MIDEASTVIEWS Guestbook

Number of entries: 75

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Andre' Khuri
From: Gainesville, Florida
E-mail: ufakhuri@stat.ufl.edu
Dear Sami:

I just discovered this website. It is a great one,
and I congratulate you on this new project. I am
quite amazed by your versatility and ability to
do so many interesting things. Thank you for all you have done and keep up the good work.
 
Added: November 16, 2009

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Mays Domat
From: Damascus
E-mail: maysdomat@yahoo.com
Dear Sami, It's very interesting website.. I loved the idea and the articles..
Keep up this good project ;)
yours, Mays Domat
 
Added: July 2, 2009

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: George Krikorian
From: U.S.A.
E-mail: Lamoushka@aol.com
I guess finally we can sign guestbook and view it. I like your new design in red. The look is much more professional. Keep up the good work, Sami.

Best,
George Y. Krikorian
Orlando, FL
U.S.A.

NOTE: Any news from Joshua Landis and his newsletter?
 
Added: May 20, 2009

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Banah Alomar
From: Syria
Congratulations on the new website Sami...
 
Added: April 29, 2009

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: hazar am ali
From: Palistinian
E-mail: hazaramali@gmail.com
Dear Sami,
U learned me how to become different, so it is a very normal to make this recognizable and creative website
U deserve the best.
 
Added: April 28, 2009

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Mike
E-mail: jsxmiths@msn.com
Great web site!!!! :)
 
Added: Febraury 12, 2006

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Bassel Ibrahim
Allow me this opportunity to congratulate you on your publication "steel & silk" It is an honor to know a person whose work has been recognized by everyone.
 
Added: January 8, 2006

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: maya samaan jalbout
E-mail: mayasamaan@hotmail.com
dear sami,
so proud to read my friend's young brother's great opinion and analysis ,amazed by the effect of time and of course hard work and perseverence.
I enjoyed the last article especially that the Statment of our great poet Nizar you've discussed had affected me before by its simplicity and deapth !( as everything he'd ever written) maybe we've waited for all the valuable information and analysis you have added in a precise and elaborate style.
great website for your great work.
all the best for more success!!
Maya Samaan Jalbout
 
Added: December 1, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Bob
E-mail: sidor@home.com
hi ! you site is very very nice! i like it so much.
 
Added: November 10, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Ayham Al Omary
E-mail: shameeaslione@yahoo.com
I had the pleasure to meet you in person during my visit to Damascus,last September. I found in you the good sample of a promising,bright and educated youngman, Keep the good work, and God bless you.
 
Added: October 31, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Munif Atassi
E-mail: mma518@mac.com
What a gem of a site - filled with intellect and genuine patriotism. While Syria has been hopelessly drifting into the abyss of mediocrity and self-deprecation since the early Sixties, one would assume that such a fresh voice from within the Mother Land is a virtual impossibility.

Despair no more; this site is an indisputable manifestation of a new genre of young Syrian intellectual bent on affirmative and constructive change. After more than 3 decades of spewing empty clichés, tribal conservatism, and secular liberalism, droves of incompetent and intellectually challenged army-officers-turned-politicians managed to grab the imagination of millions of misguided and ill-prepared Syrians searching for a true identity. While the Syrian past has given us several thought leaders in politics, literature, arts, and sciences, this site is a fresh reminder that Syria is alive and well. The drought is over and the rain has started to fall. Sami, thanks for the fresh air and the ionic breeze!

Best wishes,
Munif Atassi
Washington, DC
USA
 
Added: October 21, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Tawfik Diab
E-mail: Tawfik_diab@hotmail.com
Another view and another voice is always welcome in the world of journalism and politics, especially when it is about the Motherland. Take care and Good Luck.
 
Added: October 16, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Abdulhamid Diab
E-mail: abdulhamiddiab@hotmail.com
...keep up the good work. maybe sooner or later our generation can make a difference in a country and region that deserves better...
 
Added: September 9, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Motaz Hadaya
E-mail: levant@scs-net.org
Sami beik,

It has been over a year since I have started browsing your excellent website. The timing and quality and of your articles is imacculate and you have turned your website into a must for academics, researchers and anyone interested in the Syrian political scene.

More power to you elbow.

Motaz
 
Added: July 23, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Ali Khwanda
E-mail: alikhwanda@hotmail.com
makes me proud to witness what you have started to accomplish my friend.
 
Added: May 29, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Mark Watson
E-mail: mark_ww354@mail.com
Congratulations on the new layout. Keep it up to date as a celebrity :)
 
Added: April 17, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: James Beckett
E-mail: james194r@yahoo.com
really good one, but i would stick more with updating and fresh data. this will help a lot to play.
 
