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Family Planning: Integration And Technology, Duff Gillespie Jan 1981

Family Planning: Integration And Technology, Duff Gillespie

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


The Development Potential Of Land Settlement (The Egyptian Case), Hussein Fahim, Thayer Scudder Jan 1981

The Development Potential Of Land Settlement (The Egyptian Case), Hussein Fahim, Thayer Scudder

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Rural Poverty In The Third World: Trends, Causes And Policy Reorientation, Samir Radwan, Eddy Lee, Dharam Ghai Jan 1981

Rural Poverty In The Third World: Trends, Causes And Policy Reorientation, Samir Radwan, Eddy Lee, Dharam Ghai

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Adaptation Of Appropriate Technology, Yusef K. Mazhar Jan 1981

Adaptation Of Appropriate Technology, Yusef K. Mazhar

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


A Statement On Current Research Activities Of The Population And Family Planning Board, Egypt, Sarah F. Loza Jan 1981

A Statement On Current Research Activities Of The Population And Family Planning Board, Egypt, Sarah F. Loza

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Social Science Research In Egypt: Institute Report (International Islamic Center For Population Studies And Research), Fouad Hefnawi Jan 1981

Social Science Research In Egypt: Institute Report (International Islamic Center For Population Studies And Research), Fouad Hefnawi

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


The Center For Political And Strategic Studies: Scientific Activities And Publications, El-Sayed Yassin Jan 1981

The Center For Political And Strategic Studies: Scientific Activities And Publications, El-Sayed Yassin

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


The National Center For Social And Criminological Research: Statement Of Current Research Projects (1981), Nahed Saleh Jan 1981

The National Center For Social And Criminological Research: Statement Of Current Research Projects (1981), Nahed Saleh

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Social Science Research In The Social Research Center, Nicholas S. Hopkins Jan 1981

Social Science Research In The Social Research Center, Nicholas S. Hopkins

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Symposium Rapporteur Report: Core Paper (Laila El Hamamsy), Nazek Nosseir, Malek Nomrossy Jan 1981

Symposium Rapporteur Report: Core Paper (Laila El Hamamsy), Nazek Nosseir, Malek Nomrossy

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Social And Economic Security And National Development, Saad Z. Nagi Jan 1981

Social And Economic Security And National Development, Saad Z. Nagi

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


A Statement About The Organization And Activities Of The Central Agency For Public Mobilization And Statistics, Reda El Said Kandel Jan 1981

A Statement About The Organization And Activities Of The Central Agency For Public Mobilization And Statistics, Reda El Said Kandel

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


The Economic Status Of Malay Muslims In Singapore, Eng Fong Pang Jan 1981

The Economic Status Of Malay Muslims In Singapore, Eng Fong Pang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In 1965 Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent secular state in a region of Islamic nations. It had then an estimated per capita income of S$ 1,600' and a population of 1.9 million people, a sixth of them Muslim. Today, after sixteen years of rapid economic progress, it has a per capita income of S$10,0002 and a population of 2.4 million people. Of the population aged ten and over in 1980, 324,000 or one-sixth are Muslim. Ninety per cent of the Muslims in Singapore are Malays, nine per cent are Indians and Pakistanis, and one per cent belong …


Cairo's Nubian Families, Peter Geiser Oct 1980

Cairo's Nubian Families, Peter Geiser

Faculty Books

This study examines the social and economic framework of the Nubian com­munity in an atterrpt to discover whether, in fact, the Nubian community cur­rently maintains its sense of social solidarity within a societary context of social change and, if so, how and to what degree this is accomplished. One aspect of this study to be presented in this monograph is the adjustments of Nubian families to the urban condition of Cairo.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 60, Wku Student Affairs Jun 1980

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 60, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Hofsass, Susan. Ku Klux Klan Members, Citizens Group Seek Support for Their Beliefs – Demonstrations, Protests
  • Brann, Suzanne. All Dorms Full; Search for Housing Begins
  • Madrid, Tina. Labels Help Refugees Learn New Language – Laotians
  • Coffey, Judy. Seven Faculty Cited for Teaching, Research
  • Parker, Brian. Sea Creatures Invade Diddle Arena; Class Earns Lifetime Certification – Scuba
  • Delegates Attend Convention This Weekend – Second Congressional District Democratic Convention
  • Spencer, Donna. A New Look . . . Kentucky Building Scheduled to Open July 4
  • Spaulding, Paula. James …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs Apr 1980

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Judd, Alan & Cecelia Mason. President Donald Zacharias Explains 7.5% Pay Raise
  • Wood, Michele. 3 Running for Associated Student Government President – Steve Fuller, David Rue, Tim Irons
  • Sheets, Carol. Area Groups Entertain in Grill Weekly
  • Student Killed, 2 Hurt in Head-on Collision – Andrea Morris, Leann Straney, Lisa Clarkson
  • Western Large User of Paper
  • Magic Show Coming
  • Academic Affairs Change not Sure Thing
  • Bilbrey, Greg. 1980 Census was Decade’s Affirmation of Democracy
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Census
  • Wood, Michele. Associated Student Government Proposes …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs Apr 1980

