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VOICE YOURSELF!

■ The second issue is out and on time! I really appreciate all who gave me feedback. I think I’m get-ting the hang of this and hopefully made this one more to your, the students’, liking. Again, the more feedback the better, so please keep in touch! This is YOUR newsletter. Please note that all MSA members changed their email addresses.

M E D T I M E S © 2008-2009

CO L L E G E O F M E D I C I N E

A L F A I S A L U N I V E R S I T Y

Contents

Their Highnesses Visit the College 1 The First MSA Financial 2 Representative! Supporting Gaza During Iftar 3 Volunteer Debut with the Saudi 3 Alzheimer’s Disease Association Med Times Reaches Out 4 for Success at Convocation Eye Visions Cheat! 5 My chaste Soul 5

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بسم اهللا الرمحن الرحيم

■Their Royal Highnesses Visit the College of Medicine

■His Royal Highness Prince Khaled AlFaisal bin AbdulAziz AlSaud (middle)

■His Royal Highness Prince Turkey AlFaisal bin AbdulAziz AlSaud (right) ■The Dean: Prof. Khaled Al-Kattan (left)

■ Their royal Highnesses visited the College of Medi-cine late December 2008 and toured the majority of our classes, facilities and labs. They truly are our great leaders as they have full heartedly expressed their acknowledgement and contentment regarding our college and what it has to offer, especially towards the students themselves. The first note his royal highness Prince Khaled AlFaisal bin AbdulAziz AlSaud mentioned was that “[he] wished that such a capable educational foundation existed fifty years ago.” Due to their kind deeds and hard work, their royal high-nesses brought Alfaisal University into existence, let alone the College of Medicine. As such, they clearly showed how proud they were to see all of it come together into action. His royal highness Prince Khaled AlFaisal AlSaud was also kind enough to answer a few questions myself, the newslet-ter Representative, the MSA President, and the Assessment Representative were eager to ask. (Continued on page 2)

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(1) By the Sun and his (glorious) splendor; (2) By the Moon as she follows him; (3) By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; (4) By the Night as it conceals it; (5) By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; (6) By the Earth and its (wide) expanse: (7) By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; (8) And its enlighten-ment as to its wrong and its right;- (9) Truly he succeeds that purifies it, (10) And he fails that corrupts it! (11) The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing, (12) Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety). (13) But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah. And (bar her not from) having her drink!" (14) Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, oblit-erated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low).

Chapter 91: The Sun

The Holy Quran

■ It is a great honor for me to have this opportunity to speak as the first financial representative in the Medical Student Association (MSA). When I first thought about this position, I didn’t want to take it because our prophet –peace be open him- said that Allah loves it when a person does some-thing, he does it perfectly. I was worried about the time that I’m going to dedicate to this new chal-lenge. But thanks to Allah, I realized that I am a part of a supportive and amazing family, the MSA.

My goal as a financial representative is to do what it takes to provide all other representatives with

financial assistance so that we can reach, hopefully, all the goals that we aim for. Another aspect that I’m willing to look into is to make sure that MSA has its own budget, by having a monthly and an-nual settled income. As such, I’m eager to work on the ideas that I’m going to collect from my col-leagues, respectful faculties, and helpful admissions. Feedback is important, as it will always allow us to develop what was done right and fix what made us stumble. I can see the day when people ask about us and know that we are the first year medical students, the guys who made a difference and made a change. I ask that we all work faithfully and most importantly work together.■

■ The First MSA Financial Representative!

■ Salman Nazmi Financial Representative [email protected]

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MSA President, Ayman Awad, and myself, the Newsletter Representative, asked his royal highness on what he had in mind for the future of Alfaisal and the outcome he expects to see. His royal highness, as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Prince Khaled AlFaisal answered that he wants Alfaisal University to “be the most refined university , not only in Saudi Arabia, but also internationally and on par with American and European universities .” His Royal Highness also articulately mentioned that he wants students that graduate from Alfaisal to adhere to “international” and “humanitarian” is-sues, not just within Saudi Arabia. Further, his royal highness mentioned that this university’s existence and services are for the students and that as students, we “must make use of all what this university has to offer.” His highness concluded that as students, we “must invest all into knowledge.” Golden words from a wise leader. Truly, thank you for all your royal high-nesses.

