Tales of Jews and Muslims

TALES OF JEWS AND MUSLIMS is a collection of short stories about the activities of Jewish
and Muslim people in a variety of circumstances.

Th e Aftermath of War tells of the plight of an Arab couple after their makeshift home
in a Jerusalem slum is demolished.
In An Impossible Dream, a Muslim university professor advocates the creation of a New
Jewish-Islamic State of Israel as the combined forces of the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and the
Taliban threaten a nuclear war that would destroy Israel and the Middle East.
In A Remarkable Israeli Family, a daughter talks about her Jewish pioneer family that
worked to establish and defend a new nation.
In Sexy Lady, a secular Jewish woman tells about her steamy sexual relationships with
a religious Jew, a practicing Muslim, and her husband.
In Defense of the Homeland describes the courage and anxiety associated with a Bedouin
attack on a kibbutz in northern Galilee.
Th e Occupied Territories tells of the suff ering of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
An Enduring Love traces the idyllic life of a Muslim woman who marries a wealthy
Jewish man.
In Jihad, a Muslim soldier boasts of his murders of the Jews and discusses the changes
in his female cousins life after the Islamic State captures the city of Mosul, Iraq.
In Memories of an Alta Cocker, an elderly Jew reminisces about his early life and friends
in Chicago.

Collectively, the stories depict the joys and tragedies of two valiant and oft-suff ering peoples.