The Circassian Community in Israel
Numbering just 5,000 people, Israel’s Circassian community is proud to be both Sunni Muslim and Israeli.
Hani Madaji says he dreams in Circassian, prays in Arabic, learns in Hebrew and travels in English.
As a Circassian, Madaji, 50, is proud of his people. After retiring as an officer from the Israel Defense Forces, he decided to devote himself to teaching Israelis about the Circassians “because nobody knows anything...