Added: February 21, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Amer
E-mail: ameraidi@gmail.com
We need some Sami Moubayed's in Syria. Thanks
 
Added: February 5, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Nadim Shehadi
E-mail: shehadi@herald.ox.ac.uk
Best wishes and hope to see you again soon
 
Added: February 5, 2005

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Robert Ayan
E-mail: bobayan@hotmail.com
Sami,

Thank you for your wonderful contributions to journalism. It is rare to find quality journalism, with an objective voice, and that offers an authentic Syrian perspective that can also speak with depth on modern history and current events. You are also giving voice to masses of people who would otherwise be incapable of reaching global audiences.

Best wishes for your continued success,

Bob
 
Added: December 6, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Farah Ismail
E-mail: farouha81@hotmail.com
It is so great to have a Syrian intellectual like you, i seriously admire the passion that you have when you enlighten others with your work...you make the reader develop the same enthusiasm which you feel when you hold your pen and get ready to write...Sami, we, the Syrians, are very proud of you...so keep up the good work...God bless you
 
Added: November 26, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Patricia Tadmori
E-mail: pwielinski744@hotmail.com
It's a great accomplishment when a former student becomes the teacher! Your work enhances my interest and knowledge of a truly exquisite country. More Syrians need to embrace their great history as passionately, to preserve the beauty of the culture through reverence for the past and perserverance of truth for the present and future. My appreciation and congratulations,Sami
 
Added: November 11, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Tarik Tadmori
E-mail: tariktadmori@yahoo.com
Saied Sami, keep up the fantastic work!
 
Added: September 10, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Hala Droubi
E-mail: droubihala@hotmail.com
Dear Sami:
I read your articles. And all I can say is: thank you very much; while expressing your thoughts and views, you've managed to express those of many others who are unable to make themselves heard.
wish you the best of luck & please do keep it up!
 
Added: September 3, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Riyadh
E-mail: covenvox@yahoo.com
I like what I have read. Will be in Damascus soon.
 
Added: July 27, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Nazem Atassi
E-mail: nazem.atassi@bmc.org
Sami Bacha
congrats !!
we need people like you to represent us. you make us proud to be Syrians !
 
Added: July 21, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Talal
Dear Abou Marwan,
Very pleased to see you prospering in your second best thing "writing".
Keep the high spirit
See Ya!
 
Added: July 19, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Amer Hafi
E-mail: hafiamer@hotmail.com
Dearest Sami:
Whatever i write to express my opinion in your site is may be mentioned with great words,but i want to say that sami the person is the great potential that syria needs,and this site is just a small outcome. keep on your success and we will be always proud of you.
 
Added: July 17, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Iyad Slik
E-mail: iyadslik@mail.sy
First, a word to say "thanks" for this great work & then a line to say that doning great things it just to be your way.
 
Added: July 17, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Khaled Ramadan
E-mail: khaled@netways.com
Dear Friend SAM
The time comes to show the world that we belong to a great country.
And we Syrian people has all the features to make Syria a well civilized country if we put our hands together .you are one of the intelligent Syrians who can help Syria to stand against its problems because you have all the Knowledge about others mentality and way of life . I’m so proud that you are one of my best friends.
 
Added: June 19, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Saad Achkar
E-mail: saad-achkar@excite.com
Dear Sami,

"Fi haza al-zaman al-radee' " only enlightened people like yourself shall carry the torch towards a prosperous, modern and leading Arab World.
Impressive work! -The seeds of your talent were quite obvious at AUB, and here you are fencing, like an Umayyad, the internal ignorance beast and the external empires!

Regards,
Saad Achkar
 
Added: June 17, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Seem Al-Maleh
E-mail: seem_almaleh@hotmail.com
Dear Sami,
Congratulations. I wish you the best of luck.
 
Added: June 14, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Murhaf Akhras
E-mail: murhaf@akhras.com
Elegant and classy image of us,the aubites.Sami Mubayed rises...it is just the start
I m very happy with such work....keep flying my freind
 
Added: June 12, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Marwan Moubayed
E-mail: marmou@net.sy
Dear Sami
I read the Ajlani article and I felt it coming from your heart. I am always proud of you and of what you do.
Your Dad
 
Added: June 11, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Ali Al-Mufleh
E-mail: caveman52@hotmail.com
Man you always manage to impress me, if I was a Lady I would Go for you .... lol ... All the best, and call me sometime soon...........
 
