المرأة في فلسطين

Jeannine Musarsaa' talks about life in Palestine as a woman.

Lecture 20 from the 2017 – 2018 series.

الحياة تحت الاحتلال

Jeannine Musarsaa' talks about life in Palestine under the occupation.

Lecture 19 from the 2017 – 2018 series.

أسباب التأخر في سن الزواج

Christina Keshek discusses dating issues and reasons for delaying the age of marriage in Jordanian society.

Lecture 18 from the 2017 – 2018 series.

تجربتي في مرحلة تعليم اللغات

Makram Ibrahim has lived in Egypt, Europe, and the United States.  In this lecture he describes his experience learning various languages.

Lecture 17 from the 2017 – 2018 series.

قصتي

Hussam Qutob tells his story as a Palestinian who studied in the United States.

Lecture 16 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

كيف تروح مشاوير بالأردن

Rachel Lott Williams discusses her experiences getting around Jordan while on study abroad.

Lecture 14 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

ممارسات مسيحية في فلسطين

Maysa Tannous describes Christian practices in Palestine.

Lecture 13 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

المصاحبة والعلاقات بين الشباب والبنات

Mutaz Bawaneh talks about dating and relationships in Jordan.  Delivered on Valentine's Day.

Lecture 12 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

جولة حول الأردن

Christina Keshek takes us on a a tour of Jordan, talking about places to go and things to do.

Lecture 11 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

التعليم وتأثير الوضع الحالي

Professor Ahmad Kharout talks about the current state of education in Syria and how the political situation there has influenced it.

Lecture 10 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

رحلتي في الثقافات العربية ولغاتها

Professor Spencer Scoville recounts his time living in Egypt and Syria while studying Arabic.

Lecture 9 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

 حياة موسيقي

Talal Sisalem talks about his life and experiences as a musician.

Lecture 8 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

أمي هي ملهمتي

Rand Alhusban shares some of her mother's accomplishments.

Lecture 7 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

Maysa Tannous spoke about her experiences as a foreigner living in Qatar for 10 years.  She is a Palestinian Christian studying engineering.

Lecture 6 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

لمحة في الحياة اليومية لمسلم أردني

Mutaz talks about what it was like for him to grow up as a Muslim in Jordan.

Lecture 5 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

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سيرتي الذاتية: من مصر إلى أوروبا إلى أمريكا ودخولي إلى الديانة المورمونية

Makram Ibrahim describes his experience growing up in Egypt as a Coptic Christian, then moving to Europe and eventually America.

Lecture 4 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

الأكل في بلاد عربية ١٠١

Laith Habahbeh talks about several Jordanian foods, including maqluuba, mansaf and shwarma.  He also discusses cultural practices and traditions related to eating.

Lecture 3 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

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أنا أردني مسيحي

Faris discusses his experiences growing up Christian in Amman, Jordan.  The celebration of Christmas in Amman, both public and private, is a major theme in this talk.

Lecture 2 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

الثقافة البدوية

Rand Alhusban tells stories about her Jordanian Bedouin heritage.   Stories include her father's changing cultural identity, her grandmother's Bedouin identity, and her own thoughts about passing her heritage on to her children.

Lecture 1 from the 2017 — 2018 series.

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Dina Budeiri, a Palestinian attending college in the US, talks about marriage.

Lecture 5 from the 2015 — 2016 series.

Dina Budeiri, a Palestinian student attending college in the US, talks about Ramadan.

Lecture 4 from the 2015 — 2016 series.

Faris Naffa is a Jordanian studying in the US.  In this lecture, he describes the city of Amman, the capitol of Jordan.

Lecture 3 from the 2015 — 2016 series.

Dina Budeiri, a Palestinian student attending college in the US, talks about the different dialects of Arabic from her perspective.

Lecture 2 from the 2015 — 2016 series.

Dina Budeiri, a Palestinian student attending college in the US, talks about what daily life is like in Palestine.

Lecture 1 from the 2015 — 2016 series.