This edition includes an Epilogue on the author’s recent quest for spiritual peace among religions in the Middle East, notably highlighting interfaith activities in Israel and Palestine. He takes readers to the middle of the Jenin Refugee Camp where he spoke with many former prisoners of the Israeli government. The author believes that from the Jenin Refugee Camp, the heartthrob of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, will flow the river of peace that will reach the four corners of the world.
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A young man's quest,
This review is from: Storm Over Morocco : Finding God in the Midst of Fanatics (Paperback)
What were the rest of us doing while Frank Romano was on his own pursuing a personal quest for faith and understanding in Morocco during the 1970s ? This was an intriguing and intimate glimpse at one man's personal relationship with Islam. Frank Romano, an accomplished attorney and scholar, shares with the reader his almost naive embracement of life and religion in stark contrast with the sands of Muslim beliefs.
In the current world of distrust in which we now live, the author seeks to enlighten the reader to basic concepts of the requisites of Islam as seen through his own impressionable eyes. It neither negates nor substantiates the fundamentals of the religion, but seeks to inform and educate the reader. The encounters challenging Frank throughout his time in Morocco imparts to the reader to stay up late at night just to finish the next chapter. It is without a doubt, worth the read for the adventure and the message Frank Romano is sending to us. He sought solace in the Islam religion, did not find it there, but in turn, successfully communicated his diverse spirituality into the establishment of global interfaith conferences. Read Storm Over Morocco, you will finish the book knowing that Frank Romano is truly an amazing man.
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Another world view of religion's impact,
By Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Storm Over Morocco : Finding God in the Midst of Fanatics (Paperback)
Frank Romano, Parisian lawyer and prominent organizer of interfaith events, has penned his personal experience of traveling as a young student to Morocco in search of a cosmic reality that seems to be the source of order and meaning in human existence.
Romano's Storm Over Morocco, is the author's true account of how he could no longer enjoy the ostentatious life of Paris because it had become routine and unexciting. He was inspired by the faith of a Muslim Moroccan, and traveled to Morocco with him, where got himself into a web of fundamentalist Muslims. How he got out of the situation makes _Storm Over Morocco a page-turner. While Romano's story may sound like being set against Muslims, he makes it clear in the prologue that he is narrating his experience without any hostility towards any group. The book offers a moving description of the mysteriously dark and shabby streets of Morocco, the hospitality of its people, the cohesion, and the air of silence teeming with conflict between fundamentalists and the more liberal Muslims of the country. The impact upon the author's own way of thinking about his encounter with fanatics is surprisingly uncommon. As the story's end shows, Romano is inspired to pursue his quest for the ultimate spiritual realty instead of harboring negativity against the narrow-minded followers of religion. His aim of arranging for interfaith dialogue between people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds transcends all biases. The message of Romano's book is very clear: seeking peace through understanding and integration. Armchair Interviews says: Worth a read to expand your worldview.
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This review is from: Storm Over Morocco : Finding God in the Midst of Fanatics (Paperback)
Even though the book is a bit self absorbing I did find it to be
a intriqing look into one man's personal quest for a realtionship found in Islam with a dose of reality thrown in. I didnt since any hostility toward any group although he certainly would have that right after the experience he had. It was a very personal and eyeopening adventure and the author does a good job of explaining all of the emotions that were felt.
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