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Alissa Walter attended MESP in Fall ‘06 and is currently at Georgetown University, completing a PhD in Middle Eastern History. A graduate of Seattle Pacific U. , Alissa returned to Cairo to serve as a Politi- cal Research Intern at the League of Arab States. She later worked as a Re- search Assistant at the Institute for the Study of International Migration, co-authoring a re- port on Iraqi Refugees in Cairo and assisting with ethnographic field work with Iraqi refugees in Jordan. In describing her semester on MESP, Alissa says: “This rewarding experience empowered me to continue studying and traveling to the Middle East, and is what ultimately started me on the path that brought me to where I am today. Alissa cur- rently does contractual research work, related to the Middle East, for the Oxford Ana- lytica. She would eventually like to find a position at a university that allows her to con- tinue researching and traveling in the region that she loves. Dear Colleagues & Friends of MESP, Greetings from the Middle East! Please look at this newsletter as a MESP update of sorts, meant to encourage you to send us any questions you may have about our program. In addition to let- ting you know what we are up to in these days of challenge and change in the Middle East, we plan in subsequent issues to pro- file current students, MESP alum, and various people, places, and events related to the program. Most of you know by now that we are based in Jerusalem Israel, perched on a picturesque hilltop (Tantur ), just outside of Bethle- hem. After moving from Cairo, we continue to focus on engaging the Arab-Muslim world, with coursework in Palestinian Arabic, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamic Thought and Practice, and the People and Culture of the region. Conditions permitting, Egypt will remain part of the MESP regional travel component. With the historic backdrop of Jerusalem--home to three of the world's largest monotheistic faith communities, MESP continues to seek a transformative experience for its students: spiritually, intel- lectually, and relationally. Surrounded by thousands of years of history, our students are pursuing encounters with local Muslims, Eastern Christians, and Israeli Jews on the street, and are engaging with local experts, political and religious leaders, journalists, au- thors, bloggers and embassy officials. Continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we prepare our students for home-stays with Palestinian families, and embark on an exciting travel itiner- ary to Turkey, Tunisia and Jordan. FEBRUARY, 2012 The Reverend Dr. Yazeed Said is a Palestinian Anglican priest - from Nazareth. He completed a PhD at Cambridge University in Medie- val Islamic Political and Legal Thought , and was a Visiting Research Fel- low at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Said has ministered in the dio- cese of Jerusalem as a pastor teacher, most recently as the Acting Dean of St George's Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem. Dr. Said is currently teaching the Islam course for MESP. He is very keen on ecumenical and interfaith matters and is a member of the An- glican Commission on Theological Education. For further information about MESP please click here Update NEXT MONTH... VIDEO on MESP SERVICE PROJECTS APPLICATION DEADLINES www.bestsemester.com\mesp\ CLICK TO VIEW FALL 2012 April 2, 2012 (Regular) SPRING 201 3 May 1, 2012 (Early) October 1, 2012 (Regular) Group Travel to Turkey, Tunisia, and Jordan. Students’ home- stays with Palestinian families Over the years, MESP has received students from no less than 35 CCCU schools. We are grateful to be able to play some small part in the transfor- mation that results from our students’ cross-cultural experience here in the Middle East. This semester we are honored to host for the first time stu- dents from two additional CCCU schools: four students from William Jes- sup University (CA) and one from Covenant College (GA). We welcome these two schools and their students! Dialogue with Hebrew University students Blessings, David P. Holt ALUM PROFESSOR SCHOOLS David P. Holt (PhD) Director, Middle East Studies Program Council for Christian Colleges & Universities www.cccu.org http://www.cccu.org http://www.bestsemester.com/mesp Jerusalem, Israel and Washington, DC [email protected] 0549051844 (Israel) (00972)549051844 (From the USA) Spring ’12 Student Cohort
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Alissa Walter attended MESP in Fall ‘06 and is currently at
Georgetown University, completing a PhD in Middle Eastern History. A
graduate of Seattle Pacific U., Alissa returned to Cairo to serve as a Politi-
cal Research Intern at the League of Arab States. She later worked as a Re-
search Assistant at the Institute for the Study of International Migration, co-authoring a re-
port on Iraqi Refugees in Cairo and assisting with ethnographic field work with Iraqi
refugees in Jordan. In describing her semester on MESP, Alissa says: “This rewarding
experience empowered me to continue studying and traveling to the Middle East, and is
what ultimately started me on the path that brought me to where I am today. Alissa cur-
rently does contractual research work, related to the Middle East, for the Oxford Ana-
lytica. She would eventually like to find a position at a university that allows her to con-
tinue researching and traveling in the region that she loves.
