Nov 7, 2006
In
this inaugural podcast on behalf of the Brookdale Community College Center for World War II
Studies and Conflict Resolution, we hear a lecture on the
history and culture of the Arab World, presented as part of the
Center's Fourth Annual Conflict Resolution Forum. This program was
recorded April 20, 2006 at the Brookdale Community
College campus in Lincroft, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The
featured speaker, Audrey
Shabbas, noted author and National Representative of the Middle
East Policy Council, is a long-time member of The National Council
for the Social Studies. She has served as a presidential appointee
to its Equity and Social Justice Committee and as chair of the
International Human Rights Education Special Interest Group. The
University of Pennsylvania has honored her work by awarding her
their Janet Lee Stevens Award (1992) for contributions to
Arab-American understanding. She is the founder and director of the
non-profit organization, AWAIR: Arab World and Islamic Resources,
Berkley, California. Ms. Shabbas has over 22 years of experience in
teaching, curriculum development and teacher training about the
Middle East and Islam. Her curriculum works include: The Arab World
Studies Notebook, The Arab World Notebook: For the Secondary School
Level, The Arabs: Activities for the Elementary and Middle School
and A Medieval Banquet in the Alhambra Palace.Ms. Shabbas is listed
in Who's Who in American Education, The World's Who's Who of Women
and the Dictionary of International Biography.
Participating
were (from left): Dr. Robert Abel, director, international programs
at the Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology,
Hoboken, NJ, a member of the Forum's planning committee; Audrey
Shabbas, national representative of the Middle East Policy Council
and the featured lecturer at the Forum; Sherri West, professor of
World History at Brookdale; and Paul Zigo, director of the Center for World War II
Studies and Conflict Resolution. Photo Copyright ©2006 Steven L. Lubetkin |
Download the podcast here (69.0 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:49:05 duration). Show Notes 00:00:00 Steve introduces the program 00:01:31 Steve interviews Paul Zigo, director of the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution at Brookdale Community College 00:04:10 Steve introduces the guest lecturer, Audrey Shabbas. 00:05:19 Audrey Shabbas speaks 00:47:17 Steve concludes the podcast with information on Brookdale and contact info.