(Continued from page 1)

Appreciation and thanks must be given to the Dean, Prof. Khaled Al-Kattan, for allowing the students to be placed in the spotlight and give and take with their highnesses. Allowing us to feel as one unit and portray ourselves as the Alfaisal family that we are, the Dean wants the College of Medicine to be student-centered through and through. Overall, we are honored to have our leaders visit us and show their acceptance to what we are doing. Hopefully, we will achieve even higher goals and greater success throughout to make them even more proud so that they may visit us more often. As future doctors and the reason why the College of Medicine came to be, we must work hard and adhere to what his highness mentioned. ■

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■ Supporting Gaza during Iftar

■ On January 6, 2009, or in other words, “Ashoura”, when Allah the most merci-

ful forgives all sins of a previous year given that one fasts on that blessed day, an Iftar

was held in the glorious King Faisal Palace. An optimistic and social event prepared

by the MSA, faculty and staff, the iftar involved students from the UPP and other col-

leges too.

The gist of this joyful gathering was to honor and express our support to our brothers

and sisters in Gaza, Palestine not only financially but spiritually as well, may Allah be

with them. To begin with, Sadeq Obeidat, social representative, introduced the event

with his highly articulate speech and informed all on the outline of the iftar.

Further, Hani Alturkmani and Abdullah Alshammary rehearsed and presented beauti-

ful poetic writings expressing the point of the view of Palestinians. Plus, Mohammed

Razaz from the College of Engineering delivered a heartwarming speech giving ad-

vices on how we can help our brothers and sisters in Gaza by praying, donating, and

comprehending the situation as a whole.

A special thanks to everyone who participated for acting as the glue that orchestrated

the entire event and made it a successful and amazing gathering..

In the end, such an event was truly one to cherish as it not only represented one of

Alfaisal’s goals; expressing support and understanding towards our brothers and sis-

ters elsewhere, but also shows the essence of Alfaisal as a whole when its entire family

comes together in order to acknowledge one another for a greater good. ■

■ Volunteer Debut with the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association

■ In mid-January 2009, the College of Medicine students were able to apply as volunteers in different fields concerning the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association. Almost half our student body applied and are more than willing and enthused to participate within a medical setting to help those with Alzheimer’s. Volunteers will be divided into teams and adhere to specific tasks from generating more awareness concerning the disease, orchestrating events, acting as translators, and receptionists for guests, patients and the public. Overall, 39 students were accepted from King Saud University and Alfaisal University. However, the majority of students volunteers came from the latter. Considered as a beneficial extra-curricular activity, volunteering will help further teamwork and understanding one another. Such activities are vital as it will strengthen the bond between us as future doctors in order to gain that which cannot be gained from books, experience. Not only will this help one to become familiar within a medical background and therefore better themselves as future doctors, but also allow on to grow as a person and gain more than just an academic background. Events and participation for those accepted will begin late February. ■



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■ Med Times Reaches Out for Success



■ On January 27, 2009, an outstanding event was held at the King

Faisal Palace involving all the Alfaisal Family. Students from all colleges,

the UPP, faculty, and administrative officers were all present for the grand

three hour gathering. Gracing us with their visit, the Board of Trustees as

well as the well-known Prof. Michael Porter, who was the main attraction

of the event, expressed his view about Alfaisal as being the hallmark that

will take this society into the future with knowledge in hand in order to

adhere to universal dilemmas, especially, as Prof. Porter highlighted, eco-

nomic crises .

The gathering involved a wonderful reception, a unique dinner, a beautiful

hall, Alfaisal leadership, followed by a grand speech by the professor him-

self. When interviewed, the well articulate guest stated that the economic

crisis in the US occurred due to subprime loans given out by banks to peo-

ple that could not pay it back. Further, he mentioned that a “chain reac-

tion” of losses occurred on most banks due to the shared mortgages be-

tween them. Thus, the crisis affected all and on a huge scale due to the

magnitude of losses.

In terms of us medical students and our contribution, Abdulhadi

Alamoudi, Assessment Representative, beautifully recited verses from the

glorious Quran as the opening of the event took place. Further, Bara Al-

makadma, Curriculum Representative, posed an interesting question to

professor Porter after his speech. Bara asked about the link between econ-

omy and knowledge as mentioned in the professor’s speech, to which the

professor replied to as being a “philosophical question.”

The best part of it all was that Med Times made its way to most of the

Board of Trustees as well professor Porter himself. Positive feedback and

praises were the theme of replies that was received from the respected

highnesses and the brilliant professor, more so due to the MSA President

Ayman Awad’s determination to get Med Times to those respected leaders

to begin with.

