Episode #37: Ahmed Yehia, Muhammad Bassyouny - Bedouin Immersion at Nour Holistic Education, St. Catherine, Egypt

MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College Podcast

Muhammad Bassyouny and Ahmed Yehia are two of the founders (along with Alaa Ahmed) of Nour Holistic Education, which immerses students in the tradition, nature, and the ancient lifeways and wisdom of the Bedouin people living in the sacred region around St Catherine's monastery, on the slopes of Mt Sinai in Egypt. Drawing upon influences as diverse as Deep Springs College, the Danish folk high schools, and the African Leadership Academy in South Africa, Nour offers holistic summer and winter programs for teenagers and adults combining readings and movement practices drawn from qi gong and martial arts with profound immersions in the lives of their Bedouin faculty and hosts, all in one most spiritually and culturally significant places on Earth.

Nour Holistic Education: https://nourprograms.org/

Thoreau College: https://www.thoreaucollege.org

Deep Springs College: https://www.deepsprings.edu

Driftless Folk School: https://www.driftlessfolkschool.org

African Leadership Academy: https://www.africanleadershipacademy.org/

The Island School: https://islandschool.org/

Brandbjerg Højskole: https://brandbjerg.dk/international/