People all from the same culture haven't managed to do that. I saw that acting together, our differences are beautiful rather than bad. In the classroom and in the community, he constantly strives to increase cultural understanding and communication. I love to see people take charge and change things to bring justice, prosperity for all. We don't have to fight for resources.
Communication can solve any problem.
Al-Ubaidi is living proof that such wonderful goals can be fulfilled. For instance, he serves and leads a number of campus and community efforts like UC's Worldfest and the city's International Folk Festival. When called on, he helped organize the opening reception for a Syrian artifacts exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum, and he founded and continues to lead a prestigious international conference called Intertech, which meets every two years to promote engineering, technology and education exchanges throughout the Western Hemisphere. An Iraqi native, he promotes connections throughout UC by employing traditional Middle Eastern hospitality. He has also chaired a Cultural Youth Gala for Cincinnati Public School students.