Dana Ben Asher, 17, (left) an Israeli Jew, visits in Hebrew with Amani Abu Takefa, 15, a Bedouin Muslim. After arriving in her hosts' home Amani removed the head scarf she wears in public. The girls live only a few miles away from each other, but until now, they were strangers. "I wish that we all would be good friends after the project," Dana said. "If it would be like that, the project would be perfect.

Autumn Cruz, San Jose State University