حين قرر �شباب �ليوم �أنه لن ينتظر حتى يهرم من �أجل »لحظته

�لتاريخية«، �أ�شبحت �ل�شو�رع هي �لملجاأ و�شرخات �لماليين من

�أجل �لحريات هي �لمطلب. و�شارت �شدور �لم�شاركين دروعهم،

خالل في �شيوفهم. وفي�شبوك وتويتر �شالحهم، و�لإعالم

�لفترة �لتي م�شت كان لالإعالم دور �أ�شا�شي في حياتنا، ولطالما

�ل�شلطة �لر�بعة دور� في تاريخ �ل�شعوب. لذلك نحن لعبت هذه

�إلى نلجاأ �لم�شرق« مدر�شة »مجتمع �ل�شغير مجتمعنا في هنا

�أنف�شنا كطالب م�شرق، وجعلنا من جريدة للتعبير عن �لإعالم

(Oracle) مر�آة لحياتنا د�خل جدر�ن �لمدر�شة.

تطوير على �لمحافظة على عملنا �لجريدة، عمل كفريق

م�شتمر ل�شفحات (Oracle) ، فمن حيث �لم�شمون عملنا على

�إلى �لطالب ؛ فاأ�شفنا ق�شم �أقرب �أق�شام جديدة لجعلها �إ�شافة

“�شورة و خبر” من �لعالم ومن �لم�شرق، ق�شم “�لربيع �لعربي”، �لخريجين ق�شم ، (Sports Section) �لريا�شة ق�شم

، وعملنا على تو�شيع �لمجهول ، ق�شم (Seniors Section)بالن�شبة �أما . (Entertainment Section) �لترفيه ق�شم

لل�شكل �لخارجي، فيعود �لف�شل لهذ� �لتغيير �لجذري �إلى ع�شو

فريق �لعمل �لطالب محمد �لخليلي، حيث �أنه ��شتوحى من �شتاء

عمان �لبارد هذ� �لعام فكرة �إخر�ج هذه �لطبعة باألو�ن �ل�شتاء.

رئي�شة �لتحرير

ريتا عكرو�ش

IBDP I: exPeDItIon

�شو يف ما يف؟

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Issue 5 - 2012

A Periodical issued biannually by Senior School Students

MMUn

MMUN

Heated debates, unforeseen predicaments, enthusiasm and memorable moments were

all encountered during this year’s Mashrek Model United Nations Conference 2011. Mashrek Model United Nations was held for the 9th year in a row, with even more prosperity and success than the previous years. It is fair to say that every participant in MMUN left with enhanced skills, unforgettable memories and an extraordinary experience to share in the future .

Economical and social council (ECOSOC), which was initiated last year, was held for the second year by the efforts and persistence of Mashrek students. Both the ECOSOC and the General Assembly tackled issues that stimulated the minds of people globally and locally in the past few months. Students were highly interested in researching and addressing this year’s topics due to recent occurrences within our region, starting from the Arab Spring and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict in the General Assembly, in addition to establishing a pollution-free environment. However in the ECOSOC the debates were heated under different issues concerning discrimination against women, the economic and social repercussion of the Israeli occupation as well as enhancing the economic status worldwide by the Global Jobs Pact.

Merging and Lobbying on November 23rd marked the starting point of the conference. On this day, the students’ efforts and dedication towards presenting the precise views of their respective countries were clearly shown, as the merging and lobbying day was at its utmost success and fruitfulness. Students who formed resolutions confidently discussed their plans and encouraged other countries to join them towards solving the different issues at hand. Having solid background knowledge, students were intelligent enough to sign with their allies, ending the day with two

considerable resolutions for each topic ready to be discussed during the following session in the next few days. Every single participant waited with anticipation and eagerness to carry out the debates.

The opening ceremony of the MMUN 2011 took place the next day, indicating the beginning of another fruitful day. We were truly esteemed to welcome Ms. Rana Sabbagh, a well-known journalist who gave

an insightful opening speech about the press and media nowadays and whether our trust in the media was in its place. It is fair to say that the speech we heard opened our eyes and widened our perspectives towards the issues we constantly face in our reality. The opening speeches of the delegates of both the General Assembly and the ECOSOC were attuned to the guest speaker’s speech. As soon as the delegates presented their speeches, the first session was launched with high expectations. The delegates of USA and Iran both presented their resolutions, while the house witnessed intense debates between the two parties. The conference became even closer to reality when the delegate of Iran and his allies stormed out of the house while the delegate of USA discussed her resolution, portraying a real event in the actual UN General Assembly. The USA resolution passed, while the resolution of Iran unfortunately did not. In the ECOSOC, different delegates of the same countries, USA and Iran were also competing, ending with the same result as the GA, which passed the resolution of the US. What was really worth taking note of was the great participation of the younger delegates, especially the newcomers. Unlike each year, young students showed remarkable preparation and enthusiasm by asking numerous questions and replying carefully to other delegates, which contributed greatly to the conference’s success.

The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict is a subject of great concern to all and this was shown tremendously during the debates on the second topic in the GA. For the first time in the history of the MMUN, Palestine was allowed to write a resolution. Challenged by Israel, it fueled extreme and intense arguments, in which every delegate in the House was a part of .This was evident throughout the entire session. The resolution of PNA passed with

HeateD DeBatesBy: Rasha Gammoh & Nehaya Al Jafari

clear majority; however, suggestions of Veto came to life, angering the delegate of PNA and leading to another storm out worth mentioning. Luckily, the Veto was not used and the resolution of PNA was not opposed. In the ECOSOC, the delegates of UK and the delegate of Canada presented two resolutions. The resolution of UK passed after many deliberations and disputes.

The following day was the hands on day, as it goes without mentioning that community and service is a part of Mashrek International School. This year, we visited a deer conservation facility, where different jobs were prepared for us. We built a fence out of nothing, created fade for the deer and painted an old house as well. Afterwards, our group had lunch at a humble restaurant, where we all bonded and strengthened our relationships. It was an absolutely productive day, full of hard work and fun moments too.

On the final day of this incredible conference, the last topic was discussed and debated.The UK presented a passing resolution against Germany in the GA and UAE ironically won against Ukraine in the issue of discrimination against women. Meanwhile, the Chair announced a crisis in the GA, where Hasan Nasr-Allah was supposedly assassinated by Israel and the Iranian military entered Syria. Each party addressed and defended their position, while chaos and intense disputes were taking place in the house. Yet, laughter and sarcasm were also present in this part of the conference, as the countries supported each other in humorous ways. Finally, the Closing Ceremony soon began and we were honored to welcome another distinguished guest speaker, Dr. Mousa Shtewi. We were addressed with the issue of gender discrimination and the organization of SIDAW , which play a huge role in the protection of women’s rights.

Finally, we all attended a party that officially announced the end of the conference. The party was amazing and extremely amusing marking the end of this wonderful experience.

Of course, the MMUN participants would like to express their gratitude to their schoolmates, Mohammad Al Khalili and Safi Nazzal, who kindly volunteered to be the photographers for our MMUN Conference.

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On Wednesday November 30th of this school year, Mashrek International School’s Second

Youth For Change Event was held, with a timespan of one school day for the discussion of ending violence against helpless children. The basic idea of this event is allowing the youth of this school to understand their capabilities and accept their peers’ ideas on the topic at hand ,while adding their own touch into the brainstorm. The main issues in concern were: child labor, physical and psychological abuse of elders and peers and discrimination against the female gender, focusing especially on the youth of the female gender.

As part of the Middle Years Program (MYP) application, the events of this day were all under the umbrella of the Areas of Interactions that build our understanding of concepts into tangible products of creativity. The five Areas of Interaction at play were : environments, human ingenuity, community and service, health and social education and ATL.

Students of both grades 8 and 9 participated in the learning experience of this topic under a variety of projects and events, whereas other `Middle School classes were privileged to observe and learn from the presentations. Prior to the event, students were introduced to the topic and the event through the advisory sessions and language classes. Students watched videos, discussed the matter, created the consequence wheel and prepared their inquiries about the topic, to interact with the guest speaker on the day of the event.

The event was divided into three main parts: preparation and morning session (awareness),activities (action), celebration and reflection.

For the morning session, the students were divided into groups, with supervisors and team leaders. Students were introduced to games and ice breakers that evolved their team spirit, joint enthusiasm and individual willingness of participation as what could be described to be the perfect start to the day. A guest speaker presentation and Q&A session on the subject took place afterwards.This gave an opportunity to the participants to deeply understand more deeply the subject at hand.

After the morning session, students headed to their activity rooms in order to fulfill what was requested of them. Different groups were under different areas of interaction and subject titles

By: Hasan A. Jamali

,which widened the event into a broader concept and understanding of the ideas concerning the subject of child abuse in all its different shades. The various activities based on this subject were arts, drama production, slogans and posters, broadcasts, mini workshops, social media presentations, children’s rights collages, sports competitions and dance choreographies.

At the celebration, students joined in a bonding experience through a dance that took place in front of the theatre, helping them digest this event properly. The individual groups then presented what they had achieved during this fruitful event, and what they had understood from this day. Reflections were collected from each student as an experience to truly visualize each individual effect of the day on participants. Clearly, this Youth for Change event was a successful experience, to spread awareness, and most importantly to induce humanity within the early ages.

YoUtH for CHange – an enD to CHIlD aBUse

Mashrek’s Youth

A wise man once said: “Children are the living message we send to a time we will not see.”

Principals and Teachers of Mashrek International School have faith in each child occupying a seat in a classroom; therefore, with the participation of the Senior school students, an event entitled ‘‘International Day”was created for Kindergarten and first grade students.

