Arabic and Islamic Studies
Translating Gender, Translating Empowerment - Reflection 3
What is “empowerment?” A buzzword common in the human development and NGO worlds, I worked this summer in a Jordanian NGO’s department of tamkin almar’a, or gender and female empowerment.
Blonde Braids in Jordan - Reflection 2
One of the most memorable days of my Leadership-in-Action summer was when I had the opportunity to travel with the gender and female empowerment department to a school for deaf and hearing impaired youth run by my host organization.
Arriving with Questions - Reflection 1
I arrived at the site of my Laidlaw Leadership-in-Action project in Amman, Jordan with big questions.
