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Christian ties Jordan’s rich and poor
As the bus stops, boys rush to receive their faithful friend, Rabee Zureikat, and his guests, who came to visit Ghor Al-Mazraa after 110-kilometer southward journey from Jordan’s capital, Amman.
The visitors are first-timers here but 30-year old Zureikat enjoys the respect of a local elder. Christian by belief, Zureikat can be taken for a local who see this Karak-resident as a sincere friend.
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Christian ties Jordan’s rich and poor
As the bus stops, boys rush to receive their faithful friend, Rabee Zureikat, and his guests, who came to visit Ghor Al-Mazraa after 110-kilometer southward journey from Jordan’s capital, Amman.
The visitors are first-timers here but 30-year old Zureikat enjoys the respect of a local elder. Christian by belief, Zureikat can be taken for a local who see this Karak-resident as a sincere friend.
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Baptizm, Ramadan for Muslims, Christians both
In busy Rimal street of Gaza City, a small shop offers Arabian staple food – beans, chickpeas and falafel. Though it can’t serve many customers, the vendor somehow connects Christians and Muslims with tolerant minds.
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The right to play . . . for Pakistanis too!
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Christ unites Jordan’s Muslims and Christians
Half a century ago, a Muslim prayer leader (Imam) in a remote Jordanian village fell sick in Ramadan, thus failing to lead people break their fast (iftar). To avert any discrepancy, a priest in the neighboring church rang the bells to alert fellow Muslims to for the iftar.
However, inter-religious harmony is much older than the last few decades.
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