The International Day was held at the Mashrek Kindergarten. The main objective of this event was to devolop the knowledge of Mashrek’s children, and enhance their vision of other cultures. They got a picture of other countries and how they differ from the culture we live in. Furthermore, the event depicted an excellent mixture of societies; there were countries from the Far East such as

Philippines, from the Middle East such as Palestine and Jordan, from Europe such as England and from North America such as Canada.

Moreover, juniors and seniors took part in this event, as representatives of the countries’ and they did a splendid job in presenting the information, and hosting parents who attended this occasion. In addition to that,Khaled Abu Amro an IB1 student, was in charge of the participants.He organized the shifts and showed great hospitability to the different groups who attended.

Additionally, some students helped parents in presenting some countries. India for example, was presented by two Indian parents and their five year old daughter; the parents talked about the main

features of the Indian culture and then the little girl performed an Indian dance. Kindergarten and Primary School students found this idea very entertaining.

As for the teachers’ cooperation, they were very accommodating by helping Senior School students in organizing the booths and they have also helped in organizing the classes used for the presentations. Not to forget, the KG Principal Mrs. Tamara Majali was there to welcome the parents along with the School’s Principal, Dr. Hana Malhas.

Finally, Mashrek International School’s family is looking forward to more of these effective events in order to widen the horizons of our children and to produce a productive generation with the attitudes of tolerance and acceptance.

InternatIonal DaY By: Maria Elayan

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�شورة و خرب

�شو في ما في؟

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ح�شول �أول �مر�أة عربية على جائزة نوبل لل�شالم.

ح�صلت ال�صحافية و الكاتبة توكل كرمان من اليمن

ح�صلت على جائزة نوبل لل�صالم لعام 2011 بعد اأن

اأثبتت وجودها كاأبرز املدافعات عن حرية ال�صحافة

وحقوق املراأة وحقوق الإن�صان يف اليمن وبرزت ب�صكل

عليها يطلق اليمنية، الحتجاجات قيام بعد كبري

اليمنيون ا�صم اأم الثورة وامللكة بلقي�س الثانية.

منوذج دميوقر�طية م�شغر.

بعد القاء املر�صحني خطاباتهم اأمام طالب املرحلة

الذي للمر�صح بالت�صويت طالب كل قام الثانوية

اقنعه و انتهت النتيجة بفوز الطالبة �صارة احل�صني

راما الطالبة و الطلبة كرئي�س، بانتخابات جمل�س

الزعرتة كنائب الرئي�س.اما اأع�صاء جمل�س الطلبة و

منتخبي ال�صفوف فهم: راية كلبونة، حممد مدوخ،

وعد ن�صيبة، كرمي عواد، كرمي اخلالدي، دانية

خزاعي،�صفوت نزال، زينة الطاهر، �صارة �صرمي ،

اأحمد مومني،عبري ان�صاري،ندمي م�صاحلة

�لعثور على بقاية ميناد روماين �أ�شفل �لبحر �مليت.

مت العثور على بقايا ميناء روماين ا�صفل البحر امليت،

وح�صب درا�صة علمية يقال انها تدل على وجود مدن

النبي لوط عليه ال�ضالم التي كانت مدن �ضائعة منذ

ما بني 1800-2000 عام قبل امليالد. وقد عقد اتفاقا

للتنقيب الرو�صيه و الأردنية اجلهات بني ما ر�صميا

اآثار وجود الرو�صي الوفد اكد وقد املدن، هذه عن

رومانية ما زال يتم البحث عنها يف عملية �صت�صتغرق

مدة عامني.

�حياء حفل عية �مليالد يف م�شرح �ملدر�شة.

طالب قام عربي ابن الدين حمي م�صرح على

مكون عر�س بتقدمي املتو�صطة املرحلة �صفوف

من اأغاين امليالد بالعربية و الإجنليزية و تقدمي

امليالد. بهجة حول “�صكيت�س” ق�صري

�كت�شاف كوكب جديد فيه بو�در حياة.

مت اكت�صاف كوكب جديد يبعد عن الأر�س 600 عام

�صوئي، حيث يقول العلماء انه هناك بوادر حياه عليه

احليوانات و للنباتات املنا�صبة احلرارة حيث من

للبقاء على قيد احلياة .

�لتربع ملركز �حل�شني لل�شرطان.

بالر�صالة و لل�صرطان احل�صني مركز باأهمية اإميانًا

قامت ال�صرطان مر�صى لإنقاذ �صعيًا يحملها التي

املال اىل اجلمعية يف حفل بتقدمي مبلًغ من املدر�صة

امل�صرق طالب وكان دينا الأمرية �صمو بوجود اأقيم

بجمع املال من خالل ن�صاطات متنوعة اقيمت داخل

املواهب عر�س عمان، مراثون مثل املدر�صة خارج و

)talent show( ، حفل نهاية العام من جمل�س

الطلبة، و بيع كروت مر�صى ال�صرطان. مل يقت�صر دور

الطلبة على جمع التربعات بل اأي�صا على ن�صر الوعي

حول ال�صرطان من خالل املحا�صرات املختلفة و من

خالل املنهاج املدر�صي.

من العالم

من الم�شرق

IBDP

3 days, 2 nights, 300 kilometers away from home, 56 students, 10 supervisors and 2 challenging

adventures. On Thursday, 29th of October, at 8 am, 56 students from IB1 gathered at the main court, excited for the trip. We were divided into two jet buses that headed to the same direction, Al Shobak. In 4 hours, we reached our destination. The weather was moderately hot, fortunately not very sunny. We went out of the buses and awaited Abuloaf, the Head Supervisor to tell us about our journey. We walked around 22 kilometers on sand, water, and rocks. On our way ,we found a dead fox, we kissed crabs and rolled in water full of algae.

The second day was much more challenging, we

woke up at 7am, had breakfast, did some morning

exercises and then headed to our starting point,from where we began walking the 25 kilometers we had ahead of us. We were the first school to go on this risky adventure. During the first 3 hours, we hiked through a mountain of steep roads and moving rocks. It was a difficult challenge, but it was worth it. Upon reaching the end of the mountain, everyone was exhausted and we ran out of water. Surprisingly , we still had 18 kilometers ahead!

During the walks on the first and second day, we were walking in different groups, however, after dinner we all sat together and stayed up late playing games all night, and creating unforgettable memories. On our third and last day, we woke up at 6am to go to an old prison nearby, and to land down its wall. On our way home ,we stopped at a café. We were all exhausted, our feet were sore, we were very sleepy and messy too. However, we still managed to pull ourselves together and stand by each other. EVERYONE in the café, got up, danced, clapped and cherished the moment. The expedition was a once in a lifetime experience that brought us all together and taught us a lot of new things; a journey that gave us an opportunity

to become closer to each other, to open up and

to create worthwhile memories . The best thing

about this trip was that we were far away from our

daily routines, away from comfortable couches,

away from TVs, laptops, technology and all what

we are used to. Yet, it was truly an expedition to

remember.

Some enjoyed the challenges, while others

could not handle the toughness of the adventures.

Nevertheless, it was a wonderful experience for all,

Ms. Christine Ziadat- “The expedition took the

students on a personal development journey that

helped them shape their attitudes and opinions

and understand different cultures by actively

taking part in them, as well as providing interesting

situation to be as one whole family .”

UnforgettaBle MeMorIes By: Sarah Al Hussein

Every year, grade 12 IBDP students surprise

and impress us with their creativity in their

Group 4 Project. This year, the seniors worked

really hard on presenting the scientific knowledge

they possessed through entertaining and creative

means. They have ’50 Years From Now’ as their

focal theme. They focused on the chosen theme

through the lens of three sciences: Biology,

Chemistry, and Physics.

This year, The students of Group 4 Project

were divided into two sections that

distinguished their display: the first section of

students exhibited their projects in different

booths, using their laptops to show power

points and videos, as well as cardboards and

information displayed on boards. However,

the second section presented their work by

different means; they demonstrated their

project in live short sketches and recorded

ones.

By: Sarah Al Hussein

All attendees including parents, teachers, and

students, benefited from the astonishing scientific

information that the Group 4 Project provided.

They revealed some shocking facts about how

the world would change or improve in 50 years

biologically, physically, and chemically.

groUP 4 ProjeCt

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In & Out

Eight students in pairs participated in the “I Know Business” Competition that

took place on November 18th, 2011. After each group prepared their own project; which was a business plan concept that could be invested in, they gathered to present their projects to college students who were marked as “investors”. The competition was practically more like reality, as each business plan was “supposedly” registered at the Ministry. Then with an approval of an investor, an imaginary cheque was added into the bank account, which was considered to be points for the team, along with points from the investors’ feedback. Fortunately, three groups out of

four made it out of the first twenty groups in the competition. One group; who were Marwan Hattar and Khalid Abu-Amro were ranked as the fourth winners. “For me, it was a satisfying beneficial experience to participate in this competition, as I do not take subjects containing any material to come up with roots of a business idea, but my partner and I managed to create an acceptable project, which at least came to be one the first twenty groups” –Rita Akroush reflected.

Being the first students to take the IB Theatre Course is not easy. There is a lot of pressure

on us to make this course as successful as possible. 14/11/2011 was the date for our first production. This performance was important to all of us ,since it was the first step towards creating bigger and more successful productions in the upcoming two years.

For our first performance ,Mr. Antony our theatre teacher, decided to take us back to the origin of theatre, when no set up lights or props were used. The performance relied completely on the actors’ ability to deliver the right feelings and the message to the audience.

