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Currently, I am working as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. My work involves the identification and characterization of host factors involved in positive strand RNA virus replication using mutagenesis techniques, and an innovative system where a plant virus-brome mosaic virus (BMV)- is made to replicate in yeast. Yeast is an organism with extremely well developed genetics that lends itself to intricate manipulations not possible in other organisms, allowing the relatively fast and efficient identification and characterization of host factors involved in viral replication. During my graduate studies towards my Ph.D. degree at the University of California at Davis, my research centered on the disease resistance aspect of plant improvement, mainly on virus/plant interactions. I was able to elucidate the role of the two movement-associated proteins in geminiviruses, assigning specific and previously unidentified functions of these proteins, and providing direct evidence for macromolecular trafficking in plants. Since the main defense of plants against viral pathogens seems to be restricting viral movement, the results and techniques developed during my studies should allow for better breeding strategies for disease resistant plants. Such work is currently in progress at UC Davis. I received my undergraduate degree from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the American University of Beirut (AUB). I appreciate the excellence for which the school strives, affording me the opportunity to continue my studies in the United States. The combination of modern plant biological techniques and classical breeding methods offers new and exciting possibilities for plant improvement. Given the opportunity, I would gear my efforts towards developing plant varieties that suit the needs of the region I grew up in, emphasizing productivity and disease resistance. I am especially interested in improving local, traditional plant varieties so important in their contribution to my culture.
To email the man click here: anoueiry@facstaff.wisc.edu
The Levant Multicultural Server
for excellent information on Lebanon and the Middle East, and links to
numerous exciting sites
Lebanon Online Resources a commercial
link based in the US that pipes in news from international agencies, and hosts anumber of web sites for companies. Check out the Solidere section
if interested
the Data Management Homepage another
commercial link based in Lebanon that is an ISP, and hosts a number of commercial web sites.
Arabic 2000 A bilingual site that has many links
The Lebanese Ministry of Post and Telecommunication Still under construction, but it looks like it will also have the white and yellow pages on line soon
The Arabic Ring A site to promote finding common grounds for the Arabic language development on the web and on the computer. Part of the WebRing organization that groups and gets together web sites with common interests
To surf the web in Arabic, the easiest I could find is the Sindbad plug in for Netscape from Sakhr software, or the Tango multilingual web browser that can be downloaded free for a single license.
Global Islamic Software Company The Global Islamic Software Co. (GISCO) was founded to develop Islamic program to help both students and researchers of Islamic studies. From there you can find links to many religious programs on the web including the excellent The Holy Quran page
Arabia.online An award winning news, business and other site that looks and works great. It is also bilingual
Sakkal Design For Arabic and Islamic Art, Arabic Calligraphy, Graphic and Web Design, Clip Art, Computer Illustration
ArabNet a resource page for the Arab world in the Middle East and North africa. Very interesting links to many humanitarian and cultural sites
CAIR The home page for the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Islamic & Arabic Arts & Architecture Lots of information on Architechture, Calligraphy, coins, historic events, and oriental rugs. They also have virtual greeting cards with Islamic/Arabic art motifs.
ART Arabic Radio and Television. Although I still haven't figured out what they are or what they offer.
Arab media internet network. A news e-zine with Palestinian influence, but probably based in Amman, Jordan
The Beirut Stock Exchange A beautiful site to follow the bourse, and guide you to bying stock from authorized dealers.
AlQuds al arabi A daily independent political paper.
The Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade The Lebanese governement is actively seeking to totally exploit the power of the internet. This is a first attempt at doing that.
The New Middle East Magazine The First Joint Israeli-Palestinian Monthly Magazine.
Islam online from Europe Apparently a gateway, or links to Islamic organizations in Europe, in each country's language. For now they have only four countries, and one of them is Saudi Arabia. Very valuable stuff.
Arab Domains International They advertise themselves as the internet service provider for the Arab world, although none of the links are active yet. It apparently has registered some URLs that will be activated later.
The Arabic Banner Exchange This is a great and well organized effort to link all Arabic-related sites by a common banner. This would help these sites advertise each other.BR>
Arabist Another listing service for Arabic websites.
