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This is the third and last part of a trilogy that I made for Pax Palestine Podcast about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the European Union. This project aims to bridge the gap between the Palestinian civil society and the local governments.

In this last episode Anwaar, who works for MEND and is the media and outreach coordinator for this project and journalist Hayat Hamdan tell us more about an important part of the Civil Society for Dignity project: the media training. This training helps young Palestinians to brainstorm about and to vocalize what they would like to change in their societies and it teaches them the skills and tools to create media content that can be used to communicate their wishes for change. This is an important skill that can be used in civil society participation on the political level.

Partners in this joined project are:

MEND stands for Middle East Non Violence and Democracy. MEND promotes active nonviolence and encourages alternatives to violence among youth and adults throughout Palestine. MEND employs innovative methods, especially with the media, and is widely respected for working with authenticity, professionalism
 and courage.

PCR is the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between people.  PCR works to bridge the gap between Palestinians and peoples from all around the world, informing the public about the reality in Palestine, and empowering the community through nonviolent direct action.

PCPD is the Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy. They were established to promote a just peace based on the Palestinian Declaration of Independence of 1988 and relevant United Nations Resolutions towards a two state solution, in which democracy and social justice are guaranteed.

PAX for Peace is based in the Netherlands and works together with committed citizens and partners to protect civilians against acts of war, to end armed violence, and to build a just peace.  In Palestine PAX supports local partners in building resilient communities, promoting human security and equality in the political, cultural and social domain, and in fighting the injustices resulting from the protracted occupation.

 If you want to know more about the work of Pax for Peace you can visit their website https://paxforpeace.nl

MEND: https://www.mend-online.org/
PCR: https://www.pcr.ps
PCPD: https://pcpd.ps

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This is the second part of a trilogy I made for Pax Palestine Podcast about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the European Union. This project aims to bridge the gap between the Palestinian civil society and the local governments.

In this episode you will learn more about the project 'Civil Society for Dignity' itself. Muna Rishmawi, the project manager, talks about the aims of the project, the cooperation between the different organizations that are involved and how the project is being implemented. One of the young female participants, Aseel, tells us about her personal experiences and what her participation meant to her personal development. We conclude with Yara, who carried out a research and shares her findings with us.

Partners in this joined project are:

MEND stands for Middle East Non Violence and Democracy. MEND promotes active nonviolence and encourages alternatives to violence among youth and adults throughout Palestine. MEND employs innovative methods, especially with the media, and is widely respected for working with authenticity, professionalism
 and courage.

PCR is the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between people.  PCR works to bridge the gap between Palestinians and peoples from all around the world, informing the public about the reality in Palestine, and empowering the community through nonviolent direct action.

PCPD is the Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy. They were established to promote a just peace based on the Palestinian Declaration of Independence of 1988 and relevant United Nations Resolutions towards a two state solution, in which democracy and social justice are guaranteed.

PAX for Peace is based in the Netherlands and works together with committed citizens and partners to protect civilians against acts of war, to end armed violence, and to build a just peace.  In Palestine PAX supports local partners in building resilient communities, promoting human security and equality in the political, cultural and social domain, and in fighting the injustices resulting from the protracted occupation.

 If you want to know more about the work of Pax for Peace you can visit their website https://paxforpeace.nl

MEND: https://www.mend-online.org/
PCR: https://www.pcr.ps
PCPD: https://pcpd.ps

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Mohamad Saleh grew up as a city boy. He never worked in a garden or grew his own food until he had an opportunity to travel to Turkey to be close to his partner and live for some time in a WWOOF project where he learned all about Permaculture.

When he came back to Palestine he decided to start working on bringing the concepts of permaculture closer to the community and he established 'Mostadam'

He emphasizes the importance of healing of individuals in general in order to be able to feel more compassion towards each other and towards nature.  He talks about how he is trying to work within the context of the political reality in Palestine as well as the natural environment, in areas with little rainfall and in refugee camps with little soil.

If you want to follow Mohamad on Instagram click here

About Mohamed 's Wwoof experience:
https://wwoofturkey.org/

Tips to read:

Book: The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka

https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/

Watch:
The Wanted 18
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3946020/

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Join me on the field for a day of olive picking. An annual event that takes place from mid October until mid November. The olives are harvested manually, mostly with family members and friends, and the olive oil is for home use, sold at the local market and what remains is exported. We went out with some friends to help Daoud on the land of his grandfather. You can hear the typical sounds of the olive harvest, the olives dropping on the tarps, the buckets being emptied in the bags, the pruning, the lunch and the olive press. And of course, as usual, at the end of the episode, you can learn some Arabic words from my children. This time of course related to the olive harvest!

