Around the World in 80 Faiths - Episode Four - The Middle East - HQ

Around the World in 80 Faiths is a British television series which was first broadcast by the BBC on 2 January 2009. The series is presented by the Anglican vicar, Pete Owen-Jones, who is researching the various faiths from around the world.

Episode Four: The Middle East

Directed, filmed & produced by Tom Sheahan * Faith 31: African Hebrew Israelites: Participates in a prayer meeting at the Village of Peace, Dimona, Israel. * Faith 32: Christianity: Walks the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday and visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel. * Faith 33: Judaism: Witnesses Purim celebrations at the Jerusalem Great Synagogue, and in the ultra-orthodox district of Me'a She'arim, Jerusalem, Israel. * Faith 34: Sunni Islam: Discusses the tenets of the Sunni faith at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria. * Faith 35: Sufism: Witnesses whirling dervishes in a house beside a 14th century mosque in Aleppo, Syria. * Faith 36: Alevi: Takes part in a cem ritual in a cemevi in a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey. * Faith 37: Yazidi: Witnesses the Yazidi New Year celebrations in a village near Mosul, Iraq and at Lalish meets the current Yazidi leader. * Faith 38: Samaritan: Attends the Samaritan Passover celebrations on Mount Gerizim, near Nablus, West Bank. * Faith 39: Bahá'í: Attends the Festival of Ridván at the Shrine of the Báb, Haifa, Israel.

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