We were five performers and each one of us picked two contrasting monologues of our own choice and worked hard to create a character, then bring it to life on stage. As for me, I chose monologues with characters that are very far away from the real me, one of the monologues was called: “Cold Blooded Murderer” and the other one was a monologue from a famous play called “Every Good Boy Deserves A Favor”. Personally, my favorite part while being on stage is when I looked into the eyes

of an audience member and I saw him/her affected by what I was performing, it is truly an amazing feeling. Throughout the performance of the other girls, I did not look at them because I knew they were doing a great job Instead, I enjoyed observing the effect of the words coming out of the actors on the audience themselves and how each person reacted to them in their own way.

This was truly an amazing experience and I enjoyed it a lot. Here is what Mr. Antony had to say about our first production: “It was excellent to see all of grade 11, teachers, I.B. Coordinators and Principals at the outdoor amphitheatre to support the first production ever by Mashrek Theatre Diploma Students. We managed to hold off inclement weather and all that interfered with the show was a soft breeze, which united the performers and audience in a shared space, at a shared moment. As a theatre teacher, all you can do is prepare your students as best you can, but it is up to the performers themselves whether they seize the moment or wilt under the pressure! It was a very proud moment for me to see these young women speaking in character with confidence and power; a wonderful beginning to what should be a very enriching I.B. Program.”

DeBUt: MonologUesBy: Rita Akroush

By: Nadine Sharabi

Mashrek’s first Student Led Conferences were held on Thursday, on November

3rd for MYP students. Nerves began rattling as students approached the Mashrek doors afraid of what was awaiting them inside. For the first time, students were required to evaluate themselves in the subjects they were currently taking. This evaluation challenged the students into reflecting upon their intellect as learners and their behavior as students. They were required to determine their strengths and weaknesses in their subjects and then discuss them with their parents.

Two students from each class worked on organizing their classmates’ portfolios consisting of the tasks given in every subject ,including the teacher’s reflections. Every student was assigned to 4 teachers, and spent 5 minutes with each. In these five minutes the students were required to reflect on their progress in the subject.They were also asked to talk about a subject of their

own choice, evaluating their work in that area. The portfolio was important overall, because it held the tasks of the students and the teachers’ reflections, both vital for a successful evaluation.

Holding student led conferences for the first time, proved to be effective in time management for both parents and teachers. The parents loved the fact that meetings with the teachers were scheduled, since it allowed them to arrive and leave the school at specific times, whereas the normal conferences required parents to wait in long lines just to have a few words with every single teacher, which was both exhausting and annoying. Parents did not like the fact that they were unable to talk with all the teachers that taught their son/daughter.

Overall the conference was effective in challenging the students to evaluate their abilities in a variety of subjects.

stUDent leD ConferenCes

I Know BUsIness

By: Yasmeen Al Ansari

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Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you

are doing, you will be successful.”- Herman Cain.

Being happy does not depend on what you have or what you do... well, it really depends on what we think and believe in. Happiness is defined as a state of well-being and contentment. The accomplishments of any mother and father depend on providing a positive environment for their future family. Every girl has the motherly feelings growing in her as she grows up, and every man has the instinctive feelings of fatherhood. What do you think are the secrets of having a truly happy family?

The truth is happy families have cranky kids, messy houses and money struggles, just like everyone else. Underneath all of that, they have a core of contentment that sustains them through all of life’s turbulences. Being happy as a family is something deeper than simply having fun together or feeling the immediate euphoria of a

joyful event ,like opening presents on Christmas morning. “A happy family is a family that has a deep sense of meaning and purpose in their lives.”-Anonymous.

They say happy families know who they are; when your family agrees on its core values and consistently lives by those standards you’ll build a stronger family identity and reduce the usual conflicts. Defining your values as one big family cannot only reinforce a lot of the qualities that brought you together, but it can also help steer you in times when you feel conflict. Knowing that you prioritize new experiences; for example, you might decide to pull the kids out of school for a special family trip, while another family who values education over everything else would never consider scheduling a vacation during the school year. Always remember that an hour or a joyful moment spent with your family is worth ages of an ordinary, dull life. Although the grown-ups in the house should drive the discussion, children can also play a part

in framing your family’s ideals. They can also be trusted on part of the family responsibilities. When you depend on them and formulate them to make decisions that will affect your plan of the day; you’ll be helping them to build and formulize their well balanced and confident personality with excellent leadership. Ask them what they like to do and what they dislike, make them feel that they are a part of the family and not taking into consideration how old or young they are. Show your family the love that was shared in yours, and if not, give them the love and the faith you missed in your family and the way you wanted to be treated. Show them love: care, self confidence, high self esteem, faith, that you believe in them, security, comfortable atmosphere, valuable time and memorable moments. Be a risk taker, well balanced, open minded and caring; and you’ll be having at least the basics of a true happy family that you always wished for.

seCrets BeHInD HaPPY faMIlIes

She slowly approached the poison

That lay on top of the table.

With her first step

A black body attacked her vulnerable will.

Another step,

It began slowly preying

On the weak corners of her mind

She tried to resist

But the body was stronger

He moved with his long black legs

From one corner of her mind to the other

And spread his strings.

With every step he weakened her

And strengthened within her the desire

Of embracing what would only destroy her.

With every second

And with every step

She grew weaker and weaker

And her weakness only fueled his strength.

She reached the table

He has already taken over her

He had conquered her mind

Her will

And part of her had forever been lost.

By:Omar Khamash

sUrrealIst PoeM

By: Raya Kalbouneh

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As fine as poetry might seem...The rhythm reflects nothing but agony and anguish.As sweet as the tone might be...The voices are as subtle as souls probing for mischief.Developing physical migraines that overwhelm dead before alive.Therefore, souls thrive as they make their way to final judgment.Torment isn’t death, it is seeking death though there›s a pulse present.Through the confines of knowledge we seem to fall underline.Can our failure be due to our ignorance and lack of patience?Or maybe it’s because we are out of place on this earth?We are isolated in a gap between homelands and homesOnly to figure out a heart full of carelessness and a majority of traitors.A stranded man with a legless bottom living to limp.His left foot is tarnished and filled with chunks of glass and ammo.He escapes on feet, or on foot some would say.He vigorously breathes and tries to balance his pose. Such a poor case but as he traps himself at the boarders.He is left with an unstamped passport at a window of illusion.How heartless is time, revolving around us until we curse its presence. Raised to praise what I can’t witness and I call it blind belief.God is the only exception, but is this inferiority holy?The man is isolated in a gap between his home and his oppressor.Only to figure out a heart full of sorrow and pictures of his beloved before the pressure.Coming to grits that he is now aware of what he needs.He desires currency, happiness and a heart that doesn’t bleed.His reason was decent, motivated by the pain he witnessed.He relates himself to a stranger that doesn’t offer any candy to children.His heart is an infant, raised to possess a heart full of

innocence.But he still feels lost in his own country, he is an immigrant.Brave harts and godly defying acts they put up...They are aware of nothing but slaughter, torture, and sell outs...They roam to kill and kill to live...They are enslaved by the flag that offers more...They are isolated in a gap between flags that force peace in truce...Only to figure out the best contract entitled the richest minute man.Can it be war? Can it be gore? Or is it the predicament we placed ourselves in?I fear only but holiness my eyes never saw, and all your weapons don’t scare me.Hot blooded and ready for immortality as soon as it arrives.I have more than 12 million siblings in graves, mudded and applauding my arrival.The legless man returned naked to his home after being accused with treason.He was stoned to death and mortified by the sounds of pain he brought upon his people.The minute men turned on each other and fought it out until blood spilled.Most got killed, others directly referred to their accounts in Sweden and Brazil.But the question is unanswered when it’s asked to us.Where are we? Will we allow gloomy fear enter our hearts?Or did we welcome it in already?I rather fall helpless in the gap and land in nothing but gushers of endless struggleThen watch my people turn to minute men or legless brothers.That only seem to land in a cage or in a gutter.So the next time you read this, ask yourself this question...Is material worth being persecuted as a genetic terrorist?

DIMensIons of warBy: Bilal Shouly

Entertainment Section

Try finding the following list of words in the puzzle on the left:

Mashrek

School

International

PYP

MYP

IB

Inquirer

Risk Taker

Knowledgeable

Balanced

Responsible

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Humanity

Diversity

One World

Open Minded

Caring

Community and Service

*Try making it more challenging by timing yourself *

worD searCH PUzzle! Done By: Rasha Nuseibeh

Top 10 things to do in Amman:

1 . Visit a café on Rainbow Street( Most of them have a very enjoyable

view).

2 . Take a stroll around Amman’s downtown. (Al-Balad) .

3 . Visit restaurants or distinguished cafés downtown ( Hashem,

Habibah, Jafra) .

4 . Visit Beit Sitti for a home cooking experience.

5 . Join the Fastwalk on a Sunday or Wednesday.

6 . Visit Climbat for a climbing experience of your own!

7 . Visit Nadi Al Jawad for go karting or a horse riding experience.

8 . For book lovers: register at Abdelhamid Shoman’s Library and borrow

extraordinary books.

9 . For children: visit the Children’s Museum.

10. For children: visit Hakawati for some entertaining books!

If you are an addicted reader or willing to read, these are famous

worldwide recommendations;

1 . Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling.

2 . A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)

3. The Kite Runner by Khalid Husseini

4. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

5. The Black Magician Series by Trudi Canavan

ليون الإفريقي - اأمني معلوف

ربيع حار - �صحر خليفة

الأ�صجار و اإغتيال مرزوق - عبد الرحيم منيف

عو - ابراهيم ن�صراهلل

في�س احلوا�س - اأحالم امل�صتغامني

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When a land is controlled by military force, it is not ‘disputed’, it is OCCUPIED. When

people fight the OCCUPIER, it is not ‘terrorism’, it is RESISTANCE. When an occupation bombs cities, it is not ‘self-defense’, it is CRIMINAL. When a regime SEPERATES, SEGREGATES, and DISCRIMINATES, It is not a ‘democracy’, it is APARTHEID…Call it what it really is and do not get your terms mixed up…Because once we start mixing up our terms, then this is when the foremost problem strikes.

