The Doha experiment
Subtitle: Arab kingdom, Catholic college, Jewish teacher
By: Gary Wasserman ; foreword by Senator Dick Durbin
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781510721722
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Social life and customs; Civilization; Americans; College teachers; Education; Universities and colleges
Description: "Gary Wasserman's decision to head to Qatar to teach at Georgetown sounds questionable, at best. "In the beginning," he writes, "this sounds like a politically incorrect joke. A Jewish guy walks into a fundamentalist Arab country to teach American politics at a Catholic college." But he quickly discovers that he has entered a world that gives him a unique perspective on the Middle East and on Muslim youth; that teaches him about the treatment of Arab women and what an education will do for them, both good and bad; shows him the occasionally amusing and often deadly serious consequences his students face simply by living in the Middle East; and finds surprising similarities between his culture and the culture of his students. Most importantly, after eight years of teaching in Qatar he realizes he has become part of a significant, little understood movement to introduce liberal, Western values into traditional societies. Written with a sharp sense of humor, The Doha Experiment offers a unique perspective on where the region is going and clearly illustrates why Americans need to understand this clash of civilizations"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.