<p>Have any of you parents ever sent a child to this program, based in Irbid, Jordan? My college sophomore son is interested in attending this program this summer. I'd appreciate any perspective you could give me on safety issues, particularly in light of the fact that we're Jewish. He really wants to go and I'm very apprehensive.</p>
<p>Why not send an e-mail to Thomas Friedman of the New York Times (Jewish mid-eastern studies major)?</p>
<p>Duke has temporarily stopped its study abroad program in Jordan because of the November bombings, but the warning ends in about a week.
<a href="http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_2745.html%5B/url%5D">http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_2745.html</a></p>
<p>Here's some tips for safety abroad:
<a href="http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/safety/safety_1747.html%5B/url%5D">http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/safety/safety_1747.html</a></p>
<p>Have you considered the American University in Cairo?
<a href="http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/ali/summer.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/ali/summer.htm</a></p>
<p>I also am interested in this topic in general though not specifically through either UVA or Duke; any parents have additional information?</p>