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“Due to the increased challenges of globalization, intercultural dialogue is absolutely necessary for providing people around the world with the ability to deal with diverse cultural environment.”
– Jonas Kripas, UN Intern
“Due to the increased challenges of globalization, intercultural dialogue is absolutely necessary for providing people around the world with the ability to deal with diverse cultural environment.”
Summer Course in Israel: “Coexistence in the Middle East”
Jerusalem, Summer 2010: June 29-July 27
ICCI and the International Institute of Leadership are proud to announce a joint academic tour program with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for Summer 2010, as part of the “Coexistence in the Middle East” initiative, which promotes coexistence through the training of future leaders using academic and experiential seminars that allow direct contact with different cultures. The special academic program, which will be coordinated by ICCI director Dr. Ron Kronish, is also sponsored by the Israel National Commission for UNESCO.
The program serves as an introduction to the challenges and complexities of coexistence, focusing on the relations among: Western and Middle-Eastern civilizations; Christianity, Islam and Judaism; Israel, Arab and Muslim countries and Palestinians and Israelis. Through interactions with representatives from a widevariety of groups, and through visits to key sites, the seminar allows one to analyze the reality from a more pluralistic, academic and human perspective.
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