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A presentation accompanied by photographs of visits to Syria's ancient religious sites. Some of those historic religious sites include the ancient Jubar Synagogue, St. Ananias Church, and the Omayyad mosque, among many others. Those visits were undertaken as part of a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad in the summer of 2007.
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Ms. Sawah teaches physics at Moberly Area Community College and chairs its Global Education Committee. In the summer of 2007, she was the country-coordinator for a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad to Syria, which was to provide the participants with an experiential exposure to religious pluralism in Syria. The program included meeting the world’s first Syriac Patriarch, the Grand Mufti of Syria, the leaders of the Syrian-Jewish community in Damascus, and visits to several ancient Muslim, Christian, and Jewish holy sites. The project was directed by Dr. Kent Farnsworth, Director of Community College Leadership Program at University of Missouri, St. Louis. The Fulbright group was composed of 14 educators from six different states.
Ms. Sawah has been presenting on Religious Pluralism in Syria, as well as other topics, at national conferences such as the MidWest Institute for International and Intercultural Education, in addition to many college campuses and civic institutions around the country. As a volunteer, she produces and hosts a cultural radio program on Mid Missouri’s Community Radio, 89.5 FM, KOPN, Columbia. The program is titled “Arab Music Arab Culture;” it airs every other Saturday from 3:00 – 4:00 pm.
Sponsored by the Muslim Speakers Bureau of Columbia and the Department of Religious Studies (Paine Lectures in Religion).
Fulbright group meets with the
First Syriac Patriarch Zakka Ewass
Syrian Jewish elders in front of entrance
to the Old City of Damascus Synagogue
Fulbright group meets with
Dr. Hassoun, Grand Mufti of Syria
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When: Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 7:00 pm
