Ibrahim Insights

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...

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...

“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...

As an anthropology major I’ve often encountered the idea that the role of the anthropologist is to “make the strange familiar and the...

Israel has been a very mind-opening experience. My first experience in Israel was being detained at the airport. It was a very shocking...

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...

The slopes of Hebron are unforgiving. Seen from a comfortable distance, they are but a spectacular addition to the rolling urbanity of...

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...

Over the course of the first two weeks of the program, we visited a number of places throughout Israel/Palestine: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Akko,...

A group of Palestinian children waved at me from a building rooftop in Hebron. Their faces, lit with the radiance of childhood innocence,...

Reflecting on Memorable Experiences The most memorable experience from the trip was visiting the holy sites in the old city of Jerusalem....

Living in a Zionist community in America during the second intifada, I was deeply connected to the Israeli’ s hurt and loss during this...

I love the Middle East, it’s cultures, heritages, histories, and peoples. But outside of Israel, my travels here have always been...

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...

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...