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A Language That Unites Us
Meet Liron Lavi Turkenich, the designer who might change the Middle East, with her script that can be read by both Hebrew and Arabic Speakers
I write from Israel, one of the most conflict-ridden regions of the world, and on this day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to destabilize the region by unilaterally annexing portions of the West Bank regarded by the international community as falling outside of the borders of the State of Israel (The day has come and gone without incident), and at a time when Israel is enjoying an extended period of peace, cooperation and coexistence, while racial tensions rage in places that have long neglected such matters, I want to introduce you to Liron Lavi Turkenich, the designer who has used her art to bring peace, in an unusual way.
Meet Liron Lavi Turkenich
Though international headlines can imply otherwise, Hebrew and Arabic speaking Israelis live side by side as equal citizens of Israel. In the north of the country, where I call home, the population is made up of 50/50 Hebrew and Arabic speakers. The supermarket where I shop is decorated with signs in three languages (Arabic, Hebrew, English), and celebrates the holidays of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. While I am Jewish, one of my closest friends is a…
