Fog

OIOD_admin — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 19:32:44 +0000

A fascinating story of bereavement and mysticism, FOG tells of the quest to unravel the fate of a missing soldier. First Sergeant Mu’in Halabi disappeared at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War during an abortive IDF attempt to conquer Mount Hermon from the Syrians in October 1973. Two weeks later the IDF announced that Mu’in’s body had been found. A casket was buried in Mu’in’s hometown, the Druze village of Daliat el-Carmel. A month after the battle for the Hermon, a child was born in the Galilean village of Mrar. At the age of four, this child declared that he was the reincarnation of Mu’in, and, indeed, was able to relate almost everything about him. But in 1985 inhabitants of Daliat el-Carmel testified to having heard Mu’in speak on the Syrian State Radio. Veteran newsman, Rafik Halabi set out on a journey into time, memory, the Druze religion, and harsh Israeli realities in an attempt to uncover what lies behind this multi-layered story or, put more directly, whether Mu’in Halabi is alive

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Lady Kul el-Arab

editor_ilya — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:08:47 +0000

Achieving a dream shared by many teenagers the world over could cost a lot for Duah Fares. Lady Kul el-Arab by Ibtisam Mara’ana follows the outraged reaction within the Arab Israeli community when this young girl from a small Druze village in the Galilee region decides to compete in the Miss Israel contest. Duah, who changes her name to Angelina, passes through the first parts of the competition with flying colors. But soon her family finds itself caught between different cultures and under threat from people who see things differently.

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Lady Kul el-Arab