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Presidential Debate
Tonight’s debate features Ethiopia’s most prominent presidential candidates: Dr. Afework of the Progressive Party, Mrs. Belaynesh of the...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Without him
I stepped into the empty elevator and filled my lungs with the sweet smell of caramel coffee. With both hands, I held a steaming hot cup,...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 20, 20212 min read
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Open Hearts
Daddy’s little girl had grown up before his eyes. She sat across from him in a rented limousine. It was not her wedding day, but the day...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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Seeing Ciara
Seeing Ciara By Yerusalem Work Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 17, 202133 min read
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Hope
Stacey lived a fairy tale love story. A photo could not encapsulate the joy she experienced the day she wed her husband, Anfal. They had...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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Diamonds
Amir stood with his gun in its holster. He momentarily held his breath trying to gain control of the situation. Something looked...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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isoulation
Sipping coffee in fits and starts, she waits for him to join her table. He holds a conversation with the cashier - a very unnecessary...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Collective Hope
Ethiopia was once a colorful rose garden. Roses, placed on the graves of burgeoning cemeteries, are now in high demand. We buried our...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Flying High
Caroline took her younger brother, Michael, outside to fly kites. The wind was unpredictable. The kites were colorful - red and blue. The...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 3, 20212 min read
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The Loudest Laugh
The museum was filled with mirrors of different sizes fitted inside elaborate, golden frames mounted on the walls. The museum-goers gazed...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 2, 20212 min read
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Prayer and Fasting
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear (Lao Tzu). Alana wanted to discover a weight-loss solution. She wore maternity clothes...
Yerusalem Work
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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Looking for love
“I love you for the sake of Allah,” she said to me. My teacher encouraged each one of us, her students, with words of empowerment and...
Yerusalem Work
Feb 27, 20212 min read
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A Bundle of Joy
Sarah, the last-minute babysitter, received a whirlwind tour of the Chabad rabbi’s house that evening. It was filled with laughter. Three...
Yerusalem Work
Feb 27, 20212 min read
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Never Alone - Interfaith Short Story
In a world of shattered glass, broken people fused themselves together to become whole. A husband and wife completed their days in union...
Yerusalem Work
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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Friend of the Baha’i Faith
Join me in song. “We are the world” (USA for Africa). The world hungers and thirsts for racial justice. As a friend of the Baha’i Faith,...
Yerusalem Work
Jun 3, 20202 min read
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My Neighbor
Assalamu alaikum! I study Arabic, because I see the way the letters dance freely and when I hear the Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer,...
Yerusalem Work
May 18, 20203 min read
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Day 7: Very Good
Day 7 In the Book of Genesis, after God created man and woman and gave them dominion over the earth, He saw creation and the order in the...
Yerusalem Work
May 10, 20202 min read
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Day 6: Everyday Holiness
Day 6 Holiness means being set apart. The Qur’an is holy, because it is the only Holy Book (i.e., direct speech of Allah delivered to the...
Yerusalem Work
May 9, 20203 min read
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Day 5: Undying Faith
Day 5 In Islam, there are six articles of faith: belief in Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala, belief in His angels, belief in His Holy Books,...
Yerusalem Work
May 8, 20202 min read
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Day 4: Blessed Hope
Day 4 In Islam, there is an ongoing discourse surrounding the issue of fear and hope. Fear of Allah’s punishment and the hope of His...
Yerusalem Work
May 7, 20203 min read
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