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Aziz Abu Sarah: For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism?
Aziz Abu Sarah: For mere tolerance har vi brug for.. Turisme?
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Aziz Abu Sarah er en palæstinensisk aktivist med en usædvanlig tilgang til fredsbevarelse: Bliv en turist. Han viser hvordan simple interaktioner med folk fra andre kulturer kan undergrave årtiers had. Han starter med palæstinensere, der besøger israelere, og går videre derfra.
Aziz Abu Sarah - Entrepreneur + educator
Aziz Abu Sarah helps people break down cultural and historical barriers through tourism. Full bio
Aziz Abu Sarah helps people break down cultural and historical barriers through tourism. Full bio
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00:12
I'm a tourism entrepreneur
and a peacebuilder,
and a peacebuilder,
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Jeg er en turisme-entreprenør
og en fredsskaber
og en fredsskaber
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but this is not how I started.
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men det her er hvordan, jeg startede.
Jeg kan huske, at jeg så tv,
da jeg var 7 år gammel,
da jeg var 7 år gammel,
00:18
When I was seven years old,
I remember watching television
I remember watching television
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00:21
and seeing people throwing rocks,
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og så folk kaste med sten,
00:24
and thinking, this must be
a fun thing to do.
a fun thing to do.
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hvortil jeg tænkte, at det
måtte være sjovt at gøre.
måtte være sjovt at gøre.
00:27
So I got out to the street
and threw rocks,
and threw rocks,
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Så jeg gik ud på gaderne
og kastede med sten,
og kastede med sten,
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not realizing I was supposed
to throw rocks at Israeli cars.
to throw rocks at Israeli cars.
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uden at indse, at det var meningen, at jeg
skulle kaste efter israelernes biler.
skulle kaste efter israelernes biler.
00:34
Instead, I ended up stoning
my neighbors' cars. (Laughter)
my neighbors' cars. (Laughter)
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I stedet endte jeg med
at stene mine naboers biler.
at stene mine naboers biler.
00:38
They were not enthusiastic
about my patriotism.
about my patriotism.
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De var ikke entusiastiske
over min fædrelandskærlighed.
over min fædrelandskærlighed.
00:42
This is my picture with my brother.
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Det her er mit billede af mig og min bror.
00:44
This is me, the little one,
and I know what you're thinking:
and I know what you're thinking:
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Jeg er den lille, og jeg ved,
hvad I tænker:
hvad I tænker:
"Du plejede at se så sød ud,
hvad fanden skete der med dig?"
hvad fanden skete der med dig?"
00:47
"You used to look cute,
what the heck happened to you?"
what the heck happened to you?"
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00:50
But my brother, who is older than me,
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Men min bror, der er ældre end mig,
00:52
was arrested when he was 18,
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blev arresteret, da han var 18,
og blev taget til fængslet
for at kaste med sten.
for at kaste med sten.
00:55
taken to prison on charges
of throwing stones.
of throwing stones.
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Han blev banket, da han nægtede
at tilstå, at han havde kastet med sten.
at tilstå, at han havde kastet med sten.
00:57
He was beaten up when he refused
to confess that he threw stones,
to confess that he threw stones,
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01:01
and as a result, had internal injuries
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Som følge fik han indre kvæstelser,
01:04
that caused his death soon after
he was released from prison.
he was released from prison.
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der resulterede i hans død, kort efter
han var sat fri fra fængsel.
han var sat fri fra fængsel.
Jeg var rasende, jeg var bitter,
01:08
I was angry, I was bitter,
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og alt, jeg længtes efter, var hævn.
01:12
and all I wanted was revenge.
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Men det ændrede sig, da jeg var 18.
01:16
But that changed when I was 18.
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Jeg besluttede mig for, at jeg havde
brug for hebraisk for at få et job,
brug for hebraisk for at få et job,
01:18
I decided that I needed
Hebrew to get a job,
Hebrew to get a job,
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01:22
and going to study Hebrew
in that classroom
in that classroom
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og at studere hebraisk i det klasselokale,
01:24
was the first time I ever met Jews
who were not soldiers.
who were not soldiers.
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var den første gang, jeg mødte
jøder, der ikke var soldater.
jøder, der ikke var soldater.
01:30
And we connected over really small things,
like the fact that I love country music,
like the fact that I love country music,
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Og vi forbandt os over virkelig små ting
som det, at jeg elsker country-musik,
som det, at jeg elsker country-musik,
hvilket er virkeligt sært
for palæstinensere.
for palæstinensere.
01:34
which is really strange
for Palestinians.
for Palestinians.
