Month: November 2021

After reading Cairo House, I grew a new understanding of Middle Eastern culture. It was clear that the geopolitics of the region also had cultural effects. For instance, the rise and subsequent fall of Nasser brought change to Egypt in how people went upon their day. While Nasser himself was an anti-imperialist against the West,… Continue reading Now that Cairo House is over

The evening began with technical malfunctions which resulted in us having to use our own laptops, but the experience was just as invigorating. Kwan asked us to prepare before hand what we had gathered from the virtual tour we were able to take at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis where they have a current exhibit… Continue reading Take Me to China Reflection

This week for our ICR we discussed at the Take Me To China section of the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. Before this meeting we were assigned to take the virtual tour of this exhibit. We discussed many of the topics in the tour such as acupuncture and eastern medicine. We then talked about jade and art… Continue reading ICR Discussion on Children’s Museum: Take Me To China

This week for our ICR we took a look at the Take Me To China section of the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. To prep for this meeting, we were assigned to go through the tour and analyze the information and prep for our meeting with Kwan to discuss our findings. This museum exhibit series is very… Continue reading Prep For ICR Discussion of the Children’s Museum Exhibit: Take Me To China

I had an awesome experience at the Newcomer Program today. In math, we talked about dividing, subtracting, and multiplying decimals – which is something I hadn’t done in quite awhile. I walked around and helped the kids work on a worksheet. In art, the kids took an exam. It seemed to be difficult despite how… Continue reading ICR 11/17

The beginning of this chapter presents an interesting issue considering refugees. The author talks about how he is returning to Iran and encounters an airport agent who is the same age when he arrives. There is a moment of awkwardness when the agent asks what his point of origin is, to which he replies “America.”… Continue reading Cairo House Chapter 10

Recently, a crisis has started to brew in Eastern Europe on the Polish and Belarusian border. Belarus has been taking in thousands of migrants from Iraq and Syria in recent weeks has a military propaganda tool to add pressure to Poland and NATO has a whole. Many of these migrants are Kurdish minorities who were… Continue reading The Treatment of Middle Eastern Migrants by Belarus

This reading talks about the relationship between Islam and society. In my understanding, the author is claiming that Islam and society are one in the same. The practice of Islam applies to all facets of life and is not only for the religious sphere. Instead, Islam is universal. It can apply to everyone equally and… Continue reading Social Justice in Islam

Today was the last day of my experience at Northview Middle School 🙁 It was honestly very sad to leave and even the students were quite sad. It has just been an amazing last few weeks and I will forever be grateful for my time spent in the classroom. I was able to make a… Continue reading Experiences End, Memories and Lessons Live On

For today’s ICR, we observed a private Chinese language lesson taught by instructor Tian Tan. She began the class with a Chinese poem that Elon Musk had posted and captioned “Humankind.” The poem was about how beans are cooked in the same pot and all come from the same roots. Yet, they attack each other… Continue reading 11/14 ICR Reflection