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hi i'm a student at university and i'm taking an elective in arabic. i have to do a poject on arab culture. i have thought of doing about the differences in the roles of women in terms of equality and freedom in the arab world compared to the west. however, i have noticed that freedom and equality is undefinable on a wider scale. therefore can you help me by either giving me ideas in which aspect of freedom and equality to concentrate on or a better arab cultural topic i can write about as there is a word limit of 1500. thanks
Greetings Zainab, and thanks for your question. I'm not sure that I would agree with you that freedom and equality are undefinable on a larger scale, although there are many voices out there that say so--often of a dominant culture or gender, I might add. You might like to look at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (you can Google this for the full text) as a basis for your work; at the least, your project will have a set of widely accepted standards to be measured against. I hope this helps! Good luck to you in your project.
peace,
Le Anne
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Le Anne Clausen
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I can answer questions on Arab culture, including differences in cultures among Arab countries and sub-groups. I can also answer questions on Christian-Muslim relations, interfaith issues in general, and human rights and peacemaking issues in the Middle East.
Experience
I was a human rights worker for four years in the Middle East, and have spent time in Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. I speak intermediate Arabic; some Hebrew; and am starting Persian (Farsi, Dari). I have led a half-dozen educational delegations to the area for North American groups; and I have led trainings for nearly a thousand international human rights volunteers coming into the area over my years there. I am now working to launch an interfaith peace-teams based human rights organization, hopefully in the next two years. I am also currently editing the manuscript for my first book, a firsthand account of my time in the Middle East
Publications
"Be the Healers," (next steps after Abu Ghraib) The Lutheran magazine, July 2004.
www.christian-muslim.net
www.seminaryaction.org
www.young-activist.blogspot.com
Multiple press releases which I wrote from the field, as well as media interviews/articles about my work are also available via Google search.
Education/Credentials
I have an MA in Christian-Muslim relations; and I am now continuing my studies at Chicago Theological Seminary (www.ctschicago.edu). I also have a BA in Religion concentrating in global service, from Wartburg College, (www.wartburg.edu).
Awards and Honors
I received the Dell Award for Peace and Justice from Wartburg College. I have spoken and led workshops and trainings at over one hundred church congregations, colleges, schools, organizations
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