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Funded through the generous support of the Madison Education Foundation, the History Department invited Faraj Adnan to Madison High School to share his perspective on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Adnan appeared in a 2000 documentary entitled "Promises" which explored one man's efforts to breakdown ancient hatreds among Arabs and Jews--starting with a group of youngsters who live in and around Jerusalem. Adnan delivered an assembly program to the entire freshmen class and then met with these students individually to answer questions and engage in further discussion. The students had previously watched the film in their World History classes as part of a unit of study on the Middle East. Upperclassmen in their Group Connections class developed a follow-up program to Adnan's visit that explored ways to break down social and cultural barriers that exist in our own school, applying some of the lessons that Adnan shared with our students. The "Promises" program provides Madison High School students with a first-hand account of the challenges faced by those who want to break down longstanding barriers that divide people throughout the Middle East and in their own neighborhoods.