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‘65
Marwan Stambuli sent in the following email:
Class 1965 We invite all our Classmates to visit our great website and enjoy our Gallery and Events at www.ic1965.com We miss you all and God bless those who passed away. www.marwanstambuli.com
‘75
Reem Rashash-Shaaban writes that after resigning from the American University of Beirut where she taught for 33 years, she now has more time to work on her writing and art. Her latest short story “Grooming Rana” is part of the new anthology Arab Women Voice New Realities . Her artwork has been lately published in Goat’s Milk Magazine, The Remington Review, Sukoon and one of her watercolors graces the cover of Twisted Vine. She held her fourth solo exhibition “ My Lebanon” on November 15th at the Artwork Shop in Beirut.
‘76
Marwan Sakr sent in the following photo.
‘83
Mohamed Sinno sent in the following graduation pictures.
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‘84
Khalil Shalabi
went down from Austin to Houston to meet up with Ara Malkahsian ‘84 at the Alumni dinner. Both Khalil and Ara have made Texas their home with their families. Ara is a business owner dealing with rare and luxury cars and Khalil is the Executive Vice President of Strategy at the Lower Colorado River Authority.
‘85
Karim Hajjali joined Food Quest as CEO in the UAE in July 2018 after spending 5 years in KSA with Fawaz AlHokair Group. Food Quest is a Dubai based restaurant operator and part of Abu Dhabi’s National Holding. His Kids have now both fled the nest with a son studying in London and daughter deciding between London and Spain for her graduate degree starting September 2019. “I Have recently enjoy catching up with classmates and other IC alumnus at the Suhoor event organized by ICAA,” he said.
‘92
bachir El-Saghir is currently a Doha-based Business Development Manager with Ibtikar Technology Solutions (www.ibtikar.qa) in the IT Field and has previously worked in Qatar since 2007 as a project manager and landscape architect with Projacs International (www.projacs.com) and Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners)(www.dar.com); respectively. Prior to Qatar, he was in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada where he worked in several industries including food (www. timhortons.com), retail with Grafton-Fraser Inc.(https:// www.linkedin.com/company/grafton-fraser-inc-/about/) and in business process outsourcing solutions with Sitel Group (www.sitel.com). Furthermore, post-AUB, he served as a Flag Service Officer (Military Draft Officer) - Conscript Lieutenant with the Lebanese Army (https://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/en) as part of the then mandatory 1-year military service. He also worked as a Landscape Engineer in Lebanon with Prestige Gardens, an Assistant Editor-Middle East Food Journal with Chatila Publishing House (CPH World Media / https://cph.world ) and as a Landscape Engineer with Q-Gardens in Doha-Qatar (https://www.qatargardens.com) Moreover, he previously volunteered with the Doha Film Institute (https://www.dohafilminstitute.com) at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival, TEDxDoha, American University of Beirut Alumni Association of North America- Ottawa Chapter, CKCU 93.1 FM- Radio Carleton Inc. at Carleton University (https://carleton.ca), Ottawa, AMIDEAST (https://www.amideast.org) as well as an internship with UNDP (http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home. html) due to various industry interests. More information regarding his professional experience can be accessed from my LinkedIn profile link below: linkedin.com/in/bachir-el-saghir-mba-b9549925 He is a member of the Order of Engineers & ArchitectsBeirut (http://www.oea.org.lb) since 1997, Lebanese Landscape Association since 2016 ( https://www.lela-lb.org
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) and was as Articling Agrologist during 2007 with the Ontario Institute of Agrologists (http:// oia.on.ca) With regards to his educational background, he has an Executive MBA from Hult International Business School (https:// www.hult.edu) and a B.Sc. in Agriculture + Diploma of “ingenieur agricole” from the American University of Beirut (https://www.aub.edu.lb). “I was at IC as an elementary and intermediate student from the late seventies until 1987 when I moved mid year to Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates and continued my studies at The International School of Choueifat (SABIS / https:// www.sabis.net) until 1991 where I graduated with a high school diploma and entered the Freshman Sciences class at The American University of Beirut,” he wrote. “The birthday photo was with IC classmates in my family home in Beirut in March 1979 at which I believe was during KG2.” Pic1: Bashir el Shaghir Pic2: bashir pdf
‘05
balsam Khodr has moved to take on a new challenge, currently holding the position of Learning and Development Manager at the InterContinental Dubai Marina since September 2018, after 8 years at the Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel Beirut having rotated between the different sections in the Human Resources Department.
‘14
leïla Charafeddine graduated with a BBA in Entrepreneurship from the Olayan School of Business (OSB) from AUB in 2017. She did internships for a year in venture capital, food and beverages, retail, real estate, and research and development. She then got a position as a Development Officer at the Sadr Foundation. The foundation supports projects related to women empowerment, childcare and education, healthcare, and good governance. She works with a team to write proposals to receive funding for the foundation’s projects and connect with national and international organizations. “Being part of the IC and AUB family has been a privilege that has benefited me greatly,” she wrote.
