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Dema: A New Hope, challenges the assumption that Israeli Arab Muslims all think alike. They do not. Nor does global jihad have to be inevitable, although thinking that Muslims are the same brings conflict nearer. Dema Taya, an Israeli Arab Muslim, holds high expectations for herself and for her fellow Arab Muslims. She believes in a world that promotes plurality, freedom, and respect for the rights of women and all people. Despite the obstacles, she delivers her message boldly on television, before parliaments in Europe, on her website www.demataya.com, and now with this book. If you long for a better world, read this book.

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Dema Taya is an Arab Muslim Israeli woman, committed to making the world a better place. She is an author, speaker, and television personality. Her writing and speaking revolve around democracy, economics, freedom, and the truth. Dema grew up in a small Arab city in the center of Israel named Qalansawa, which once served as a trading center on the ancient route from Damascus to Cairo. She attended the ETC International College in Bournemouth, England, where she learned to speak English and became interested in other cultures, opening her eyes to the wider world. At 15, she starred in a film about a Bedouin girl who breaks free of her culture to become educated. The first woman from her town to serve on the police force, she later worked for the Ministry of Diaspora in the Israeli government representing Israel on speaking tours across Europe and America. Dema was the first Arab Muslim woman to run for the Knesset on the Likud Party. She hopes to represent her constituents in the national governing body in Jerusalem. David Barol is an author, speaker, and financial adviser. He graduated from the University of Virginia, where he majored in Political and Social Thought, and then from Harvard University, where he holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School. His work with Lloyds of London and the FAA kept international aviation flying during the Gulf Wars. His economic model of the economy of Hong Kong helped Great Britain and China negotiate how much to spend on building the new airport that opened the same year as the transfer of power. His work with hospitals and businesses enables them to find and hold onto their key people, and his work with families individuals helps them grow and protect their assets.

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