The California town of Turlock--home of California State University-Stanislaus (CSUS)--and the West Bank city of Jenin are far apart both geographically and politically.
But despite their differences, educators from both communities are steadily at work on the founding of an Arab-American University--a school whose creation both groups hope will play a role in facilitating global peace.
"The Arab-American University was looking for a partner who was interested in educating all ages, creeds and races in an area so recently stepping out of turmoil," said Maher Fareed Irshied, one of the new university's founders.
CSUS, with an enrollment of 5,900, …
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