College of Charleston faculty members Naomi Gale (Schusterman professor of Israel studies) and Ghazi Abuhakema (professor of Arabic language and culture) talk about their groundbreaking coursework on the shared culture of the Middle East. In their presentation, they talk about their own childhoods (one growing up in the temporary Jewish camps in Iraq and the other in the refugee camps of Palestine) and focus on the many commonalities between the Jewish and Muslim cultures so long at odds.

Their talk was part of in!Genius, a College of Charleston event sharing the personal stories of artists, scientists, scholars and industry professionals -- all either CofC students, professors, staff or alumni. Check out more of the speakers of in!Genius at http://ingenius.cofc.edu