Israeli Apartheid Week is an international series of events held in cities and campuses all over the world. This year will be the 8th consecutive year, with events taking place in March. That week’s events include lectures, multimedia events, cultural performances, film screenings, demonstrations and much more. In other words, we will be telling the world about the condemnation of all the defenseless Palestinians who die as martyrs every day, and till their last breath, they pray that God would overwhelm them with power and allow them to defeat Israel and win back their land.

Our responsibility comes here as citizens of the Arab world, as students who are cultivated to be responsible, productive citizens in their country and

the whole world as well. We are students who are

nurtured to speak of what we think is right, and to

stand up for our principles and beliefs, abandoning our

fears. We must play our part in this abounding week;

we must contribute to this chorus of international

opposition to Israeli apartheid. We must support

in achieving our aim as anti-Zionists; to bolster

support for the BDS campaign in accordance with

the demands outlined in the July 2005 Statement:

full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, an

end to the occupation and colonization of all Arab

lands – including the Golan Heights, the Occupied

West Bank with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip

– and dismantling the Wall, and the protection of

Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their homes

and properties as stipulated in the U.N. resolution 194.

In previous years IAW has played an important role

in raising awareness and disseminating information

about Zionism, the Palestinian Liberation Struggle

and its similarities with the indigenous sovereignty

struggle in North America and the South African

Anti-Apartheid movement. Let us join in making this

a year of struggle against apartheid and fight for

justice, equality and peace.

IsraelI aPartHeID weeKBy:Leen Dabbas

Here & There

Nowadays, alternative energy resources are being intensively resorted by various

countries of the world, as it has become a fact that the current energy resources we depend on will eventually come to an end. One of the alternative energy recourses that the world has come to rely on is nuclear energy. Surprisingly, the idea of using this method to attain energy is now being exposed to Jordanian people by the recent proposals of establishing a nuclear energy program in Jordan.

There are several reasons behind the suggestions being made lately; as there has been a growing demand on energy, while at the same time energy costs are significantly increasing, not to mention the fact that Jordan lacks conventional energy resources. Hence, a nuclear energy program might seem a suitable solution to these challenges that our country is critically confronted with. This is because there’s no doubt that nuclear energy emits a very low percentage of greenhouse gases and yields great deals of energy from a small amount of matter in addition to many other advantages.

However, there is a strong belief by some that such

a program is considered a double edged sword

that can cause more harm than benefit, especially

in a country like Jordan. This is because not only

do we not have a proper funding for such a huge

program but we also we lack the human resources

and requirements needed for such a commitment.

Meaning, if an extremely simple procedure were to

go wrong in any way, its effect would be catastrophic.

Different points of views regarding this issue are

evidently noted everywhere and since we resemble

a huge proportion of Jordan, we should have an

opinion to be taken into consideration. Read about

this program and establish full awareness of it ,in

order to decide on your position towards it. If this

program were to disagree with your thoughts, do

something about it; spread the word, sign one of the

thousands protesting documents that are currently

distributed and join organizations and groups that

are working everyday to put a stop to what could

potentially be a drastic change in the life we witness

today.

By:Rasha Gammoh

jorDan’s nUClear energY PrograM

Waving goodbye to the beach, sun and sand was difficult as summer was gone, but the good news is; the welcome of a new season for some windy fall/winter fashion, and the introduction of new trends to update your fashion wardrobe!

I must say if we ladies need more excuses to shop; then one of them is definitely the styles and trends of fall/winter 2011-2012. So go on and start shopping for your favorite trendy fabrics and prints, tops and jackets, shoes, and bags! So what’s really in for this season?

Search for prints of leopard, polka dots, and sequins; whether it’s a top, blouse, a dress or a cardigan and sometimes shoes, these prints are definitely the current on the runway! What’s at the moment too is tweed, fine-looking on coats and dresses!

Again it’s all about Knits, knits, and knits! Knits are not only a trend; they give warm sensations once worn whether it’s a cardigan or a striking top! Favorite colors of knits include green and its dark, purple, the dark blues, red, camel, and as always black or you can even check the printed colored knits!

Anything Fur! So get ready to be more selective in picking your new favorite fur vest, fur boots or/and fur jacket!

Blazers; coming back for another season, blazers make the outfit perfect over a fashionable blouse! There are many chic styles and colors for blazers; try the jersey blazer, the formal blazer, and many others picking your favorite color whether it’s black, gray, dark green, navy or even fuchsia!

Flared Jeans; go on and try on a flared jeans, they’re in again, looking perfect topped with heels, and ended with a fashionable heels for a perfect afternoon outfit!

Bags; every season adds a new style or color of bags! For this one; find your perfect choice of bag focusing on the classy camel, chic green, hip orange and stylish yellow!

Shoes; of course when its winter it’s all about boots; so try on your over-the-knee, rain boots, and again your fur boots! Yet, that doesn’t mean eliminating heels and flats; heeled loafers, pumps, and glittery flats and heels are in for the season!

Other items always repetitive in fashion include; that little black dress, formal pants, elegant dark jeans, pencil skirts, cozy pullover sweaters, varied colored cardigans, a trench coat, and comfortable classic flats.

So what are you waiting for ladies? It’s definitely time for some shopping, no?

InDUlge YoUr fasHIon PassIon! By: Nadine Sharabi

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Seniors Section

Class of 2012By : Nehaya Al Jafari

Four years ago, Class of 2012 stepped into Senior School, being three years away from graduation.

Four years ago they couldn’t wait to get older.

Three years ago, they marched into the Senior School with potential towards the coming years.

Three years ago they couldn’t wait to get older.

Two years ago, a year away from being seniors, they began to grow up. They found out where they belong.

Two years ago, they still couldn’t wait to get older.

Now, they finally realized what is it like to grow up and get older, they realized that time has slipped away and soon they’ll be saying goodbye to all their friends, teachers and school. Maybe for a short time, maybe forever. Soon they’ll graduate, sit with everyone for the last time, and live their last moments of school. Now, they’ll recognize how it feels to leave everything behind and start a new life, and now they’ll wish they could be young again; but it’s time to say: “Class of 2012, you’re almost there!!”

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GHAZI AL TAHER

SAMEER SAADOUN

WAED KHUZAI

HADEEL MAJALI

The Gentleman

Most Likely To Get Married

Soon

The Most Energetic

Most Outgoing

LAMIS SHARQAWI

AMANI AL KHOUB

Photogenic

Harry Potter Addict

QUSAI ABU SHERBEH

HANAN SHAHEEN

Most Athletic

Smartest

HUSSIEN NASIRY

TINA MARIA

LOUJAIN DAWOUDIEH

YAZAN QADOURA

Most Handsome

The Reader

The Unique One

Prettiest Eyes

Seniors Section

Ala’a Abdo

To me, in these four years of Senior school Mashrek has become a family rather than a school. I learned a lot, I learned how to be independent and responsible, I grew attached to the school and it became my second home. All the laughter and memories we shared with friends and teachers are very valuable to me and I thank each and every person I met in Senior school from teachers that taught me, to students I met, because without them I would have never become the person I am today.

ح�شني النا�رصي

ع�شنا وترعرعنا يف بيت واحد. حتت ظل مبادئ وقوانني قّيمه مل�شتقبلنا القادم.

يف كل ركن وكل زاوية يف بيت امل�رصق كان لنا م�شاعر . منها الفرح، ومنها

احلزن، منها احلما�س ومنها القلق، و منها احلب؛ حب الطالب، حب املواكبه

وحب التعديل الذاتي و حب امل�شاعدة كما علمتنا مدر�شة امل�رصق. مدر�شة

امل�رصق لي�شت اإال بيت كبري مكون من اأفراد عائلة كبرية قد تكون مق�شمة لكن

، م�شرتك، حتت مظلة م�شرتكة. من العائلة املبجلة جتري على �شياق هذه

ال�شعب علي الرحيل بكل هذه الب�شاطة عن هذه العائلة دون ذكريات مر�شومة

يف ذاكرتي و مرت�شخة يف كياين، فنحن معتادون على اال�شت�شارات الالمتناهية

من تعلمناها اأي�شًا والتي احلياة جماالت احدي هذه لكن املرحلة. مديرة من

والعمل دوما اأٍت ما هو وتقبل االإمام اىل معلميها وهي امل�شي و املدر�شة

للو�شول اىل االح�شن .

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ABOUD MALHAS

IBRAHIM SHARQAWI

Most Likely To Get Married To

a Supermodel

Prettiest Eyes

MOHAMMAD BARAQOUNI

ALAA ABDO

Most Likely To End Up As

a Model

Cutest

AHMAD QUTIESHAT

SAIF TAHHAN

The Fun Sized

Cutest

ABDULLAH KHALIS

KAREEM NUSIEBEH

LAYAN ABU YASSIN

KINAN AL RIYAHI

Most Likely To End Up As a

Prime Minister:

Most Likely To Be a

Millionaire

Smartest

Mr. Universe

TALAL LOUZI & AHMAD ASHOUR

YAZAN ABUL SHEIKH

HIBA SHAKHSHEER

Funniest

Most likely to end up as a

basketball player

Most Likely To Be a Good

Mother

�لربيع �لعربي

الربيع العربي

ح�شن نابل�شي

من مّنا ل يعرف الربيع؟! ب�صاطه الأخ�صر يغطي الأر�س وتكمل جماله باقات متناثرة من الورود والأزهار،

كنجوم متالألئة يف �صماء �صافية، متتع الناظرين اإليها، وتبعث يف نفو�صهم الراحة والأمل.

