AUB,
American University of Beirut is situated in the middle
of Hamra, the middle of the so-called "Gharbiyyeh"
where the most influential leftist pro-Arab, Islamic,
Nasserite, pro-Syrian, pro-Palestinian parties are present.
It all started back in the year 2000, when a few LF students
decided to create a cell and participate in the political
work in the university. After all Sheikh Bashir Gemayel,
founder of the Lebanese Forces, after being denied entrance
to the AUB (after being fought by Alfred Madi), established
the biggest Rightist movement and for the first time made
the Rightist win the elections at AUB in the early 70s.
Dr.Samir Geagea, leader of the outlawed Lebanese Forces
was himself a student of Medicine at AUB too and was politically
very active in the late 70s.
This background gave the students an extra boost of confidence.
They united the efforts, recruited pro-LF and other pro-Christian
students and participated in the 2000 elections under
the Lebanese Forces name for the first time in the University's
history.
The results of this first participation were very encouraging
and work was intensified after elections, the cell constituted
at the end of the 2001-year around 40 people. Work was
more organized. The LF AUB then formed with a group of
patriotic pro-LF individuals the Student League, meant
to regroup all Right parties and attract a greater number
of people to it. in order to promote its ideas. A club
was later created under the name of "Back To Roots"
club. Lectures, conferences, publications, exhibition
and campaigns were launched.
In the 2002 elections, the LF AUB through the Student
league accomplished a great achievement by winning 3 places
in the AUB elections (without any alliance). Its popularity
since then has grown larger and larger. Its sudden rise
between all the Leftists, Islamic, pro-Syrian and pro-Palestinian
parties present at the University for years was a major
victory for our struggle, our Cause and a shock to all
pro-Syrians, Palestinians and traitors present at AUB.
LF AUB's mission is to promote the nationalist
rightist thoughts expressed by the Ideology of the Lebanese
Forces. The LF AUB’s mission is to also create more
awareness of the Lebanese Cause among the students. As
Sheikh Bashir quoted, the Lebanese Cause comes first and
that no other causes, mainly the Palestinian one, should
prevail before liberating our country from the Syrians
and establishing a sovereign and independent Lebanon.
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