Advancing Religious Understanding and a Culture of Dialogue in Education

Advancing Religious Understanding and a Culture of Dialogue in Education

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The Casa Rosada (The Pink House), the seat of the executive branch of the Argentine national government, as seen from the Plaza de Mayo.

October 27, 2018

Leaving No One Behind: Tackling Corruption with Ethical Leadership at the G20 Interfaith Forum

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Devin MacGoy (SFS'20) discusses the 2018 G20 Interfaith Forum, held in Buenos Aires, and the impact of government corruption on life in Argentina.

Local Bedouins offer camel rides to those visiting Petra, the world-famous archaeological site in southern Jordan.

October 27, 2018

Jordan Is Not Syria: A Reassurance and a Lament

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Kaitlyn Hashem (C'20) describes the overwhelming tendency of Jordanians to extol the relative stability and security of the Hashemite Kingdom in order to allay the concerns of current/prospective tourists dismayed by media coverage of regional events (e.g. Syria).

October 25, 2018

Africa in Europa Park

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Laura Serban (C'20) describes a visit to Europa Park where neighborhoods emphasized art, architecture, and cuisines to form a comprehensive picture of European countries, but Adventure Land offered an inaccurate/racist caricature of the entire continent of Africa.