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January 02, 2008
Benjamin Orbach, '97
Live From Jordan: Letters Home From My Journey Through the Middle East, AMACOM Books, 2007.
The book: Ten months after the Sept. 11 attacks, Benjamin Orbach left his home in Pittsburgh for Jordan. He had no place to live and no one waiting to see him. Officially, the purpose of his trip was to research a Jordanian-American trade program and expand his language skills. Unofficially, he set out on a self-appointed secret diplomatic mission to confront stereotypes, correct false perceptions and find common ground between Americans and Arabs. He returned in August 2003 with fresh insights, unexpected lessons and colorful tales from 13 months of living in and traveling throughout the region.
The author: Benjamin Orbach worked as deputy regional coordinator of the Middle East Partnership Initiative at the US Department of State from 2004 to 2007. A speaker of Arabic and Hebrew, he has lived in and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and North Africa. He lives in Washington DC.
Posted by tobiaslw at January 2, 2008 11:58 AM