Category: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: The Smile of a Graduate

 

PhD graduation 2009


June is the month of the graduate. From high school to university, you make the leap or celebrate loved ones crossing the finishing line.

Now that I’m a faculty member, I get to feel the pride of graduations from another perspective: that of the person helping to prepare the student for the real world.

Here are some images of my graduations over the last 12 years. First from undergrad and then later with my PhD. In each one I can’t tell if I’m proud or relieved! What were the emotions you had at graduation?

Undergraduate graduation 2000
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Wordless Wednesday: Rain, an Original Animated Tale

This is a still image from the DFI (Doha Film Institute) production of Rain, a cartoon retelling of an Arabic folktale.

I had a chance to see the preview of the animated short, and it promises exciting things for the future. The story follows a young traveler who is taken in a Bedouin tribe when he is found ill in the desert. Bedouins are known for their hospitality and this film brings this tale to light. There are two version of the film, one in Arabic and another in English.

The highlight of the evening for me was the soundtrack for this film, the songs composed from the rich tones of Arabian instruments, including the oud.

 

 

 

 

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Wordless Wednesday: The Myth that Kids Don't Read

I’m a writer so often people ask me why kids don’t read anymore. Kids are like everyone else: If they find books that are interesting, they won’t be able to put them down.

Don’t believe me? Here’s evidence from the Maktaba Children’s Library project. This spring we hosted three months of reading circles. See  little ones enjoying the oldest form of technology we have: a good story.

PS – like all good habits, reading is a love that is passed from one role model to another

 

 

 

 

 

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