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• • Overview

    Overview

    You can sit at a desk and experience the head rush of answering a test question correctly.  Or... you can experience another kind of rush that comes with seeing and touching thousands of years of history at ancient sites like the Sphinx, Al Azhar Mosque, the Citadel, Old Cairo, Jerusalem or the street called "Straight" in Damascus.  Whether sitting with Bedouins for dinner, hearing the opinions of Israeli and Palestinian youth or bargaining in Cairo's Khan al Khalili souk, you realize that experiences like this embed life lessons in ways that mere book learning never can.  Are you ready to give it a try?

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  • Academics

    Academics

    MESP offers four courses--Islam, Egyptian Arabic, the Arab-Israel Conflict, and the People and Culture of the Middle East.  The last course is a month-long travel component that covers Turkey, Syria, [sometimes Lebanon] Jordan, and Israel.

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  • Faculty & Staff

    Faculty & Staff

    David Holt [PhD, U of Chicago] directs the program along with Dr. Diaa Nashed, the Assistant Director of Administration. Dr. Holt teaches the Arab-Israeli and People and Culture courses, Dr. Chahinda Karim teaches Islam, and Nahed Awany, Mediha Moeldin, Nashed Rashad--all veterans of the prestigious AUC language program--anchor the Arabic language instruction.

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  • Student Life

    Student Life

    Students are encouraged to engage Middle Eastern culture, from their neighborhood of Agouza to their encounters with locals in all the countries traveled to. They live in local Agouza apartments, take two main meals at the MESP Villa where the program center resides, and have free weekends to travel within Egypt or explore Cairo with friends and colleagues.

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  • Admissions

    Admissions

    The Middle East Studies Program is interdisciplinary and gives no preference to students in a particular major field of study. Arabic language background is not required. However, a serious Christian commitment and a good academic record are necessary.

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  • News & Updates

    News & Updates

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