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01:38
But it was then that I realized also
that we have a wall of anger,
that we have a wall of anger,
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Men det var også der, jeg indså,
at vi har en mur af vrede,
at vi har en mur af vrede,
01:43
of hatred and of ignorance
that separates us.
that separates us.
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af had og af uvidenhed, der skiller os ad.
01:48
I decided that it doesn't matter
what happens to me.
what happens to me.
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Jeg besluttede, at det er ligegyldigt,
hvad jeg kommer ud for.
hvad jeg kommer ud for.
Hvad, der tæller, er hvordan
jeg håndterer det.
jeg håndterer det.
01:53
What really matters is how I deal with it.
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01:56
And therefore, I decided
to dedicate my life
to dedicate my life
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Og derfor besluttede jeg
at dedikere mit liv
at dedikere mit liv
01:59
to bringing down the walls
that separate people.
that separate people.
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til at rive murene, der
skiller folk ad, ned.
skiller folk ad, ned.
Jeg gør det på mange måder.
02:03
I do so through many ways.
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02:05
Tourism is one of them,
but also media and education,
but also media and education,
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Turisme er en af dem, men det
er medier og uddannelse også.
er medier og uddannelse også.
02:08
and you might be wondering,
really, can tourism change things?
really, can tourism change things?
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Du undrer dig nok over,
om turisme virkelig kan ændre tingene.
om turisme virkelig kan ændre tingene.
02:12
Can it bring down walls? Yes.
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Kan det rive mure ned? Ja.
02:14
Tourism is the best sustainable way
to bring down those walls
to bring down those walls
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Turisme er den mest holdbare
måde at nedbringe disse mure
måde at nedbringe disse mure
02:19
and to create a sustainable way
of connecting with each other
of connecting with each other
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og skabe en holdbar måde at
forbinde os til hinanden
forbinde os til hinanden
02:23
and creating friendships.
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og skabe venskaber.
I 2009 blev jeg medstifter af Mejdi Tours,
02:26
In 2009, I cofounded Mejdi Tours,
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en social virksomhed, der har til
formål at forbinde folk,
formål at forbinde folk,
02:29
a social enterprise that
aims to connect people,
aims to connect people,
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02:33
with two Jewish friends, by the way,
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i øvrigt med to jødiske venner,
og det, vi gjorde, var
02:35
and what we'll do, the model we did,
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eksempelvis i Jerusalem
havde vi to rejseledere,
havde vi to rejseledere,
02:38
for example, in Jerusalem,
we would have two tour guides,
we would have two tour guides,
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02:41
one Israeli and one Palestinian,
guiding the trips together,
guiding the trips together,
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en israelsk og en palæstinensisk,
der guidede ture sammen, hvor de
der guidede ture sammen, hvor de
forklarede historie, arkæologi og konflikt
02:44
telling history and narrative
and archaeology and conflict
and archaeology and conflict
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02:48
from totally different perspectives.
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fra helt forskellige perspektiver.
Jeg kan huske en tur
med en ven kaldet Kobi -
med en ven kaldet Kobi -
02:51
I remember running a trip together
with a friend named Kobi --
with a friend named Kobi --
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Jewish congregation from Chicago,
the trip was in Jerusalem --
the trip was in Jerusalem --
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jødisk menighed fra Chicago,
turen var i Jerusalem -
turen var i Jerusalem -
02:57
and we took them to a refugee camp,
a Palestinian refugee camp,
a Palestinian refugee camp,
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og vi tog dem med til en
palæstinensisk flygtningelejr,
palæstinensisk flygtningelejr,
03:00
and there we had this amazing food.
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hvor vi fik fantastisk mad.
03:02
By the way, this is my mother. She's cool.
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I øvrigt er dette min mor. Hun er cool.
03:05
And that's the Palestinian
food called maqluba.
food called maqluba.
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Og det er palæstinensisk
mad kaldet maqluba.
mad kaldet maqluba.
03:08
It means "upside-down."
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Det betyder "på hovedet".
03:09
You cook it with rice and chicken,
and you flip it upside-down.
and you flip it upside-down.
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Man koger det med ris og kylling
og vender det så på hovedet.
og vender det så på hovedet.
03:12
It's the best meal ever.
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Det er det klart bedste måltid.
03:14
And we'll eat together.
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Og vi spiste sammen.
Så havde vi et band, israelske
og palæstinensiske musikere,
og palæstinensiske musikere,
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Then we had a joint band,
Israeli and Palestinian musicians,
Israeli and Palestinian musicians,
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03:18
and we did some belly-dancing.
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og vi dansede mavedans.
03:20
If you don't know any,
I'll teach you later.