Added: June 11, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Kinda Cheikh Ibrahim
E-mail: kendaci@terra-axis.com
Sami

Congratulations for the site, your accomplishments, the books, the articles. It is truly such a relief to know that people are able and willing to make a difference. you set an example to the rest of us and I really am very proud to be your friend. Keep up the good work.Thank you
 
Added: June 9, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Zeina Chahine
E-mail: zeina_chahine@ureach.com
Dearest Dr. Sami
You are really portraying our thoughts. Congratulations for this wonderful website. You are a pioneer. And I hope that those who have the gift of expressing the Syrians’ opinions in words will find the opportunity of following your lead. I wish you the best of luck.
 
Added: June 6, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Sahban Abd Rabbo
E-mail: sahban@abd-rabbo.com
Mabrook Sami Beik the new design of mideastviews.com

Wish you all the best..
 
Added: June 4, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Omar S. Dahi
E-mail: odahi@nd.edu
Dear Sami,

I have really admired your work along the years and now you finally have it online!
Congratulations on all your success and keep up the good work.

yours,
omar
 
Added: June 1, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Motaz Hadaya
E-mail: levant@scs-net.org
Posted on: 02-06-04 at 05:51:16 AM | (Admin Delete)

Comment:
Dear Sami,

You are definately a representative of the hidden gem otherwise known as the Syrian youth.

Browsing your website has filled me with joy and pride.

As I mentioned to you in a previous converstion, add footnotes to your articles citing your sources which will always gives credibility to your articles.

Do keep up the good work and God bless!
 
Added: May 29, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Mayya Assaad
E-mail: misheh79@hotmail.com
Dearest Sam,
Finally an Arab writer is getting to the western public opinion. I am really proud of you!
 
Added: May 28, 2004

 

Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Tammam Salam
E-mail: tammam808@yahoo.com
I am impressed with your website and its contents which reflect an enlightened, ambitious and well learned young Arab. Keep at it, for you
will certainly fill in a much needed political stand.
 
Added: May 28, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Salahuddin Al-Habal
E-mail: salahuddin131hq@yahoo.com
Dearest Sami,
You keep on impressing us by your unique work, so that we learn more from your activity, and commitment to our causes. Thank you for your pushing us higher, and reminding us that always someone will be there.
 
Added: May 27, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Safwan Salman
E-mail: ssst@scs-net.org
Thanks for this good job.
 
Added: May 24, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Lina Almarestani
E-mail: lalmarestani@pharma.mcgill.ca
Dearest dearest cousin,
I cannot even start to congratulate you and tell you how proud I am of you on this great achievement! alf mabrouk and may you always pursue your dreams and may they all come true! good luck and all the best in your projects to come!
 
Added: May 20, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Omar Midani
E-mail: omidani@videotron.ca
My friend it is not a question of you living up to "our" expectations, but a question of you living up to yours. Because frankly speaking Sami you surpassed all expectations a long time ago and you are now charting new territory on your own. They say that "skill without exertion is of little avail", and you have demonstrated for all to see how important it is for one to exert themselves and perceiver on the road to achieving their goals.
 
Added: May 18, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Fares Jajeh
E-mail: fmj01@aub.edu.lb
I can not but be proud that i have a friend like you Sami.Congratulations!
Fares
 
Added: May 18, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Khaldoun Bouka
E-mail: sm@oegroup.org
Sami, congratulations for this new work.
Syria is proud of her son, and you should be proud of your self,I hope that every Syrian will add up to our Syria name as you did.
 
Added: May 13, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Ziad Sabra
E-mail: ziad@sabra.com
Dr.Sami Bek
I am very proud of Sami Moubayed
Great site… Keep the hard work.
Best of Luck!
 
Added: May 13, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Abdul-Salam Haykal
E-mail: abdul@haykal.com
Sam, I have always enjoyed watching you climb to the top and live much of your name (Sami). That has been inspirational to me and to many others who do not even know you. May you always have this sublime perseverance and magnificent aptitude. May the youth of our great nation follow your bright example as you move to new heights. Abdul
 
Added: May 12, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Alia Mansour
E-mail: alia_mansour79@hotmail.com
Dear Dr Sami
I am very proud to be your friend, thank you so much for your hard work. Sami you gave me hope that the new generation is able and ready to build a more sophisticated and educated Syria. Keep the hard work Sami bek. Wish you and our beloved Syria the best.
 
Added: May 10, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Amjad Al Zarrad
E-mail: AZarrad@slb.com
Dear Dr. Sami,
I have always been proud of being your friend. This website is just one extra achievement to prove me right. I wish you the best of health and luck so you can carry on impressing us more and more.
 