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Galloway, Amy. Regents’ Reappointments Unsure
  • Winnecke, Joycelyn. Peal House
  • Judd, Alan. Chicken Stands Tall in Life & Death
  • Galloway, Amy. James Davis Plans to Revamp Academic Affairs Office
  • Beshear, Tom. Paul Cook Says Budget Positive
  • Dorm Census Forms Due April 18
  • 3 Programs Accredited – College of Education
  • Midnight Movies Could be Successful
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Midnight Movie
  • Judd, Alan. Writer Picks Ronald Reagan, Cubs to Win in 1980
  • Verner, Jo. Errors in Story Cited – Special Olympics
  • Hebert, Mark. Support REO Speedwagon …


Population And Urbanization In Morocco, Saad Eddin Ibrahim Apr 1980

Population And Urbanization In Morocco, Saad Eddin Ibrahim

Faculty Books

This study examines the interplay between two sets of variables in Mo­rocco: population dynamics and urbanization. Its ultimate aim is to prov­ide a solid empirical and conceptual basis for the fonnulation of sound pol­icies for the implementation of a balanced, synchronized development progran. The chief task of the present work is to address the situation in Morocco following the colonial experience. Population and migratory patterns are analyzed within this context to detennine their role in the creation of the present situation of disequilibrium.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs Mar 1980

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Wood, Michele. Student Seat on Council of Higher Education Denied
  • Stewart, Kevin. Few Tickets May Still be Sold – NCAA Tournament
  • Hayter, Susan. Teacher Says Most Worries Over Taxes Unnecessary
  • Comer, Diane. Columbian Students Here Denounce Embassy Siege
  • Conspiracy: NCAA Ticket Lottery Produces Sure Things
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – NCAA Tournament Ticket Lottery
  • Associated Student Government Activities Office Ready for Change
  • Tournament Parking James Need Solution
  • Powell, Joanne. School Not Exclusive
  • Bray, Jeannie, Trey Trumbo Complimented
  • Richardson, Brenda. March Nutrition Month
  • Cardenas, Juan. Students …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs Jan 1980

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Winnecke, Joycelyn. Tuition Rise Likely; Salary Increase Low
  • George, Tommy. University to Study Black Students’ Wants
  • Johnson, Nathan & Cyndi Mitchell. Reaction Mixed to Draft Registration Plan
  • Beshear, Tom & Alan Judd. Regents Delay Housing Resolution
  • WKYU AM Change is Good, but will FM Serve Public Interest?
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – WKYU-FM Format
  • Scott, Rod. Sports, Politics Linked?
  • Hudnall, Tim. Pet Problems in Dorms
  • Staynings, Tony. Athlete Criticizes Column – Olympics
  • Kyser, Kimberly & Mary Lally. Nobility Questioned
  • Rector, Bill. WKYU Article Praised
  • Raymer, …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs Jan 1980

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Johnson, Nathan. Beliefs, Lifestyles Differ for Two Iranian Students – Mohammad Rizi
  • Beshear, Tom. Program Changes, Title IX Among Topics for Regents
  • Cosman, Shawn. WKYU-FM Station May Get Grant for $82,000
  • Jimmy Carter Proposes Draft Registration
  • Mitchell, Cyndi. Interhall Council Proposes More Recreation
  • Kentucky Education Association Honors 2 from Here – Joseph Sandefur, Tom Jones
  • 1980 Bills: Two Good, One Doubtful for State Universities
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Legislature Listening to Students
  • Mess, Alesia. Police Can’t be Seen
  • Dowell, John. Reconsider Garp
  • Most Buildings …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs Jan 1980

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Beaty, Lisa. Play Canceled for Obscenity – The World According to Garp
  • Winnecke, Joycelyn. Open House Hours Increased to 31 a Week
  • Judd, Alan. Long-Distance Line Hours Cut to Save on $175,000 Bill
  • Foreigners Must Report Soon
  • 2 From Here Get Internships – Tom Beshear, Amy Galloway
  • Western’s World Not According to Garp
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Cleaning up World According to Garp
  • Herald Welcomes Contributors
  • Beaty, Lisa. Reporter Up to Her Eyes in Contact Troubles
  • Papaioannou, Neophytos. Comments on Letter – Midnight Express …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs Dec 1979

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Beshear, Tom. Bargaining Agent Not Recognized
  • Carpenter, Steve Kentucky Education Association, Workers Surprised by Action on Bargaining
  • Beshear, Tom. Musician’s Child Disliked All That Jazz, Carolyn Mingus
  • Christian Music Group to Perform Dec. 12 – Dogwood
  • 3 Wise Men Condemned for Their Iranian Origin
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Regents & Kentucky Education Association
  • Judd, Alan. Rock ‘n’ Roll to Die at Natural 97 – WLBJ-FM
  • Armstrong, Donald. Jimmy Feix the Greatest
  • Reiss, John. Says Play Superb – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • Powell, Jody. U.S. …


