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Aziz Abu Sarah: For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism?
Aziz Abu Sarah: Za više tolerancije, trebamo više ... turizma?
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Aziz Abu Sarah palestinski je aktivist sa neobičnim pristupom održavanju mira: Budite turist. TED Fellow pokazuje kako jednostavne interakcije s ljudima iz drugih kultura mogu erodirati desetljeća mržnje. Počinje sa Palestincima koji posjećuju Izraelce i ide dalje ...
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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Ja sam turistički poduzetnik
i graditelj mira,
i graditelj mira,
00:15
but this is not how I started.
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ali nisam tako počeo.
00:18
When I was seven years old,
I remember watching television
I remember watching television
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Kada sam imao sedam godina,
sjećam se da sam gledao televiziju
sjećam se da sam gledao televiziju
00:21
and seeing people throwing rocks,
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i vidio ljude kako bacaju kamenje,
00:24
and thinking, this must be
a fun thing to do.
a fun thing to do.
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i pomislio sam kako
to mora biti zabavno raditi.
to mora biti zabavno raditi.
00:27
So I got out to the street
and threw rocks,
and threw rocks,
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Tako da sam izašao na ulicu
i bacao kamenje,
i bacao kamenje,
00:30
not realizing I was supposed
to throw rocks at Israeli cars.
to throw rocks at Israeli cars.
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ne shvaćajući da sam ih trebao
bacati na izraelske aute.
bacati na izraelske aute.
00:34
Instead, I ended up stoning
my neighbors' cars. (Laughter)
my neighbors' cars. (Laughter)
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Umjesto toga, završio sam kamenujući
automobile susjeda. (Smijeh)
automobile susjeda. (Smijeh)
00:38
They were not enthusiastic
about my patriotism.
about my patriotism.
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Nisu bili oduševljeni mojim patriotizmom.
00:42
This is my picture with my brother.
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Ovo je moja slika s 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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Ovo sam ja, ovaj mali,
i znam što mislite:
i znam što mislite:
00:47
"You used to look cute,
what the heck happened to you?"
what the heck happened to you?"
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"Bio si tako sladak,
što se dogodilo s tobom?"
što se dogodilo s tobom?"
00:50
But my brother, who is older than me,
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Ali moj brat, koji je stariji od mene,
00:52
was arrested when he was 18,
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uhićen je kada je imao 18,
00:55
taken to prison on charges
of throwing stones.
of throwing stones.
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i odveli su ga u zatvor
pod optužbom da je bacao kamenje.
pod optužbom da je bacao kamenje.
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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Pretučen je kada je odbio priznati
da je bacao kamenje,
da je bacao kamenje,
01:01
and as a result, had internal injuries
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i kao posljedicu imao je
unutarnje ozlijede
unutarnje ozlijede
01:04
that caused his death soon after
he was released from prison.
he was released from prison.
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koje su uzrokovale njegovu smrt ubrzo
nakon što je izašao iz pritvora.
nakon što je izašao iz pritvora.
01:08
I was angry, I was bitter,
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Bio sam ljut, ogorčen,
01:12
and all I wanted was revenge.
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i sve što sam htio bila je osveta.
01:16
But that changed when I was 18.
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Ali to se promijenilo kada sam imao 18.
01:18
I decided that I needed
Hebrew to get a job,
Hebrew to get a job,
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Odlučio sam da trebam hebrejski
da dobijem posao
da dobijem posao
01:22
and going to study Hebrew
in that classroom
in that classroom
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i kada sam krenuo učiti hebrejski
u toj učionici
u toj učionici
01:24
was the first time I ever met Jews
who were not soldiers.
who were not soldiers.
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je bio prvi put da sam upoznao
Židove koji nisu bili vojnici.
Židove koji nisu bili vojnici.
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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I povezali smo se preko malih stvari,
kao činjenice da volim country glazbu,
kao činjenice da volim country glazbu,
01:34
which is really strange
for Palestinians.
for Palestinians.
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što je stvarno čudno za Palestinca.
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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Ali tada sam također shvatio
da imamo zid srdžbe,
da imamo zid srdžbe,
01:43
of hatred and of ignorance
that separates us.
that separates us.
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mržnje i neznanja koji nas razdvaja.
01:48
I decided that it doesn't matter
what happens to me.
what happens to me.
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Odlučio sam da nije važno
što će se dogoditi meni.
što će se dogoditi meni.
01:53
What really matters is how I deal with it.
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Da je važno kako ću se s time nositi.
01:56
And therefore, I decided
to dedicate my life
to dedicate my life
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I zbog toga, odlučio sam
posvetiti svoj život
posvetiti svoj život
01:59
to bringing down the walls
that separate people.
that separate people.
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rušenju zidova koji
razdvajaju ljude.
razdvajaju ljude.
02:03
I do so through many ways.
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To činim na puno načina.
02:05
Tourism is one of them,
but also media and education,
but also media and education,
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Turizam je jedan od njih,
ali također mediji i edukacija,
ali također mediji i edukacija,
02:08
and you might be wondering,
really, can tourism change things?
really, can tourism change things?
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i možda se pitate, kako turizam
zapravo može promijenit stvari?
zapravo može promijenit stvari?
02:12
Can it bring down walls? Yes.
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Može li srušiti zidove? Da.
02:14
Tourism is the best sustainable way
to bring down those walls
to bring down those walls
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Turizam je najbolji održivi način
za rušenje tih zidova
za rušenje tih zidova
02:19
and to create a sustainable way
of connecting with each other
of connecting with each other
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i stvaranja održivog načina
povezivanja jednih s drugima
povezivanja jednih s drugima
02:23
and creating friendships.
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i stvaranja prijateljstava.
