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  • Literary women and literal causes. (c2015) 
    Kazzaz, Mona Omar; MA in Comparative Literature; SAS; 1967-01-01; 200102151; Saab, Nada; Balaa, Luma; Comparative Literature; Sadaka, George (2015-09-09)
    The analogue of land (ard) and women (aard) has always assumed different poetic and political hues. However, this analogue may often be dehumanizing to women because it dispossesses them of ‘self’ and constructs them in a ...
  • Women in the Arab Spring. (c2015) 
    Kabbout, Lara Said; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 1987-01-01; 200301831; Aghacy, Samira; Fakhoury, Tamirace; International Affairs; Salamey, Imad (2015-09-09)
    What are the root causes of gender inequality in the Arab region? Are corrupt and incompetent regimes responsible for the historic subjugation of Arab women? The Arab Spring appears to have presented an opportunity to end ...
  • Virtual topologies for massively parallel computations. (c2015) 
    Jahed, Karim A.; MS in Computer Science; SAS; 1990-01-04; 200801605; Haraty, Ramzi; Hamdan, May; Computer Science; Abu-Khzam, Faisal (2015-09-09)
    In their essence, recursive search tree algorithms are nothing but mere enumeration of the solution space. Most of the time is spent generating new search tree nodes with very little computation performed at each tree node. ...
  • Perspectives of senior pre-service English teachers of a university toward Engish as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in Lebanon. (c2015) 
    Lee, Eunsil; MA in Education; SAS; 1986-07-16; 201300357; Bacha, Nahla Nola; Rula Diab, Rula; Education; Bahous, Rima (2015-09-09)
    In the contemporary era of glocalization, the English language is being demanded to achieve the ‘unity’ through ‘diversity’ of the world as an international linguistic medium. For the newly emerged mission of the English ...
  • Reading strategies in science literacy. (c2015) 
    Diab, Yasmine Zakaria; MA in Education; SAS; 201200269; Nabhani, Mona; Natout, Mahmoud; Education; Bahous, Rima (2015-09-09)
    The present study examined the difference between two educational programs (i.e. Lebanese Baccalaureate and American programs) in the Lebanese system and how each program integrates reading literacy with the science ...
  • Protecting Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. (c2015) 
    Noureddine, Mona Fadi; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 201104762; Baroudy, Sami; Ghantous, Marie; International Affairs; Ouaiss, Jennifer Skulte (2015-09-08)
    The question of refugees in Lebanon is now considered a major obstacle to the development of the country. Syrian refugees constitute the largest number of refugees that have ever come to Lebanon. Among them, children are ...
  • Comparative analysis between the Egyptian 2011 revolution and 1989 Polish revolution. (c2015) 
    Yassin, Khalil Hussein; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 200702004; Tabar, Paul; Salloukh, Bassel; International Affairs; Ouaiss, Jennifer Skulte (2015-09-08)
    Starting with the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, then moving to Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, different revolutions for similar goals have recently occurred. While some of these countries, such as Tunisia and ...
  • Turkish-Iranian Rivalry over Iraq and Syria. (c2015) 
    Khairallah, Sandra; MA in International Affairs; SAS; 201104856; Ouaiss, Jennifer Skulte; Baroudi, Sami; International Affairs; Salamey, Imad (2015-09-08)
    This thesis examines Turkish-Iranian rivalry over Iraq and Syria after the 2003 United States led invasion and the 2011 popular Arab uprisings. It examines the viability of Realism in explaining sectarian-laden regional ...
  • The political economic pre-requisites of the 2011 Arab uprising. (c2015) 
    Dagher, Khalil F.; Arts and Sciences; 1989-02-16; 200701510; Dr. Sami Baroudi; Dr. Diala Ammar; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Bassel Salloukh (2015-08-21)
    Popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt launched the Arab Spring in 2011. Many experts have tried to explain the root causes of these uprisings and predict their democratization prospects. This thesis claims that the economic ...
  • Lebanon and refugees between laws and reality. (c2014) 
    El Helou, Hala A.; Arts and Sciences; 1983-06-10; 200103544; Dr. Marwan Rowayheb; Dr. Sami Baroudi; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Walid Moubarak (2015-06-10)
    The Republic of Lebanon is, by its own terms, not a country of asylum and therefore not a final destination for refugees. However, it has been a host country for them for a long time. Moving from the premise that this ...
