Dr. Hassan Bashir, assistant professor of liberal arts, said, “The week will include activities that promote awareness about ethical responsibilities and prepare people to face ethical challenges with knowledge and understanding about their responsibilities.” Activities and events will include photography and essay writing competitions, a student–faculty debate, a film screening and special presentations by guest speakers. Ethics Week 2012 is open to all students, faculty and staff of educational institutions and research centers in Qatar.

For information contact Dr. Hassan Bashir: hassan.bashir@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0252.

Mir claims the environmental crisis is now widely recognized as one of the most pressing problems of our time, but he asks whether this problem is economic, legal, technological, or ethical. In his lecture, Mir suggests the dominant way the problem is understood underplays the role of ethical considerations in evaluation of projects’ impact on the environment. The lecture is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in lecture hall 143.

For information contact Khadija El Cadi: khadija.elcadi@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0145.

Shah will examine the international professional codes of ethics relating to engineers and analyze these in relation to standards set by international law. The lecture is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in lecture hall 143.

For information contact Khadija El Cadi: khadija.elcadi@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0145.

For information contact Dr. David Work: david.work@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0451.

Parker will analyze decolonization as both a transfer of political and juridical sovereignty and an intellectual and cultural process. The lecture is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. in lecture hall 144.

For information, contact Khadija El Cadi: khadija.elcadi@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0145.

Dr. David Work, visiting assistant professor of liberal arts, said, “Combining Alice in Wonderland with Henry James, this is one of cinema’s great adventures.” The film is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

For information contact Dr. David Work: david.work@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0451.

Dr. David Work, visiting assistant professor of liberal arts, said, “The film features the timeless and unforgettable mirror sequence, the hysterical peanut stand scene and a climatic battle that is not to be missed.” The film is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

For information contact Dr. David Work: david.work@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0451.

Dr. David Work, visiting assistant professor of liberal arts, said, “Antonioni’s masterpiece is a penetrating study of alienation and the search for love in the modern world.” The film is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

For information contact Dr. David Work: david.work@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0451.

Linn suggests American military began to view war as primarily an engineering problem in the 1990s. The lecture is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in lecture hall 238 of the Texas A&M Engineering Building.

For information contact Khadija ElCadi: khadija.elcadi@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0145.

The film, part of the Program’s Great Film Series, follows King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table on their quest to find the Holy Grail. The film is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

For information contact Dr. David Work: david.work@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0451.