All roads lead to Jerusalem : a Muslim American woman looking for hope and answers in the West Bank
Arab-Israeli conflict Muslim converts Muslim women Jones, J. Lynn
Titletown Publishing
2014
First edition.
EISBN 0991193806
Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART ONE: Beginnings; Chapter 1: So There Was This Rabbi; Chapter 2: In the Closet; Chapter 3: Leaping In; Chapter 4: Tranquil Unease; Chapter 5: Gold, White Satin, and Scent of Skunk; Chapter 6: The Culture of Marriage; PART TWO: Destination: The Holy Land; Chapter 7: Home in Safa; Chapter 8: The Princess in Her Castle; Chapter 9: Woman's Work; Chapter 10: Angels in the Holy Land; Chapter 11: Solomon's Playground; Chapter 12: What Would Solomon Do?; Chapter 13: Tribal Life, Ta'mre Style; Chapter 14: Take the Heat; PART THREE: Small Battles on the Road
Chapter 15: Off-LimitsChapter 16: Troubled Waters; Chapter 17: Car Trouble; Chapter 18: Sister Wives; Chapter 19: A Safa Thanksgiving; Chapter 20: Shifting Normal; Chapter 21: This Land Is Your Land...This Land Is My Land; Chapter 22: Where Angels are Forbidden to Tread; PART IV: All Roads To War; Chapter 23: Beautiful Day for a War; Chapter 24: The Sky is Falling; Chapter 25: Tamar; Chapter 26: It's All About Who You Know; Chapter 27: Pretty Birds; Chapter 28: Murder in Bat Ayin; Chapter 29: Escape; Chapter 30: Safety in Numbers; PART V: The Road to Jerusalem; Chapter 31: Pressing On
Chapter 32: Happy to HelpChapter 33: Temple Mount Waqf; Chapter 34: Dog Days; Chapter 35: The Haunt of Jackals; Afterword: At Home in Seattle; Author's Note; Acknowledgments; Recommended Reading; About the Author
When Jenny Jones and her three children move from their Washington home to that of Jenny's in-laws in the West Bank, the village of Safa seems like a haven. Sheltered from much of the area's troubles, Jenny considers the village to be the ideal place for her children to explore a part of their identity they deserved to know more about.In spite of its pastoral charm, Safa is far more complex than Jenny had imagined. On top of dealing with inter-tribal battles, military round-ups, and nighttime raids, Jenny has to deal with her in-laws and day-to-day difficulties caused by her less than eloquent
Chapter 15: Off-LimitsChapter 16: Troubled Waters; Chapter 17: Car Trouble; Chapter 18: Sister Wives; Chapter 19: A Safa Thanksgiving; Chapter 20: Shifting Normal; Chapter 21: This Land Is Your Land...This Land Is My Land; Chapter 22: Where Angels are Forbidden to Tread; PART IV: All Roads To War; Chapter 23: Beautiful Day for a War; Chapter 24: The Sky is Falling; Chapter 25: Tamar; Chapter 26: It's All About Who You Know; Chapter 27: Pretty Birds; Chapter 28: Murder in Bat Ayin; Chapter 29: Escape; Chapter 30: Safety in Numbers; PART V: The Road to Jerusalem; Chapter 31: Pressing On
Chapter 32: Happy to HelpChapter 33: Temple Mount Waqf; Chapter 34: Dog Days; Chapter 35: The Haunt of Jackals; Afterword: At Home in Seattle; Author's Note; Acknowledgments; Recommended Reading; About the Author
When Jenny Jones and her three children move from their Washington home to that of Jenny's in-laws in the West Bank, the village of Safa seems like a haven. Sheltered from much of the area's troubles, Jenny considers the village to be the ideal place for her children to explore a part of their identity they deserved to know more about.In spite of its pastoral charm, Safa is far more complex than Jenny had imagined. On top of dealing with inter-tribal battles, military round-ups, and nighttime raids, Jenny has to deal with her in-laws and day-to-day difficulties caused by her less than eloquent
