Faith, African American Culture, and U.S.-Middle East Relations
Thelma Chambers-Young Saturday, 1 March 2008
Finding common ground in the Middle East peace process can seem difficult, if not impossible. Much of the communication breakdown is due to a lack of holistic information about and interaction with the Israeli and Palestinian victims of the bloody conflict. My personal commitments to Middle East peace have been deepened through my involvements with the efforts of such organizations as the National Council of Churches USA (NCC), Church World Service, Evangelicals for Social Action, and Churches for Middle East Peace. And as an African American, I often wonder if there is a unique role for African American faith communities to play in the search for reconciliation and in the formation of U.S. policy in the region. After all, people of African descent are members of all three of the religions involved in the Middle East conflict and share a similar history of political struggle and oppression.
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