Ua12/2/1 December Magazine, Wku Student Affairs Dec 1979

Ua12/2/1 December Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald. This issue includes articles:

  • Fish, Tim. Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Deniece Rogers
  • Clark-Tod, Tom. ‘70s A Quiet Revolution: Re-Evaluating a Revolution - & Revealing Another
  • Beshear, Tom. ‘70s A Quiet Revolution: Serving Leftovers from the ‘60s
  • Salato, Nancy. ‘70s A Quiet Revolution: The Great Buildup – Construction
  • Bilbrey, Greg & Cecelia Mason. ‘70s A Quiet Revolution: Glancing Back at Western


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs Nov 1979

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Winnecke, Joycelyn. Hilltopper Returns after Worldwide Fame – Billy Vaughn
  • Beshear, Tom. Board of Regents Undecided about Kentucky Education Association Request
  • Galloway, Amy. U.S. May Not Deport Iranian Student Here
  • Beaty, Lisa. Lili Marleen: Professor Writes Song’s Biography – Carlton Jackson
  • 742 Register for Classes
  • Ayatollah Khomeini Begging for Martyr’s Death
  • Gibbons, Roland. Ayatollah Khomeini
  • Judd, Alan. Energy Patrol Trips Over Civil Rights
  • Martin, Edwina, et al. Not Complaining
  • McCann, Michael. Questions Policy – Crime Reporting
  • Griggs, George. Criticizes Officials – Intramurals
  • Winter, Janice. Resent …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs Nov 1979

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Beshear, Tom. Most Faculty Salaries Here Higher Than in Rest of State
  • Beshear, Tom & Steve Carpenter. Hourly Workers Wages Among Lowest in Kentucky
  • Galloway, Amy. Iranians Optimistic About Stay in U.S.
  • Faculty Pay Plan Might Create More Inequities
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Drug Related Arrests
  • Obermark, Peter. Acts Called Unjust – Anti-Iranian Rally
  • Molley, Bob. Station Criticized – WLBJ-FM
  • Judd, Alan. Fans’ Obsession with Winning Basic Case of Misplaced Values
  • Olliver, Jodie. Protestors Criticized
  • Cooke, Kenneth. Restraint Urged
  • Bivin, Stuart & James Doerge. …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs Nov 1979

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

  • Galloway, Amy, et al. Shah of Iran May Leave U.S. Within 10 Days – Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
  • Galloway, Amy. Natural 97 is Changing to Mellow Music Format – WLBJ-FM
  • Carpenter, Steve. Faculty Meeting with Kentucky Education Association
  • Fish, Tim & Cecelia Mason. Workers Say Union Would Lead to Higher Wages
  • Local Board Shuns Students Again – Bowling Green-Warren County Board of Adjustments, Maranatha Christian Center
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Ayatollah Khomeini & Uncle Sam
  • Fairleigh, Joe. Ad Policy Criticized
  • Reneae, Richard. Crowding Dangerous – …


Party And Peasant In Syria, Raymond A. Hinnebusch Oct 1979

Party And Peasant In Syria, Raymond A. Hinnebusch

Faculty Books

This study represents a first and very preliminary attempt to describe the development of rural policies and structures and their consequences in Syria under the Ba'th regime. The analysis pretends to no conceptual or methodological sophistication. Its basic limitation derives from the research method employed, entailing heavy dependence on a program of official interviews and village "field trips" undertaken by the writer with the cooperation of the Ba'th party authorities within a limited period of time (one year)


Law And Social Change: An Overview And Assessment, Ahmed Khalifa Jan 1979

Law And Social Change: An Overview And Assessment, Ahmed Khalifa

Faculty Book Chapters

Many minds, multiple energies and much cooperation has gone into the creation and production of this monograph. Principally it is the outcome of a seminar on the theme of "Law and Social Change: Problems and Challenges" which was organized and co-sponsored within the general framework of the Open University Seminar Series by the Department of Sociology-Anthropology-Psychology of the American University in Cairo and the National Center for Sociological and Criminological Research. The Open University Seminar, held annually, is a forum through which members of the AUC community and interested persons from the larger Egyptian community can come together to express …


Lawyers And Social Scientists In Search Of A Role In Societal Development, Mark C. Kennedy Jan 1979

Lawyers And Social Scientists In Search Of A Role In Societal Development, Mark C. Kennedy

Faculty Book Chapters

Many minds, multiple energies and much cooperation has gone into the creation and production of this monograph. Principally it is the outcome of a seminar on the theme of "Law and Social Change: Problems and Challenges" which was organized and co-sponsored within the general framework of the Open University Seminar Series by the Department of Sociology-Anthropology-Psychology of the American University in Cairo and the National Center for Sociological and Criminological Research. The Open University Seminar, held annually, is a forum through which members of the AUC community and interested persons from the larger Egyptian community can come together to express …