CMENAS Colloquium Series. Does Nonviolence Work in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict? The First Intifada as an Example

Husam Jubran is a Fulbright scholar who has been working as a tour guide for the past 17 years. He finished his master's degree in 2004 from the Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding. He combines his knowledge and skills to provide political and interfaith tours. He is one of few Palestinian guides to provide political and alternative tours.

Besides his involvement is tourism he serves as a representative in Palestine and Jordan for Synergos Institute. His main role is to locate social innovators in the two countries and work with them to develop their projects. He also the Director of Facilitation at the Hands Of Peace and American interfaith organization that works with Israeli and Palestinian kids through dialogue to create better understanding between the two sides.