Two women who spread peace with bread and circuits

May their children e-mail one another and not bomb one another
May they download each other’s mother’s bread recipes

This line from the poem “Fayetteville as in Fate” comes from E-mails from Scheherazad , a 2003 collection by Professor Mohja Kahf.

Professor Kahf also wrote the novel The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (a Syrian immigrant woman’s coming-of-age story).

I learned of Kahf’s peace-making quote from Rabbi Rachel Berenblat, whose leadership, beautiful Velveteen Rabbi blog, and generous spirit also promote peace.

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“O God, bless us with bread and do not make separation between it and us.”– the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.

And also:
— Hamotzi lechem min haaretz is the Hebrew blessing over bread.

Do you or anyone you know want to write a guest-blog for this here T.I.P. blog about either of these two things:

1) Muslims and Jews breaking bread together at Thanksgiving?
2) Your mother’s bread or roll recipe? Autumn and Winter were designed for bread-baking.

If you’re interested in guest-blogging, please let me know in the comments or contact me at * info at textislepatchwork dot com * Thank you.