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Sign of Hope for Middle East Peace

A recent phenomenon throughout the Arab world gives hope for peace. Localized, Islamized versions of classic and current Broadway musicals are becoming all the rage in many Arab countries. This heralds a refreshing counterweight to the more conservative wing of Islam. And the fact that Broadway musicals have always been largely a Jewish enterprise - the product of (more often than not) Jewish writers, composers, lyricists, directors, producers, etc. - portends well for a softening of Arab attitudes toward Jews generally. Here, then, is a list of the more popular Moslem Musicals today...


Fiddler on the Mosque
Annie Get Your Hookah
Chitty Chitty Baba Ganoush
Bye Bye Burka
A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Intifada
Kiss Me, Koran
Meet Me in Mecca
My Fair Fatwa
La Cage Aux Fanatics
The Best Little Prayer House in Tunisia
Barefoot in the Mosque
Dreamgirls (76 Virgins)
Avenue Al Qaeda
Damn Yankees
How to Succeed in Business without Being Jewish

Now if only the Jews would reciprocate by producing some Jewish versions of classic Moslem works of art...

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