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Alia Sabur

Youngest professor in the world

Wikipedia: Alia Sabur.Iranian-American (born February 22, 1989 in New York City, New York) is currently the world's youngest professor. Sabur became known after being accepted into graduate school at the age of 14. She had left public school in 4th grade, was admitted to State University of New York at Stony Brook at the age of 10 and graduated summa cum laude at 14. She also received a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 9. After Stony Brook, Sabur attended Drexel University where she received her M.S. in 2006 and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering. She has been hired as a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea.[1] On 19 February 2008, the Guinness Book of World Records named Alia the World's Youngest Professor, a designation previously held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of Isaac Newton, in 1717>>>

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Omid Habibinia

She is Not Iranian!

by Omid Habibinia on Fri Oct 16, 2009 01:47 PM PDT

Omid Habibinia

 

2years ago I wrote to her for an interview and she strongly denied any Iranian roots, I found out later her father is Pakstani but thought she dont like to mention it, however it is clear she is not Iranian, plz correct or delet the post!

(Media Researcher & Journalist)


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Omid Habibinia

She is Not Iranian!

by Omid Habibinia on Fri Oct 16, 2009 01:47 PM PDT

Omid Habibinia

 

2years ago I wrote to her for an interview and she strongly denied any Iranian roots, I found out later her father is Pakstani but thought she dont like to mention it, however it is clear she is not Iranian, plz correct or delet the post!

(Media Researcher & Journalist)


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Wikipedia has changed it's posting

by Laurie (not verified) on Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:27 AM PDT

I found it interesting that her heritage is being hidden. When someone is being praised the media does not want to associate someone with Iran....it's a fact with any muslim country. If she were doing something wrong, only then would they post the heritage and religious ties. The media for you.

As for wikipedia, when the article first came out I did a search for her name and wikipedia was a link offered, showing this:

"Alia Sabur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alia Sabur (born February 22, 1989 in New York City, New York) is an Iranian-American child prodigy and the world's youngest professor. ..."

BUT when I'd click the link, wikipedia removed the word Iranian from the link and only showed American. Seems they wanted to change their post of her for some reason...

Like I said, she is being praised so you can't associate anything positive with a heritage that is being scrutinized by the US.... Guess wikipedia can be manipulated too!


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She's Not Iranian

by C'est Moi (not verified) on Sat May 17, 2008 01:09 PM PDT

OK people, this girl is of arabic/pakistani descent.
She's NOT Iranian, even if we wish she was!!!
PS-Wikipedia does NOT say she's Iranian!!!


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You guys have issues! She

by Shah mibakhshe, shahgholi ... (not verified) on Wed May 07, 2008 02:52 PM PDT

You guys have issues! She herself denies any Iranian heritage (see //news.gooya.com/didaniha/archives/2008/05/07...), but then again who is this girl to know where she is from! This infantile effort to attach anything and anyone important to a certain ethnicity is neither new, nor important. But people who practice or propagate this self-delusion are truly pathetic. Be somebody yourself, what other people do or attain does not shine your image!


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Latest News

by Saaghi (not verified) on Mon May 05, 2008 03:54 PM PDT

According to the Jam-e Jam News (an Iranian News Broadcast) on May 4, 2008, Alia Sabur is a full-blooded Iranian.


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She is a pure Iranian

by Alex Haffman (not verified) on Mon May 05, 2008 09:31 AM PDT

Alia Sabour is a pure Iranian girl and I proud of her. He's just born in the U.S. The fact is she is an Iranian with Persian blood.


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Midwesty

Ms. Sabur

by Midwesty on Tue Apr 29, 2008 08:29 AM PDT


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alireza

good for her. but I think

by alireza on Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:43 AM PDT

good for her. but I think calling her prfessor is little premature since she is still doing phd. having said that, it sounds he has become lecturer which is quite normal.

but all the best to her.


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Young Professor?

by Not healthy (not verified) on Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:55 PM PDT

From someone who is an Assitant Professor in a top North American institution I can say that first she is not a professor. If she still is working on her PH.D then she is NOT a professor but is probably hired to teach. Besides, this is nothing to be proud of. Kids like these grow up with abnormal childhood and will have lots of behavioral problems in adulthood


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Not True!

by Concerned Iranian (not verified) on Mon Apr 28, 2008 07:26 PM PDT

There is nothing in Wikipedia that says she is Iranian. This is a forged version of the entry in Wikipedia. Iranian.com should not allow such misinformation to get in its wesbite. Kindly remove!


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how true is this?

by doesnt compute (not verified) on Mon Apr 28, 2008 04:30 PM PDT

I heard it on the radio but they did not mention "Iranian-American" and why is she working in So Korea?
Even Wikipedia says since she doesn't have her PHD yet she cannot be hired as assistant professor...
is this a hoax or is it real
she looks cute in her pic


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Not an Iranian

by Mash_Ghasem (not verified) on Mon Apr 28, 2008 02:10 PM PDT

His father is from Pakistan and her mother is an
American. The Wikipedia entry is wrong. I got the info from her PhD advisor from Drexel University.


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