Press coverage
03.11.2014: globaleskolepartnerskaber.dk: "Global kommentar: At flirte med verden" (web)
31.10.2014: globaleskolepartnerskaber.dk: "Elevindtryk fra en uge i kulturmødets tegn" (web)
29.10.2014: Kristeligt Dagblad: "Palæstinensere: vi er andet og mere end konflikt" (web and print)
28.10.2014: MS.dk: "Jeg har hørt, de spiser meget ris" (web)
24.10.2014: Jydske Vestkysten: "Palæstinensere med smag for Kolding" (print)
24.10.2014: DR P4 Trekanten (radio)
23.10.2014: globaleskolepartnerskaber.dk: "Palæstinensiske elever på dialogbesøg i Danmark" (web)
23.10.2014: U-landsnyt.dk: "Palæstinensiske elever på dialogbesøg i Danmark" (web)
22.10.2014: Vejle Amts Folkeblad: "Palæstinensere besøger Rosborg" (print)
19.09.2013: U-landsnyt.dk: "Nyt Palæstina-samarbejde skudt i gang" (web)
19.09.2013: Det Arabiske Initiativ: "Nyt Palæstina-samarbejde skudt i gang" (web)
18.09.2013: globaleskolepartnerskaber.dk: "Nyt Palæstina-samarbejde skudt i gang" (web)
The project has also been mentioned on the Facebook pages of The Danish-Arab Partnership Programme, Global School Partnerships, The Danish House in Palestine, MS ActionAid and Global Platform Denmark.
31.10.2014: globaleskolepartnerskaber.dk: "Elevindtryk fra en uge i kulturmødets tegn" (web)
29.10.2014: Kristeligt Dagblad: "Palæstinensere: vi er andet og mere end konflikt" (web and print)
28.10.2014: MS.dk: "Jeg har hørt, de spiser meget ris" (web)
24.10.2014: Jydske Vestkysten: "Palæstinensere med smag for Kolding" (print)
24.10.2014: DR P4 Trekanten (radio)
23.10.2014: globaleskolepartnerskaber.dk: "Palæstinensiske elever på dialogbesøg i Danmark" (web)
23.10.2014: U-landsnyt.dk: "Palæstinensiske elever på dialogbesøg i Danmark" (web)
22.10.2014: Vejle Amts Folkeblad: "Palæstinensere besøger Rosborg" (print)
19.09.2013: U-landsnyt.dk: "Nyt Palæstina-samarbejde skudt i gang" (web)
19.09.2013: Det Arabiske Initiativ: "Nyt Palæstina-samarbejde skudt i gang" (web)
18.09.2013: globaleskolepartnerskaber.dk: "Nyt Palæstina-samarbejde skudt i gang" (web)
The project has also been mentioned on the Facebook pages of The Danish-Arab Partnership Programme, Global School Partnerships, The Danish House in Palestine, MS ActionAid and Global Platform Denmark.
Impressions from a visit to Denmark
By Juwana Rafidi, Project Coordinator at Tamer Institute for Community Education, Palestine
While traveling from Egypt to Denmark, we met Arabs who reside in Denmark, after welcoming us they reassured by saying “Danish people are very kind, they are modest and honest… What is lacking them is to be Muslims.” In that moment I found myself replying “Or maybe Muslims have to look deeply to Islam values and practice them.”
The students and teachers were very fascinated by the smiles of people around us; everyone we met during our visit was very warm and kind, the students and teachers felt this warm even in the freezing cold weather of Denmark.
This visit provided each of us with the opportunity to experience the multi-cultural differences between people living in Denmark and people living in Palestine. I noticed how the teachers from our group were eager to observe the classroom interaction and how the student is the center of the educational process (compared to our educational system where the teacher is the central part). Educational methods and techniques that enhance the student participation were more important than the content which can be found in a book.
The food experience was very interesting; where some participants were not very accepting to trying new foods, others were very open and excited to trying different tastes.
Teachers were concerned that the students might face some cultural shocks as they were travelling for the first time, but after the visit, one teacher told me “I am very impressed by my students, I expected them to be shy, but I found that they were interactive and well presented themselves”.
The group was multi-cultural as well; some of the students and teachers have a very conservative background, while others come from a less conservative background, and others were open minded. Being the coordinator for the group gave me the chance to discuss challenges raised during our stay together.
I noticed the Danes are looking to know other cultures; they tried our sweets, our dance and were interested to know more about our norms and traditions. Teachers that we met were well educated and have the interest of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; they found it a chance to listen to our perspective.
I see this visit as a place to review and think deeply of our beliefs and of our harmony as humans, and not only as a place to be dazzled by the little differences. It is a start to think of our smile, of our honesty, and of our educational system.
While traveling from Egypt to Denmark, we met Arabs who reside in Denmark, after welcoming us they reassured by saying “Danish people are very kind, they are modest and honest… What is lacking them is to be Muslims.” In that moment I found myself replying “Or maybe Muslims have to look deeply to Islam values and practice them.”
The students and teachers were very fascinated by the smiles of people around us; everyone we met during our visit was very warm and kind, the students and teachers felt this warm even in the freezing cold weather of Denmark.
This visit provided each of us with the opportunity to experience the multi-cultural differences between people living in Denmark and people living in Palestine. I noticed how the teachers from our group were eager to observe the classroom interaction and how the student is the center of the educational process (compared to our educational system where the teacher is the central part). Educational methods and techniques that enhance the student participation were more important than the content which can be found in a book.
The food experience was very interesting; where some participants were not very accepting to trying new foods, others were very open and excited to trying different tastes.
Teachers were concerned that the students might face some cultural shocks as they were travelling for the first time, but after the visit, one teacher told me “I am very impressed by my students, I expected them to be shy, but I found that they were interactive and well presented themselves”.
The group was multi-cultural as well; some of the students and teachers have a very conservative background, while others come from a less conservative background, and others were open minded. Being the coordinator for the group gave me the chance to discuss challenges raised during our stay together.
I noticed the Danes are looking to know other cultures; they tried our sweets, our dance and were interested to know more about our norms and traditions. Teachers that we met were well educated and have the interest of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; they found it a chance to listen to our perspective.
I see this visit as a place to review and think deeply of our beliefs and of our harmony as humans, and not only as a place to be dazzled by the little differences. It is a start to think of our smile, of our honesty, and of our educational system.