I am Jeanne Clarkson. I am from Vienna, Virginia. This whole trip to me is somewhat of a surprise. I came to it by way of the baptism of my first grandchild. The priest who baptized her from Georgetown Father ...
Read More »Deborah Reichmann, Jewish Chaplain at Georgetown University, talking about her trip to Turkey with RumiForum
My name is Debbie Reichmann and I am from, I currently live in Potomac, Maryland and I am from Georgetown University. As everyone has been speaking, I have become more and more nervous as to how I can add to ...
Read More »Conrad Stephen Pecevich , Reverend and Professor, talking about his trip to Turkey with RumiForum
My name is father Conrad Pecevich. I want to say, first of all that, this has been for me a very spiritual experience and cultural and many other things. I first of all want to say spiritual; because I have ...
Read More »Anas Shallal, Businessmen and Peace Activist, talking about his trip to Turkey with RumiForum
I am thoroughly impressed. If Turkey wants another citizen I may be applying so that could possibly happen. I found the whole organization of the trip the way that it was put together in such a thoughtful way that I ...
Read More »Yvette Moy, American University, sharing her experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum
My name is Yvette Moy. I am a student at American University studying for master’s degree in public administration, as well as a journalist for more than two decades in United States. Many times what we write or see is ...
Read More »Emran Qureshi, Harvard Law School, sharing his experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum
My name is Emran Qureshi. I am a Wertheim Fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. This was a roughly targeted trip for me. I knew very little about Turkey’s modern history. I have always wanted ...
Read More »John Langan, Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, sharing his experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum
I am Father John Langan. I am a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University. I mostly teach Ethics in International Affairs but I am also actively involved in interreligious dialog. I have been thinking about making this trip for a ...
Read More »Herold White, Senior Jewish Chaplain at Georgetown University, sharing his experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum
My name is Herold White. I am a rabbi. I have been on the faculty at Georgetown for forty years. I have been a member of campus ministry. I was the first rabbi appointed to a full-time position at a ...
Read More »Abla Sonbol, sharing her experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum
My name is Abla Sonbol, and I am a student at the American University in Cairo, and study political science. When my mom first told me that we were going to Turkey, I thought it was going to be somewhat ...
Read More »Amira Sonbol, Professor of History at Georgetown University, sharing her experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum:
My name is Amira Sonbol. I am a professor at Georgetown University, the Center for Muslim Christian Understanding. I teach Middle East History, therefore I know a lot about Turkey and a lot about the Ottoman Empire, since that’s what ...
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