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افتتاح حديقة "اللواء الركن الشهيد فرنسوا الحاج" في كلية العلوم |
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اقيم قبل ظهر اليوم في حرم كلية العلوم - الفنار، حفل افتتاح حديقة بأسم "اللواء الركن الشهيد فرنسوا الحاج"، بمبادرة من الجامعة الببنانية وبالتعاون مع رجل الاعمال السيد وديع عبسي و"مؤسسة اللواء الركن الشهيد فرنسوا الحاج"، حضره العميد الركن جورج نادر ممثلا قائد الجيش العماد جان قهوجي، الدكتور على منيمنة ممثلا رئيس الجامعة اللبنانية الدكتور زهير شكر، السيد ايلي الحاج ممثلا مؤسسة الشهيد الى جانب حشد من الضباط واساتذة الكللية وطلابها.
والقى كل من العميد الركن نادر وعبسي والدكتور منميمة ورئيس الهيئة الطلابية في الكلية انطوني المعلم والحاج، كلمات بالمناسبة نوهوا فيها بسيرة الشهيد الكبير ومواقفه البطولية في الدفاع عن الوطن والتصدي للارهاب.
واختتم الاحتفال بعرض قتالي نفذه عناصر النخبة في الفوج المجوقل.
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While you read these lines, I challenge you to allow it to sink deep into your heart and soul because it answers one of the deepest questions in life.
A university professor asked his students this question: Is God the Creator of all things?
One of his students answered yes.
Professor: as long as God is the Creator of all things, did God created evil since evil exists?
Professor: Our actions define who we are, and since God created Evil, then God is Evil. And he walked around proud saying that once again this prouves the myth of the Christian faith.
The student raised his hand and asked: Does Cold evsist?
Professor: Of couse it does.
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Francois Hajj memorial at the Faculty of Science - Al Fanar |
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In honor of the Great Lebanese Army and its martyrs especially General Francois Hajj, everyone is invite to a ceremony to inaugurate the park of Major General Francois Hajj Thursday March 4 at the Faculty of Science - Fanar.
The celebration starts at 11 am followed by the opening of the park and the unveiling of a monument for Major General Hajj. |
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Rehabilitation of the football field |
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 Project ID: 72567-31
Project location: Rmeish
Start Date: 12 November 2009
Expected End Date: 12 November 2010
No-one can doubt the passion that the people of Rmeish have for football. As many as 200 currently play in an assortment of teams. Ranging from fresh-faced seven year olds to fathers in their forties, they compete in matches against neighbouring villages. The players come by car and taxi, as Rmeish is a good kilometer from the ground itself. But such is their dedication, these footballers are happy to come to their ground three or four times a week for training alone.
But this ground is a forlorn sight. Just a quick glance shows you that it is overgrown with weeds and strewn with rocks. The fence and the goalposts are rusty and the unkempt goal-nets flow freely in the wind. Litter has collected close to the edge, with some even spilling onto the ground itself. The sad truth is that despite the village’s enthusiasm for the game, more people could be playing football. Some are put off by the ground’s sub-standard quality and believe they will be hurt if they play on it. Those that do play feel that the teams could be more successful if the ground itself was improved.
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The Maronite Church owes its name to an important monastery, Saint Maroun, who received the name in homage to the anchorite Maroun.
The monk Maroun was born in the forth century. After renouncing the world, he led one of the most austere ascetic lives, in his hermitage and very often in the open air.
Monastic life existed from the beginning of the Church. It is called the “way of Christian perfection”.
The monk Maroun was an ardent follower of Christ, and consumed with enthusiasm for Christian perfection. He renounced the world and its attractions, and hid on one of the mountains in the diocese of Cyr, where he lived in the ruins or an ancient pagan temple, transforming it into a place of prayer and meditation. His reputation soon attracted all those who, equally enthused by Christian perfection, sought a model and an experimented spiritual guide. His disciples were very numerous and his ascetic school was one of the most prosperous. Many people visited him in his hermitage asking help both for corporal as well as spiritual diseases and they were taken care of.
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Father Miled Awad, a Lebanese Maronite monk: joined the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1962. Was ordained a priest in 1976. He holds a masters degree in philosophy and theology and international relations. Also a degree in Arabic and Islamic studies and liturgy.
Father Jean Kalakash: joined the Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries in 1981. Was ordained a priest in 1989. He holds a PhD in psychology.
Father Shukrallah Choufani, a Lebanese Maronite monk: joined the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1952. Was ordained a priest in 1967. Holds a Ph.D. in philosophy.
Father Habib Kalakash: joined the Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries in 1989. Was ordained a priest in 1993. Holds a Bachelor of Law.
Father Francis Assaf: a Lebanese Maronite monk: joined the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1978. Was ordained a priest in 1989. Holds a degree in Pastoral Studies.
Father Youssef El Amil: a Lebanese Maronite monk: joined the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1943. Was ordained a priest in 1959. Holds a degree in Arabic literature.
Brother Makarios Al-Hajj, a Lebanese Maronite monk: Vowed his monastic vows in 1956.
Father Adel Alam: a Lebanese Maronite monk: joined the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1986. Was ordained a priest in 1998
Father Bassam Habib: a Lebanese Maronite monk: joined the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1985. Was ordained a priest 1992. |
The Lebanese in Australia have been active in politics and a number have risen to high positions within Local, State and Federal politics and have represented all the major political parties.
Steve Bracks, the Premier of Victoria is the most recent notable example to join the numbers of Parliamentary representatives of Lebanese orgin in Australian parliaments at present. There has also been other notable figures such as Sam Doumany who was Attorney General and Minister for Justice in Queensland and Dr. Frank Gaha who was Minster for Health in Tasmania and Queenslander Robert Katter was a Federal Minister for the Army.
Sir Nicholas Shehadie and George Joseph were Lord Mayors of, respectively, Sydney and Adelaide. They are among the many members of the Lebanese community who have achieved public office in local government. Currently a list is being compiled for our records.
One interesting figure that we have come across was Anthony Alexander Alam.
According to the Biographical Register of the New South Wales Parliament 1901-1970, Alexander Alam was born in Wallsend in 1896. He was the son of Joseph Alam and Mary Hashem who are described as being "storekeeper and Lebanese migrants".
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Barbara Mazzel Anne Perry |
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Barbara Mazzel Anne Perry (born 9 May 1963) is a New South Wales Australian Labor Party politician representing the state electoral district of Auburn.  Perry is the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Ralph and Susan Abood, and is married with five sons. She was educated by the Sisters of Charity and the Marist Brothers. She graduated in law from the University of Sydney and worked at the Legal Aid Commission from 1990. She was the first woman of Lebanese origin to be elected to the Legislative Assembly. Perry was elected in a by-election on the 8th of September 2001 following the resignation of Labor Member Peter Nagle and re-elected in March 2003 and was Chair of the Committee on Children and Young People. Perry was re-elected on the 24th of March 2007 and was appointed Minister for Juvenile Justice, Minister for Western Sydney and Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship. In 2008, due to a reshuffling of the cabinet, Perry was appointed Minister for Local Government and Minister Assisting the Minister for Mental Health |
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