Dear
Laura
This is
Mazin again. They say in America: "long time no seeing" and I add
"No hearing" I attended a conference in Amman about Arab-American
Relations in April. I would like to thank you for drawing my attention to it. I
met some people interested in student exchange programs. But I thought of
something different. You will read some of the details below. I hope to visit
Jeddah soon or maybe Riyadh. I would like to congratulate you on the new post.
We will miss you in Jeddah, but Riyadh is not very far. You will have more
influence and the relations between our countries will benefit greatly and we
personally.
I hope
to hear from you.
Mazin
madonacemter.com
These
are the letters I exchanged with J. Scott Bridger about the subject.
1-
Dear
Mazin
Salaam!
I want
to thank each of you personally for making our trip very productive and
pleasant. Your presence and input were invaluable. Much was
accomplished and I look forward to continuing in our partnership together. If I
can be of any assistance in any way, please feel free to contact me. Once again
thank you.
Sincerely,
J.
Scott Bridger, MA S.I.T.E. (Specialist for International Training and
Education)Jerusalem, Palestine-Israel
2-
Dear
Mazin
Great
to hear from you. I'm delighted to hear of the interest by the professors
on your end. I will discuss these issues with the interested parties on
this end and get back to you when I have more information. I will also
try and contact Laura Berg at the Embassy in Jeddah. Do you have an email
for her?
3-
Dear
James Scott.
This is
Mazin again. I did some consultations in the last few days. Some distinguished
professors of my friends are enthusiastic about the project. They believe it is
going to be a breakthrough or outstanding (cool) to have American students come
to Saudi Arabia. We want to know how many students are proposed to attend? What
is their academic standing are they all undergraduates? Will there be some
graduate students? Did they take any Arabic language courses before? If so what
were these courses? How much do they know about Islam. I proposed to give
unconventional course such as introduction to Islamic systems where three
professors of high caliber would lecture? How would you compensate the teachers
for their time and effort? Have you had the chance to contact the American
Embassy in Riyadh or the Consulate in Jeddah whom I prefer? The teachers need
the official approvals before they start putting out a syllabus for their part.
How many credit hours are you planning and how many weeks could the students
stay four or six weeks? I suggest three hours for Arabic and same for Islam. We
shall provide handouts or some written texts to cover the material intended to
be presented. Hope to hear from you soon. Mazin
4-
Dear
Mazin
I hope
that this email finds you and your family well. I wanted to let you know that
I've been in contact with one of our member colleges and they are very
interested in the possibility of establishing a program in Arabic and Islamic
Studies under your supervision. The students that would attend courses
would be doing so in coordination with a programmed study in religion, culture,
anthropology, etc. If it's possible, we would need to set up the program
so that the students could receive credit for the courses they take. This
could possibly be arranged through the college here in the States and your
institution. The college that is interested in establishing some type of
a program has indicated they are willing to send a group of delegates to visit
with you and discuss further the possibilities. I wanted to contact you to let
you know of my continued interest in the possible programs that you and I
discussed while in Jordan. I hope to hear from you soon regarding these
matters.
Sincerely,
J.
Scott Bridger, MA
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