For a first issue thats existence was no more than three weeks, I would say

Med Times is on its right way to success, carrying with it the pride of the

■Prof. Michael E. Porter (left) Harvard Professor

Alfaisal College of Business Consultant

■Dr. Alaa Al-Bakri (right) Vice Provost for Academic & Quality Assurance

■Pictures courtesy of medical student Tareq Tuhaifi

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■ Eye Visions Cheat!

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■ In “How Blind Are We” by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran − professor of neurosciences in the University of California, San Diego, and director of the Center for Brain and Cognition− and Diane Roger-Ramachandran − also a professor at the psy-chology department at the University of Califor-nia−, the authors mainly discuss the phenomenon that we do not take notice of everything we set our eyes upon. The authors express this situation as “Change Blindness” or “Inattentional Blindness.” Using several experiments to aid their topic, such as the gorilla experiment, (A gorilla walks through the players of a basketball game while the viewers are concentrating very hard on the game, 50 percent of the people don’t notice the gorilla!.) , the authors explain the reason and the process of this phe-nomenon. The article states that when experiencing something in a certain theme, and something else interrupts it, the brain does not want to mess the harmony of the scene, so it automatically deletes the anomalous effect from the conscious, and simply, notice is not taken (Ramachandran, sciam.com).

■ Ahmad Adi [email protected]

■ My chaste soul used to enjoy there again… and again.

I don't feel her.

What if I am a living body?

I don't know what to do if I have no will, or no me.

Help!

Maybe it's not true. Yes, I do have a spirit.

Soon, I will do what I want. I exist so I will be…

I am not cunning a soul;

I will ruminate upon my genuine me.

Do I have an idiosyncratic existence?

I am wondering; about what? I am answering…

Do you agree? I don't; I am by myself in us.

No, it is true. What I expected is not what I hoped.

Help! I have ideas, dreams, likes and dislikes.

Help.

Still, I do not know what are mine which aren't ours.

I hear the unspoken: help.

The torn soul can examine the else's inane psyche.

The other is in pain, keeping him alive.

He is speculating; she is imagining.

The other is still confident and realistic!

Can he read me? No, he SEES me.

We are a translucent, encrypted book – impenetrable?

He laughs out of me.

■ My Chaste Soul

She commands through us.

Help, out of the other's foolishness… confusion.

I am aware of him; more is disastrous.

The other is deserting voluntary – will is not simple

but clear to us.

She implanted herself. He is detaching away.

Yet, the other is a holder of itself.

Does the other know? Should we tell?

Do you offer him a help? Hence, help!

Obviously, in the darkness I was born.

The outer is not of me.

The void inside me vanishes to allow another to keep empty-

ing me.

I dissolved in the heaven's sheltering for the future; that was

our destiny.

Help? After the hardest lane, we follow.

Thence, to where? Help. Do I think…?

NO, you know.

You feel her here, still enjoying. ■

■ Aman Inaya [email protected]

So, as the Ramachandrans stated, “We have eyes, yet we do not see.” The authors presented their idea in a very persuasive way. First, being medical related professors (neurosciences and psychology) gives the article credibility to some point. Also, what really boosts the credibility of the article is that the Ramachandrans supported their views with various studies, experiments and examples. For instance, there is the gorilla study conducted by two professors in the University of Illinois and Harvard University, the spot the difference game, the red cross experiment and many more. The authors state, “The gorilla experiment is the culmination of a long line of related studies on attention and vision that began more than three decades ago.” However, there is a tiny error in the article which is that the authors forgot to mention any background information for the reader about themselves. But, despite this simple flaw, the efforts stated in the article indicate that the topic is getting more and more acceptance. Also, all the studies which are mentioned in the article can assure the reader that the academic information in the article is not to be underestimated. ■



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■ Ayman Mohamed MSA President

[email protected]

■ Bara AlMakadma Curriculum Representative

[email protected]

■ Abdulhadi AlAmoudi Assessment Representative [email protected]

■ Alslam Alikom, Dear brothers and sisters reading theses lines, it is my pleasure to be talking to

you through the second issue of Med Times after the great success of its first issue. I

would like to congratulate all the Med Times team for their successes ,their great efforts

and continuous coverage to MSA and Alfaisal’s activities. The thanks are also extended to

our caring administration, our beloved faculty and staff, and our dear students for their

participation in our different activities and events and for their continuous support.

