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Aziz Abu Sarah: For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism?
Aziz Abu Sarah: Pre viac tolerancie potrebujeme viac... turizmu?
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Aziz Abu Sarah je palestínsky aktivista s nezvyčajným receptom na udržiavanie mieru: buďte turista. Spolupracovník TED nám ukáže, ako jednoducho môžu vzťahy s ľuďmi z odlišnej kultúry narušiť desaťročia nenávisti. Začne návštevou Palestínčanov u Izraelčanov a pokračuje...
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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Podnikám v oblasti turizmu
a podporujem mier,
a podporujem mier,
00:15
but this is not how I started.
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ale takto som nezačínal.
00:18
When I was seven years old,
I remember watching television
I remember watching television
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Keď som mal 7 rokov,
pamätám si, ako som pozeral televízor
pamätám si, ako som pozeral televízor
00:21
and seeing people throwing rocks,
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a videl som ľudí hádzať kamene,
00:24
and thinking, this must be
a fun thing to do.
a fun thing to do.
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a myslel som si,
že to musí byť zábava.
že to musí byť zábava.
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So I got out to the street
and threw rocks,
and threw rocks,
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Tak som vyšiel von na ulicu
a hádzal kamene,
a hádzal kamene,
00:30
not realizing I was supposed
to throw rocks at Israeli cars.
to throw rocks at Israeli cars.
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ale netušil som, že mám
hádzať kamene na izraelské autá.
hádzať kamene na izraelské autá.
00:34
Instead, I ended up stoning
my neighbors' cars. (Laughter)
my neighbors' cars. (Laughter)
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Namiesto toho som kameňmi
ohadzoval autá našich susedov. (Smiech)
ohadzoval autá našich susedov. (Smiech)
00:38
They were not enthusiastic
about my patriotism.
about my patriotism.
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Neboli nadšení z môjho patriotizmu.
00:42
This is my picture with my brother.
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Toto je fotka s mojím bratom.
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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Ten malý, to som ja,
a viem, čo si teraz myslíte:
a viem, čo si teraz myslíte:
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"You used to look cute,
what the heck happened to you?"
what the heck happened to you?"
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„Aký si bol zlatý,
čo sa s tebou preboha stalo?“
čo sa s tebou preboha stalo?“
00:50
But my brother, who is older than me,
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Ale môjho brata,
ktorý je odo mňa starší,
ktorý je odo mňa starší,
00:52
was arrested when he was 18,
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zatkli, keď mal 18 rokov,
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taken to prison on charges
of throwing stones.
of throwing stones.
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a zobrali ho do väzenia, lebo
bol obvinený z hádzania kameňov.
bol obvinený z hádzania kameňov.
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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Bili ho, keď sa odmietol
priznať, že hádzal kamene,
priznať, že hádzal kamene,
01:01
and as a result, had internal injuries
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v dôsledku toho mal vnútorné zranenia,
01:04
that caused his death soon after
he was released from prison.
he was released from prison.
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ktoré zapríčinili jeho smrť onedlho
nato, ako ho pustili z väzenia.
nato, ako ho pustili z väzenia.
01:08
I was angry, I was bitter,
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Bol som nahnevaný, zatrpknutý,
01:12
and all I wanted was revenge.
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a nechcel som nič iné, len pomstu.
01:16
But that changed when I was 18.
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Ale to sa zmenilo, keď som mal 18.
01:18
I decided that I needed
Hebrew to get a job,
Hebrew to get a job,
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Rozhodol som sa, že potrebujem
hebrejčinu, aby som získal prácu,
hebrejčinu, aby som získal prácu,
01:22
and going to study Hebrew
in that classroom
in that classroom
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a keď som prišiel na kurz
hebrejčiny, v tej triede som
hebrejčiny, v tej triede som
01:24
was the first time I ever met Jews
who were not soldiers.
who were not soldiers.
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vôbec po prvý raz stretol Židov,
ktorí neboli vojaci.
ktorí neboli vojaci.
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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Mali sme spoločných mnoho maličkých vecí,
ako napríklad, že mám rád country,
ako napríklad, že mám rád country,
01:34
which is really strange
for Palestinians.
for Palestinians.