I'll teach you later.
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Kender I ikke til det, så
vil jeg lære jer det senere.
vil jeg lære jer det senere.
Men da vi gik, begyndte
begge sider at græde,
begge sider at græde,
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But when we left, both sides,
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03:26
they were crying because
they did not want to leave.
they did not want to leave.
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fordi de ikke havde lyst til at gå.
03:29
Three years later, those
relationships still exist.
relationships still exist.
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Tre år senere eksisterer
de forhold stadig.
de forhold stadig.
03:33
Imagine with me
if the one billion people
if the one billion people
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Forestil jer, hvis en milliard mennesker,
03:35
who travel internationally
every year travel like this,
every year travel like this,
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der rejser internationalt, hvert år
ville rejse ligesom vi gjorde,
ville rejse ligesom vi gjorde,
03:39
not being taken in the bus
from one side to another,
from one side to another,
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hvor man ikke tager bussen fra
den ene side til den anden,
den ene side til den anden,
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from one hotel to another,
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fra et hotel til det næste,
03:45
taking pictures from the windows
of their buses of people and cultures,
of their buses of people and cultures,
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og tager billeder fra bussen af
menneskerne og kulturerne,
menneskerne og kulturerne,
men rent faktisk skaber
en forbindelse med folk.
en forbindelse med folk.
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but actually connecting with people.
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Jeg husker at have en muslimsk
gruppe fra Storbritannien,
gruppe fra Storbritannien,
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You know, I remember having
a Muslim group from the U.K.
a Muslim group from the U.K.
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hvor vi tog til en ortodoks
jødisk families hus,
jødisk families hus,
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going to the house
of an Orthodox Jewish family,
of an Orthodox Jewish family,
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03:58
and having their first Friday night
dinners, that Sabbath dinner,
dinners, that Sabbath dinner,
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hvor vi havde deres første sabbatmåltid,
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and eating together hamin,
which is a Jewish food, a stew,
which is a Jewish food, a stew,
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hvor vi spiste hamin, der er
en jødisk gryderet,
en jødisk gryderet,
04:06
just having the connection
of realizing, after a while,
of realizing, after a while,
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og følte forbindelsen af
efter lidt tid at indse,
efter lidt tid at indse,
04:09
that a hundred years ago,
their families came out
their families came out
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at for nogle hundrede år siden
kom deres familier
kom deres familier
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of the same place in Northern Africa.
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fra det samme sted i det nordlige Afrika.
Det er ikke et profilbillede
til din facebookprofil.
til din facebookprofil.
04:15
This is not a photo profile
for your Facebook.
for your Facebook.
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04:18
This is not disaster tourism.
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Det er ikke katastrofeturisme.
Det er fremtiden for rejser,
04:20
This is the future of travel,
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og jeg inviterer jer til at ændre
måden, I rejser på, med mig.
måden, I rejser på, med mig.
04:23
and I invite you to join me to do that,
to change your travel.
to change your travel.
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04:26
We're doing it all over the world now,
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Vi gør det over hele kloden lige nu,
04:28
from Ireland to Iran to Turkey,
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fra Irland til Iran til Tyrkiet,
og vi kan se os selv rejse til alle
mulige steder for at ændre verden.
mulige steder for at ændre verden.
04:30
and we see ourselves going
everywhere to change the world.
everywhere to change the world.
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04:33
Thank you.
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Tak.
04:34
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Aziz Abu Sarah - Entrepreneur + educatorAziz Abu Sarah helps people break down cultural and historical barriers through tourism.
Why you should listen
When Aziz Abu Sarah was a boy, his older brother was arrested on charges of throwing stones. He was taken to prison and beaten — and died of his injuries. Sarah grew up angry, bitter and wanting revenge. But when later in life he met, for the first time, Jews who were not soldiers, Sarah had an epiphany: Not only did they share his love of small things, namely country music, but coming face to face with the “enemy” compelled him to find ways to overcome hatred, anger and fear.
Sarah founded MEJDI Tours to send tourists to Jerusalem with two guides, one Jewish and one Palestinian, each offering a different history and narrative of the city. Sarah tells success stories of tourists from the US visiting a Palestinian refugee camp and listening to joint Arab and Jewish bands play music, and of a Muslim family from the UK sharing Sabbath dinner with a Jewish family and realizing that 100 years ago, their people came from the same town in Northern Africa. MEJDI is expanding its service to Iran, Turkey, Ireland and other regions suffering from cultural conflict. If more of the world’s 1 billion tourists were to engage with real people living real lives, argues Sarah, it would be a powerful force for shattering sterotypes and promoting understanding, friendship and peace.
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