Dear Colleagues & Friends of MESP,
Greetings from the Middle East!
Please look at this newsletter as a MESP update of sorts, meant to encourage you to send us any questions you may have about our program. In addition to let-ting you know what we are up to in these days of challenge and change in the Middle East, we plan in subsequent issues to pro-file current students, MESP alum, and various people, places, and events related to the program.
Most of you know by now that we are based in Jerusalem Israel, perched on a picturesque hilltop (Tantur), just outside of Bethle-hem. After moving from Cairo, we continue to focus on engaging the Arab-Muslim world, with coursework in Palestinian Arabic, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamic Thought and Practice, and the People and Culture of the region. Conditions permitting, Egypt will remain part of the MESP regional travel component. With the historic backdrop of Jerusalem--home to three of the world's largest monotheistic faith communities, MESP continues to seek a transformative experience for its students: spiritually, intel-lectually, and relationally. Surrounded by thousands of years of history, our students are pursuing encounters with local Muslims, Eastern Christians, and Israeli Jews on the street, and are engaging with local experts, political and religious leaders, journalists, au-thors, bloggers and embassy officials.
Continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we prepare our students for home-stays with Palestinian families, and embark on an exciting travel itiner-ary to Turkey, Tunisia and Jordan.
F E B R U A R Y , 2 0 1 2
The Reverend Dr. Yazeed Said is a Palestinian Anglican priest -
from Nazareth. He completed a PhD at Cambridge University in Medie-
val Islamic Political and Legal Thought, and was a Visiting Research Fel-
low at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Said has ministered in the dio-
cese of Jerusalem as a pastor teacher, most recently as the Acting Dean of St George's
Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem. Dr. Said is currently teaching the Islam course for
MESP. He is very keen on ecumenical and interfaith matters and is a member of the An-
glican Commission on Theological Education.
For fur ther in fo rmat ion about M ESP p lease c l ick here
Update
NEXT MONTH...
VIDEO on MESP
SERVICE PROJECTS
APPLICATION
DEADLINES
www.bestsemester.com\mesp\
CLICK TO VIEW
FALL 2012
April 2, 2012
(Regular)
SPRING 2013
May 1, 2012
(Early)
October 1, 2012
(Regular)
Group
Travel to
Turkey,
Tunisia,
and
Jordan.
Students’
home-
stays with
Palestinian
families
Over the years, MESP has received students from no less than 35 CCCU
schools. We are grateful to be able to play some small part in the transfor-
mation that results from our students’ cross-cultural experience here in the
Middle East. This semester we are honored to host for the first time stu-
dents from two additional CCCU schools: four students from William Jes-
sup University (CA) and one from Covenant College (GA). We welcome
these two schools and their students!
Dialogue with
Hebrew University students
Blessings, David P. Holt
ALUM
PROFESSOR
SCHOOLS
David P. Holt (PhD) Director, Middle East Studies Program Council for Christian Colleges & Universities www.cccu.org
http://www.cccu.org
http://www.bestsemester.com/mesp Jerusalem, Israel and Washington, DC [email protected] 0549051844 (Israel) (00972)549051844 (From the USA)
Spring ’12 Student Cohort