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čo je na Palestínčana naozaj čudné.
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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Ale práve vtedy som pochopil,
že medzi nami je stena hnevu,
že medzi nami je stena hnevu,
01:43
of hatred and of ignorance
that separates us.
that separates us.
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nenávisti a ignorancie,
ktorá nás rozdeľuje.
ktorá nás rozdeľuje.
01:48
I decided that it doesn't matter
what happens to me.
what happens to me.
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Rozhodol som sa,
že nezáleží na tom, čo sa mi stane.
že nezáleží na tom, čo sa mi stane.
01:53
What really matters is how I deal with it.
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Naozaj záleží len na tom,
ako sa s tým vysporiadam.
ako sa s tým vysporiadam.
01:56
And therefore, I decided
to dedicate my life
to dedicate my life
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Preto som sa rozhodol
zasvätiť svoj život
zasvätiť svoj život
01:59
to bringing down the walls
that separate people.
that separate people.
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búraniu múrov,
ktoré delia ľudí.
ktoré delia ľudí.
02:03
I do so through many ways.
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To robím mnohými spôsobmi.
02:05
Tourism is one of them,
but also media and education,
but also media and education,
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Jedným z nich je turizmus,
ale tiež médiá a vzdelanie,
ale tiež médiá a vzdelanie,
02:08
and you might be wondering,
really, can tourism change things?
really, can tourism change things?
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a teraz sa môžete pýtať –
ozaj, môže turizmus meniť veci?
ozaj, môže turizmus meniť veci?
02:12
Can it bring down walls? Yes.
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Môže búrať múry? Áno.
02:14
Tourism is the best sustainable way
to bring down those walls
to bring down those walls
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Turizmus je najlepšou,
trvalo udržateľnou cestou, ako búrať múry
trvalo udržateľnou cestou, ako búrať múry
02:19
and to create a sustainable way
of connecting with each other
of connecting with each other
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a vytvárať trvalo udržateľnú cestu
spolupráce
spolupráce
02:23
and creating friendships.
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a vytvárania priateľstiev.
02:26
In 2009, I cofounded Mejdi Tours,
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V roku 2009 som spoluzakladal
Mejdi Tours,
Mejdi Tours,
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a social enterprise that
aims to connect people,
aims to connect people,
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podnik, ktorý má za cieľ
spájať ľudí,
spájať ľudí,
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with two Jewish friends, by the way,
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a to spolu s mojimi 2 priateľmi
Židmi, mimochodom,
Židmi, mimochodom,
02:35
and what we'll do, the model we did,
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a robíme to, čo už sme robili
02:38
for example, in Jerusalem,
we would have two tour guides,
we would have two tour guides,
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napríklad v Jeruzaleme,
máme dvoch sprievodcov,
máme dvoch sprievodcov,
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one Israeli and one Palestinian,
guiding the trips together,
guiding the trips together,
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jedného Izraelčana a jedného Palestínčana,
ktorý spolu vedú zájazdy
ktorý spolu vedú zájazdy
02:44
telling history and narrative
and archaeology and conflict
and archaeology and conflict
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a hovoria o histórii a príbehoch
a o archeológii a konfliktoch
a o archeológii a konfliktoch
02:48
from totally different perspectives.
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z dvoch úplne odlišných perspektív.
02:51
I remember running a trip together
with a friend named Kobi --
with a friend named Kobi --
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Pamätám si jeden spoločný
výlet s jedným priateľom menom Kobi –
výlet s jedným priateľom menom Kobi –
02:54
Jewish congregation from Chicago,
the trip was in Jerusalem --
the trip was in Jerusalem --
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židovská kongregácia z Chicaga,
výlet sa konal v Jeruzaleme –
výlet sa konal v Jeruzaleme –
02:57
and we took them to a refugee camp,
a Palestinian refugee camp,
a Palestinian refugee camp,
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a zobrali sme ich do palestínskeho
utečeneckého tábora,
utečeneckého tábora,
03:00
and there we had this amazing food.
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kde sme dostali skvelé jedlo.
03:02
By the way, this is my mother. She's cool.
