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Blog 10

msokkar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:23:44 +0000

1. I learned how to find book in the library and how to properly cite DVD’s , video’s etc. and finally to use databases.
2. I think we should have gone to library and trying to find videos or book.
3. The idea of presenting the information for everyone to see.
4. The fact that you cannot change the font in the blogs.
5. I think it’s an important class but they should give this class credits.

Blog 9

msokkar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:33:18 +0000

Google News

“Clinton has ‘productive meeting’ with Egypt on Mideast peace process.” washingtonpost.com. Karen DeYoung. web. 11 Nov 2009.

LexisNexis Academic

Knickmeyer, Ellen. “Egyptian Policy Imperils Refugees, Migrants at Israel’s Door.” The Washington Post. 12Sep.2008: A-SECTION; A08. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 11Nov.2009.

Blog 8

msokkar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:12:00 +0000

I used to from JSTOR:

Smith, Richard Ferree. “Refugees.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 367 (1966): 43-52. JSTOR. Web. 4 Nov. 2009.

Gardiner, Alan H. ” The Ancient Military Road between Egypt and Palestine.” The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 6.2 (1920): 99-116. JSTOR. Web. 4 Nov. 2009.

Blog 6

msokkar — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:31:34 +0000

1. What effects do refugees have on Egypt?
2. Cultural studies and ethnic studies, Political science, Anthropology, Sociology
3. Arabic Studies(B.A.), Political Science(B.A.), Anthropology(B.A.), Sociology(B.A.)

4. Two Subject specific databases:

•Annual Reviews Online [more info]

Provides critical reviews, written by leading scientists, of the most significant primary research literature in a wide range of disciplines within the fields of biomedical sciences (biochemistry, ecology & evolution, genetics, medicine, nutrition, pathology, and more), physical sciences (astronomy, computer science, fluid mechanics, materials research, nuclear science, and more), and social sciences (anthropology, law, political science, psychology, public health, and sociology).

•JSTOR [more info]

JSTOR is a full-text archival database consisting of the complete backfiles of important scholarly journals. It does NOT include publications within the last 2 to 5 years. Currently over 600 journals covering the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, economics, general science, ecology and botany are included.

Blog 5

msokkar — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:52:32 +0000

1) Sassoon, Joseph. The Iraqi refugees : the new crisis in the Middle East / Joseph Sassoon: I.B. Tauris, 2009.
JV8751 .S37 2009

2)Bowker, Robert. Boulder, Colo. :2003. HV640.5.P36 B69 2003

3)Working with refugees [videorecording] / UNHCR.HV640.3 .W67 2002

Blog 4

msokkar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:45:42 +0000

1) My chosen research question is: How come refugees get treated like second class human beings while there are human rights?

2) I searched Academic Search Complete for hiv and botswana, then limited the results to articles published in 2004.There were 3 articles, including this one: Coker, E. (2004). “Traveling Pains”: Embodied Metaphors of Suffering Among Southern Sudanese Refugees in Cairo. Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, 28(1), 15-39. http://search.ebscohost.com

3) I limited the search to articles from peer-reviewed sources. There were 38 results, including this one:Coker, Elizabeth Marie ““Traveling Pains”: Embodied Metaphors of Suffering Among Southern Sudanese Refugees in Cairo.” Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry 28.1 (2004): 15-39. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.

4)Jones, Lucy “Clinton’s Last Push for Peace.” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs 20.2 (2001): 33. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.

Blog 3

msokkar — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:37:35 +0000

1. My research question for this activity is: How come refugees get treated like second class human beings while there are human rights?

2. My AND search statement is: Refugees AND Egypt

3. My 2 citations are:

Lewis, Themba “Sudanese refugee youth ‘gangs’ in Cairo.” Forced Migration Review 33 (2009): 52-53. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Oct. 2009.

Yoshikawa, Lynn “Iraqi refugees in Egypt.” Forced Migration Review 29 (2007): 54. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Oct. 2009.

Blog 2

msokkar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:16:36 +0000

I searched Academic Search Complete for articles on the broad topic of “Refugees”. Here is the list of information found on each:

First article:

1. Title of article: Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry

2. Authors: Coker, Elizabeth Marie1 emcoker@aucegypt.edu

3. Title of journal: “Traveling Pains”: Embodied Metaphors of Suffering Among Southern Sudanese Refugees in Cairo.

4. Date of publication: Mar2004

5. Volume and issue numbers: Vol. 28 Issue 1

6. Page numbers of the article: p15-39, 25p

7. Subject heading: *REFUGEES
*DISEASES
*CLINICS
*COMMUNITIES
*CULTURE
*HUMAN body

Second article:

1. Title: Citizenship Rights and Repatriation Refugees.

2. Authors: Kibreab, Gaim

3. Title of journal: International Migration Review

4. Date of publication: Spring2003

5. Volume and issue numbers: Vol. 37 Issue 1

6. Page numbers of the article: p24-73, 51p

7. Subject heading: *CITIZENSHIP
*REFUGEES
*CIVIL rights
*ASYLUM, Right of
*REPATRIATION
*NATURALIZATION
*EMIGRATION & immigration law

SOKKARAAA

msokkar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:04:40 +0000

First Name: Moataz Ahmed
Major: Undeclared
Year at AUC: Second Year (Sophmore)
Favorite Website: http://www.youtube.com

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