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Goats & Apples: Dancing Arabs

When Israel reached 60 years of independence, the UJIA’s Jewish Life Education Centre published this collection of three short stories and three excerpts to celebrate Israel’s achievement. The varied stories raise questions of what we perceive Israel to be; challenge the role Israel plays in the identity of its citizens and in our identities; and explore the experiences of, and relationships between, the many different people and characters that form part of Israeli society. Read them for your own enjoyment of Israeli literature as one example of the talent and achievement Israel has to celebrate.

Sayed Kashua - Dancing Arabs

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A few chapters from Kashua's debut novel narrating the life of young Arab in Israel who gains a scholarship to a private school with mainly Jewish pupils. Infused with Kashua's humour, the stroy explores the ups and downs of his narrators life gliding between the personal and the political.

Sayed Kashua - Dancing Arabs Activity

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An activity exploring the challenges presented by being both traditional and modern. How does Israeli society face these challenges?

Sayed Kashua - Dancing Arabs Activity Resources

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The resources to accompany the activity.

Sayed Kashua biography

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Some background on the author.
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