Programs by Language: Arabic + Dialogue of Civilizations
Cairo: Post-Revolutionary Egypt and Arabic Language (Closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Cairo, Egypt
Information Session: Monday, 11/05 between 2:30-3:30 in 314 Meserve
Faculty co-leaders: Prof. Denis Sullivan (d.sullivan@neu.edu) and Prof. Heather Browne (h.browne@neu.edu)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Summer I
Courses: INTL 4944: Dialogue of Civilizations: Regional Engagement and ARAB 1301, 1302, 2301, or other, depending on language level
Program Description:
The Egypt Dialogue provides students with intensive instruction in Arabic (Egyptian dialect), at Arabeya Association, Cairo and an in-depth overview of Egyptian and Arab politics, history, culture, and society. Through formal and informal activities, students engage with NU professors, plus guest lecturers, and Egyptians in dialogue and discussion of current events, culture, history, and bilateral (Egypt-US relations) as well as global issues. Guest lectures/topics include:
- Pharaonic history, Islamic art & architecture, Christianity and Judaism in Egypt,
- Egypt after the Revolution: Islamists, the military, and "revolutionaries",
- Egypt-U.S. relations
- Egypt and the Arab League
- Grass-roots organizing, NGOs, and civil society