هو ك�صوة لأ�صجار عّراها �صتاء قار�س، فاكت�صت اأوراق خ�صراء وبراعم تفوح رائحتها يف الأجواء لتب�صرنا

مبو�صم غني مبا لذ وطاب، هو دفء لعظام اأثلجها برد قار�س فجعل منها رخاما جمّمدا حتت جلدنا .

فتحنا عيوننا على هذا الواعد قبلنا، حتى نحن اجليل واآباوؤنا من اأجدادنا الذي عرفه الربيع هذا هو

الربيع.

لكن هذه الأيام تغرّي هذا الربيع وتبّدل م�صمونه؛ ليكون دخيال على قوامي�صنا العربية ومل نعد نرى منه اإل

الثورات والدم والبنادق والغتيالت وبكاء اأمهات وقهر الرجال اإنه ما اأ�صموه الربيع العربي.

كان كالقنبلة املوقوتة انفجرت يف بالدنا العربية بلدا تلو الآخر، بع�صهم ثاروا ب�صبب الفقر و�صيق احلال

والبع�س الآخر ثار لرفع ظلم حاكم الت�صق على كر�صيه، يريدون اإعطاء دم جديد حلكم البالد مما يدفع

البالد نحو الأف�صل.

يعرفون ل اأ�صال بحرية ينادون فثاروا على عقولهم لتكون حمى الثورات اإليهم عدوى انتقلت وبع�صهم

ماهي وما قيمتها ول كيف تكون.

فلماذا ؟ ملاذا ل نوفر طاقاتنا الثورية لن�صتثمرها يف حوار يجمع من ي�صمون اأنف�صهم ثائرين من اأجل

الإ�صالح باملخت�صني، وهم يعلمون كما يعلم اجلميع اأن الإ�صالح ل ياأتي بيوم وليلة، ول حتى اأ�صهر لأنه

وتعقب الفا�صدين اإ�صالحه ومعاقبة �صنوات،واإ�صالح ما ميكن اأخطاء مرتاكمة من اإىل درا�صة بحاجة

املخلني بحقوق ال�صعب.

اأولي�س الأوىل بنا النتظار فرتة من الزمن على اأن نريق دم �صاب واحد من بالدنا؟!

فتحية لأرواح ال�صهداء الذين ق�صوا مظلومني حتت �صعار التغيري.

اهلل معكم

ر�ما �لرحمي

ثار �صعب، و اأ�صعل نارا بحكومة فا�صدة، حَل ظلمها و�صاد ل�صنني طويلة. كرب النا�س

اأبنائهم، اأرواح �صرق و اموالهم، اأكل الذي احلاكم ملواجهة الأمام اإىل واندفعوا

ووعدهم واأخلف الوعد.

ان�صتوا... ان�صتوا اإىل �صوت اأقدام اجلنود على الرتبة احلمراء، الرتبة احلمراء،

ماليني وا�صتقبلت اأبوابها فتحت التي لل�صماء انظروا و اأطفالها! بدماء امل�صبعة

النفو�س البي�صاء. وا�صعروا مع الأم اجلال�صة على حافة قرب ابنها الوحيد، مت�صائلة

هل تفرح مب�صريه؟ اأم تبكي لوداعه؟!

�صرخة طفل تثقب جدار منزل يعّم به حداد، حداد لفقدان اأمه بحادثة اإطالق نار.

م�ضر! يا �ضدى الأرواح اآلف تذهب مل الطاغية، ب�ضقوط حتتفل م�ضر زالت وما

ا�صتبداد من حتررت العرب بالد بالدي، ان واعتزاز فخر بكل لأقول يوم �صياأتي

النظام و ظلم احلكام.

�صياأتي يوم – اإن �صاء اهلل- يرفع فيه كُل اإن�صان عربي راأ�صه �صاخما لل�صماء الزرقاء؛

معربا هلل عن �صكره و امتنانه ويحتفل بن�صره على الطغيان والقهر .

مباركة من اهلل لأنها اأحبها اليه، �صتوؤول ،وملا عليه العربية، مبا هي البالد اأحُب

تعاىل، و ملا اراه من �صعوبها ؛ �صهامتهم و�صجاعتهم بتلك الثورات القائمة. اإن اهلل

معكم يا �صعب اهلل املوعود!

هديل �ل�شرقاوي

كتاب يف �شطور

�صرق املتو�صط ، رواية تخطف تفكريك وعواطفك ، جتعلك

النا�س جميع اأن وب�صرختهم �صخ�صياتها تعي�صه مبا ت�صعر

وهبوا وقد واحلقوق، الكرامة يف مت�صاوين اأحرارا يولدون

منيف الرحمن عبد الدكتور �صطر هكذا �صمريا. و عقال

بقلمه تاريخا لبداية اأدب ال�صجون. هو عراقي الأ�صل ولد يف

عمان �صنة 2004 ترك ب�صمته يف الأدب و الثقافة العربية.

العربي الوطن يف هامة �صيا�صية لأحداث معا�صرا وكونه

وع�صر ،1967 عام نك�صة و 1948 عام فل�صطني كاحتالل

القهر وال�صطهاد من بعد ذلك، يف ظل هذا ن�صاأت �صخ�صية

منحته القت�صادية للعلوم درا�صته اأن كما الثقافية! منيف

ال�صيا�صية الأو�صاع اأن اإذ القت�صاد، لتحليل عميقا بعدا

والقت�صادية املتاأزمة دفعته لكتاية مقالت ومن ثم النتقال

و�صع على وتعمل جمتمعه م�صاكل حتدد التي للروايات

احللول.

واقعية ق�صاي تناق�س اإن�صانية املتو�صط”رواية “�صرق اأدب ال�صجون. كلمة �صرق املتو�صط ذات دللة وت�صنف من

ال�صرقية ال�صواطئ من املمتدة املناطق عن تعرب جغرافية

التي ال�صحراء، اأعماق وحتى املتو�صط الأبي�س للبحر

اأن حيث ال�صيا�صي! القمع �صد الن�صال روح فيها ا�صتعلت

، حامد وزوجها اأخته واأني�صة ، واأمه رجب ال�صخ�صيات

ال�صيا�صي والقهر العنف وحبيبتة هدى، جميعها عا�صت مع

“�صرق روايته خالل من منيف الدكتور والجتماعي.قام

املتو�صط” بف�صح ال�صلطات العربية . اإن روايته هذه تعرب عن

بداية النه�صه! اإذ اأ�صار منيف بقوله “ل يقوى على �صناعة

الوطن هذا اأن ي�صعرون اأ�صوياء و اأحرار ب�صر اإل النه�صة

لهم.” هكذا ر�صمت روايته فكرة اإن�صانية ت�صف العالقة بني

الفرد العربي وال�صلطة. والتي تتمحور حول ق�صاية �صيا�صية،

اقت�صادية واجتماعية يف ال�صرق الأو�صط. اأي اأن �صعور الفرد

بالفقر وال�صتبداد والظلم اأدى اإىل نهو�س ال�صعوب ومهاجمة

احلكومات الفا�صدة. فمن خالل ذلك يتجلى للقارئ ق�صايا

فرعية داعمة للفكرة املحورية. بداية مبواجهة الفرد لل�صلطه

العربية وبيان ال�صراع الدائم بني الطرفني، حيث اأو�صحها

امللتزمني واأ�صدقائه رجب �صخ�صية طريق عن الكاتب

النف�صية التعذيب اآليات ت�صوير ثانيا �صيا�صي. بحزب

واجل�صدية الب�صعة يف ال�صجن ال�صيا�صي. لكن ل ينتهي الدرب

ال بوعد الكاتب مب�صتقبل م�صرق من خالل موت رجب و ترك

بذرة الن�صال حامد وعادل ابن اأخته و زوجها. هل تنباأ عبد

الرحمن منيف عند كتابة الرواية بالربيع العربي؟!

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اأيتها الطبيعة، يا اأجمل امراأة قابلتها يف حياتي، يا من

تتمتعني باأجمل ال�صفات و الألوان. اأحب �صعرك الأزرق

ال�صايف و الناعم، وثوبك امللون الذي تزينني الكون به،

و�صوتك الناعم اجلميل الذي يجعل الأ�صجار و الزهور

ترتاق�س على اأنغامك و الع�صافري تغني معك.

عندما يتاأمل النا�س بجمالك تنرثين احلب يف قلوبهم

يف�صل من اأنت الأر�س. على احلبوب ينرث كمزارع

النا�س اللجوء اليها حتى تفتح قلوبهم بيديك و تفرجي

واأنت اأنقذت ع�صفور من قف�صه. الهم عنهم، وكاأنك

قلوبهم متلئني و النا�س اأعني من الع�صاق تخبئني من

عقول �صغلت من واأنت ال�صباية. و الع�صق و باحلب

النا�س و وجودك يوؤثر على وجدانهم.

ثوب كل ويف اأثواب، باأريعة املت�صحة اجلميلة اأيتها

النا�س املختلفة. فاأطعميهم من ثمارك اأحوال تعربين

املرتوي من قطرات الندى يف وقت ال�صحر وارو كل فم

املتوجة بال�صم�س �صباحنا فاأنريي نعمتك. اىل يحتاج

بالأ�صعة الذهبية و اأ�صيئي القمر املطل علينا بب�صمة من

حنانك.