Added: May 9, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Hussam Tayeb
E-mail: hussamtayeb@hotmail.com
Dear Sami,
Congratulations on a job well done and I wish you and Syria all the success in the world.
 
Added: May 9, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Thuraya Ismail
E-mail: thuraya@ismail.com
Sami,
I will not congratulate you for this accomplishment and true asset, but rather congratulate ouselves;your friends for knowing you and the readers for providing them access to your work.As always.. "Aiming to the moon, so when you fall..it would be among the stars":) Best of Luck!
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Mohamed Mobayed
E-mail: mobayed5@hotmail.com
Dear nephew,
We are proud of you. God bless you. Your uncle Mohamed.
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Michel Arcouche
E-mail: micho2004@hotmail.com
Dearest Dr. Moubayed Bey,
Great website. Wish you all the best.
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Mohamad Al-Kaswani
E-mail: mohamadbek@hotmail.com
Sami Bek,

I've known you since we were teen agers, and once more, I'm proud to have a friend like you... Great work...
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Sami Al Kouatlli
E-mail: skuwatly@fastemailer.com
Sami Beik, thank you for your hard work. You are setting the right example, keep it up, and hope we can support you in anyway. Good Luck.
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Saleem Bitar
E-mail: bitarsr@hotmail.com
Hope this new achievement supports your high hopes… keep it up.

Great site… with a great content… achieved by a great intellectual…. and built by great web-development standards.
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Wassim Shaar
E-mail: shaar.1@osu.edu
Some people are born in this life for a reason. Sami you are one of those, your work will be definitely honored and recognized. Keep the hard work.
Best wishes.
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: housam ramzi
E-mail: hramzi@syea.org
Great work Sami,I wish you the best
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Diana Haroun
E-mail: d_haroun@hotmail.com
Another string to your already very accomplished bow Sami. A vital website which will encourage many healthy debates! I wish you continuous success.
 
Added: May 8, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Karim Tabah
E-mail: katabbaa@mail.sy
Very nice web and a rare analytical source of info on the ME.
 
Added: May 7, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Assaad Al Achi
E-mail: aba07@aub.edu.lb
Great site by a great man.
Chapeau bas Dr. Moubayed
 
Added: May 7, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Rachad Challah
E-mail: rchallah@hotmail.com
Keep up the good work Sami; and remember what Robert Kennedy once said "only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly".
 
Added: May 7, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Janet McMahon
E-mail: jmcmahon@wrmea.com
Mabruk ya Sami, its a very nice site.
 
Added: May 7, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Mayssa Nehlawi
E-mail: mayssa_nehlawi@hotmail.com
Good work Sami!it shows your efforts!
Best wishes.
 
Added: May 7, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Abdul Hamid Mihrez
E-mail: amehriz98@hotmail.com
Congratulations Sami for having a good mean to communicate good Arabic thoughts, I really wish you the best.
 
Added: May 6, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Brooke Anderson
E-mail: brooklynsf@hotmail.com
Sami,
Thank you for creating this website. Doing research on Syria is often difficult because it's an under-reported country. Thank you for providing us with thorough background information. I think your website will be valuable to journalists, researchers, students, business people and anyone who is simply curious about the Middle East.
 
Added: May 6, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Said Kekhia
E-mail: saidkekhia@hotmail.com
Ever since we were at AUB your ideas and knowledge have inspired to look forward to a better future. It still amazes me that one of my peers achieved so much in such little time. Keep it up Dr. Sami, and I'm always behind you.
 
Added: May 6, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Joe Brookshire
From: jbrook8@aol.com
Thank you Sami for providing us educators with your excellent website. May this help spread your much needed perspectives to those who wish to learn and understand.
 
Added: May 6, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Hazem Midani
E-mail: hazemmidani@hotmail.com
Sami,
Great Job! Your work is inspiring. Keep it up brother.
 
Added: May 6, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Sahban Abd Rabbo
E-mail: sahban@abd-rabbo.com
My brother Sami. It was a pleasure to work on the design of your personal website. And it was a good opportunity to read all your great articles, both the old and the new.
 
Added: May 6, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Dr Munir al-Ajlani
E-mail: drajlani@hotmail.com
I salute my honorable son, Sami Moubayed. I respect him and congratulate him for his genuine interest in Syrian history. I read his work on Syria, and found it to be great, honest, and highly objective. I hail the young genius that is in him!
 
Added: May 6, 2004  
Submitted  by Comments:
Name: Rami Eskeif
E-mail: ramieskeif@hotmail.com
Magnificent! I am very proud of Sami Moubayed
and wish you the best always, for a healthy
Syria.
 
Added: May 6, 2004