Comments on: The AUB: from Arab nationalism to Ralph Lauren http://newsfromsyria.com/2009/05/10/the-aub-from-arab-nationalism-to-ralph-lauren/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan http://newsfromsyria.com/2009/05/10/the-aub-from-arab-nationalism-to-ralph-lauren/#comment-4430 Jonathan Sun, 10 May 2009 11:08:48 +0000 http://newsfromsyria.com/?p=4626#comment-4430 Taking after the American University in Dubai: "Car show outside, fashion show inside" Taking after the American University in Dubai:

“Car show outside, fashion show inside”

]]> By: Qifa Nabki http://newsfromsyria.com/2009/05/10/the-aub-from-arab-nationalism-to-ralph-lauren/#comment-4424 Qifa Nabki Sun, 10 May 2009 09:30:01 +0000 http://newsfromsyria.com/?p=4626#comment-4424 Sasa I can't help but wonder if the article isn't missing the point. Why would the AUB continue to be a theatre of 1970's-style Arab nationalist politics when Arab nationalism is pratically dead? Look around the region. With the exception of Syria, who is really championing an Arab nationalist cause? Sasa

I can’t help but wonder if the article isn’t missing the point. Why would the AUB continue to be a theatre of 1970′s-style Arab nationalist politics when Arab nationalism is pratically dead?

Look around the region. With the exception of Syria, who is really championing an Arab nationalist cause?

]]> By: abu kareem http://newsfromsyria.com/2009/05/10/the-aub-from-arab-nationalism-to-ralph-lauren/#comment-4413 abu kareem Sun, 10 May 2009 02:37:52 +0000 http://newsfromsyria.com/?p=4626#comment-4413 My niece, who grew up mostly in Europe, spent a year in AUB in 2004 and was turned off by the superficiality of much of the student body. She noted the large number of students, men and women, walking around campus with a bandaid across the bridge of their nose indicative of a recent nose job... Can't have an Arab nose if you are driving a Hummer!!! My niece, who grew up mostly in Europe, spent a year in AUB in 2004 and was turned off by the superficiality of much of the student body. She noted the large number of students, men and women, walking around campus with a bandaid across the bridge of their nose indicative of a recent nose job… Can’t have an Arab nose if you are driving a Hummer!!!

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