Summer 2013, Volume 7, Issue 3

The open-ended showdown between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Army-Tamarroud [Rebel] Movement alliance has showcased an alarming implosion of the Egyptian society into two main camps with their radicalized narratives and competing strategies. The removal of elected president Mohamed Mursi from office July 3rd has solidified the divergence of hard-line positions among Egyptians, and triggered deeper concern over a nightmarish slide into a civil war. The resilient mega-protests and counter protests in Cairo, Alexandria and elsewhere in Egypt, backed by their political interlocutors and media pundits, have energized an unsettled debate about democracy, electoral legitimacy, populism, religiosity, and...

S-CAR’s involvement in distance learning will rise to a new level this January with the launch of a stand-alone distance MS program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
S-CAR’s involvement with distance learning began when the Graduate Certificate Program launched courses that used a hybrid of face-to-face and distance platforms for student engagement. Soon after, more innovative hybrid elective offerings were added.

In the fall of 2011, with support from the Provost's office for course development, the first fully online course was offered, CONF 501, our Master’s level introductory course. To facilitate degree completion, we developed the capstone and integration option courses...

Nousha Kabawat is a Master’s student at S-CAR and Program Officer for the Center for World Religions Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC). “I must admit that I am currently receiving the best of both worlds as I get to study all these wonderful theories in school and then see them being used through my work," she said. Originally from Syria, Nousha views the conflict in her native land as “very unfortunate” and is thus very passionate about adding to the efforts being made in trying to seek a peaceful resolution to it. She informed me that she saw the youth as the key not only to resolving the conflict but also in maintaining a lasting peace that would transform Syria into a modern democratic society. She is currently involved in an initiative to set up “Summer Camps” for the youth who constitute more than half...