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MENA Wikipedia Education Program meeting, Reham Bahy

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations

Reham Bahy, Cairo University
Dr. Riham Bahi
Background on Classes Taught
  1. Foreign Policy (upper level: 350-400 students)
  2. Intro to IR (200 Students)
  3. 4th year Contemporary IR Issues
  4. 350 students taught in Arabic. 2 paper assignments per semester: mid year and end of the semester. This is a spring class.
  5. Culture in World Politics in Arabic (3rd and 4th year students, 200-300 students)
  • I have a copy of her syllabus (hard copy)

Next Steps

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  • Email Riham for contacts with Nadine, Hala Said
  • Send her the soft copy of the Intro to Wikipedia and other documents
  • As far as next interactions, give the Dean a general presentation before proceeding with the program. We need him on board board before building out a WP program. Some people like the idea and others will not, but we should follow up with the Dean.
  • WMF must locate potential WP because she is interested in having a lab taught by Ambassadors to train students on WP.
  • Pitch to the whole school for TEDX for Faculty

Contacts

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  • Nadine and Hala Said would help with this initiative
  • Dr. Heba Raouf: teaches a class called "Science and Technology". This would be a good fit for a WP class
  • Mustafa Kamal Said: Partners in Development--he has an NGO
  • Dr. Hazem Hosny: Gender in Politics
  • Dr. Harriah

Takeaways

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  1. Bring students to a point of understanding
  2. Train the students with the technical aspects of WP
  3. She wants a workshop facilitated by the Dean and WP
  4. Go to the higher levels and provide workshops
  • Sent her information; she is a very interested professor
  • "I see this as a benefit for WP and the skills of Egyptian students"
  • We know her through Adel's friend Zeinab
  • Example of how Riham used WP: she used it to find information about the military (Egyptian). Her main concern with Wikipedia was whether or not Wikipedia is a reliable source. She is a coordinator for AMIDEAST

The Sell

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  • For students: "Posting to WP is the first step to getting published."
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