Christians, Muslims stump together in Jordan
(The Christian Science Monitor) Akef Smeirat did something no other Christian candidate in Jordan is known to have done: he ran for office with an Islamist party.
“Today we need to stop talking about divisions: Islamist and leftist, tribe versus tribe,” Smeirat told residents of Fuheis, a Christian village, who gathered recently in a tent overlooking rolling olive orchards on the outskirts of Amman. “We need the efforts of all Jordanians, Muslims and Christians, hand-in-hand, to build a better Jordan.”
Ismael Abu Rumman, a Muslim candidate from a nearby town, campaigning alongside Smeirat, chimed in.
