HOLY LAND WHOSE LAND?
Posted by Cindy Brown
Dorothy Drummond, Rotarian and author from Terre Haute, IN gives an overview of her book,
Holy Land Whose Land?
Holy Land Whose Land?
Photo by Michele Cleland
Dorothy Drummond began her professional career as assistant to the
editor of the Geographical Review which is published by the American
Geographical Society in New York City and has spent most of her life as a freelance writer for geographical
publications. She has authored or co-authored
four world cultures textbooks and has written articles for professional
journals as well as scores of encyclopedia articles. Dorothy has also been an advisor in the making of educational films.
As Dorothy became more interested in the on-going war in the holy land, she researched the topic by reading both the old and new testaments of the Holy Bible as well as the Islamic Koran. She then created a journal that was shared with family and friends who soon persuaded her to publish the piece.
Some of the things Dorothy shared with us included:
As Dorothy became more interested in the on-going war in the holy land, she researched the topic by reading both the old and new testaments of the Holy Bible as well as the Islamic Koran. She then created a journal that was shared with family and friends who soon persuaded her to publish the piece.
Some of the things Dorothy shared with us included:
- Why Israelis and Palestinians claim the same bit of Middle East real estate
- Why the status of Jerusalem is the toughest issue of all
- Why Al Qaeda has co-opted the Holy Land conflict, and why this conflict was behind 9/11
- How Abraham gets into the picture.
- The pivotal role of Jesus Christ and Muhammed in history.
- The significance of the Dome of the Rock, and the Kaabah.
- The Quran (Koran), Islam, and the meaning of "jihad".
- Who is a Jew, an Israeli, a Palestinian, an Arab.