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Friday, February 16, 2007
Bridge over the Internet - Middle East Online
Learning about culture issues in a classroom setting or via the media is important, but nothing can substitute for the experience of hearing, talking to, and building a relationship with, a real person from another culture, argue Heba Farrid and Josh Kessler.... Soliya is an inter-cultural dialogue programme that enables students from seven universities in the United States and eight universities in several Arab countries to exchange ideas and opinions and encourage awareness and understanding of each other’s culture. Using the latest communications technology, students actually have the chance to see and hear one another via web cameras and headsets. The programme’s purpose is to expand students' communication skills, enhance their ability to think critically about the US-Arab conflict and about media bias and reliability, and to have an opportunity to connect on a personal level.
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