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This is a special episode about the olive harvest in Palestine in the Dutch language. For the English version go to episode 10

Op verzoek van Stichting Plant een Olijfboom heb ik een speciale Nederlandstalige episode gemaakt over de olijfoogst in Palestina. Sinds 2016 heb ik geen enkel jaar de olijfoogst periode in Palestina gemist. Het is mijn favoriete tijd van het jaar. Families en vrienden gaan met elkaar het veld in om de oogst binnen te halen. De olijfolie productie is van groot belang voor de Palestijnse economie en voor eigen gebruik. Veel boeren worden door de huidige politieke situatie helaas negatief getroffen. De Stichting Plant een Olijfboom bied op verschillende manieren hulp aan de Palestijnse boeren. Je kunt meer over hun werk lezen op www.planteenolijfboom.nl Daar kun je ook een olijfboom sponsoren en meer lezen over mogelijkheden om naar Palestina te reizen en mee te helpen met de olijfoogst of aanplanten van olijfbomen.

Je kunt deze podcast ook in het Engels beluisteren. Elke week is er een nieuwe episode met verhalen en interviews uit Palestina. Voor meer informatie, aanmelden voor de wekelijkse herinnerings email of het steunen van de podcast met een donatie, klik hier en ga naar de website.

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Every day my husband and I cross the military checkpoint to drive our children to school in Beit Jalla and to go to our Cafe and Bar in Bethlehem.  This time I am taking you with me on the ride for a virtual tour from Beit Safafa to Beit Jalla. We pass through the village, get on the route 60 into the Westbank and pass a settlement, the wall, a checkpoint and we have to make a detour because there is no exit to the Palestinian town. Yalla, jump in the car and explore with me the reality of living between the green line and the wall.

At the end of the episode you can learn, as usual, a few Arabic words from my children Louisa and Hadi.

The music in this podcast is by Zaid Hilal
 https://soundcloud.com/zaid-hilal

There is one short piece of music on the oud just before the Arabic lesson which is from my all time favorite piece called "Emm el Zeinat"  by Nizar Rohana
https://soundcloud.com/nizarrohana

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During a visit to Aref Sayed, instrument maker, in his workshop in Beit Sahour, I meet ud player Canaan Ghoul who is a professional musician. We talk about Palestinian music instruments, Palestinian music and a new invention that Aref did for the qanun. Canaan improvises on the ud. I also talk to Faris Ishaq about his instrument, the ney, an ancient flute, and with Shafeeq Alsadi about the qanun. And of course they play their instruments.

You can listen to their music online!

Canaan Ghoul (ud)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canaanghoulofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canaan.ghoul/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kan3anghoul
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kanan-el-ghoul

Faris Ishaq (ney)
Social Media and Music Links:  https://ffm.bio/2228b3w
Tripolarity Album Link : https://ffm.to/b42k246

Shafeeq Alsadi (qanun)
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shafeeqalsadi
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Shafeeq90s
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShafeeqAlsadiOfficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shafeeqalsadi/

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Jerusalem in English, Al Quds in Arabic, Yerushalaim in Hebrew. The city that is holy to all three monotheistic religions has different names. During its long history it has had many more names. The earliest written accounts date back to the Middle Bronze age when Egyptians wrote the name Rusalim on pottery that they used to smash during a ritual to curse an enemy city. The city has been captured and recaptured by different armies 44 times. There are at least eleven different names found in historical records. Each name gives insight in the history of this 'holy' city.

You can find the transcript of this episode on www.storiesfrompalestine.info

Thanks to the professors at the Bethlehem Bible College for the information.

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This week's episode is an interview with Amer Zahr, a Palestinian-American comedian, activist, speaker, writer and academic. Amer talks and jokes about Palestine, about cultural differences, about American politics and in this interview he calls me out for not giving my children enough chocolate!!! 

Amer uses humor as a tool to educate people on Palestine.  He sees comedy as a way of protest, as one of many forms of art that Palestinians use in their struggle for justice. 

To read more about Amer Zahr you can check out his website www.amerzahr.com

He has a youtube channel with many videos https://www.youtube.com/user/remarhaz/videos

And he is on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Amer-Zahr-249215512733 and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amerzahr

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Learning about Palestine should definitely include stories about daily life, cultural habits and traditions. This episode contains a cheerful chat with Najuan, a Palestinian woman who lives in the Netherlands. She lives in my country and I live in hers. We laugh about cultural differences and personal experiences.

How Dutch people always think Najuan dresses her daughter too many clothes while Palestinians used to tell Kristel “Haram, you should dress your kids warmer!” We talk about the differences in hospitality. A Palestinian meal consists of a table full of too much food and your plate will be filled over and over again until you had more than enough, while a Dutch meal is prepared to be just enough for everyone so that Najuan gets a little uncomfortable to take another round. A Dutch friend will tell you “okay, get home safely” when you say you are leaving, while a Palestinian will be like “are you leaving, that's early, stay!” And many more examples that will make you laugh and learn more about Palestine AND the Netherlands.

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