Moishe Similansky's story "Latifa" and Farnoosh Moshiri's story "The Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree: A Mystic Tale" both rely on a knowledge of the historical and religious aspects of Palestine and Iran. The impact of the Iranian Cultural Revolution and the Arab-Jewish conflict affected the lives of the characters in many ways, also the religious customs and cultures. The Iranian Cultural Revolution was the cause of Naroo and the dervish to part ways. When …showed first 75 words of 702 total…

…showed last 75 words of 702 total…story "The Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree: A Mystic Tale" are stories of two lovers that overcome obstacles just to be together, but religion and uncontrollable circumstances prevent the couples to live happily ever after. Latifa and Hawaja have religious and cultural reasons for not being together. Likewise, Naroo and the dervish have the Cultural Revolution preventing their happiness together. Both males in these stories mourn for the loss of their beloved in secret.