Mohamad Jebara

Nov 17, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Mohamad Jebara |Albert Camus |Stephen Batchelor

A very welcome instance of philosophy that can help readers live a good life. A teacher and scholar of Buddhism offers a formally varied account of the available rewards of solitude. “As Mother Ayahuasca takes me in her arms, I realize that last night I vomited up my attachment to Buddhism. In passing out, I died. In coming to, I was, so to speak, reborn. I no longer have to fight these battles, I repeat to myself. I am no longer a combatant in the dharma wars.

Sep 1, 2023 | newlinesmag.com | Mohamad Jebara

In August of 629 CE, the Prophet Muhammad’s companion Umar burst into Medina’s grand mosque with a look of righteous anger on his face at the scene unfolding before him. A group of Abyssinians were performing in the main sanctuary, beating drums to create rhythms as they danced with lances to recount the story of Muhammad’s persecuted followers fleeing Mecca for refuge in the Abyssinian empire.