Amid the distant thunder of exploding car bombs, the sharp cry of guns and the agony of conflict, the Adhan resonates across Lebanon. The muezzin's soulful voice, thick with emotion seem to rise like a soothing balm from every pock in the battered earth, calling Muslims to prayer. The Adhan is recited in Arabic and according to the Islamic scriptures; Muslims are to pray five times a day. With terrorism tearing their lives apart Lebanese villagers cling to prayer. And each death, from stray bullets, malicious car bombs or warring Palestinians, challenges their faith. Still they continue to...
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