THE RIHLA PROGRAM 2018

+ OMAN and THE PROGRAM MOROCCO MOROCCO

EXPERIENCE ARAB-ISLAMIC SUMMER PROGRAM: JUNE 4 to 29, 2018 CULTURE FROM THE GULF TO Meknes, Morocco THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR! A unique chance to perfect your OMAN Arabic and deepen your SUMMER PROGRAM: understanding of cultural JULY 1 to 26, 2018 diversity Ibri, Oman

OMAN FALL SEMESTER AUGUST 5 to OCTOBER 4, 2018 (Eid break Aug. 19-23) Ibri, Oman

MOROCCO FALL SEMESTER OCTOBER 7 to DECEMBER 8, 2018 Meknes, Morocco

UMI University classes if qualified

SPRING SEMESTER Date to be announced fall 2018

+ Arabic language and much more… Now a single program offers you the opportunity to explore opposite ends Extraordinary of the Arab world! Two prestigious Arabic language and culture value institutions have joined forces to span continents and offer you an experience you will not find elsewhere: Cost of 8 week summer Summer: 4 weeks in Oman and 4 weeks in Morocco program, (does not Semester: 9 weeks in Oman (including Eid break) and 9 weeks in Morocco include ticket Morocco- SUMMER: AALIM in Meknes, Morocco and NMTI in Ibri, Oman, offer you two Arab-Islamic Oman) $5,000 viewpoints, two diverse countries, and 160 hours of Modern Standard Arabic during 8 Cost of 18 week weeks, PLUS language partners, excursions and optional cultural activities. Meet Omani semester program (does families, live with host families in Morocco. not include ticket Oman-Morocco) $12,820 SEMESTER: make extraordinary strides in mastering Arabic and take university classes in Arabic; study intensive Arabic at NMTI in Oman then deepen the experience in Morocco, university courses with Moroccan students at no extra cost for qualified students. Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] The Rihla Program 2018

Learn Arabic and so much more: compare, contrast, absorb two related cultures

During an 8 week summer program, cover the equivalent of one year of Arabic

How the two Institutes create one unique experience

Advantages of the joint program • A two-country coordinated academic program • Stay long enough in each to absorb local flavor and be more than a tourist • Coordinated cultural program; discover the similarities and differences of the two regions • Two fascinating and complementary experiences in a single summer or semester • A chance to meet Omani and Moroccan families and youth: participate in the culture “from inside” • Certificate attesting to successful participation in the joint program • Official transcript of grades (US university transcript for AALIM portion possible)

SUMMER PROGRAM AT NMTI: SUMMER PROGRAM AT AALIM: • 25 classes of 50 min/week • 20 hours/week of class • 2 language partner sessions/week • 2 language partner sessions/week • cultural activities some afternoons • cultural activities some afternoons • one single day excursion • one excursion to Roman ruins • one overnight excursion • one other excursion • daily RT transportation to school • housing: Moroccan host families, • housing: apartments w. roommate • 2 students per family • visits to Omani families • 2 meals/day; weekly laundry

(Note: anything not mentioned above is not included in program fees)

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Get the most out of LIVE THE your semester: SEMESTER OF Intensive schedule provides equivalent YOUR LIFE, AN of 2 semesters of UNFORGETTABLE Arabic in addition to content courses EXPERIENCE

Serious immersion program moves you forward quickly to prepare your career in the MENA region

+ Consecrate a semester to mastering your Arabic and experiencing university life in Arabic

SEMESTER AT NMTI: SEMESTER AT AALIM:

• Focus on Arabic • Arabic and content courses at AALIM or • 25 class sessions of 50 min per week University of Moulay Ismail in Meknes (UMI) • 2 language partner sessions per week • Full AALIM support for UMI classes • Cultural activities some afternoons • 20 hours per week of class • 2 one-day excursions • 3 hours of language partners per week • daily RT transportation to school • Weekly cultural activities (optional) • housing: apartments with roommate • 2 one-day excursions • lunch at school on class days • Moroccan host families with 2 meals/day • visits to Omani families • Optional service learning component • Omani component 9 weeks (with Eid break) • Moroccan component 9 weeks

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WHO is NMTI?

Noor Majan Training Institute is located AALIM and NMTI in Ibri, Oman. The Institute is in the old Souq near the historic fort. In this stunning setting, NMTI offers students full Arabic immersion and easy access CONTACT US: to the Omani way of life, while samira.selle@noormajan- specializing in high-quality Arabic institute.com programs. NMTI hosts the CLS program plus students from all five continents [email protected] and more than 20 countries, cooperating with American and German foreign ministries, universities WEBSITES: in Scandinavia, Germany and the USA. The Institute also hosts individual www.noormajan-institute.com students from U.S., European and Australasian universities as well as www.aalimorocco.com WHO is AALIM? professionals such as lawyers, veterinarians, engineers and medical The Arab American Language Institute doctors, (Medecins Sans Frontieres). in Morocco, AALIM, has its U.S. offices The Institute provides intensive and in Virginia, while all programs are held ongoing training in Oman and the US in Meknes, Morocco. AALIM is for their enthusiastic, experienced and WHY IS THE PROGRAM CALLED recognized by the Moroccan Ministry of “RIHLA”? qualified teachers. By constantly Education and has many prestigious improving its performance, NMTI has The word “rihla” means client-partners, including the CLS, (the become and remains one of the Gulf's “journey” in Arabic. Rihla is Critical Language Scholarship). AALIM leading Arabic language schools. also the title of a famous provides experienced teaching faculty Medieval account of the who are highly trained professionals extensive journeys of the specialized in teaching Arabic as a Moroccan scholar, Ibn Batuta, second language. They have who set out from Tangier in experience at all levels, from 1325 CE to make the beginning to very advanced Arabic; pilgrimage to Mecca. He ended and in teaching students of all ages, up traveling for 30 years and from 10 to 60 years old. The Institute 75,000 miles, visiting Africa, also employs support staff (guest Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We hope the Rihla lecturers, tour guides, security), program will be an important vetted host families (many with US experience in your own voyage Embassy security clearance) and of exploration in the Arab- organizes trips and outings; assures Islamic world. suitable infrastructure including classroom space, meeting spaces, internet connection and Arabic television channels.

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