English Language Podcasts Created By Palestinian Refugee Kids From The West Bank Bethlehem
Posted in Everyday Life on Dec 28th, 2008
18-year old Mohamad Waleed, aka Mousa, wanted to produce a story about the controversial Israeli Separation Wall, which is hardly surprising given it surrounds two sides of Aida Refugee Camp in which he lives. What is surprising however, is the way he decided to present his story; electing to write a play about a cavalier [...]
Posted in Food & Cooking on Dec 18th, 2008
Move over Jamie Oliver, Radio Lajee now has its very own celebrity chef!
Meet 23-year old Amal Abu Srour, a trainee human rights lawyer with a keen passion for cooking and an uncanny knack of preparing delicious Palestinian dishes time and time again. In this, her first podcast, Amal teaches us how to make the Palestinian [...]
Posted in Everyday Life on Dec 17th, 2008
Like all teenagers, 14 year old Saja Ajarma, is concerned about how other people perceive her. Specifically the western world…She wants people to understand that she, like all of her friends, are normal kids - with the same past times, dreams and interests, as other youth living outside of the West Bank. That is why [...]
Posted in Aida Refugee Camp on Dec 12th, 2008
In this edition, 18 year old Layan Azza asks her grandfather what Aida Camp was like when he arrived there as a boy 60 years ago, and was forced to live and study in makeshift tents. She then compares it with the present day camp which has become a virtual small town with houses that [...]