اأجمل اإمراأة بالكون

غيد�ء زيد�ن

فن �لق�شة

جمان عبدو

قارب يف البحر

عينا جهاد و فم كرامةريتا عكرو�ش

يداهم، اخلطر اأن يعرف وكاأنه اأح�صائها يف اجلنني حترك

بكاء �صوت عليه طغى حتى طفلها، بكاء �صوت ت�صمع تكاد كانت

و�صراخ قادم من خارج البيت. بداأت الأ�صوات تت�صح و�صوت رجال

القرية يهتفون بداأ يداهم اأذين يا�صمني. حاولت اأن تتمالك نف�صها

الإ�صرائيلي. العدو املرة �صحية لتعرف من �صقط هذه لكي تخرج

نع�صا يحملون الرجال دخل حتى قدميها على وقفت اإن ما لكن و

حولهم من والن�صاء ويهللون يهتفون وهم الأردن، بعلم ملفوفا

ي�صرخن و يزغردن. دخلت يا�صمني يف دوامة من الأفكار والأحزان،

اأح�صائها، اإل �صوت نب�س طفلها يف مل تعد قادرة على �صماع �صيء

خلفه �صدى �صوت اآخر، �صوت رجل اأخرجها من هذه الدوامة وقال

الغايل.” لوطنا فداء وا�صت�صهد بنتي جوزك مات يا :”زغرتي لها

�صقطت يا�صمني على الأر�س وقلبها يتمزق من هذه الفاجعة، زحفت

اإىل نع�س زوجها واألقت نظرة عليه.راأت على وجهه ابت�صامة �صغرية

يف ورقة هناك كانت العدو، بر�صا�صة املحفور قلبه من وبالقرب

هي و تبكي راحت و قلبها عند وحفظتها يا�صمني اأخذتها جيبه

حا�صنة زوجها البطل.

من جفونها وذبلت يا�صمني، وجه على طريقا الدموع حفرت

كتبها التي الر�صالة اإل وحدتها يف اأني�س لها يكن مل البكاء، كرثة

لها زوجها قبل اأن ي�صت�صهد، ففي كل مرة كانت تقروؤها كان �صدى

الكلمات يرتدد يف قلبها و تقراأ يف �صوت خافت:

يا�صمني، “عزيزتي واأنت تقرئني هذه الر�صالة اأكون قد ا�صت�صهدت. ل حتزين، ول تبكي،

اأو�صيك بطفلنا، ل كوين قوية كما اأعرفك، �صاأكون دائما بجانبك.

تدعيه ين�صى اأباه، ذكريه باأين اأحبه. �صميه جهاد وعلميه حب الوطن

والقتال من اأجله. �صاأظل اأحبك ، ل تن�صي...

زوجك املخل�س

التاريخ: 1968/6/7

معركة الكرامة.

خلينا �صديلي حيلك يال ومعافى، �صليم بنتي جهاد يا “مربوك

يا�صمني، هناك طفل الثانية الثاين”. �صعقت اجلملة الطفل نطلع

اآخر؟! نعم ،اأنعم اهلل عليها بتواأم. اأ�صبح الآن لدى يا�صمني طفالن ؛

جهاد وكرامة، ينريان حياتها. عينا جهاد التي تلمع وجبينه املرفوع،

يذكرانها بعيني زوجها وجبينه، وفم كرامة م�صتن�صخ عنه.

ولدت الفرحة يف حياة يا�صمني ثانية لكن ما مل تعرفه بنت الع�صرين

عاما اأن الطفلني يحتاجان اإىل رعاية هائلة وم�صاريف كثرية لكنها

ال�صنوات طفليها. و�صيحمي �صريعاها اهلل اأن من متاأكدة كانت

ال�صت الأوىل كانت الأ�صعب؛ مل يذهب الطفالن اىل املدر�صة فكانت

ت�صطر ان جتل�س معهم �صباحا ويف الليل كانت مت�صي وقتها تطرز

لتبيع منتوجها وحت�صل مقابله على كم �صئيل من املال بالكاد يكفي.

الأربعني �صن امراأة يف كاأنها واأ�صبحت يا�صمني التعب جمال �صرق

لكن عيني جهاد و فم كرامة جعالها ت�صرب.

تعبت يا�صمني وكّدت حتى دخل طفالها املدر�صة وحر�صت اأن تعمل

بو�صية زوجها زرعت يف قلبيهما حب الوطن وكره الظلم. وعلمتهم

يف يتفوقا ان وحر�صت بكرامة، العي�س اأجل من والقتال الكفاح

متر مل ذلك من الأهم و احلميدة. بالأخالق يتمتعا واأن املدر�صة

اباهما يحبهما وكانت تخربهما عن بطولته اأن و ذكرتهما اإل ليلة

و�صجاعته حتى ا�صتعل يف قلب الولدين حب الدفاع عن الوطن. حتى

وفرا املال وببع�س عمرهما من ع�صر الثانية يف وهما يوم يف انه

حبال و قما�صا و�صنعا عقفة لريميا بها العدو باحلجارة . كانت هذه

احلادثة اأول ما اأ�صعل حرقة قلب الأم وخوفها لكن اأخمدهما ال�صعور

بالفخر.

اأم�صت يا�صمني ال�صنني وقلبها يحرتق لأنها غري قادرة على توفري

اللذين باأطفالها بفخرها قلبها فرح ولكن الطفالن، يتمناه ما كل

الثانوية الدرا�صة من تخرجهما يوم يف به. يحتذى مثال اأ�صبحا

مل تكن الدنيا ت�صعها من �صدة فرحها و لكن فرحتها مل تكتمل لأن

ولديها فلذة كبدها فقدا يف اليوم التايل.

بعد �صهر من النتظار والأمل على غيابهما ا�صتيقظت يا�صمني يف يوم

ويف قلبها خوف غري معتاد. بداأت ت�صمع نف�س ذلك ال�صوت اخلافت

هتاف اإىل ال�صوت هذا حتول ثم زوجها موت يوم �صمعته الذي

عال و�صوت �صراخ وزغاريد. خرجت يا�صمني من البيت لرتى...!!!

رك�صت اإليهما ب�صرعة لرتى عينا جهاد مغلقتني، وفم كرامة ينزف،

وقرب ج�صديهما ورقة كتب عليها:

اأمي...” دمع من اأخجل مت اإذا لأين عمري “واأع�صق جهاد و كرامة

لي�س و ال�صحية يف تدهور �صديد اإن حالتها ال�صديد »لالأ�صف

اأيام معدودة. لقد حاولنا جميع و�صائل العالح ... و اأمامها غري

لي�س اأمامنا �صوى التوكل والعتماد على اهلل«. اخرتق هذا الكالم

ج�صدي كال�صيف واأ�صابني بجرح كبري.

هذا ما قالته املمر�صة لأمي، يف يوم قار�س الربودة و ماطرًا،

من واخلم�صني التا�صع اليوم ذلك كان . نائمة اأين عندما ظنوا

تاريخ دخويل هذه امل�صت�صفى. بعد اكت�صاف الأطباء وجود املر�س

الكثري من خاليا ج�صمي. والذي ق�صى على اخلبيث يف ج�صدي

من وكل احلياة فراق هذه على واحلزن قلبي، الفراغ ميالأ كان

يعذبني هو واأكرث ما كان يفارقني. وا�صدقائي ل اأهلي فيها من

اأن �صباك غرفتي يطل على البحر. هذا البحر الذي طاملا حاولت

ا�صتيعابه و فهمه وا�صتك�صاف اأ�صراره اخلفية.

ذلك املمر�صة اأكدت قد وها قريبة، نهايتي باأن اأ�صعر كنت

لتجعلها حقيقة ل جمرد �صعور. كل مرة كنت فيها اأفكر يف نهايتي،

بداأ الوا�صع. البحر هذا يف يبحر �صغريا قاربا نف�صي اأرى كنت

هذا القارب رحلته ب�صالم وهدوء. ومل تكن هناك اأي عوا�صف اأو

�ضنني بعد ولكن والن�ضاط. القارب مفعما باحليوية وكان اأمواج.

من رحلته هاج البحر وهبت العوا�صف. وهذا القارب ي�صارع هذه

العوا�ضف خوفا من ال�ضقوط والغرق يف وادي املوت. وها هو الآن

يواجه هذه العوا�صف اإىل اأن تاأتي عا�صفة قوية هوجاء ل مثيل لها

تودي به اإىل وادي الظالم.

الأحيان، كنت يراودين يف كثري من الياأ�س واحلزن �صعور كان

اأنتظر هذه العا�صفة لأودع من حويل اأعد الأيام من غري فائدة.

ويبتعد عني هذا املر�س. ويف ليلة، ا�صتيقظت على �صوت العوا�صف

بع�صها مع تتالطم بالأمواج واإذا النافذة من نظرت والزوابع.

حانت بل ل نهايتي؟ اأهي غريب! �صعور راودين عندئذ البع�س،

لت�صلب ولي�س جديد من والتفاوؤل الأمل يف لتثبت العا�صفة هذه

حياتي م�صيت اىل النافذة فتحتها و�صرخت باأعلى �صوتي »�صكرا

على كل �صيء علمتيني اياه«. امتالأ قلبي بالأمل والتفاوؤل، �صعرت

باأين اأولد من جدبد مل اأفكر يف ذلك الوقت مبنظري الذي بدا

اثر املر�س غري جميل اآ اثر املر�س عليه او الدمار احلقيقي الذي

اأحدثه هذا املر�س على ج�صدي.

عندئذ فقط اكت�صفت اأن هذه العا�صفة الهوجاء التي ت�صلب حياة

كم اآخر. �صخ�س من جديد من احلياة ثبت قد ما �صخ�س

ا�صعدين هذا ! بعد هذه احلادثة بداأ عالجي يتح�صن بع�س ال�صيء

تقريبًا اأ�ضهر ثالثة بعد و الن�ضاط و باحليوية نف�ضي وامتالأت

�صفيت متامًا و اأ�صبحت حياتي اأف�صل مما كانت عليه.