As part of MSA’s continuous efforts to keep our leading status, it is my pleasure

to announce that we are working on MSA’s strategic plan for the upcoming five

years. The results of these efforts will be released soon Insha’Allah, along with the final

draft of MSA’s constitution. I would also like to announce that we in MSA have just

started, and the future will reveal, not to Alfaisal only but to the community as a whole, a

lot of our coming surprises. ■

■ Assalamu Alaikom all, First of all, we finished our first and second mid-term exams and I hope that everyone is

satisfied with their achievements during this semester. Now we are much closer to the final

exam which is of greater importance. Therefore, I would like you to look forward rather

than look backward. MSA's president, the curriculum representative and I will be taking care

of your complaints and your suggestions regarding the second mid-term. Also, soon we will

tell you how the whole final GPA will be calculated along with the core courses.

In addition, I would like to remind you of the presentation that will be done on the10th

and 11th of February which will be counted as 5 % of you grade. Another important thing is

the professional skills exam on the 10th of February. Further, you still have to write your fi-

nal English paper that is due on the 7th of February and will be counted as 20%. Finally, if

you have any ideas or concerns, feel free to call or send me an email. I wish you all the best

and good achievements on your finals. Also, Please note that there will be an interactive pro-

gram called “Moodle” that will be available next semester, I will fill you in on what it will

involve once all is in place. ■

■ What is the importance of keeping track of your curriculum affairs? As a student

I can understand that marks are very important for me. Of course that means that I would be

thinking of curriculum affairs from that aspect; in terms of what is good for me, what is easier and

what is the most beneficial for me. That means collective efforts between curriculum and the as-

sessment representatives, such as in an organization, the surveys given to you, and in the CD pro-

ject before. Also, future cooperation should be made, tt is also important to realize that if you un-

derstand how your curriculum is built, then that will benefit you in terms of marks, as well as it

will make your learning process more enjoyable, as it becomes easier, because you would then un-

derstand how to approach it.

Besides that, I would like to request from you to please send me on my email any con-

cerns you have about the material, and the subjects, or even the professors (as some of them wel-

come your criticism and comments, and have asked me for it). Your concerns will also help me

formulate my future surveys, which are important for all of us, and for our faculty. Along with the

assessment, social, and development representatives, as well as the rest of MSA, we will be able to

achieve both our goal of making a difference in the university and having an enjoyable experience,

as well as help all of us collectively to perform better. On that note, I am proud to say that the

students I met in Alfaisal are the best student body I have ever been with. I feel more obligated to

do my best in the position of responsibility you have given me, so help me. ■

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■ Mohanad Abusaleh Sports Representative [email protected]

■ Dear Alfaisal medical students,

Throughout the last month, I have been trying to achieve what I have promised you be-

fore. I am very pleased to announce that the Diplomatic Quarter Sport Complex will be available

for those who sign up for membership as early as the first week of February 2009. I hope you

enjoy the sport facilities there as it is of high quality and service. Now that we have both the Dip-

lomatic Quarter and the sport complex provided by Alfaisal University, I hope that sport be-

comes a definite part of your lives.

Moreover, I am planning on establishing the Alfaisal Medical College Soccer Team. I am

also planning on arranging a tournament starting next semester. So, if you have any ideas or any

suggestions, please, contact me on my e-mail or in person. Please remember that I am your repre-

sentative and I am here for you. I am here to convey your concerns and your ideas. I cannot work

alone nor can I completely fulfill my duty if you did not help me. Please, I need your feedback. I

thank you and wish you all the best. ■

■ Asalaamu Alaikum,

First of all, Thank you all for your participation in the Iftar and your support for Gaza,

we hope to hold similar events as this in the near future. Although the events this semester

have been few, Insha’Allah there will be many more to come in the second semester. A heads

up to all students, the MSA plans to hold a class Umra trip after our final exam for this semes-

ter. We would like your feedback and continuous comments and ideas on how you feel we can

make the coming semester an exciting one. There will be much more in store for all students

after the midterm break. Good Luck on your exam! ■

■ Sadek Obeidat Social Representative

[email protected]

■ Ammar Awaad Student Development

[email protected]

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■ This month I have a very precise and important message directed mainly to

the students, myself included. Over the past few months there has been a sharp increase in

complaints from both my fellow students and faculty about the lack of respect in the class-

rooms. Our failure to show respect inside the classroom is inexcusable and downright embar-

rassing. Some of the complaints brought forth include the level of high noise in the class-

room and lack of both attention and attendance.