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Inak, toto je moja mama. Je super.
03:05
And that's the Palestinian
food called maqluba.
food called maqluba.
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A to je palestínske
jedlo nazývané maqluba.
jedlo nazývané maqluba.
03:08
It means "upside-down."
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Znamená to „hore nohami“.
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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Uvaríte to s ryžou a kurčaťom
a potom to otočíte.
a potom to otočíte.
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It's the best meal ever.
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Najlepšie jedlo na svete.
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And we'll eat together.
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A jedli sme spolu.
03:15
Then we had a joint band,
Israeli and Palestinian musicians,
Israeli and Palestinian musicians,
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Potom bol koncert našej spoločnej skupiny,
kde sú hudobníci z Izraela a Palestíny
kde sú hudobníci z Izraela a Palestíny
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and we did some belly-dancing.
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a tancovali sme brušné tance.
03:20
If you don't know any,
I'll teach you later.
I'll teach you later.
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Ak žiadne nepoznáte,
neskôr vás naučím.
neskôr vás naučím.
03:23
But when we left, both sides,
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Ale keď sme odchádzali, obe strany
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they were crying because
they did not want to leave.
they did not want to leave.
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plakali, lebo sa im nechcelo odísť.
03:29
Three years later, those
relationships still exist.
relationships still exist.
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Dnes, aj po troch rokoch, vzťahy
nadviazané tam stále fungujú.
nadviazané tam stále fungujú.
03:33
Imagine with me
if the one billion people
if the one billion people
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Predstavte si, že
ak by miliardu ľudí,
ak by miliardu ľudí,
03:35
who travel internationally
every year travel like this,
every year travel like this,
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ktorí každý rok takto cestujú
po svete,
po svete,
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not being taken in the bus
from one side to another,
from one side to another,
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nezobral autobus z jedného miesta
na druhé,
na druhé,
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from one hotel to another,
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z jedného hotela do druhého,
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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nefotili by len ľudí a kultúru z okien
autobusu,
autobusu,
03:48
but actually connecting with people.
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ale by sa reálne stretávali s ľuďmi.
03:52
You know, I remember having
a Muslim group from the U.K.
a Muslim group from the U.K.
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Viete, pamätám si skupinu moslimov
z Veľkej Británie,
z Veľkej Británie,
03:56
going to the house
of an Orthodox Jewish family,
of an Orthodox Jewish family,
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ktorá navštívila dom
ortodoxnej židovskej rodiny,
ortodoxnej židovskej rodiny,
03:58
and having their first Friday night
dinners, that Sabbath dinner,
dinners, that Sabbath dinner,
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spolu v piatok večerali na sabat,
04:03
and eating together hamin,
which is a Jewish food, a stew,
which is a Jewish food, a stew,
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jedli spolu hamin, čo je
židovské jedlo, dusené mäso,
židovské jedlo, dusené mäso,
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just having the connection
of realizing, after a while,
of realizing, after a while,
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a po chvíli im došlo,
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that a hundred years ago,
their families came out
their families came out
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že pred sto rokmi rodina
každého z nich prišla
každého z nich prišla
04:12
of the same place in Northern Africa.
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z rovnakého miesta v Severnej Afrike.
04:15
This is not a photo profile
for your Facebook.
for your Facebook.
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Toto nie je profilová fotka
na váš Facebook.
na váš Facebook.
04:18
This is not disaster tourism.
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Ani cestovanie na miesta nešťastí.
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This is the future of travel,
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Toto je budúcnosť cestovania
04:23
and I invite you to join me to do that,
to change your travel.
to change your travel.
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a ja som vás pozval so mnou,
aby sme zmenili spôsob vášho cestovania.
aby sme zmenili spôsob vášho cestovania.
04:26
We're doing it all over the world now,
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Toto teraz robíme všade na svete,
04:28
from Ireland to Iran to Turkey,
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od Írska cez Irán po Turecko,
04:30
and we see ourselves going
everywhere to change the world.
everywhere to change the world.
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a sami chodíme všade po svete,
aby sme zmenili svet.
aby sme zmenili svet.
04:33
Thank you.
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Ďakujem.
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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