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At the end of the Winter 2012 term I was offered on opportunity to volunteer as an intern in the community of Neve Shalom, Wahat-as-Salam, the Oasis of Peace, a community of Israeli Jews and Arabs. Founded in the 1970s, NSWAS was founded as a cooperative village, proving to the world that Arab/Palestinians and Israelis can live together in peace and prosperity.

I will be interning at Peace College within NSWAS this summer. Peace College offers courses in conflict prevention and peace-building and I will interning with them for a period of four months this summer.

NSWAS and Peace College have given me an opportunity to travel to Israel/Palestine, something that I have wanted to do since I was 12 years old.

Here I will post entries and pictures of my experiences within Israel and Palestine.

Blogger: Chris MP
Mission: World Peace
Place: Israel/Palestine


Friday, 27 July 2012

Ramadan

Ramadan Kareem everyone!

We are now entering the second week of Ramadan. Many of the Palestinian members of the community are fasting and last week the entire village celebrated Iftar, the evening meal, together. It was great to break fast with the village and meet new people around plates of food.

Ramadan in the old city of Jerusalem is lovely. I am hoping to get another trip back to Jerusalem set before Ramadan ends, unfortunately I didn't bring my camera with me on the last trip. The Islamic Quarter of the Old City is decorated with lights and city is bustling with people praying and inviting people for Iftar! The smells are amazing! I am going to have to bring back a few Palestinian recipes!
 
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