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druze lady
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Druze Lady at the carmel mountains, we were passing a picnic area on the carmel mountains, and we saw a druze family sat together around a camp fire. Since the weather was a bit cold, it was essesntial to have a camp fire. We asked their permission to take pictures and they invited us for some coffee. At first this lady didn't want to pose, after we had some time together she got warm to us, she allowed me to take some.
Some words about druze people:
At a time when Muslim women all over the world are taking to "wearing the veil," women who are part of a similar religious tradition in Israel -- the Druze -- are struggling to figure out how their own aspirations fit into a religious traditionalism.
The Druze people -- of whom there are about 80,000 in Israel -- share ethnicity and language with the Arabs of Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan, among whom they live. What distinguishes them is their religion, an outgrowth of Islam, with elements of Christianity. |
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very nice note. the Druze are wonderful people and were a highlight of my time in Israel. the photo is a bit underexposed.
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