عندما تدور الأيام

مع ،يعي�س عمره من الع�صرينات اأوائل يف �صاب علي

عائلته يف املزرعة اخلا�صة بهم، كان الروتني قاتال، كان

ال�صم�س اأ�صعة بزوغ قبل ال�صتيقاظ علي على يتوجب

يتناول ثم الدجاج ويطعم الأر�س، يحرث لكي الأوىل

الع�صاء و يخلد اىل النوم! لالأ�صف مل يقّدر هذا ال�صاب

م�صامعهم: على يردّد دائما فكان املادي عائلته و�صع

اأعي�س بهذه الطريقة �صياأتي يوم و اأن اأريد “ما هذا، ل اأهاجر اإىل مكان ل يجدين اأحد فيه �صاأ�صبح غنيا من

دونكم!” كان رد اأهل علي هو الدعاء له بالهداية.

عليا، يجدوا ومل العائلة ا�صتيقظت الأيام من يوم ويف

هرع اجلميع اىل غرفته و وجدوا ر�صالة تقول اأنه هاجر

روؤو�س على كال�صاعقة اخلرب وقع بعيدة. بالد اإىل

اجلميع.

و�صل علي يف هذه الأثناء اىل اأحد البلدان القريبة، لكنه

العمل عليه يجب اأن اكت�صف �صالته يجد اأن من بدل

مبا ل يقل عن ثماين �صاعات يف اأحد امل�صانع املجاورة

بالإ�صافة اإىل اأنه يجب عليه اأن يّدبر مكانا لنومه.

ثماين ملدة يوم كل يعمل وكان املهمة بهذه علي قبل

�صاعات على مدى ثالث �صنوات! بعد اأن جمع مبلغا من

املال ذهب لي�صرتي بيتا جميال على �صفة النهر.

التقى حممد مبالك البيت و اتفقا على املبلغ كل ما تبقى

هو توقيع علي، ولكن امل�صكلة تكمن اأن عليا �صخ�س اأمي

لذلك ا�صطر اأن ي�صتخدم ب�صمته بدًل من الكتابة.

املفاجاأة كانت اأن املالك اأخذ املال وتوارى عن الأنظار

واأخذ املبلغ بحجة اأن عليا ب�صم على تنازله عن املبلغ.

اأملا و ندما بكى ال�صاب بكاًء مريرا، كان �صوته يحرتق

على فعلته التي فعلها قبل ثالث �صنوات! قرر بعدها اأن

يرجع للعمل عند عائلته.

بعد عناء ال�صفر و�صل علي اإىل املزرعة لكنه فوجئ باأن

املزرعة تغريت وكربت واأ�صبح لدى العائلة ق�صرا كبريا

حتيط به الأزهار واأفخم اأنواع ال�صيارات.

بغ�صون ا�صتقباله يف اأهله وكان الباب على علي دق

الفراق حرقة على مريرا بكاًء اجلميع بكى حلظات.

الطويل! ا�صتف�صر علي عن �صر هذه الرثوة فاأجابه والده

الذي الدجاج قن يف الذهب من كي�س وجدنا “لقد كنت تعمل فيه...”

ر�مز عالء �لدين

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14

An interesting interview with Dr. Sahar Jabaji,

IB’s Biology (higher level) teacher that plainly

stated:

“A plan for students to spend free hours is not

necessarily the library...Monopoly?! Board games?!”

We the staff of the Oracle were intrigued to interview

Mrs. Sahar because according to most students she

is very outgoing and popular. We managed to get an

opportunity to interview Dr. Sahar and see what she

had to say.

A glimpse of Mrs. Sahar’s Personal Life:

Dr. Sahar came to Jordan 26 years ago after she fell

in love with a Jordanian. She graduated from The

American University of Beirut (AUB) in the year of

1985. She studied Medicine but wasn’t able to pursue

a career in the field. Now, Dr. Sahar is the mother of

2 grown ups, a boy and a girl. Five years of staying at

home, eventually had Dr. Sahar teaching and finally

joining her family at Mashrek International School in

2006.

On a personal note, allow us to ask you:

What’s the thing that you like most about your

personality?

“Lots of things” [giggles] “Being friendly and I do

like it”. Being proud of who you are reflects on the

personality; that’s why you have to love yourself and

whatever comes along with it”

We once passed by and saw this sign on the board:

�صكوتك” “عرينا

What made you put this here?

[Laughs] “My son bought it” and then when I saw

it, I took it and placed it at the door so that people

passing by would stay quiet at first but I knew no one

saw it because I kept the door opened so I placed it

inside on the board”

On a professional note, what is the relation between

you, the school and whatever comes along with it?

This following question tackles both professional and

personal aspects:

How do you feel about being an IB examiner?

“Well, I’ve been an examiner for three years and it

helps a lot. Being an examiner is beneficial for both

sides; being well trained helps in the teaching process

and so it helps the students because I am familiar

with the IB’s demands and so that’s what the students

get, they develop a way to answer according to the IB

standards and I tell the students what the IB requires

exactly. That’s why it’s a privilege”

We asked one of the students that had the privilege

of being taught by you, what is the best thing in the

Biology class and his answer was that you act.

Can you tell us about it and why you chose to do so ?

“Teaching should be fun, there’s a quote that says,

“Tell me, ill forget, show me, I may remember; involve

me, I will remember” That’s why learning through

fun is better than only giving lectures. By acting and

doing things that the students don’t expect, they

will memorize better and they will be excited about

the class and through this they would gain more

IntervIew wItH Dr. saHar jaBajI By: Marah Diken

knowledge”

What is the best way to communicate with students

according to you?

“By treating them like adults. When students are

treated like kids they act like kids, but when you treat

them like adults they develop respect and start acting

like adults”

Why do you like Mashrek?

“I spend half of my time with the students and the

other half with the teachers. The students are very well

behaved young men and women and my relationship

with the students exceeds a teacher-student relation,

it’s more of a mother- daughter/son relation. While

with the teachers we are like a family and a team. We

help each other and there’s no jealousy between the

teachers that is what brings us together and creates

special bonds”

And our final question will be:

If you had the chance and the authority to change

something in the school, what would it be?

“I would give the IB students a place to stay in

when they have free periods and I would not tell

them to go to the library; this free period would be

taken to relieve the student from studying through

not spending aimlessly but have a room with games

that helps develop the brain and other skills and do

something productive, from a ping pong table, to

board games like Monopoly”

Thank you it has been a pleasure to talking to you

The year 2011 was the birth of a new identity

for our Mashrek athletic teams. All teams

including Basketball, Football, Volleyball,

etc... were awarded the name of Mashrek

Tigers.

A new uniform was introduced and designed

for the Tigers; a navy blue sweatshirt for

the cold days with the Tiger logo in the

middle, navy blue t-shirt and shorts with

a green and a white stripe and on the back

of the t-shirt there is the TIGERS print and

the name and number of the player.

Our school athletes were thrilled with

the new uniform. It was a large leap in the

development of our teams. The new uniform has

By: Abdullah Sheqem

two advantages over the old one. First of all, the

kind of material used is more comfortable and

more suitable for athletic activities. Moreover,

the new uniforms have adopted the new identity

of the Tigers, due to the fact that the Tigers logo

is printed on the T-shirt rather than the school’s

logo.

I think that the new identity and uniform will

give our athletes a spirit of loyalty to the school

and will enhance their performance. It will also

encourage them to train harder and achieve more.

tIgers

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As we address our lives everyday

upon waking up, we wonder, how

will the day turn out to be? Will I discover

anything new? These questions certainly are

what approach my mind when I wake up.

What is the problem with most people? Is it

the “race”? Is it our work? Is it our financial

issues? Or maybe it’s our ambition that is

blinding us from the truth? But what is the

truth? The dictionary use of the word truth

is whatever’s lying beneath real events, seen

or concluded. People might have the truth

right across their rooms but don’t want to

address it, fearing it and its demands. The

truth is disguised now-a-days. The truth

used to be your mother’s delicate looks when

you are suffering from a dangerous injury or

a scratch. But how can you value that look

the way you used to when you were a child

now that your biggest concern is money or

looks? The truth used to be your father’s hard

earned money spent on some groceries which

are often thrown away at the end of the

month. But how can you value your father’s

effort if you are blinded by your addiction to

music, television, etc… The truth used to be

very useful when we were infants. We used to

believe the ‘truth’ even when it wasn’t true.

How can you believe the truth now that you’re

bewildered by the outside world. The truth

was vandalized when we allowed ourselves to

escape it. The truth lies in front of you, but

you don’t want to grasp it. The truth is now

the root of all evil to powerful minorities. The

truth is everything that is not spoken in any

event on the television, the truth is what you

know but don’t want to recognize, the truth

is the little kid that went to get bread and

never came back, and if he did make it home,

the truth is that his house was demolished in

ten minutes. What is the truth? It is simply

nothing to them. The truth is the primary goal

we were brought up to pursue. How can you

find yourself when you can’t separate right

from wrong, images from illusions, lies from

the truth, and opinions from facts? The next

generation is us, or as believed the promised

ones. Although it may be the truth, I can’t

believe it anymore.

anonYMoUs entrY #1: tHe trUtHBy: You’ll Never Know

هل تعرفون َكُم اأحالم اليقظة التي تن�صجها النف�س الب�صرية كل حلظة ؟! هل تعرفون اأنها قد

تت�صاعف عندما جتد نف�صك داخل الزحمة من الهموم والقهر؟!اأنا اأعي�س اليوم داخل حلم

يقظة قد يطغى عليه ال�صتغراب وال�صخف من وجهة نظر البع�س، واملوافقة على حمتواه عند

اآخرين، لكنه مونولوجي املك�صو برغبة اأنا اأكيدة اأن معظم مراهقات جمتمعي امتلكنه يوما.

