Sephardic Muse: Mediterranean Challenges

This anthology, the 44th publication by Dr. David Rabeeya, covers four novella, poetry, historical thesis and articles.The novella deals with the relations between men and women in the Arab society of the past, with its many restrictions and challenges, especially to the women. The poetry expresses heartfelt experiences and insights written by a man who has experienced three cultures with all their myriad complications and pain as well as joy. The historical thesis is a critical essay concerning the need for reform in Islam in order for a cooperative world community to emerge. The articles deal with eclectic topics discussing the volatile Middle East and the implications for the future of Israel and the world at large. At the end of the book the reader will have been introduced to provocative and informative as well as thought provoking information and ideas about the ever changing world that we live in today

David Rabeeya was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1938 of Jewish parents. He immigrated to Israel at 14 and received his BA and MA degrees there. He received his Ph.D. in Arabic from Dropsie University in Pennsylvania. The author of 43 books, he centers his writing on the Jewish and Arab cultures and conflicts in the Middle East. He has taught for 44 years both in Israel and America. He also lectures extensively on Islam, Judaism, the Arab-Jewish conflict and the history of Jews in Arab lands. Dr. Rabeeya has taught Hebrew, Arabic and biblical texts for 30 years at Bryn Mawr College. In 1997 he was ordained a rabbi.