The majority of students who attend classes are there to learn, but the background

noise is annoyingly distracting. It should not take Prof. Khraibi to babysit our classes to stop

students from side talking and signing in for their friends. Our university has made the effort

to attract some of the most qualified professors and physicians from around the world to

mold us into world-class doctors. Therefore, it is extremely rude to be talking in their lectures

or even worse not showing up. In the end, they do not lose anything; we are. As the first

medical batch, we are supposed to set an exemplary reputation, but unfortunately, our actions

are only creating a negative impression, which affects the class as a whole. As a fellow student

I urge you not to waste your parents’ hard-earned money, our professors’ valuable time, and

most importantly your future and your friend’s future.■

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::::سيد الرواد سيد الرواد سيد الرواد سيد الرواد ) ) ) ) صلى الله عليه وسلمصلى الله عليه وسلمصلى الله عليه وسلمصلى الله عليه وسلم((((محمد محمد محمد محمد صلى " عليه –عندما فكرت بموضوع ھذه المقالة لم أجد خيراً من معلم البشرية ■

ملھماً و ھادياً و مرشداً لي و لك، و ھو خير ما تبدأ به سير العظماء و -و سلم : قصص الحكماء، صلى " عليه و على آله و صحبه أتم التسليم

:نسبه الشريف و محمد بن عبد " بن عبد المطلب بن ھاشم بن قصي بن :

. وأمه آمنة بنت وھب من بني النجار. ك5ب ولد سيد المرسلين صلى " عليه وسلم بشعب بني ھاشم بمكة المكرمة : مولده

لقد حدثت أمور عند . في صبيحة يوم ا>ثنين التاسع من شھر ربيع ا9ول لعام الفيلمولده تبشر ببعثه، فقد سقطت أربع عشرة شرفة من إيوان كسرى، وخمدت النار

.انھدمت الكنائس حول بحيرة ساوه بعد أن غاصت التي يعبدھا المجوس، و

حليمة السعدية وبقي عندھا حتى بعد الفطام لما رأت من بركته، ثم : مرضعته .ردته إلى أمه التي توفيت عنه صلى " عليه وسلم وھو ابن ست سنين

كفله جده عبد المطلب الذي رق عليه رقة لم يرقھا على أحد من أو>ده : طفولته

فكان يؤثره على الجميع قائ5ً لھم إن ابنه ھذا، قاصًدا محمًدا صلى " عليه وسلم، له شأن عظيم ويسره منه كل ما يصنع له حتى توفي عنه وھو ابن ثماني سنين ثم انتقل إلى كنف عمه أبو طالب الذي نھض به على أكمل وجه وضمه إلى ولده واختصه بفضل و احترام وتقدير وظل فوق أربعين عاًما يعز جانبه ويبسط عليه حمايته

.ويصادق ويخاصم من أجله

تزوج صلى " عليه وسلم بأم المؤمنين خديجة بنت خويلد في : زواجهالخامسة والعشرين من عمره بعد أن أعجبت به ،لما رأت منه من شمائل كريمة وفكر راجح ونھج أمين، وكانت خير زوجة لخير زوج ورزقھم " من ا9و>د اثنين ھما القاسم و عبد" ومن البنات أربع وھن زينب ورقية وأم كلثوم وفاطمة، رضي

أما ولده الثالث إبراھيم فكان من مارية القبطية، وقد شاءت حكمة ." عنھم أجمعين ." أن يموت جميع أو>ده الذكور في صغرھم

لما قاربت سنه صلى " عليه وسلم من ا9ربعين حببت إليه الخلوة : بعثته

والتفكر واعتزال الناس حتى جاءه الوحي بسورة اقرأ وأخبره أنه رسول " إلى الذي كان وما زال دستورنا -العالمين، واستمر نزول الوحي عليه معلًما إياه القرآن . حتى وفاته -ومنھجنا جعله " في قلوبنا وأعمالنا وحجة لنا > علينا

عاش صلى " عليه وسلم حتى بلغ الثالثة والستين، واحتضر وھو : وفاتهيوصي قائ5ً الص5ة الص5ة وما ملكت أيمانكم، مكرًرا ذلك مراًرا صلى " عليه

. وسلمھذه السيرة التي أتينا عليھا بكلمات وجمل قصار من مظاھر كماله وعظيم صفاته ما ھي إ> إيجاز لسيرة

■. عطرة خالدة > يكفي لسردھا مكتبات بأكملھا

بقلم ھاني التركماني ■ [email protected]

