Cathy Sultan - A Beirut Heart

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Cathy Sultan is the author of 2 books about Lebanon and the Middle East. She moved to Beirut with her Lebanese husband in 1969, at the age of 26. Her 14 years there included the first 8 years of the Lebanese civil war. Her first-hand experience with and love of the Middle East, with the Muslims, Jews and Christians of that ravaged land and of the US make her an invaluable resource and inspiration for peace work in that region.

Cathy was raised and practiced as a Roman Catholic until shortly after her return to the USA. She is part of the National Peace Foundation, author of 2 books, and is much in demand as a commentator on Middle East developments. You can find more about her and her work via her web site, Cathy Sultan.

Cathy's books include:
     A Beirut Heart: One Woman's War
     Israeli and Palestinian Voices: A Dialogue with Both Sides


Music featured on this program includes:

Children of Abraham - John McCutcheon
Peace Is - Fred Small
The Great Peace March - Holly Near

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SIA-000046

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Cathy Sultan - A Beirut Heart

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Where she gets her inspiration for what she does. Promoting peace in the middle east, motivated by the people of the region.
How and why the country of Lebanon was created, going into the alliance between the Maronite Christians and Israel.
She moved to Beirut in 1969 and saw the Palestinian refugee camps for the first time.
Practicing catholic until she came back to the states. She found the sermons here arrogant and empty.

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