It’s been a busy couple of months but I am back to my blog. I have missed you all. I can’t believe that by next week the academic year will be over and I will have completed my first year as a Prof. at Hunter College. The past seven months have been and continue to […]
I have always felt strongly about the positive effect edu-media and film can have in terms of increasing awareness. My friend Mo Hefzy wrote and produced the first Arabic film about Autism and this was a positive start in increasing awareness of autism in Africa and the Arab world. When I first moved to NYC, […]
Moving to New York my life is dramatically different. I have adjusted and it’s been exactly five months. My Sayeda replacement is a Slow Cooker and my Fathy replacement is being chaufer driven by MTA. But I have to say it really isn’t that bad. Cooking is one of the most relaxing activities and it […]
Prof: “How are you doing?” Student: “Oh you know school, assignments work, family, and you?” Prof: “Much the same really school, assignments, homework, deadlines, otherwise good thanks” Professors are expected to write books and publish academic articles and when you are a new one like me, ‘at the bottom of the totem pole’, you are […]
Since moving to NYC I have been blessed with a plethora of helpful friendly hands who have assisted me in assembling shelves, cupboards and similar objects. I never seem to match the written instructions with the actual assembly. This all changed today. My latest purchase remained in the box for three weeks until finally today I decided to face […]
