A sad sky emerges to express its feelings about the final day of MELA 1.
Luke and Lyutha preview the excitements in store. Top of the agenda: team presentations of key issues for the region -- and how leaders of MELA caliber could make a difference.
Stop discrimation now! The first group proposes Taqarib, an online community to raise awareness about discrimination and to mobilize young people in the Middle East to combat it.
A tough panel of four fire-breathing experts assesses the presentations. (They are dragons -- but kindly ones.) Offering feedback here are MELA Board Member Meisa Batayneh and Jordanian businessman Omar Maani.
Buy Arab! Iron-oligarch Lana introduces Rabt.com -- a proposed platform to connect businesses in the region with local manufacturers.
The minds behind Rabt.com face the dragons' heat.
The dragons in their lair. MELA Board Member Sheikh Hussein Al-Banawi responds with both praise and productive criticism.
The Middle East Learning Initiative is the third group's brainchild. Its goal is to mobilize network resources, including MELA, to achieve a better educated population in the Middle East.
Oh no! Does Group Four favor the exploitation of child labor? Fortunately, the gifted co-presenters turned out to be Gamil and Sarah's daughters (bona fide volunteers) representing Arab youth's demands to be accorded the rights and responsibilities they deserve.
Radwa+Dima+Sandra+Hania = unbeatable combination
As every artist knows, orange and blue are complementary colors... Ginny, Lama
Hazem, Meisa: Great minds think alike. But what are they thinking?
"We hope you had a pleasant flight and look forward to welcoming you again on board MELA Airways."
Enjoying coffee amidst refined surroundings...
Melaphilia, cont. (see MELA Day Nine). The disease has grown to pandemic proportions by now. Infectious agent Soughit passes it on to Tom.
Sheikh Hussein Al-Banawi (Chairman & CEO, The Banawi Industrial Group) speaks powerfully on "The Unknown Leader -- The Real Difference Maker."
Sheikh Hussein's talk strikes a chord with the audience. And his joke about the pizza delivery boy is a big hit.
The morning program for MELA Day Eleven is over. We reconvene after lunch for the graduation ceremony: Don't miss it!
the pictures - the commentary has made me so nostalgic ... that was one amazing training - saying thank you doesnt even cover it ... loved reading all the posts!
ReplyDelete:) one of the kids in group 4 was mine little Haya :) best always Sarah