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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Muslim dating? | 6/28/2009 |
| Q: I have a general question reguarding muslim religion. If you could answer it that would be great. ... A: Greetings Kitty, and thanks for your question. Muslim dating generally works a little different ... | |
| Medical Treatment of Muslim Patients of Opposite Gender | 4/22/2009 |
| Q: I am doing a report on how I would go about treating a male or female Muslim patient while in the ... A: Greetings Mark, and thanks for your question. It is true that some extremely conservative Muslim ... | |
| The Grey Zone relating to Israel & Palestine Conflict | 4/20/2009 |
| Q: Okay, so we recently watched a movie "The Grey Zone" from the holocaust and I'm doing a paper on it. ... A: Greetings Mike, and thanks for your question. I'm not familiar with the Grey Zone movie, but I ... | |
| Diet and Health in the Ancient Near East | 4/6/2009 |
| Q: Le Anne Clausen, This more of a historical question but it did not seem to fit any of the ... A: Greetings Kirby, and thanks for your question. Basically, the diet would have consisted primarily ... | |
| Defining Jihad | 3/2/2009 |
| Q: what is jihad? Is it a holy war? If so, what are some examples of jihad that still occur today? For ... A: Greetings Jordan, and thanks for your question. 'Jihad' means to struggle, but its original intent ... | |
| Israel/Palestine | 1/14/2009 |
| Q: I am puzzled at Israel not being able to win the publicity or perhaps one could call it the ... A: Greetings David, and thanks for your question. As a human rights worker who lived in this area for ... | |
| Daily lives in Israel | 12/17/2008 |
| Q: What is the typical daily life in Israel? What is the typical day? Also, is life different in ... A: Greetings Albert, and thanks for your question. It's true that life is different for people in ... | |
| question about middle east conflict | 11/19/2008 |
| Q: I have a question about the middle east and I am curious if you perhaps know the answer for me or ... A: Greetings Connie, and thanks for your question. It's true that the UN decided in 1948 to partition ... | |
| Nuclear Iran | 10/18/2008 |
| Q: Why is a nuclear Iran so horrible? What is the worst case scenario? Is there any reasonable evidence ... A: Greetings Jon, and thanks for your question. No, there's really no reasonable evidence that Iran is ... | |
| Barack Obama notoriety | 8/27/2008 |
| Q: Since you are living in the middle east, Is Barack Obama ( Presidential candiate) well known in the ... A: Greetings Jason, and thanks for your question. Generally, people in the Middle East and Central ... | |
| israel vs. palestaninas | 12/7/2007 |
| Q: i am a freshmen in high school and we are to talk about middle east. we are focusing on the ... A: Greetings Tom, and thanks for your question. Also my apologies for any delay in my response; I've ... | |
| Abu Mazan and his "seeking peace" | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: I see that the "west" is putting it's hope in finding a "peace" with the Fatah (PLO) leader Abu ... A: Greetings Zanubiyah, and thanks for your question. The most important consideration in these peace ... | |
| What would you tell someone like me? | 9/25/2007 |
| Q: I am Zanubiyah. I was born in a town in Syria that for all intent and purpose is gone because it is ... A: Greetings Zanubiyah, and thank you for your question and your poignant letter. I am sorry for all ... | |
| iraq/oil | 5/27/2007 |
| Q: If as most people will contend, the US invaded Iraq to steal the oil, then where is it? Are we in ... A: Yes, actually; during 2003-2004, the U.S. was reporting record-high exports of oil at the same time ... | |
| Israel-Palestine conflict | 5/26/2007 |
| Q: I am Adam. I am a person who is in support of the Jews to find there home but I do not think they ... A: Hmm...usually when I give public presentations, I like to define 'Zionism' more carefully into ... | |
| Middle easterners | 2/22/2007 |
| Q: I realize now that this question may seem stupid and you may not know the answer, but I have to ask. ... A: Well, your friend has a point; in general, tattoos are frowned on for both men and women as a form ... | |
| help with info please | 1/4/2007 |
| Q: i am 24 years old, in the United States Navy. i was born and raised here in U.S. i was chosen due ... A: I'm going to refer you to a few Arab culture websites I think are worthwhile, so you can find the ... | |
| 11/9 | 12/6/2006 |
| Q: Who was responsible for the tragedy of 11/9? Jews or Osama? As you not a single Israeli was killed ... A: and thanks for your question. I believe that Osama bin Laden gave his reasons for the attack on ... | |
| arab peace initiative | 10/7/2006 |
| Q: i was wondering, what is israel's "excuse" for not accepting the arab peace initiative? it seems ... A: Greetings Belle, Thanks for writing again. Actually, you're quite right; those who are currently ... | |
| arab peace initiative | 10/3/2006 |
| Q: i was wondering, what is israel's "excuse" for not accepting the arab peace initiative? it seems ... A: Greetings Belle, and thanks for your question. This has been a frustrating concern for many who ... | |
Israel/Middle East (News & Politics)
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Le Anne Clausen
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Expertise
I can answer questions about life as an expatriate in the Middle East; women's experiences, international human rights efforts and issues, interfaith relations in areas of conflict, with a particular emphasis on Iraq, Israel/Palestine, and Afghanistan.
Experience
I was a human rights worker for four years in Palestine/Israel, Iraq, and Afghanistan. I have additionally traveled in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. I speak intermediate Arabic and some Hebrew, and I have an MA in Christian-Muslim relations. I am currently working to create an interfaith peace-teams based human rights organization
Publications
"Be the Healers" (a response to Abu Ghraib), July 2004 issue of the Lutheran magazine. Also: www.christian-muslim.net; www.young-activist.blogspot.com; additional articles and interviews about me can be found via Google search.
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