Beirut, May 19, 2017: The Ahliah School Alumni and Old Scholars Association organized this annual mujadara lunch as part of Ahliah School centennial celebrations. The event took place in the courtyard of the school. The proceeds of this traditional event go to developing the school and supporting the scholarship fund.
This yearly reunion gathers a large number of graduates from different generations with members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, administration, and friends of Ahliah.
Layla Fawaz, President of the Alumni Association, welcomed the attendees and thanked them for their ongoing commitment and support for the school. Nadim Cortas, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, announced that, on this occasion, the school is honoring five alumni who graduated more than 75 years ago: Haybat Makhzoumi Ghaleb El Turk, Soumaya El-Khauli Naufal, Nida Makdessi Maalouf, Huda Fawaz Haddad, and Huda Takieddine Hamadeh.
Nidal Al-Achkar ended her word by saying that during the last decade, under the leadership of Rida Ayache, the school achieved a major transformation in its education programs and facilities to meet the demands of the 21st century. The special attention given to teach student resulted in an excellent rate of acceptance in universities. Its successes, earned it dual accreditation by the top education bodies in the USA and Europe respectively: The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).
The attendees enjoyed the different plates of mujaddara and salads while listening to musical performance by the Lebanese School for the Blind Choir of Baabda, whose founding principal, Wadad Lahoud, is an Ahliah graduate.