02:26
In 2009, I cofounded Mejdi Tours,
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2009. suosnovao sam Mejdi Tours,
02:29
a social enterprise that
aims to connect people,
aims to connect people,
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društveni poduhvat
koji želi povezati ljude,
koji želi povezati ljude,
02:33
with two Jewish friends, by the way,
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s dva židovska prijatelja, uzgred rečeno,
02:35
and what we'll do, the model we did,
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i ono što ćemo napraviti,
model koji smo koristili,
model koji smo koristili,
02:38
for example, in Jerusalem,
we would have two tour guides,
we would have two tour guides,
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na primjer, u Jeruzalemu,
imali bismo dva turistička vodiča,
imali bismo dva turistička vodiča,
02:41
one Israeli and one Palestinian,
guiding the trips together,
guiding the trips together,
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jednog Izraelca i jednog Palestinca
koji su vodili zajedno,
koji su vodili zajedno,
02:44
telling history and narrative
and archaeology and conflict
and archaeology and conflict
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pričali povijest i pripovjetke
i arheologiju i sukobe
i arheologiju i sukobe
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from totally different perspectives.
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s potpuno različitih gledišta.
02:51
I remember running a trip together
with a friend named Kobi --
with a friend named Kobi --
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Sjećam se vođenja putovanja zajedno s
prijateljem kojeg zovu Kobi --
prijateljem kojeg zovu Kobi --
02:54
Jewish congregation from Chicago,
the trip was in Jerusalem --
the trip was in Jerusalem --
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Židovska zajednica iz Chicaga,
put je bio u Jeruzalem --
put je bio u Jeruzalem --
02:57
and we took them to a refugee camp,
a Palestinian refugee camp,
a Palestinian refugee camp,
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i odveli smo ih u izbjeglički kamp,
palestinski izbjeglički kamp,
palestinski izbjeglički kamp,
03:00
and there we had this amazing food.
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gdje smo jeli ovu fantastičnu hranu.
03:02
By the way, this is my mother. She's cool.
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Usput, ovo je moja majka.
Ona je cool.
Ona je cool.
03:05
And that's the Palestinian
food called maqluba.
food called maqluba.
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A ovo je palestinska hrana imena maqluba.
03:08
It means "upside-down."
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To znači "naopako."
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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Kuhate ju s rižom i piletinom
i okrenete ju naopako.
i okrenete ju naopako.
03:12
It's the best meal ever.
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To je najbolje jelo ikad.
03:14
And we'll eat together.
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I svi smo jeli zajedno.
03:15
Then we had a joint band,
Israeli and Palestinian musicians,
Israeli and Palestinian musicians,
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Onda smo imali zajednički bend,
izraelskih i palestinskih glazbenika,
izraelskih i palestinskih glazbenika,
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and we did some belly-dancing.
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a bilo je i trbušnog plesa.
03:20
If you don't know any,
I'll teach you later.
I'll teach you later.
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Ako ga ne znate, naučit ću vas kasnije.
03:23
But when we left, both sides,
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Ali kada smo otišli, obje strane
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they were crying because
they did not want to leave.
they did not want to leave.
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su plakale jer nisu htjele otići.
03:29
Three years later, those
relationships still exist.
relationships still exist.
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Tri godine kasnije, te veze još postoje.
03:33
Imagine with me
if the one billion people
if the one billion people
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Zamislite sa mnom da milijarda ljudi
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who travel internationally
every year travel like this,
every year travel like this,
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koja putuje svijetom svake godine
putuje ovako.
putuje ovako.
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not being taken in the bus
from one side to another,
from one side to another,
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ne vozeći se u autobusu
s jedne strane na drugu,
s jedne strane na drugu,
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from one hotel to another,
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od jednog do drugog hotela,
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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slikajući slike kulture i ljudi
s prozora autobusa,
s prozora autobusa,
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but actually connecting with people.
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već povezujući se s ljudima.
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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Znate, sjećam se muslimanske grupe
iz Velike Britaniije
iz Velike Britaniije
koja je išla u kuću židovske obitelji,
03:56
going to the house
of an Orthodox Jewish family,
of an Orthodox Jewish family,
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and having their first Friday night
dinners, that Sabbath dinner,
dinners, that Sabbath dinner,
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i jela svoju prvu večeru u petak,
večeru šabata,
večeru šabata,
04:03
and eating together hamin,
which is a Jewish food, a stew,
which is a Jewish food, a stew,
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i jedući zajedno hamin,
to je židovsko jelo, gulaš,
to je židovsko jelo, gulaš,
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just having the connection
of realizing, after a while,
of realizing, after a while,
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povezujući se i shvaćajući,
nakon nekog vremena
nakon nekog vremena
04:09
that a hundred years ago,
their families came out
their families came out
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da su prije stotinu godina
njihove obitelji potekle
njihove obitelji potekle
04:12
of the same place in Northern Africa.
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iz istog mjesta u Sjevernoj Africi.
04:15
This is not a photo profile
for your Facebook.
for your Facebook.
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Ovo nije foto profil za vaš Facebook.
04:18
This is not disaster tourism.
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Ovo nije turizam katastrofe.
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This is the future of travel,
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Ovo je budućnost putovanja,
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and I invite you to join me to do that,
to change your travel.
to change your travel.
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i pozivam vas da mi se pridružite u tome,
da promijenite vaša putovanja.
da promijenite vaša putovanja.
04:26
We're doing it all over the world now,
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To sada činimo širom svijeta,
04:28
from Ireland to Iran to Turkey,
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od Irske do Irana i Turske,
04:30
and we see ourselves going
everywhere to change the world.
everywhere to change the world.
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i vidimo se kako idemo svuda
da bi promijenili svijet.
da bi promijenili svijet.
Hvala vam.
04:33
Thank you.
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(Pljesak)
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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