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Apr 1, 20163 min read
Big Dreams!
In only a mere 7 days, I had figured out that the issues and problems when considering the Middle East, are much more complex, and deep...
Ibrahim Insights
Mar 2, 20166 min read
"Strangers No More"
It's my second morning in Tel Aviv and already I have had quite an experience. Our group is made up of 14 students, the director of the...
Ibrahim Insights
Feb 2, 20162 min read
Bialik Rogazin Sparking Hope
“This passport is valid for all countries of the World except Israel.” As a Pakistani Muslim I always knew I would never be able to...
Ibrahim Insights
Jan 20, 20165 min read
Prevailing Obligation
As an anthropology major I’ve often encountered the idea that the role of the anthropologist is to “make the strange familiar and the...
Ibrahim Insights
Dec 12, 20159 min read
There Remain Two Possibilities
Israel has been a very mind-opening experience. My first experience in Israel was being detained at the airport. It was a very shocking...
Ibrahim Insights
Nov 15, 20154 min read
The Airport Debacle
Sitting in the middle of the desert in Jordan, I am finally able to reflect on what I’ve experienced these past ten days in...
Ibrahim Insights
Oct 14, 20154 min read
What I Mostly Appreciate
The slopes of Hebron are unforgiving. Seen from a comfortable distance, they are but a spectacular addition to the rolling urbanity of...
Ibrahim Insights
Sep 14, 20154 min read
Reflections on Israel
While I definitely think there are a lot of takeaways from our time in Israel, what has perhaps been most impactful for me has been being...
Ibrahim Insights
Aug 14, 20153 min read
Rawabi
Over the course of the first two weeks of the program, we visited a number of places throughout Israel/Palestine: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Akko,...
Ibrahim Insights
Jun 30, 20152 min read
Palestinian Olive Trees
A group of Palestinian children waved at me from a building rooftop in Hebron. Their faces, lit with the radiance of childhood innocence,...
Ibrahim Insights
Oct 20, 20145 min read
Compelling Memories, Surprises, and More
Reflecting on Memorable Experiences The most memorable experience from the trip was visiting the holy sites in the old city of Jerusalem....
Ibrahim Insights
Sep 4, 20142 min read
New Glory
Living in a Zionist community in America during the second intifada, I was deeply connected to the Israeli’ s hurt and loss during this...
Ibrahim Insights
Aug 5, 20144 min read
Enjoying Omani Hospitality and Keeping Kosher
I love the Middle East, it’s cultures, heritages, histories, and peoples. But outside of Israel, my travels here have always been...
Ibrahim Insights
Mar 7, 20145 min read
Keeping it Kosher: An Orthodox Jew in the Heart of Arabia
I knew this trip was going to be a challenge. I was the only Orthodox Jew and while I was coming to learn about my “other,” I was the...
Ibrahim Insights
Mar 6, 20143 min read
Arab Women are Rising
The stereotype of the Arab woman in the minds of non-Arabs has often been that she is passive, stays at home and financially dependent...
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