Ep. 11: Dr. Yaron Ovadia – Guiding, Islam and Fieldwork among the Bedouin

by | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized | 5 comments

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Yaron Ovadia to discuss his experience as a tour guide specializing in Islam and Middle East Studies as well as his his fieldwork among the Bedouins of the Judean Desert. Dr. Ovadia recalled his experience as a nature guide, his academic interests and decision to pursue a PhD and his thoughts on the pros and cons of the tour guide training course. In addition, we spoke in depth about the anthropological nature of his fieldwork among the Bedouin. Lastly, we spoke about the possible pitfalls of bringing tourists to visit these communities, the recent Abraham Accords with Bahrain and the UAE, and his thoughts about how we will exit from the coronavirus crisis. Dr. Ovadia may be reached by Facebook https://www.facebook.com/yaron.ovadia.391 and will be releasing a book based on his research in the near future. 

5 Comments

  2. Keren Dorit
    Keren Dorit on October 17, 2020 at 3:55 pm

    אשמח לקרוא את הכתבה.

    • Dr Eyal Dujovny
      Dr Eyal Dujovny on October 17, 2020 at 7:42 pm

      איזו כתבה? לא מדובר פה על כתבה מסויימת אלא ראיון עם ד”ר עובדיה. הוא כרגע עובד בקדחתנות לפרסם את הדוקטורט כספר אבל זה יקח עוד שנה

  3. Dorit Keren
    Dorit Keren on October 17, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    I would like to read the article

  4. Rachel Kapen
    Rachel Kapen on October 17, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    Very interesting. I will try to share with my son Gilead “Gil” KAPEN who has an underground degree in Near Eastern studies fromBrandeis University and a masters degree in Middle Eastern studies fro the Univ. of Chicago.