Fulbright Scholar Presents Next Global Insights On Kuwait
Badoor Albuloushi, Ph.D., visiting faculty in world languages and cultures, on Al Khiran Beach, Kuwait.Rolling desert sands and glistening Persian Gulf beaches, a country rich in culture and world resources, Kuwait is a keystone in the Middle East.
Join Global Insights on Thursday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m., for a special presentation by visiting Fulbright scholar, Dr. Badoor Albuloushi, Ph.D., visiting faculty in world languages and cultures, currently teaching Arabic. Registration is required for this event.
This event is free and open to The University of Scranton students, faculty and staff.
Register for Global Insights: Kuwait.
Dr. Albuloushi says she misses the family gatherings that occur every weekend.
“All extended family gather at my grandparents’ home for lunch on Friday. Lunch is the main meal. We have rice seasoned with saffron and cardamon, lamb, chicken and fish. It gets very crowded.”
As is traditional in Muslim culture, the men and women dine separately. “The women like to feel free to take their hijabs off.” After the meal, they enjoy conversation with sweet desserts and coffee with saffron.
Some family, especially the younger adults and teens, leave at sunset to go out. Some will stay through the weekend. “It is Arab hospitality that we do not ask anyone to leave.”
Albuloushi shared that she misses her mother’s cooking the most, and also family gatherings, camping in the winters, and her car, which she purchased shortly before she left.
Dr. Badoor Albuloushi earned her bachelor’s degree in English as a Second Language from Kuwait University, and her master’s and doctorate in special and gifted education from Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. In addition to teaching Arabic at Scranton, she is taking courses in American Sign Language and public speaking. When asked about her time at Scranton she said, “I love it. It’s like my second home.”
This program is being offered by the Office of Global Education, the Cultural Centers, Residence Life and the Office of Equity and Diversity. For more information, please contact international@scranton.edu or 570-941-4841.
