.com/qpeed7/videos/10202960090882832/ 
This is another link for more information about the complete event:
 http://www.french-news-online.com/wordpress/?p=27777#axzz3YR4SIrZX

Cloud Computing

Computer cloud is one of the most utilities that makes it faster, easier, and more comfortable to use internet, computers, and data. The cloud helps users to upload files and documents without taking much space. Uploading is trustworthy especially that files won't be lost and can be saved for any later use and from any device in any place in the world. People suffer from having to deal with viruses that many times ruin lots of hard work. However the cloud has a special feature in which it doesn't upload or allow files that have viruses to be saved. This can be an issue for some; what if the file has a virus but it is so important? The file has to be "virus free".
Let's say, you've uploaded a word document or a power point slide to the cloud and you want to make some changes. Instead of editing an uploading again, you can directly apply changes to the document on the cloud which makes it easier and a lot more flexible. Additionally, when you want to apply changes to a document that you've already sent to somebody, the cloud helps you to fix things on the document on the cloud and changes will happen to the document that another person has received. This saves time and sending/receiving a lot of files to/from other people.
Another great feature of the cloud is that it makes computers run faster especially that when you work, you can work on the cloud from your computer, but actually it's like you are not using your computer but you are using the cloud. Whatever is saved on the cloud can be open from any other device from any place; this can make it easier than the need to use USB devises. Different devices can be connected to the cloud just like phones, tablets, and printers; printers can be controlled from a distance for example you can print a word document that is on the cloud from the printer that is at your house even when you are not close to it. There are many types of clouds like Google drive that we use most of the time; but it's simpler than a computer cloud.
It is very effective to use the computer cloud in all life aspects or domains; it can be used by teachers, doctors, engineers, and all people. For example, instead of holding a pile of papers to a meeting, you can just upload what you need and place it on the cloud and use it during the meeting.
Technology is developing and improving every second. What could be next?! 

Surfing Blogs

I enjoy the idea of "surfing" different blogs. It's never about how the blogs look!
I learn to see things from different views, and how others may have opposite or same perspectives of similar issues. Another important thing is that I get to see different topics myself; sometimes reading certain articles leads you to misunderstanding the main ideas (or not getting them at all). However, reading posts on the blogs I've seen so far is simple and easy..even when the post is about something that's totally new to me.
Adding to this point, seeing different perspective gives me a glimpse of people's personalities, interests, and similarities and differences among them.
One nice thing also is that having a defined and well known major in university and life doesn't mean someone can't write or discuss different topics. We all can have different majors in life and different interests, but a great skill is that we can still function with a variety of topics and in a variety of situations.
A very important point (it just came to my mind while I'm writing this post) is that blogs are extra chances-of many opportunities-for us to enjoy reading and to practice our writing talents as well.

Two Facts: Good or Bad?

There are a lot of facts around us, we may see them clearly, we may not notice them at all, or we may pretend we don't see them. It's all about how we see things!
The first fact is that everyone and everything around you cares about what to get from you, and the second fact is that what you make doesn't necessarily have to make money. We all know this probably. Some may see these two facts as a reminder of "Stop it. Don't be hard on yourself. Nobody cares and you will go nowhere!", and some may see things as " Well, they don't care, but I do."
In the first case, a person may feel worthless or may think that he/she needs to quit because at the end no one cares what's going to happen to him/her. This kind of thinking leads to a low self-determination and self-confidence, and people usually here try to not to see the truth. Also, a lot of people will start viewing things negatively if they won't get a profit at the end.
However, in the second case, people will be caring about themselves in a positive way. It's true that the world cares about what you give them, but don't they need you in the end? It's essential to put this in mind; we need to look for things as chances for developing ourselves. Yes, others care about their needs, but you are the one working, developing, progressing, practicing, and gaining so many skills. May be you don't feel it, but you're learning a lot. Adding to this, making money doesn't happen all time or else you would be gaining money for removing a rock away from the street or picking up some trash and dropping them in a bin. We can view things positively; we do something that is so great that we can benefit from by making things easier for us. It's just like organizing a pile of papers. Instead of looking for some reports every day, we can spend sometime on organizing them to save lots of time later for us and for others. It's not only about money, we need to think about the benefits we get and we give for others. And at the end, we acquire some experience and skills. Isn't that great! It's all about how we think about many things in our lives.
Different perspectives do make differences. What do you think?