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  Four Druze Women
  by Segalili

  The Druze community in Israel is officially recognized as a separate religious entity with its own courts (with jurisdiction in matters of personal status – marriage, divorce, maintenance and adoption) and spiritual leadership. Their culture is Arab and their language Arabic but they opted against mainstream Arab nationalism in 1948 and have since served (first as volunteers, later within the draft system) in the Israel Defense Forces and the Border Police. Worldwide there are probably about one million Druze living mainly in Syria and Lebanon, with 104,000 in Israel, including about 18,000 in the Golan (which came under Israeli rule in 1967) and several thousands who emigrated to Europe and North and South America. The Druze community in Israel has a special standing among the country’s minority groups, and members of the community have attained high-level positions in the political, public and military spheres. (Jewish Virtual Library) The photo was taken at the Dead Sea (Israel), the lowest place on earth.

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  Food Stand
  by Ori Kaydar

  US$4.16–US$95.00

  This was taken in the Druze settlement of Majdal Shams, which is located on the Hermon Mountain inthe north of Israel. A very authentic place with a lot of culture and history to it. / The Druze people speak Arabic and Hebrew (The Druze who live in israel) and if you know or not, Hebrew is the main language in Israel. That is Old Fashioned Hebrew writing on the board in the image. / This lady was making a Druze Pita bread on the spot! it’s very tasty i assure you… / (Believe it or not, this is the second photo i ever edited! Using photoshop CS3 i adjusted the shadow exposure inside the booth so you could have a glance of the lady making the Pita, and adjusted a little more color to it since the sun burnt the colors.) / Share your thoughts on the image, and of the treatment. :)