Bedouins Belong to Each Other (Video)
January 8, 2017
Family is the most important part of the lives of Arabs in the Middle East.…
The Cultures of Israel – 10 Insights Every Traveler Should Know
January 2, 2017
The cultures of Israel are so many, so varied - and so complicated - it's…
Celebrating Christmas in Egypt
December 18, 2016
Did you know that Christmas in Egypt is celebrated on January 7 each year? I…
The True Story of a Jewish Bahraini Princess
December 1, 2016
One warm night in Chicago, a 21-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman sits at the dinner table…
Sukkot in Israel – A Joyful (and Potentially Humorous) Jewish Holiday
October 20, 2016
The Jewish holiday of Sukkot arrives in October each year, immediately following the Yom Kippur…
What an Arab in Israel Thinks about Arabs in Israel
October 16, 2016
Israel is the most controversial and complicated country in the world, with so many perspectives…
Experiencing Yom Kippur in Tiberias, Israel as a Non-Jew
October 10, 2016
It is like Christmas, said the man in the shop. I was in a small…
The Tradition of Family Revenge Killings in Upper Egypt
September 19, 2016
Very little is written or known about a certain aspect of the culture of *Upper…
The Holiday of Eid al Adha – How the Middle East Celebrates
September 8, 2016
This is the time of the holiday Eid al Adha in the Muslim world and…