Category Archives: Middle East

Building Hope: Muslims, Christians and Jews Seeking the Common Good

I will be in Yale, June 13-23, 2011 where the Reconciliation Program will host a strategic conference of influential, mid-career Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious leaders. Approximately ten leaders from each faith community, men and women with a proven record of leadership and clear future potential have been chosen to attend this international gathering focusedContinue reading “Building Hope: Muslims, Christians and Jews Seeking the Common Good”

Palestine Summer Encounter 2009

Palestine Summer Encounter is a one to three month service learning and cultural immersion program in Bethlehem, Palestine. Participants study Arabic in and outside of the classroom setting, live with a Palestinian host family, volunteer and meet with both Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers. http://www.palestinesummer.org The April 23rd registration deadline for the Palestine Summer Encounter programContinue reading “Palestine Summer Encounter 2009”

So be Good for Goodness Sake…

This past Friday Santa Clause stood in solidarity with and attempted to go where fewer and fewer Palestinians are able to go, their own farm lands in the southern hills of the Beautiful little town called Bethlehem. For the second year in a row, taking time away from his main work in this very busyContinue reading “So be Good for Goodness Sake…”

When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All

On Thursday the 16th of October, hundreds of Israeli settlers / squatters gathered in a Palestinian hill known as Oush Gurab located in Beit Sahour (Shepherd’s Filed). This location was used for many years as an Israeli military outpost. Palestinians who live in its vicinity recall daily the violence and terror they experienced from IsraeliContinue reading “When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All”

Empowered by Nonviolence

Text of interview published in http://www.globalonenessproject.org/ Sami Awad   When I talk about nonviolence, and when I discuss nonviolence with people, the first word that comes to mind related to nonviolence is the word empowerment.  And this is, for me, what nonviolence is all about.  It is to empower individuals, empower families, empower communities, empowerContinue reading “Empowered by Nonviolence”

Global Oneness Interview…

The challenge is to create a common thread of values where Jews, Christians, and Moslems begin to see that what is common between them outweighs, tremendously, what makes them different from each other. Sami Awad in The Core Essence iiiii 1 2 3 Sami Awad is the Executive Director of Holy Land Trust (HLT), aContinue reading “Global Oneness Interview…”