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6-How do you imagine your life if you haven’ t made the decision of studying abroad? This is an amazingly difficult question to answer because I do not know what opportunities I would have had and what type of challenges I would have faced. Thank you for allowing me to imagine. I imagine that I would have most likely tried to build a viable research group at a university in Algeria, most probably at USTHB, and worked to provide the best I could. I can also imagine myself launching or contributing to an initiative that helps the general public, for example one that could help it obtain a better understanding of the impact of science in our every day life, or help kids develop a creative and positively inquisitive mind. 7-Who was your role model, the one person that you aspired to be like? When I was about eleven years old, I meta surgeon who worked at the hospital in Theniaby the name of Dr. Ostromov. I remember asking him about the brain and how it works. Despite the fact that I had difficulty communicating with him-Dr. Ostromov was from the ex Soviet Union- I was so impressed with his kindness, knowledge, and generosity with his time. I was fascinated and wanted to become a surgeon. Later on at high school, I learned more about mathematics and about physics and chemistry with teachers who had a great impact on me: Mr. TrareM’ hamedfor physics and chemistry and Ms. Chesney for mathematics. Both of these individuals had a profound impact on my growth. I do admire the work of many people in particular those who have developed with their ideas the course of modern physics: Einstein, Newton, Maxwell, Dirac, Feynman, and others like Edison and Pasteur. However, it is hard for me to name a role model because I envisage this person to be not only a scientist and a humanistbut also someone who faced challenges similar to those I did. Recently, I have learned about the work of someone who could be considered as the father of modern science or at least one of its most significant contributors. This giant of science is named Ibn al-Haytham lived in what is named today Basra more than one thousand years ago. History has not been kind to him but I believe that with time, he will be recognized for the significant contributions he made to the scientific method and optics. Ibn al Haytham is one of my role modelsfor many reasons. He inspires me, remains a mystery to me and despite the effect of time, he pushes all of us to ask the following questionswhy he was able to make major contributions to science when he did and where he did, and why is it that today, our region cannot be a major scientific center. People of our region should start to think of helping our youth make discoveries and contribute to the search of solutions to some of the biggest problems that humanity faces. It has been done in the past. It can be done again if we decide to focus on this. I recently had the honor of visiting the UAE and was impressed with their desire to do this. 8-Is there a bridge between Algerian students and Kennedy College of Sciences, linked with a scholarship? Scholarships make it possible for students to pursue their educational dreams and help them prepare to better face their future. The Kennedy College of Sciences has a number of scholarships but unfortunately none targeted specifically to Algerian students. This is something I would like to remedy because I believe it will benefit Algerian students, the Kennedy College of Sciences, and will strengthen the scientific relationships between Algeria and