يف يوم من اأيام ال�صيف كنت اأقلّب حمطات التلفاز عندما انطلق �صوت هاتفي ،

- »اآلو، اأهال دينا كيفك؟« - »اأنا منيحة �صو مالو �صوتك؟ �صو؟ له له له ، اآخر اإ�صي كنت بتوقعة

من علي اإنو هيك يعمل«، بوقتها اأخربتني �صديقتي اأنها وهي راجعة من املدر�صة راأت اأخاها

بال�صارع مع فتاة، و قامت الدنيا وما قعدت، اأنا قلتلها »لو كنت مكانك ما ب�صكت و بورجيه

قيمته كيف يخزينا هيك قدام النا�س؟«.

انتهت املكاملة ، فجاأة راأيت اأخي داخال اإىل البيت يريد اإح�صار قبعة ثم الذهاب اإىل مهرجان

ما قبل اللي لب�صه ال�صورت »روح غري و حكيتلو بكل ع�صبية فيو املدينة، تطلعت غنائي يف

تنزل« ، عمل حالو م�س �صامعني و كمل، طبعا انا بلحظتها جننيت »كيف ا�صرتجى ما يرد علي

اأنا البنت يف هالبيت و الكلمة كلمتي!«. وهنا اأظنكم اأدركتم حلم يقظتي!

يتحكمن اأن و كلمتهم الكلمة تكون فعال انه يحلمن البنات من الكثري كلمتي« »الكلمة

مب�صريهن، لكن لالأ�صف باأغلب الأحيان الواقع م�س هيك، ما يف بنت يف الدنيا مهما كانت

خلفيتها اإل و متنت ان تكون »رجال« لها القرار يف هذا املجتمع. ع�صان هيك ق�صتي و ق�ص�س

كتار هيك اأحداثها:

دخلت اإىل البيت اأجيب �صال واأنزل ملا اأخوي حكايل »غريي لب�صتك كلها« انا وقتها ا�صتهجنت

»كيف كان حلمي وما هو واقعي«. مل اأنفذ ما طلبه مني واأنا اأعرف العواقب ولكن بقايا حلمي

مل تزل عالقة مبخيلتي متدين ببع�س اجلراأة خرجت من البيت وطول الطريق والدمعة بعيني،

بني اين عارفة انو اأخوي معه حق يف ظل �صورة ذكورية متكاملة وبني اإين ما بدي اأ�صمح حلدا

يحكي معي بهاي الطريقة. لفيت ورجعت على البيت و لقيت اخوي حا�ص�س ب�صعور قريب من

م�صاعري فهو يحبني ويثق بي ولكن ...! ح�صم بابا املو�صوع مل اأدرك ل�صالح من واإىل اأي حلم

يقظة اآخر �صيو�صلني لكننا ت�صاحلنا .

وفاجاأين ما وجدت نف�صي اأفكر به : مهما و�صل الرجل اإىل مرحلة من النفتاح و الثقافة تظل

كانت واإن للتمييز نزعة عنده تخلق القيود هذه منه، جزءًا حاكمة وتقاليده املجتمع قيود

راآه اإذا ؛ فالولد يخجل بتفا�صيل �صغرية باحلياة النزعة ظاهرة حتى بن�صب متفاوتة. هذه

�صديقه ي�صاعد اأمه بالأعمال املنزلية ، اأو لأنه الرجل بيقعد قدام يف ال�صيارة، وبال�صلطة التي

منحها له املوروث يطلب من اأخته ابنته اأو زوجته اأن تغيرّي مالب�صها لأنه مل يعجبه ،ووو...

اأرقب نف�صي بني التواقني للخال�س من ن�صب اأعي�س مونولوجا مليئا بال�صئلة ووجدت نف�صي

العفونة التي نتوارثها دون اأن نفكر مبا نحن عليه الآن وباأن ما �صح وكان قيمة يوما قد يكون

خطيئة يف زمن اآخر.

Anonymous Entry #3 :مونولوجج مراهقة يوؤرقها التمييز

يف كل عمل اأدبي يتحدث عن فل�صطني ي�صع الكاتب جهده لإعطاء

الطيور »�صتعود و غدا الليمون« �صيزهر باأن »غدا للقارئ الأمل

املهاجرة«، و لكن مل يتكّرم اأي كاتب اأن يقول لنا كيف ينوي هذا

فينجح املهاجرة؟! الطيور �صتعود كيف و يزهر؟! اأن الليمون

الكاتب على بث الق�صعريرة يف ج�صدنا و على ملئ اأعيننا بالدمع،

لكن اإىل مدة ل تطول اأبدا.

حتى و اإن دام اأثر هذه الق�صة اأو هذه الق�صيدة لأكرث من يومني،

القاحلة الرتبة نف�س يف يعي�س دام ما يزهر؟ ان لليمون كيف

مادامت الطيور هذه تعود كيف و اخلطايا، و بالدماء امل�صبعة

البندقية ذاتها منذ �صتني عامًا ل تزال مت�صوبة يف �صمائه؟ ....

فل�صطني حتتاج اإىل ثورة،حتتاج اإىل �صعبها ثائرًا على كل �صيء، ل

فقط على العدو بل اي�صا ثائر على اأ�صاليب املقاومة التي عتقت، و

اأهم من ذلك ثائر على النق�صامات و امل�صالح ال�صخ�صية.

اآن الآوان اأن ي�صتبدل ال�صعب العربي العاطفة بالعقل، واأن و قد

ي�صبح املنطق هو لغة اخلطاب، لأنه بالرغم من اأهمية العواطف

اأ�صبح عامًا �صتني بعد العواطف فاإ�صعال هذه الثورة اإ�صعال يف

�صيئا �صعبًا لأن ال�صعب العربي مل يعد يثري حزنة �صورة طفل باٍك

اأو رجل م�صت�صهد، لأن هذه امل�صاهد تكاد ت�صبح روتينا يف حياتنا

ل نقوى اإل اأن نراها يوميا لنعرف اأننا ما زلنا بخرٍي و اأن احلال ل

يزال على و�صعة كما تعودنا عليه منذ �صتني عامًا.

anonymous entry #2

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Sports Section

editor In Chief : Rita Akroushvice editor in Chief: Bilal ShoulyDesign editor & Photograopher: Mohammad Al-Khalili newspaper’s Committee: Nehaya Al Jafari, Nadine Sharabi, Sarah Al-Hussein, Rasha Gammoh, Leen Dabbas, Laith Shanti, Abdullah Sharaf, Abdullah

Sheqem, Rasha Nuseibeh, Raya Kalbouneh, Marah Al-Diken, Yasmine Ansari, Omar Al-Nasser, & Abdulrahman Rantisisupervised by : Mr. Ahmad Malhas, Mrs. Fadia Khoury

editing team : Leen Dabbas, & Rasha Gammoh

editing teachers : Mrs. Amal Atiat, Ms. Diba Attar, Ms. Leen Sabbagh, Mrs. Faten Aranki, Ms. Zein Khalifeh

Middle East Tournament for Schools is a tournament for Volleyball that is held in Jordan annually, each year in a different school

with several schools participating from all over the Middle East. This year, METS was held in King’s Academy with IC Beirut, ACS Beirut, King’s Academy, and Mashrek International School participating. METS takes place on three consecutive days, most likely on weekends (Thursday, Friday and Saturday), each day approximately 12 hours per day.

Throughout those three productive days, we all left knowing one thing; that we are all one team; we win together, we lose together. We learned that putting our hands together in the center and screaming out “MASHREK” means that ALL of us will be cooperating and collaborating in order to reach the goal we set at the beginning which is winning first place with a high team spirit.

We played several games; some were easy and some were challenging. Some were played without even sweating and some we had to exceed our maximum effort in order to win. at times we fell and got injured, but still get back up and played keeping our team spirit.

Honestly, it was a tough tournament with challenges and difficulties that we did not imagine we would overcome. Eventually, each team player remembered their responsibility and gave in their maximum effort, and it was worth it. The Girls’ Volleyball Team won 1st place, and the Boys’ Volleyball Team won 3rd place with a sportsmanship that no one doubted.

This tournament was hosted by King’s Academy and it lasted for three days over the weekend. Altough we didnt achieve our goal of getting

the first place, this was a great experience of competition and teamwork especially that had the advantage of sharing this experience with schools from Jordan as well as Lebanon.

The young generation is ready to get their hopes up. Throughout the chess tournament, a sixth grade student achieved the second place

as he won each and every game in the tournament, qualifying him to the finals. However, he lost against one of the best players in Jordan. It was quite a challenge for him, but he kept his spirit up and he is learning from each and every mistake.

Each year, the Tigers Basketball Team shows a lot of developement compared to the year before. This year with the leadership of Coach

Fuad Ghazawi, they played with heart, concentration and team spirit. The Basketball Team played their first game against Universal School and won with a big difference , the result was 31-12.Moreover, Mashrek’s team won with 45-15 against Dar Al Arkam. Finally, the last game played was against the Orthodox School. Although the Tigers lost, they were determined to continue their path of improvements on a road full of achievements and victories.

This Track and Field Tournament was a success for both, the boys and the girls. The team spirit was extremely prevalent. The tournament

was held at Amman Baccalaureate School and the girls were aiming to achieve first place, but unfortunately, this was a great challenge and they did not earn it; they lost with a slight difference and achieved second.

As for the boys, we achieved the second place after a lot of hard work. This was an accomplishment that we have not earned for almost three years and this motivated us to work even harder to achieve first place next year.

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