Entries from October 2008

October 31, 2008

West Bank Week – Part 1: Hebron

 

Last week,I began to discover the infamous West Bank. Wednesday,on my last day of the “Sukkot holidays”, me and my friend Spencer were going to Hebron. Hebron is – after Jerusalem – probably the most important religious city in the “Holy Land”. It is important for all 3 Religion “of the book”. Furthermore it is [...]

October 16, 2008

Oktoberfest in the West Bank

Watch this, a clip about the Oktoberfest near Ramallah.
Unfortunately I could go there, I heard that it was big fun. Sure enough, its a very special event…

October 14, 2008

My courses.

My semester started last Sunday, and this are the courses I am going to take:
1) 8 hours of Hebrew a week
2) “The emergence of the modern Middle East”, which I chose obviously because of my high interest for the whole Middle East, including the Arab world.
3) “Foreign policy of Israel”. The prof’s comment: ‘I teach [...]

October 2, 2008

Ramadan and Eit ul-Fitr

While the Hebrew year ended in these days(see below), also the holy month of the Muslims, the Ramadan ended. During the 9th month of the muslim calender, 1,3 billion (!) Muslims all over the world are not allowed to eat, drink or smoke from sunrise to sunset. This year, Ramadan falling on the end of [...]