ID | 130512 |
Title Proper | Power of encounter |
Language | ENG |
Author | Hazboun, Abeer |
Publication | 2011. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | We realized the need for "deeper understanding," allowing students the space and time to talk about culture, identity, their fears and the conflict itself. How many of us have planned our lives to take a specific direction, only to find ourselves 10 years later in a totally different place? Seven years ago, a friend of mine introduced me to a group of people who were studying abroad and came to Jerusalem wanting to do something about the conflict. One of those people was a student at MIT who had taught computer science in an MIT program in Africa. He thought we might be able to do something similar for Israeli and Palestinian youths. As we all believed in education as a powerful tool to mobilize positive change, during the summer of 2004 we started the Middle East Education for Technology program, or MEET, based in Jerusalem. |
`In' analytical Note | Palestine Israel Journal Vol.17, No.3-4; 2011: p.103-105 |
Journal Source | Palestine Israel Journal Vol.17, No.3-4; 2011: p.103-105 |
Key Words | Israel ; Palestine ; Zionist ; Jewish ; Muslim ; Jerusalem ; Conflict ; MIT Program ; Africa ; Ottoman Empire ; Colonial State ; Palestinian Political Activist ; Israeli Prison ; Israeli Defence Force - IDF ; Arab - Israel War ; Arab - Israel Conflict ; Israel-Palestine Conflicts ; Middle East ; Technology Program |