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Cinema Jenin

Posted in Arabs, Jews, Peace on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The cinema in Jenin is reopening. What a remarkable story. “It will be a cinema for peace that will carry my son Ahmed’s message. Hopefully it will join a number of different nationalities together and hopefully by bringing people together it will bring peace.” – Ismael Khatib, father of Ahmed Khatib. Ahmed was killed when he [...]

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I Love This

Posted in Arabs, Blessing, Christians, Peace on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Lest you think I only hate things, I wanted to post something I love. Ali Elhajj is an Arab follower of Jesus who founded The Bethlehem Christmas Project: Bringing Israelis and Palestinians Together on Christmas. They are bringing people together. They are blessing others. They are tearing down walls. They are making peace. I love [...]

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Saudi Women Celebrate the World Cup

Posted in Arabs on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

But not everyone is happy about it. HT: Muslimah Media Watch

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‘Among the Righteous:’ Arabs Saving Jews in the Holocaust | The Middle East Channel

Posted in Arabs, Life on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From Mind, Body, Soul: ‘Among the Righteous:’ Arabs Saving Jews in the Holocaust | The Middle East Channel “Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab lands,” is a new documentary I made in partnership with MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, airing tonight on PBS. It retells largely forgotten stories from World War II in North [...]

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Peacemaking in Yemen

Posted in Arabs, Muslims, Peace on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

War and strife is common in Yemen. Revenge seems to be a way of life. Not only does almost everyone have a gun, most have three. So this story at Al Jazeera was really encouraging to see. Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Marwani is risking is life to bring peace to his people. He says in the [...]

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A Boy, A Wall and a Donkey

Posted in Arabs on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Whatever you think of the Israeli/Palestinian problem (or the language), this short movie is a humorous portrayal of a serious issue.

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Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere

Posted in Arabs on July 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The Berkman Center for Internet Study and Security did a massive study on the Arabic blogosphere. Who blogs? What do they blog about? You can read the summary of the report at the Berkman Center site. I found it interesting that they blog more about human rights than they criticize Western culture and values. That’s [...]

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