"My earliest memory is of a powerful light, purer than the sun's, more radiant yet gentle, surging around me, the motion of light caught in water, spilling over places I did not yet know were part of me: shoulders, belly, bent knees.. I did not know where I left off and the light and water began. This was a memory of my father..."
Diana Abu-Jaber
The Language of Peace
Written and narrated by Arab-American novelist Diana Abu-Jaber and produced by Dmae Roberts. Introduction by Oregon Symphony Conductor James DePreist.
Abu-Jaber is the award-winning author of the novel "Arabian Jazz." The Language of Peace explores cultural identity and conflict resolution both personal and global and new ways to speak the language of peace. Readings by Actress Mary Jo Abi Nader and music by Al-Andulus.
Winner of the Heart of America award.
Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts with support from the Oregon Council for the Humanities. Mixed at Rex Recording and Video Post, Portland, Oregon.
Originally broadcast on National Public Radio as part of a three-hour series, "Legacies: Faith, Hope and Peace." |
