Location: Issam Fares Hall - Main Campus
Time: 10:30 a.m.
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The Institute of Lebanese Thought at Notre Dame Univeristy-Louaize (NDU) in cooperation with the Center for Arabic and Middle-Eastern Studies at the American University of Beirut (AUB) has the pleasure of inviting you to the closing ceremony of the Personality of the Year: Anis Freiha on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. in Issam Fares Hall NDU - Main Campus.
Participants: Students of the Faculty of Humanities and Ramez G. Chagoury, Faculty of Architecture, Arts & Design.
Program
10:30 a.m.
Visit of the Anis Freiha exhibition that showcases works and drawings by students of the Arabic Dept., the Technical Drawing 1 - 226 ARP, and the Architectural Sketching and Rendering - 221 ARP (Issam Fares - External Hall)
11:32 a.m.
Opening Remarks - Dr. Ameen Rihani
11:35 a.m.
Documentary about Anis Freiha’s Life
11:45 a.m.
Reading from Feiha’s book “
Isma3 Ya Rida” (Hear me Rida) by student Simon Amin AR306
11:50 a.m.
Composition for Oud inspired by the writings of Anis Freiha performed by Walid Bou Serhal, with a backdrop of traditional Lebanese houses prepared by the students of architecture instructor Layla Jabbour’s cross-disciplinary class Cultural Themes in Lebanese Architecture – 215 LAC ARP
11:55 a.m.
A short play titled, “
Satabka fil Wijdan” (You Will Remain in My Heart), inspired by the writings of Anis Freiha, performed by the AR310 students
12:15 p.m.
Readings from Freiha’s book, “Sawaneh min Taht Shajarat al-Kharrub” (Stories from Beneath the Carob Tree), by student Pamela Bteich, AR212
12:20 p.m.
Fairuz songs performed by student Romy Nader, Musicology class, with backdrop of traditional Lebanese houses, prepared by students of Layla Jabbour’s, Architecture Instructor
12:25 p.m.
Closing remarks by Dr. Salma Abdallah
12:30 p.m.
A 30-minute session of folkgames in the external court hosted by AR 306 students: Shahnaz Boustany, Stephanie Bou Sleiman, Carine Bechara, Rawad Sfeir, and Nazih Ahmad