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22-12-05, 16:52
This week on The Interview, Owen Bennett-Jones talks with not one, but two guests.
Ibrahim El Helw is a French Arab from the Paris suburb Clichy-sous-Bois where recent rioting made headlines around the world.
Arjmand Ghafoor is a British Pakistani living in the North of England, where riots broke out in several towns four years ago.
These two men, both university students, were asked by the BBC World Service to swap places for a week. They visited each other’s schools, walked round each other's neighbourhoods, talked with local people and politicians, and tried to get a feel for each other’s country. For both of them, it was an eye-opening experience.
Together, they tell Owen Bennett-Jones what they saw on their respective journeys, from generation gaps to racial segregation, and what they learnt about their different cultures and societies.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/worldservice/meta/tx/interview?nbram=1&nbwm=1&size=au&lang=en-ws&bgc=003399
Leuk gesprek waarin ze hun ervaringen vergelijken. Arjmand was geschokt dat op ze op Franse (égalité!) scholen geen uniformen hebben, maar wel hoofddoeken verbieden. Hij vond Clichy-sous-Bois maar een zooitje. Hij vond het wel weer goed dat ze één Franse identiteit hebben, terwijl zelfs witte Britten vaak niet meer zo trots zijn op hun Britishness, eerder bang problemen te krijgen. Ibrahim vond die Engelse laagbouw wel leuk, maar de segregatie minder.
Ibrahim El Helw is a French Arab from the Paris suburb Clichy-sous-Bois where recent rioting made headlines around the world.
Arjmand Ghafoor is a British Pakistani living in the North of England, where riots broke out in several towns four years ago.
These two men, both university students, were asked by the BBC World Service to swap places for a week. They visited each other’s schools, walked round each other's neighbourhoods, talked with local people and politicians, and tried to get a feel for each other’s country. For both of them, it was an eye-opening experience.
Together, they tell Owen Bennett-Jones what they saw on their respective journeys, from generation gaps to racial segregation, and what they learnt about their different cultures and societies.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/worldservice/meta/tx/interview?nbram=1&nbwm=1&size=au&lang=en-ws&bgc=003399
Leuk gesprek waarin ze hun ervaringen vergelijken. Arjmand was geschokt dat op ze op Franse (égalité!) scholen geen uniformen hebben, maar wel hoofddoeken verbieden. Hij vond Clichy-sous-Bois maar een zooitje. Hij vond het wel weer goed dat ze één Franse identiteit hebben, terwijl zelfs witte Britten vaak niet meer zo trots zijn op hun Britishness, eerder bang problemen te krijgen. Ibrahim vond die Engelse laagbouw wel leuk, maar de segregatie minder.