1. Secrets of Mona Lisa
On the 2nd of December 2014 ,The Arab Academy for Science and Technology faculty of Language and Media held a seminar event hosting the Prominent Parliamentarian and Political Science Professor Dr. Mona Makram Ebeid. The Seminar began with a brief presentation about Dr. Mona Makram Ebeid's History. Mona Makram Ebeid is a descendant of a deep rooted Egyptian political family, as she is the niece of the famous leader Makram Ebeid .She graduated at the American University then completed postgraduate studies at the University of Harvard .Dr.Makram Ebeid has been a Member of Parliament from 1990-1995 and worked as an expert on the Middle East affairs of the United Nations Program for Development 1997-2000 .She has been teaching political science at the AUC for 17 years now.And has recently started teaching public opinion at the Arab Academy. She has many books in Arabic,English and French.The Seminar was attended by students of different majors as well as the staff members of the faculty.
First,Dr Makram Ebeid suggested that she would rather prefer the event to be more of an open discussion between her and the students as she was more interested to hear from the younger generations,know more about their interests,concerns and whatever opinions they hold.She was first asked how could students our age start actively participating in the political life and start serving their society and wether joining political parties is suitable at this phase.Referring to her personal experience,she highly recommended volunteering and joining Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) which provide a platform to start serving the community,joining campaigns,spreading awareness,defending Human Rights,Fighting poverty, etc.She suggested a number of NGOs including one Cairo based NGO she personally found which is the Association for the Advancement of Education.
She was then asked "How can we reach democracy and how is it related to people's lives ".
But perhaps, his most famous and controversial masterpiece is the "Mona Lisa." ... The Mona Lisa looks both approachable and evasive, like a human being, but with unrealistic qualities. ... Her identity was mush easier to find than the Mona Lisa's. ... Lastly, a comparison of the "Mona Lisa" to da Vinci's final female portrait, "Ginevra de' Benci," shows, yet again, more differences that sets the "Mona Lisa" apart from his other portraits. ... Of all the works da Vinci created, the Mona Lisa is probably his most famous. ...
In the beginning of the film, the character Mona neglects her roots. ... Mona's identity is soon challenged. ... Mona ignores the photographer that she was previously occupied with. ... Mona's new admiration is the turning point of her life. ... Any person, like Mona, can gain a new appreciation of individuality. ...
But people do not realize the great contributions arab and muslim civilization has made in history. When they hear the word Arab, they think terrorist, turbon or even 7-11. ... Every Arab and muslim was obliged to pursue knowledge in all its forms. ... Europeans even copied principles of Islamic scholarship and academic organization in building their own nascent academies. ... Where would Newton have been without the Arabs? ...
This is where Mona came into play. ... Mona fell behind and the lights went out. ... One can see that Mona denied her true sense of her African identity. ... Joe plays a role in the transformation of Mona by displaying Mona's internal struggle with religion. ... Due to Mona having a difficult journey through her raping and the evilness of the plantation, it created sense of forgetfulness for Mona. ...
The ideology of the Israelis is different from the Arabs in many ways. ... The Arabs and Israelis had several chances to call a truce, but Arabs turned down every chance. In 1948, the UN was going to divide Palestine into two separate states, one Arab and one Jewish, but as soon as the British left the control to them the Arabs proclaimed war against Israel. Even though Israel was proclaimed a state, Arabs refused to accept this. ... Israel's defeat over the Arabs caused self-doubt in many of the other Arab nations. ...
The ideology of the Israelis is different from the Arabs in many ways. ... The Arabs and Israelis had several chances to call a truce, but Arabs turned down every chance. In 1948, the UN was going to divide Palestine into two separate states, one Arab and one Jewish, but as soon as the British left the control to them the Arabs proclaimed war against Israel. Even though Israel was proclaimed a state, Arabs refused to accept this. ... Israel's defeat over the Arabs caused self-doubt in many of the other Arab nations. ...
I also wanted to learn more about the Mona Lisa. ... Is the Mona Lisa the Leonardo's only famous painting? ... At first looking at the Mona Lisa I was thinking to myself that it wasn't that big of a deal. ... All of these things helped to give a feeling that the Mona Lisa gives to a person. ... I also came to realize that the Mona Lisa is a very good piece of art. ...