San Diego - Sha'ar HaNegev Teacher
Exchange
View from Misgav-Am
Kibbutz
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According to Mike, Regional Civilian
Security Officer, this sketch looks on to a Lebanese village
about a half mile from the kibbutz. The villagers are
Shi'ite Muslims (members of one of the two great religious
divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of
Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and
disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him - Webster's
1996. p. 1765).
Mike suggested that Misgav-Am is a line
of defense and must be held to maintain the integrity of
Israel.
Clearly, the issue of peace in the Middle
East is complicated. Traveling for two weeks does not give
me or anyone else the right to voice an accurate opinion. I
do know that killing is wrong. I also know that people who
have witnessed a life of war do not easily trust their
enemies.
Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the
English Language (1996).Gramercy Books, a division of Random
House Value Publishing, Inc. New York, NY.
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For more information
Misgav-Am Inn - http://www.misgav-am.co.il/misgav-am/2.html
- Believe it or not, you can "Forget about the rest of the world!"
and stay at a country-style guest house and enjoy, not only the
"breathtaking view, but also the famous "End of the Road" pub-disco.
Excuse me, maybe I was too busy sketching the Shi'it village to hear
the part about relaxing on the Kibbutz...?
Lebanon - Israel's Vietnam -
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/israel/is6.htm
- Provides a brief timeline to establish a background and then the
article takes several incidents to portray the intensity of the PLO
issue.
A Shi'ite Encyclopedia - http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter0/shia0.html
- More information than I will probably ever study, but looks to be a
very in depth collection of information which addresses Shia/Sunni
inter-school related issues.
Muhammad and the Religion of Islam -
http://www.answering-islam.org/Gilchrist/Vol1/
- A very comprehensive look (no, a 392 page book) at Islam for the
purpose of informing those who contemplate Muslim evangelism of the
history and development of Islam from the time of Muhammad himself
down to the present day as well as survey the religion from an
evangelical Christian perspective. Did I say very comprehensive? The
table of contents at least makes it easy to focus.
The following are links to sketches and personal narratives
created during our travels
Collaboration
| David
Ben-Gurion's Negev and a Bedouin Camp
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Druze
Village | Golan
Heights | Jerusalem
| Kiryat
Shmona | Yad
Vashem | Zippori
Photos
| Program
Goals | WriteDesign
Gallery
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E-Mail Doug at mrdoug@aznet.net
and Melissa at mjmckinstry@earthlink.net