As I tell people that I’m pursuing a Global Leadership Certificate, their first questions pertain to what I’m doing and why it’s relevant to my career. Many people don’t understand the need to relate to issues all around the world, and come together as leaders to learn about them as well as from them. Since […]
Read more "The Beauty of the Unknown"Ohio University has a well-known reputation for having one of the largest Halloween celebrations in the United States, and yes, the pressure of a perfect costume is oh so real. Every year around this time, I scramble to come up with a costume that’s original and entertaining. As I browsed the web last week for […]
Read more "A Culture, Not a Costume"Female Genital Mutilation On Monday, October 29th, Reza Aslan took an interesting spin on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation when going against the comedian Bill Maher’s perspective of violence and oppression against women. Maher stated that this is a problem in “Muslim countries” that occurs in extreme forms. According to Aslan, the argument was […]
Read more "“Are We Painting Everyone With The Same Brush?”"While browsing through articles of various topics regarding the Middle East, I stumbled upon a blog that grasped my attention. Looking back at me was a young Australian woman smiling from ear to ear on top of a hillside. A photo of this sort would not typically be the type of element to captivatingly absorb […]
Read more "Travel the World. Yes, that Includes the Middle East."Despite the global trend of increase in foreign travel, American’s are going almost everywhere except for the Middle East. Destinations in this region are virtually ignored by American’s when they are are planning their next trip. Most assume that the war torn region is smothered in violence and refuse to believe that that that is […]
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Israel, America, and the Middle East 