Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Jonathan Friedlander

Jonathan Friedlander directs the outreach program for the UCLA Near East Center and is the writer and producer of a television documentary, Arabs in America.

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Sojourners and Settlers: An Introduction

The full moon over Mecca marked the end of the holy month of pilgrimage. Ten thousand miles away in California, a Yemeni work crew gathered around a pickup truck with its precious cargo of sheep destined for sacrifice. A group of cowboys looked on, bewildered. These farmworkers are part of a two-dec

Jonathan Friedlander, Joe Stork • 2 min read