In Beirut, a crash course in Arabic & Mideast politics
Courses include class trips to Hezbollah & Hamas
BEIRUT (AFP)
Published: 01 November 2010
AlArabiya, https://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2010%2F11%2F01%2F124484
...Dozens of students from around the globe have joined the *Beirut Exchange,* a two-week program that offers a crash course in the Arabic language and brings participants face-to-face with prominent political, academic and economic leaders in the Middle East.
“Some students coming from Denver, Colorado have never been to the Middle East,” said *project coordinator Nicholas Noe*....