  • Child labor in the modern era. (c2014) 
    Harbie, Micheline; Arts and Sciences; 1988-03-03; 201002776; Dr. Marwan Rowayheb; Dr. Hassan Hammoud; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Walid Moubarak (2015-06-10)
    The employment of children in adult fields has long been an issue in countries across the globe, including the United States, and it has been brought to the attention of the international arena time and time again. However, ...
  • UNIFIL's successes. (c2014) 
    Chidiac, Farah Elias; Arts and Sciences; 1989-12-08; 201101775; Dr. Marwan Rowayheb; Dr. Imad Salamey; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Walid Moubarak (2015-06-10)
    First deployed to southern Lebanon in 1978 to observe the pullout of Israeli invasion, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been a heavily criticized peacekeeping organization. Its goals have changed ...
  • The role of non-governmental organizations in affecting national policies. (c2014) 
    Matta, Nicholas-Georges G.; Arts and Sciences; 1986-12-12; 200401576; Dr. Makram Ouaiss; Dr. Sami Baroudi; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Walid Moubarak (2015-06-10)
    At a time when the theory of trans-nationalism has become most relevant, the 2011 “Arab Spring” stands as a turning point in the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. From Tunisia, to Egypt, ...
  • Causes leading Lebanese teachers to burnout. (c2014) 
    El Helou, Maya Charles; Arts and Sciences; 1989-10-29; 200702327; Dr. Mona Majdalani; Dr. Rima Bahous; MA in Education; Dr. Mona Nabhani (2015-06-10)
    Teaching is one of the most challenging professions due to different stressors teachers are exposed to sometimes leading to teachers’ burnout: a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal ...
  • Constructivism and Lebanon's foreign policy following Syria's uprising. (c2014) 
    Naoum, Rita; Arts and Sciences; 1991-11-09; 200901477; Dr. Marwan Rowayheb; Dr. Bassel Salloukh; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Walid Moubarak (2015-06-10)
    This thesis examines the role of both domestic and foreign forces in the incapacity of Lebanon to draft a unified and coherent foreign policy. It argues that domestic actors go into alliances with regional as well as ...
  • The role of ideology in the U.S. foreign policy of George W. Bush in Iraq and Barak H. Obama in Syria. (c2015) 
    Gharib, Maya Sami el; Arts and Sciences; 1984-04-16; 200202665; Dr. Sami Baroudi; Dr. Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Bassel Salloukh (2015-04-16)
    Iraq and Syria have been at the heart of US Middle East foreign policy for some time. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 were followed by a fundamental shift in US foreign policy that emanated from the neo-conservative ...
  • Oil in divide society. (c2015) 
    Soweidan, Hiyam Moussa; Arts and Sciences; 1982-09-28; 200700868; Dr. Sami Baroudi; Dr. Marwan Rowayheb; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Imad Salamey (2015-04-16)
    National resources and the energy industry are two strong and critical sectors of the economy for many nations. This is especially true for nations that are dependent on natural resources for their economic development and ...
  • The planar connected face-dominating set problem. (c2015) 
    Hage-Ali, Dina Y.; Arts and Sciences; 1983-07-30; 200103079; Dr. Nashat Mansour; Dr. Samer Habre; MS in Computer Science; Dr. Faisal Abu Khzam (2015-04-16)
    In the Planar Connected Face-Dominating Set problem, we are given a plane graph G and asked to find a connected subgraph T of minimum weight, or order, such that the boundary of every face of G contains at least one element ...
  • US foreign policy in the Middle East. (c2015) 
    Tohme, Tracy Sahyoun; Arts and Sciences; 1988-04-13; 200602049; Dr. Sami Baroudi; Dr. Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss; MA in International Affairs; Dr. Imad Salamey (2015-02-27)
    The Middle East region has long been an area of interest to the United States. In the last two decades, the United States' interventions in the Middle East and North Africa region have been associated with a claimed ...
  • Exploring leaderships capabilities and implication on teachers' performance. (c2014) 
    Azar, Alice Z.; Arts and Sciences; 1974-08-08; 199711030; Dr. Rima Bahous; Dr. Mona Majdalani; MA in Education; Dr. Mona Nabhani (2015-02-27)
    The purpose of this study is to identify the leadership capabilities needed for effective educational leadership and consequently set the standards for the knowledge, skills, and personal qualities needed for school ...

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