A Word About this Issue

By Carol Bommhardt

In preparing for this issue of Hands On, and trying to tackle the weighty issue of injustices occurring in the Middle East, I will offer a bit of a disclaimer. We know that this is a huge topic. We cannot possibly cover everything that is happening there. What we offer to you is a small piece of a very large puzzle. Our hope for this issue is to get the discussion started.

As the idea for this issue came together, I was a bit overwhelmed. I wasn’t sure where or how to start, and I honestly didn’t know much about what was happening in the Middle East. I knew there was a war going on, that it was a mess, and that there were deep injustices occurring all the time, of which we as global citizens need to be made aware. We at Hands On know that we cannot cover it all, but we want to challenge you to read about what we have been researching, and become part of a dialogue.

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