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My old qualifications brief from 2006 may be downloaded here (disregard the mailing address; it's out of date). Additionally, several of the websites and articles mentioned below may be accessed by referring to my samples and link webpages.
Profile
Journalist and student with expertise in Arab and Islamic history, Middle Eastern and Central Asian current affairs, and New Media.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree in Islamic history
- Undergraduate degree in Islamic philosophy and religion
- Travel and employment experience in the Middle East
- Study of regional languages (Hebrew and Arabic)
- Employment experience requiring team-work, analytical ability, and judgment
Education
- Master of Arts in History
Thesis: "The Memory of Musaylima and the Origins of Islam"
La Salle University, Graduate Program in History, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion
Specialization: The Islamic and Jewish traditions, American philosophy
La Salle University, Departments of Philosophy and Religion, 2004
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Languages: Hebrew and Arabic
Gratz College Ulpan, Melrose, Pennsylvania, United States of America
School of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom
Employment Experience
Journalism
- Editor of CyberChaikhana: Digital Conversations from Central Asia
neweurasia Special Projects Division, 2008-present
- Contributor to Histories magazine
La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 2006-present
- Reporter for Play Philly magazine
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 2006-2007
- Reporter for the Philadelphia City Paper
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 2005-2006
- Co-founder and editor of Thinking-East.net
London, United Kingdom, 2004-2006.
- Editor of Politicus magazine
La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 2002-2004
- Founder and editor of Letters to the Earth
Yonkers, New York, United States of America, 1998-2000
Research
- Research intern for the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States, Summer 2003
- Research assistant for the Director of the Diplomat-in-Residence Program
La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 2002-2004
Overseas
- International volunteer for Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salaam (Jewish-Arab cooperative village)
Latrun region, State of Israel, 2004-2005
Teaching
- Citizenship instructor
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, Utica, New York, United States of America, 2006
- Per diem substitute teacher
Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers, New York, United States of America, 2005
- Merit badge counselor
Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, Brant Lake, United States of America, Summers of 1995-2000
Lectures
- "The Fifty Years War: Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
Presented: Diplomat-in-Residence Program, La Salle University, March 2005
- "The Semantic Face of God: The Spiritual Linguistics of Semitic Languages"
Presented: North Yonkers Community Church, December 2003
Publications
Books
- CyberChaikhana: Digital Conversations from Central Asia
Subject: Online citizen journalism in post-Soviet Central Asia
Publisher: TBA
- The Transcendence
Subject: Poems centerred around Islamic, Christian, and philosophical themes
Publisher: La Salle University Press, 2008
Articles
- "The Qur'ans of Philadelphia" (research article)
Published in: TBA
- "The Search for the Historical Confucius" (academic essay)
Published in:Histories, April 2008
- "The Clashes Within Civilizations" (book review)
Published in: Histories, April 2007
- "Verbal Tec: The Nat Turner of Hip Hop" (cover article)
Published in: Play Philly, March 2007
- "The Column" (article series)
Published in: Play Philly, 2006-2007
- "Was it Worth it?" (article series)
Published in: Philadelphia City Paper, 2005-2006
- "The Indefinable Evil: An Interview with Yair Auron" (interview)
Published in: Thinking-East.net, May 2005
- "There Must be Peace Between Symbols" (editorial)
Published in: Journal News, March 2005
- Reported the funeral of Yassir Arafat for Thinking-East.net, November 2004
- "Understanding Islamic Holy Law" (academic essay)
Published in: Politicus, April 2003
Booklets
- "Muslim-Christian Relations" and "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
For: Annual Panel Series, Diplomat-in-Residence Program, La Salle University, 2003/4
- "The Middle East: An Introduction for Educators"
For: Summer Teachers' Workshop, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, 2003
Poetry
- "Xerxs"
Grimoire, Spring 2007
- "Counting Pennies"
Philadelphia Stories, Summer 2006
- "Eterna"
LovePoemsUnlimited.com Contest, 2nd Place, October 2005
- "Guitar"
Philadelphia City Paper, October 2005
- "No Eternity"
Grimoire, Spring 2000
Awards and Distinctions
- Theta Alpha Kappa, National Honors Society for Religious Studies and Theology, May 2004
- Eagle Scout, Troop 12 Yonkers, November 1999
Academic Transcript and References
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