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Jerusalem Does Not Have To Be A ‘Zero Sum’ City: It Should Be A City For All
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
Jerusalem should never be a ‘zero sum’ city. Rather, it must be a city for all.
Temple Mount Violence: Can’t We Let Sacred Places Just Be Sacred?
By
Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring Let me say this up front: extremist savages have no regard for the sacred: An ISIS suicide bomber attacked the holy city of the Prophet Muhammad, Medina, in 2016. This year, Saudi authorities foiled an attack on the holy city of Mecca. And…
A Thanksgiving Prayer for Peace
By
Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Infinitely Merciful I can only share in a tiny amount of the elation of the people of Israel and Palestine over the cease-fire that was negotiated today. That both Israelis and Palestinians can breathe a little sigh of relief that no more rockets and bombs will rain…
Sharia in Action: Sisters Stepping Up for Children
By
Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful Precious Beloved There has been so much hysteria, of late, around the issue of Sharia law and its supposed “threat” to the United States. Now that the general election contest is more in focus, the talk of Sharia will only intensify. Yet, as I have written…
A Prayer For Peace
By
Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful As the diplomats wrangle and negotiate over the future of the Holy Land, there is very little a person who honors and loves the Holy Land, like me, can do or say to make a difference. It is high time that peace spread its wings over…
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