Cyberegypt A web-hosting and web design service in Egypt that makes you listen to Arabic synthesized music anytime you visit. You cannot get rid of it. It does have a collection of Arabic MIDI files that give really good music quality.
LebanonLinks A listing service for Lebanese sites and institutions. Great source of links.
Masons of Lebanon The home page of the Masons in Lebanon.
Arab Film Distribution A commercial renting and buying outlet for Arabic films in the United States.
The Middle Eastern Cook book A nice listing of some recipes mostly from Iraq.
1001 sites Arab World Online is an information source with direct access to virtually every aspect of the Arab world. Created on the principal of providing value-added content, the service is focused on attracting users from all facets of the internet. By providing resources at one location, our search engines enable users to generate information on their field of interest.
Arabic Resources on the Web A site mostly dealing with language and learning. Great starting point for Arabic learning.
Arabic Language Adventure Adevrtisement for a Arabic Language learning software.
The Arabian Oasis An initiative dedicated to environmental awareness and communications issues for the Arab World.
Halalco Books Books on Islam and the Islam world.
Ilm Islam Bookstore Supplying Practical, Informative and Authentic Books on Islam and Muslims.
ISL software corporation Developers of Islamic software.
Images International Materials related to the Baha'i faith.
Indiana University Press
Their published books about the Middle East.
International Association of Sufism Web site for the Sufi Faith.
International Book Center Inc. Bookstore with a special Arabic and Middle East section.
The International Institute for Islamic Thought A multi-dimensional intellectual and cultural foundation.
International Islamic Dawah Center Audio-Visual Material on Islam.
Iqra' The international education Foundation that apparently publishes school books for Islamic teaching.
The Islamic Bookstore.com The Best place for Islamic Books, Gifts, Softawre, Audio, Video, Clothing, and more.
The Islamic center of Passaic county Here you will learn about the Islamic Center and its many activities to serve its community and the Muslim Community at large.
Islamic Publications International We offer a large selection of Islamic books; tapes, CDs and videos; and assorted products for both adults and children.
Islam city in Cyberspace An Islamic site.
Kalimat Press An independent Baha'i publisher.
Leila Books Leila Books has been supporting the research and instructional needs of the different university libraries, institutions and scholars, interested in the Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.
The Muhyiddin 'Ibn 'Arabi Society The Society was founded in 1977 to promote a greater understanding of the work of Ibn 'Arabi and his followers. This international association has its headquarters in Oxford, England, with branches in the United States and Spain.
Multilingual Books We carry books, courses, tapes, video, and software in over 100 languages, including large stocks in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Latin, and over 80 lesser-known languages
Al Nadi international Book Club al-Nadi International Book Club was founded in 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our goal is to keep Arabic and Muslim readers informed of new publications concerning Islam and the Arab world. We issue al-Muskiah, a newsletter introducing new publications available to our members. Al-Muskiah reaches approximately 10,000 members, mostly highly educated professionals and/or college professors. We are proud of our clientele list which includes libraries such as: Harvard, Georgetown, Princeton, Cornell, and Loyola, among others, who have adopted us as their primary supplier of Arabic Books. Also, we are proud to refuse to deal with publishers who do not respect copyright laws. We currently operate a book store in Bridgeview, Illinois. We are in contact with more than 200 overseas and domestic suppliers and are the official distributor of publications from the International Institute of Islamic Thought.
Okeras Global Books Okeras Global Books Hb. specialise in Islamic, Eastern Culture, History and Children's books. We have books in different languages, for example, English, Swedish, Arabic, Urdu, French, Spanish, Russian, Gujrati and more.
Orient Buch Vertrieb Some German bookstore
Islam: 1-800-Ask
and Islamic gateway for a religious
twist
THE ONION: Full of made-up bogus news, this is the funniest paper that ever came out. It also has the best info on things happening in Madison. It'll take you a while to appreciate the humor. Clue: be open minded.
Kyle's Quicktime karaoke page . If you are into karaoke, check out this site where you can sing along with your computer to a bunch of different cool songs. Check it out it's real corny
A lot of information has been collected about the AUB. Browse in here to see pictures, get info, and more.
Lebanon section of the Levant Multicultural servers
Pictures, sometimes movies and other stuff not of interest to too many people.