The Theme of Shepherd's Granddaughter Story

What we can learn from a young Palestinian girl? Do you think the conflicts between Muslims and Jewish will stop? 

The wars and conflicts between Muslims and Israels are still exist and is continuing. Shepherd's Granddaughter story depict the conflicts between Muslims and Jewish for having a land. Amani is six-year-old girl who experience with her family the Jewish occupation. She grows up in community who suffers from fear, need, and abuse. The land that  raised Amani is belong to her ancestors for thousands years. Therefore, Amani follows her beloved grandfather footsteps to become a shepherd. She decides to take care of her land, mountain, and house despite the tradition of her family that prevent the girl to become a shepherd.
Amani's family and her flock are threatening to evacuate the land and mountain by settlements. The settlements force her family to leave home and land in order to build a highway. She sees the land of her ancestors is stolen from her family; therefore, she fights to recover her grandfather's land.

The major theme in this story is around the Middle East conflicts, the debate between Palestinians and Israelis for lands. Also the conflicts are between the old lifestyle of Amani’s family and the modern society of new settlers. In addition, the role of women in eastern society shows the powerful of women achievements in producing food and caring family needs along the years. Amani is a sample of brave woman who works hard to continue grazing her sheep in grandfather's mountain after her grandfather died. She keeps her grandfather place "The Camels’ Hump" as secret of the paradise in order to keeps her sheep safe and alive. The message is also revealing about the violence that threatening children in some communities which is affecting their education, the ways of their life, and their loyalty toward home land. The consequences of occupation are leading to break the sense of home safety and destroy the relationship among families.

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