Day of Discovery has a very interesting program with a discussion between Nizar Touma, a born again Christian Arab (this is how he described himself), and Avner Boskey, a Jewish Messianic follower of Jesus. Both of them are Israeli citizens. While I don’t fully agree with all of what they say the Bible teaches regarding [...]
Archive for the ‘Arabs’ Category
Following Jesus in a Land of Conflict
Posted in Arabs, Christians, Contentious Issues, Jews, Peace on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Does Muslim = Arab?
Posted in Arabs, Muslims on November 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I often encounter people who assume that all Arabs are Muslims or seem to think that all Muslims are Arabs. Neither are true. There are Arab Christians and Arab Jews (and I’m sure there are Arabs who aren’t religious at all). Arab Muslims don’t even make up the majority of Muslims (the largest Muslim country [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
‘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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