شخص من ط5ب وإداريي و ھيئة ٨٦استفتاء شارك فيه " حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسھم"أقام فريق تحرير ■نعرض . حول تجاربھم وآرائھم عن أحداث غزة ا9خيرة UPP)(تدريس الفيصل و برنامج اTعداد الجامعي

:لكم ھنا أھم نتائجه

ماذا كنت تشاھد أثناء الحرب ؟: المحور ا"ولمن ا9شخاص الذين شاركوا في ا>ستفتاء كانوا يشاھدون ا9خبار أكثر من ٪ ٧٩أظھرت النتائج أن حوالي

. ٪ ٢١برامج التلفاز ا9خرى ، بينما بلغت نسبة الذين شاھدوا المنوعات والرياضة بشكل أكبر حولي .وإن دل ھذا على شيء فإنما يدل على اھتمام ھؤ>ء ا9شخاص والشريحة التي يمثلونھا بھذه القضية

ھل تعتقد أننا قمنا بالواجب ؟: المحور الثاني

يعتقدون أن ما قدمته ا9مة وما قدموه ھم لغزة لم يكن كافيا على ٪٥٠أوضحت الدراسة أن ما يقارب والبقية يرون أن ا9مة قدمت ما .يعتقدون أنھم فعلوا شيئا على الرغم أنه لم يكن كافيا ٪ ٤٠بينما .اTط5ق

ربما لسنا نحن من يتحكم بأفعال ا9مة ولكن ألسنا نحن من يتحكم : وھنا يجب أن نتساءل. عليھا وھم كذلك ■؟ فيا ترى ما السبب وراء ھذا التقصير تجاه إخواننا ؟ !بأفعالنا

الروادالروادالروادالرواد■

استفتاء العدد ■

كــــم مــــن مـــآس حيـرت وجداني؟

أعــــن جــراح الرافـــدين ومــا بھــــا

أعن دمــاء قـــد جـــــرت تروي اليــــبا

أم عـــن صــراخ الـــرضع ا"طفال من

أم عـــن دمـــوع للــيتــــامى قد روت

أم عــن ســـ@م مـــا اســتــطعنا صنعه

أم عــن مذلــتــنــا وتــلــك أشــد مـــأ

لــن أستطــيع لحــالــنــا وصـــفا وإن

مـــھـــما أحــدث عــن مآســينا فلــن

قــالــوا يــريــدون الســ@م بــأرضــنــــا

سـحـقا لـمـن زعمــوا الـس@م لــنــا ومن

أين اختفــوا والقتـــل يحصد أنفس الـ

أسكوتكم! يا ساكتين عن الحقوق

فـــIي مأســــاة يخـط بنــــــــــــاني؟

فـــي كل ناحـــية وكل مكــــان

ب بغــــزة الثكــلى وفــي الجــــوKن

حضـن ت@شى فــي دجــى الطغـيان

قــصــصا مــن التعــذيب والـحرمــان

فــــغــدا أنـــاشــيــدا لــنـــا وأغـــان

ســــاة تـــ@قـــيــــنا مــدى ا"زمــــان

أوتــيــــت نـــبـــع فــصاحــة وبــيــان

أروي ســــوى نـــقــط من الطوفان

كـذبــوا ومــا قـالـوا ســوى البھـتان رفــعــوا شـعــار كــرامــة اOنــسان

أطـــفــال دون تــــوقــف وتــوان ؟

لـــفــرط زھــد ؟ أم لــفــرط ھــوان ؟

إن من الشعر لحكمةإن من الشعر لحكمةإن من الشعر لحكمةإن من الشعر لحكمة■

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التاريخ المصور.. فلسطين: نھدي قراءنا الكرام كتاب ■ طارق السويدان للدكتور

ھذا الكتاب يسرد ا9حداث التي جرت على أرض فلسطين حسب تسلسلھا التاريخي منذ أول من سكنھا وھم العرب الكنعانيون حتى عصرنا الحاضر

وظھور انتفاضة ا9قصىيتميز ھذا الكتاب بتنظيم متقن وتصميم جذاب باTضافة إلى احتوائه على

. عدد ھائل من الصور التي تنتقل بالقارئ إلى جو الحدثونظرا 9ن قضية فلسطين كانت قضية ا9مة ا9ولى وما زالت فإننا لن

■نصل إلى كيفية إنھائھا إذا لم نعرف كيف كانت بدايتھا وتاريخھا

خير جليس ■

... كم من مآس



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أن تتاح له فرصة ” حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسھم” لقد كان من دواعي سرور فريق■ إجراء مقابلة صحفية مع الدكتور محمد المطبقاني، كونه أحد الشخصيات المميزة في

