Ibrahim Insights

Ibrahim Insights

Mar 12, 20171 min read

Zoe's Journey At A Glance

Zoe Brouns is a member of the 2016 Ibrahim cohort. Read more about her experience on her blog: Jamil Jedan: A Trip Through the Middle East.

The Levant and Beyond: My Journey as a 2016 Ibrahim Fellow

Ibrahim Insights

Jan 16, 201710 min read

The Levant and Beyond: My Journey as a 2016 Ibrahim Fellow

I am a grateful participant with the 2016 Ibrahim Student Leadership & Dialogue Middle East Fellowship program. It was a tremendous...

Ibrahim Insights

Jan 6, 20171 min read

Yarah's Journey: Middle Eastern Moments

Yarah Shabana is a member of the 2016 Ibrahim cohort. Read more about her journey in her LinkedIn article: Egyptian and "Broud"

Bialik Rogozin: Teasing Out Israel's Demographic Conundrum

Ibrahim Insights

Dec 29, 20164 min read

Bialik Rogozin: Teasing Out Israel's Demographic Conundrum

We enter the school on a Tuesday morning, walking past the sports yard and the sounds of kids playing football and shouting through the...

Ibrahim Insights

Nov 18, 20161 min read

Gaby's Journey At A Glance

Gabriella Cook Francis is a member of the 2016 Ibrahim cohort.

From Desert to Dream Destination: The Evolution of the UAE

Ibrahim Insights

Nov 11, 20164 min read

From Desert to Dream Destination: The Evolution of the UAE

Visiting the United Arab Emirates has been on many people’s bucket list for a long time, including mine. Was it because of its culture?...

There Are More Similarities Than Differences Between Arab and Jewish Peoples

Ibrahim Insights

Oct 28, 20165 min read

There Are More Similarities Than Differences Between Arab and Jewish Peoples

Israel Tel Aviv’s coast ran along my beloved Mediterranean Sea. Tel Aviv was filled with Jewish and Arab people, along with the few...

Immigrants and Refugees in Israel: What is the Role of Immigrant Children in Israeli Society?

Ibrahim Insights

Oct 15, 20163 min read

Immigrants and Refugees in Israel: What is the Role of Immigrant Children in Israeli Society?

Immigration policy and reform is a contentious topic in the United States, as in most other countries, and features prominently in the...

The Gulf States Have No Excuses Left, They Need to Open Their Borders to Refugees

Ibrahim Insights

Oct 1, 20163 min read

The Gulf States Have No Excuses Left, They Need to Open Their Borders to Refugees

At the time of the Arab Spring, one Arab nation after another succumbed to violent transitions and civil wars. Millions of Arab civilians...

Finding Hope in a Seemingly Hopeless Place

Ibrahim Insights

Sep 24, 20164 min read

Finding Hope in a Seemingly Hopeless Place

A journey throughout Israel-Palestine that put me in touch with heroes of hope in a land that seems to know none of it. Over the past...

Ibrahim Insights

Sep 11, 20161 min read

Ahmet and Yano's Journey At A Glance

Ahmet Yücesoy and Yano Windmiller are member of the 2016 Ibrahim cohort.

Omani Voices - The Women of the Sultanate

Ibrahim Insights

Aug 31, 20164 min read

Omani Voices - The Women of the Sultanate

Although lavishly apparent, food and oil were not the only luxuries in Oman leading to its success as a nation. The powerful Sultanate is...

Ibrahim Insights

Aug 19, 20162 min read

Cultural Relativism and Human Rights

One of the highlights in Oman was meeting with the Ministry of Culture. He provided insight into the current issues and successes within...

Claudio's Journey Through the Middle East

Ibrahim Insights

Aug 7, 20161 min read

Claudio's Journey Through the Middle East

Claudio Josuel Alejo is a member of the 2016 Ibrahim cohort.

Ibrahim Insights

Jul 25, 20166 min read

Moments of Ibrahim

On our trip through the Middle East with the Ibrahim program, we travelled to five different countries. We met with policymakers,...

Ibrahim Insights

Jul 13, 20163 min read

In My Head, I Call It Palestine

In my head, I call it Palestine. It’s important to me, to give a name to the corner of Earth I’ve heard so much about, to try and...

City of God: Deconstructing the Irony of the "Holy" Land

Ibrahim Insights

Jul 1, 20164 min read

City of God: Deconstructing the Irony of the "Holy" Land

As a devout Christian-Catholic, the pinnacle of my spiritual journey was to make a pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the...

Ibrahim Insights

Jun 25, 20164 min read

The West Bank: Is There Still Hope?

It’s easy to understand why people lose hope. After losing their homes and spending years under military occupation, how can they not...

Ibrahim Insights

Jun 11, 20163 min read

Jordan: Wadi Run, Petra, and Amman

Jordan may be my favourite country so far. For the first few days, we spent our time touring Amman and heading down to Wadi Rum and...

Ibrahim Insights

Jun 3, 20161 min read

Yoni's Experience Thus Far (In Photos)

I was so struck by the beauty of this valley. Much of Oman seems almost mythic. Ibrahim fellows don’t shy away from challenging...

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