Virtual SHIUR: New Ways Towards Arab-Jewish Partnership — Beyond Ideology
with Hamza Howidy (Gaza/Germany), Micki Weinberg (U.S./Germany), and Dr. Emil Halloun (Galillee)
About the course
This course introduces participants to the SHIUR method of Arab-Jewish partnership based on direct engagement with primary sources from the Arab, Jewish, and other traditions. This text-based method can aid us in constructing a new non-ideological partnership based on shared practices, values, and a desire to create a new future.
About our facilitators:
Hamza Howidy a Palestinian born and raised in the Gaza Strip, is a peace activist and human rights advocate for the Middle East. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and administrative sciences from the Islamic University of Gaza and currently resides in Germany. Hamza has been vocal in his criticism of Hamas, regularly speaking to media outlets and publishing articles that reflect his views on the Israel and Palestine conflict. His perspective always advocates for a pragmatic and humanistic approach to forging a different path forward.
Dr. Emil Halloun is a lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the Arab College for Education in Haifa and the Head of the International Relationships office at Mar Elias Educational Institutions in Galilee. He received his doctoral degree from Bar Ilan University. His research aims to introduce the dimension of charity into the discipline of literary criticism and strives to generate novel theories to foster dialogue and bring people together.
Micki Weinberg is the founder of SHIUR. Born in Los Angeles, he graduated with a Bachelors degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004. He left the states for graduate studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he focused on intertextuality in ancient Jewish literature. He also studied Talmud at the Mir Yeshiva. Weinberg worked at Goldman Sachs from 2007-2010 in London and Switzerland, working in the MENA team. Since quitting in 2010, Weinberg has dedicated himself to work in art film, theater, and critical essay writing. Since directly expriencing the attacks of October 7, Micki has made Middle East partnership a key focus on SHIUR.
Module 1: Against Identity: How Postmodern Identity Trends Service Antisemitism
Module 2: restoring humanist arab voices: sadiq Al- Azm vs edward said
Module 3: moving forward: israelis and palestinians as brother nations
Price: $360 for 3 modules over 3 weeks
(discounts available for students, groups, SHIUR community members)
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After registration and payment you’ll receive an email with a link to a password protected course page.
In the course page you will find:
Zoom link for the weekly calls
Source sheets for each discussion
Supporting materials that augment each week’s core content
Access to the WhatsApp group