Religions in the Middle East- Christian Arabs from Lebanon

Prof Returns from Middle East ; Taught History in Lebanon , Turkey

Running against twenty-six of the top colleges in the country, the cross-country team equalled its performance of a year ago by placing fourteenth in the N.C.A.A. College Division Cross-Country Championship Meet, held Saturday in Wheaton, Illinois. The harriers of Kentucky State copped the meet with 95 points followed by Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College with 105 points and Iowa Stat...

Truth in the Context of Christian Faith and its Relation to Other Religions

In the following reflections on the understanding of truth in regard to Christian faith (or even in regard to religious faith, experience, and language in general), I advocate a relational interpretation of truth. Truth in that sense is understood not primarily as an intellectual assertion but as a qualification of a dynamic, existential, personal relation. Truth is the trustworthiness of that ...

Democratization Process in the Middle East after 9/11 - The example of Lebanon

Consumer Knowledge, Attitudes and Salt-Related Behavior in the Middle-East: The Case of Lebanon

Sodium intake is high in Lebanon, a country of the Middle East region where rates of cardiovascular diseases are amongst the highest in the world. This study examines salt-related knowledge, attitude and self-reported behaviors amongst adult Lebanese consumers and investigates the association of socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitudes with salt-related behaviors. Using a multicompone...

Ossification of ligamentum flavum in Middle East Arabs: a hospital-based study.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency of ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) in the spine among the Arab population in Kuwait using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance of the whole spine. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A consecutive series of 102 patients with low back pain were recruited from the outpatient clinic of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait. MRI of the whole spine in the ...