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Arianna D. Fini Storchi

Aug 5, 2023, 11:23 PM

Circassians of Israel: An identity issue

Aibek Napso, director of the Circassian Heritage Centre in Kfar Kama, gives an overview of Circassian history and this people's current struggles to preserve its identity in Israel Since the 19th century, a little, proud group of Circassians has lived...

Jan 21, 2023, 12:18 AM

The Druze of Israel: an interview with Carmel Whaby, owner of Bait al-Mukhtar

A Druze flag flies in Delyiat al Karmel. Photo: private.

Who are the Druze? Most of the Western people probably never heard of this small community of the Levant. And I, myself, knew very little about it before landing in Israel as an international student. But once in the country,...

About Me

Arianna (called Dafne by her friends and family) was born in 1998 in Florence, Italy. Deeply fascinated by the history of the Middle East, she is an exchange student at Tel Aviv University. In this blog, she intends to deepen and report the charming cultures, difficulties and political ideas of the diverse populations living in Israel.