و قد قابلنا، مشكوراً، بصدر رحب و أريحية تامة ل\جابة على أسئلتنا . جامعتناو قد تمكن الفريق من إجراء ھذه المقابلة بعد انتظار طال ث5ثة أسابيع . المتواضعة

و حتى > أطيل عليكم، . في كل مرة" الطيارة"نظراً >نشغال الدكتور، كي > تفوته :ھاكم المقابلة

؟"المطبقاني"و " محمد"ھّ@ سمحت لنا بمعرفة ا"سماء التي تقع بين )١ .أنا، محمد أكرم حسن المطبقاني

مكان و تاريخ الوKدة؟) ٢

. ١٩٦٠\٩\١ولدت في مدينة جــــدة، و كان ذلك عام ھل كان مجال الطب ھو الحلم الذي راودك منذ الطفولة؟) ٣

.>، بل كان حلمي أن أكون طياراً، و مع مرور الوقت نمت رغبة الطب لدي الرحلة العلمية و العملية للدكتور المطبقاني، و أعني بذلك الشھادات التي حصلت ) ٤

عليھا و الخبرات التي اكتسبتھا؟بالنسبة للشھادات، فالثانوية العامة كانت من بريطانيا، و بالتحديد من كلية برايتون في

الجنوب، و شھادة البكالوريوس كانت من جامعة أبردين في إسكوتلندا، و شھادة الماجستير من جامعة سانت اندروس، و دكتوراه تشريح الجسم البشري من جامعة

.سانت أندروس أيضاً و أما بالنسبة للخبرة العملية، فقد اكتسبت جزء من خبرتي من خ5ل تدريسي في تلك الجامعات أثناء تقديمي للماجستير و الدكتوراه، و عند عودتي إلى المملكة تم تعييني

.في جامعة الملك فيصل في الدمام نفسه بعد عشر سنوات ؟” المطبقاني“أين يرى ) ٥

بصراحة، بعد عشر سنوات من اgن أكون قد تقاعدت، و بإذن " أكون حينھا قد لقد كان طموحي أن أألف كتاباً، و ھا أنا ذا قد ألفت كتابين . أديت رسالتي في الحياة

.في علم ا9نسجة الخلوية و h الحمد من ھو الرجل الذي كان له ا"ثر ا"كبر في اختيارك لعلم التشريح ؟) ٦

البروفيسور كلينج، كان رئيس قسم التشريح في جامعة أبردين، و ھو الشخص الذي و كان ذلك 9سلوبه المميز و إخ5صه المتناھي . جعلني أفكر و أرغب بمجال التشريح

. في العمل من وجھة نظرك، ما ھو السبب الرئيسي لتقدم الغرب علينا في كثير من ) ٧

المجاKت و با"خص المجال العلمي،نظراً لتجوالك و دراستك في بعض تلك الب@د؟من أھم ا9شياء التي أرى أنھا ساعدت في تقدمھم ھو ا>لتزام الشديد بالوقت و التفاني

وكما تعلم، نحن نفتقر إلى ھاتين الخاصيتين في عالمنا اTس5مي مع . في أداء العمل .-صلى " عليه وسلم-أننا أص5ً مأمورون بھذا كمسلمين في كتاب " و سنة رسوله

ما رأيك بمستوى ط@ب الطب في جامعة الفيصل بشكل عام بالمقارنة مع أقرانھم ) ٨

في الدول المتقدمة؟برأيي و من خبرتي أرى أن ط5ب الطب في المملكة بشكل عام متميزين جداً عن

و لعل السبب في ذلك أن طالب الطب ھنا . أقرانھم في تلك الدول، صدق أو > تصدقحريص على العمل الجاد أكثر من غيره في تلك الدول، و بالطبع أنا أتحدث عن

و > تنسى أيضاً أن المنافسة الشديدة. النخبة ھنا بالمقارنة مع النخبة ھناك للحصول على مقعد في كليات الطب في المملكة ساعد على خلق ھذه الطبقة من

.الط5ب مع أنه قد يكون سؤاKً محرجاً، ما ھي أھم السلبيات التي تراھا في الفيصل؟) ٩

بصراحة من الصعب الحكم على جامعة وليدة مثل الفيصل و بلورة سلبياتھا و و في الحقيقة، أرى أن الطالب أقدر مني على تحديد . إيجابياتھا في ھذه المرحلة

