Ibrahim Insights

Wrestling with Discomfort: Understanding the Current Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Project Launch

Ibrahim Insights

Jul 13, 2021
2 min

Wrestling with Discomfort: Understanding the Current Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Project Launch

By Safa Javid, CUNY Queens College and Talya Zalipsky, UC Berkeley In light of current events in Israel and Palestine, we want to bring...

Ibrahim Insights

Jul 7, 2021
1 min

Dr. Samir Altaqi

The Ibrahim Student Leadership & Dialogue Middle East program is honored to present Dr. Samir Altaqi as an uncommonly courageous and...

Digital Literacy- Combating Truth Decay Project Update May 2021

Ibrahim Insights

May 8, 2021
1 min

Digital Literacy- Combating Truth Decay Project Update May 2021

By Diana Chavez-Varela, Michael Elsanadi, and Shakiba Mashayekhi; UC Berkeley

Ibrahim Insights

May 8, 2021
1 min

De-Otherize Dialogue Project Update

Project Update: May 2021 by Josie Ygnatowiz, UC Berkeley

Tarjimly University: Translating Justice Project Update May 2021

Ibrahim Insights

May 8, 2021
5 min

Tarjimly University: Translating Justice Project Update May 2021

By Danya Adib, Stanford University; Alexandra Bauman, Yale University; Husam Khaled, CUNY City College; Nour Abdelwahab, New York...

Odd Fruit: A Poetry Compilation on Identity

Ibrahim Insights

May 8, 2021
2 min

Odd Fruit: A Poetry Compilation on Identity

By Shawheen Rezaei, Harvard University Project Update: Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Ibrahim Program, I have embarked on...

Sticking Together, 6 Feet Apart: COVID Relief Project

Ibrahim Insights

May 6, 2021
3 min

Sticking Together, 6 Feet Apart: COVID Relief Project

By Joshua "Yoni" Nirenberg, Long Island University Our plan was to have a 3-part series discussing the impact COVID-19 had on various...

Transformative Muslim Women: Unveiling Islamophobic Experiences

Ibrahim Insights

May 6, 2021
3 min

Transformative Muslim Women: Unveiling Islamophobic Experiences

Project Update: May 2021 by Alexis Fisher, CUNY Hunter College; Anna Savva, CUNY Queens College; Maimuna Begum, CUNY Hunter College; Nour...

Ibrahim Insights

May 6, 2021
1 min

Tarjimly University, Translating Justice: Husam Khalid

In this short clip, Husam Khalid (Ibrahim Alumni Winter 2019-20, CUNY City Tech) breaks down what it means to be a Tarjimly U Ambassador...

Announcing the 2020-2021 Ibrahim Student Projects

Ibrahim Insights

Dec 7, 2020
6 min

Announcing the 2020-2021 Ibrahim Student Projects

In light of COVID-19 and public health risks, the Ibrahim Leadership and Dialogue Program in the Middle East has decided to fund six...

Gabriella Cook Francis: Ibrahim Alumni 2016, CUNY Hunter College

Ibrahim Insights

Aug 5, 2020
4 min

Gabriella Cook Francis: Ibrahim Alumni 2016, CUNY Hunter College

In her own words: The Ibrahim Program’s worth cannot be defined through an essay, picture, or even this testimonial; but rather, through...

Yvette Deane: Ibrahim Alumni 2014, CUNY Queens College

Ibrahim Insights

Dec 26, 2019
1 min

Yvette Deane: Ibrahim Alumni 2014, CUNY Queens College

As written by Sharon Jackson: Breaking news! “It is harder to break prejudice than an atom,” goes the famous quote by Albert Einstein....

Josie Ygnatowiz: Ibrahim Alumni 2017, UC Berkeley

Ibrahim Insights

Dec 25, 2019
2 min

Josie Ygnatowiz: Ibrahim Alumni 2017, UC Berkeley

As written by Sharon Jackson: Driving down the highway, amidst a sea of other vehicles, is an artfully decorated Volkswagen van. It’s...

Noora Reffat: Ibrahim Alumni 2018-2019, Yale University

Ibrahim Insights

Dec 12, 2019
2 min

Noora Reffat: Ibrahim Alumni 2018-2019, Yale University

As written by Sharon Jackson: “Illness is the night side of life, a more onerous citizenship,” theorized writer Susan Sontag, in her work...

Omar Khoury: Ibrahim Alumni 2017, U. Pennsylvania

Ibrahim Insights

Dec 10, 2019
3 min

Omar Khoury: Ibrahim Alumni 2017, U. Pennsylvania

In his own words: When I reflect on the Ibrahim Leadership and Dialogue Program, I maintain that what I witnessed, what I examined, and...

Shawheen Rezaei: Ibrahim Alumni 2015, Harvard University

Ibrahim Insights

Dec 2, 2019
2 min

Shawheen Rezaei: Ibrahim Alumni 2015, Harvard University

In his own words: Growing up as an Iranian-American, I had always been interested in learning about the rich history and diverse cultures...

Dalya Arussy: Ibrahim Alumni 2013, CUNY Queens College

Ibrahim Insights

May 20, 2019
3 min

Dalya Arussy: Ibrahim Alumni 2013, CUNY Queens College

In her own words: Since my B.A. in Art History with a minor in Arabic and Business & Liberal Arts from Macaulay Honors College at Queens...

Charlotte Isaacs: Ibrahim Alumni 2015, CUNY Queens College

Ibrahim Insights

Jul 17, 2017
4 min

Charlotte Isaacs: Ibrahim Alumni 2015, CUNY Queens College

In her own words: I participated in the Ibrahim fellowship in the summer of 2015. The two years since that summer have seen my...

The Perfect Storm: Can the Government of Oman Survive the Sultan's Death?

Ibrahim Insights

Mar 26, 2017
4 min

The Perfect Storm: Can the Government of Oman Survive the Sultan's Death?

As a western tourist in a globalized world, I often find myself surrounded by too much familiarity when travelling internationally. The...

Ibrahim Insights

Mar 12, 2017
1 min

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.

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