السلبيات، و بالتالي يساعدنا على تجنب ا9خطاء و العمل على تكوين بيئة تعليمية أفضل بإذن عن طريق نظام -و من الجيد أن أذكر ھنا الجانب اTيجابي للفيصل، و ھو أن ط5بھا . "

قد كونوا خلفية طبية تفوق من ھم في نفس المرحلة -PBL)(التعلم على أساس حل المشك5ت . أقرانھم من التعليم من

ھل من سر يكمن وراء ابتسامة المطبقاني الدائمة؟) ١٠

.ھذه طبيعيتي، > أكثر و > أقل

أK تذكر لقرائنا موقف طريف حصل معك؟) ١١كانت ھذه المشرحة متاحًة . عندما كنت أعمل في المشرحة في جامعة أبردين في إسكوتلندا

قد استغربت ". ممنوع النوم في المشرحة: "ساعة في اليوم، وكانت ھناك لوحة كتب عليھا ٢٤و بعد سؤال أحد ا9صدقاء علمت أنه في إحدى . و تساءلت من الذي سيأتي و ينام في مشرحة

المرات أتى أحد الط5ب و استمر بالتشريح حتى منتصف الليل، و عندما شعر بالتعب سحب و في الصباح أتت إحدى عام5ت التنظيف المشرحة، فاستيقظ . أحد رفوف الجثث و نام عليه

!و من ذلك اليوم و النوم ممنوع في المشرحة. ھو على صوتھا، فلما رأته أغمي عليھا

ما ھي رياضتك المفضلة؟) ١٢ .كرة الطائرة و تنس الطاولة

ما رأيك عن الوضع في غزة، و كط@ب جامعة ما ھو واجبنا تجاه إخواننا في غزة؟ )١٣

)ھذا السؤال كان أثناء الحرب(إن ما يحصل في غزة من قتل لkطفال و النساء والشيوخ يندى له جبين كل عربي و مسلم و

.ليس ھذا فحسب بل يتعداه إلى كل إنسان حر في ھذا العالمو> . أما أنتم فأھم ما يجب عليكم فعله ھو اكمال رحلتكم العلمية وتسخيرھا لخدمة القضية

ومن ناحية اخرى ھناك جھات ، ننسى أن " >يكلف نفسا ا> وسعھا فكل منكم يقدم ما يستطع .مختصة للتعامل مع باقي المواضيع كحملة الملك عبد " للخيرية Tغاثة غزة

و في ختام اللقاء، أعرب المطبقاني عن امتنانه Tمكانية التواصل مع ط5ب الكلية بعيداً عن ■. جو المحاضرة



الملحق العربي

نجوم الفيصل ■

هاني التركماني: أجرى المقابلة ■

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January 7, 2009 From Kentucky - According to a study in Clinical Cancer Re-search, grape seed extract may have benefits for the treatment of leukemia. Researchers have found that grape seed extract can cause leukemia cell death by activating certain proteins involved in apop-tosis. In the study, the researchers discovered that a 10 mcg/mL dose of extract moderately increased leukemia cell death, while a 25 mcg/mL dose increased cell death extensively. The extract had no effect on healthy cells.

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January 23, 2009 From Washington - The FDA has approved the first trial of em-bryonic stem cells in the U.S. Regulators have given a biotech company the go-ahead to conduct a trial on a treatment for those suffering from spinal cord injuries. The Phase I trial will establish whether the treatment is safe and will involve injecting spinal cord injury patients with cells derived from embryonic stem cells. If successful this treatment could transform the lives of thousands of people who are disabled by spinal cord injuries each year.

January 8, 2009 From Atlanta - According to a study published in the CDC's Na-tional Vital Statistics Reports, the teen birth rate in the U.S. has risen for the first time in 15 years. According to the study, the birth rate among girls aged 15 to 19 increased by 3% in 2006. The states with the highest rates were Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas at over 60 births per 1,000 girls. New Hampshire, Vermont and Mas-sachusetts had the lowest rates at around 20 per 1,000.

January 20, 2009 From Sweden - According to research in the journal Neurology, having a relaxed and outgoing personality may help prevent de-mentia. In a study of over 500 older adults, researchers found that the risk of dementia was 50% lower among those who identified themselves as calm and outgoing, compared to those prone to so-cial isolation or neuroticism. Exercising, socializing, problem solv-ing and eating a healthy diet are all considered ways to help protect against dementia.



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