Welcome to "What's up with the wall"-podcast.
This episode is an introduction where we'll tell about the purpose and the context of the podcast. You'll get to know Aida Refugee Camp in Palestine and the organisation Al-Rowwad.

If you want to learn more about Al-Rowwad, you can visit their website: www.alrowwad.org/en/

And as we say: keep calm and keep calling it apartheid - and boycott Israel!

The music used in the podcast are bits of the mix "El-Funoun - Folktronic Shekh ElDabekeh" made by El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe.

Ep. 1: Introduction

In this episode we talk about the things that surprised us when we came to Aida Camp. Some of the nice experiences, strange things and interesting discoveries we made after staying here for a while. We you want to listen and maybe learn a bit more about Palestine. 

If you want to learn more about Al-Rowwad, you can visit their website: https://www.alrowwad.org/en/

And as we say: keep calm and keep calling it apartheid - and boycott Israel!

The music used in the podcast are bits of the mix "El-Funoun - Folktronic Shekh ElDabekeh" made by El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe.

Ep. 3: Discovering Aida Camp

This episode is an interview with Rayan. She works at Al-Rowwad and the organisation has been a part of her life since she was a kid. We will talk about the role of Al-Rowwad has played in her life, growing up in a refugee camp, and Rayan will give us an insight in how she is affected by the occupation and how she considers the situation in Palestine.

If you want to learn more about Al-Rowwad, you can visit their website: www.alrowwad.org/en/

And as we say: keep calm and keep calling it apartheid - and boycott Israel!
Check out BDS movement to learn more and see what you can do to support the Palestinians: https://bdsmovement.net/

The music used in the podcast are bits of the mix "El-Funoun - Folktronic Shekh ElDabekeh" made by El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe.

Ep. 4: From child to adult in Al-Rowwad

The topic of this episode of "What's up with the wall" is expectations vs. reality. Firstly, we'll talk about our own motives for going to Palestine and what expectations we had. In relation to this, we'll discuss the general perception of Palestine and compare it to what we experienced, when we arrived in Aida Camp.
We hope you enjoy, thanks for listening.

If you want to learn more about Al-Rowwad, you can visit their website: www.alrowwad.org/en/

And as we say: keep calm and keep calling it apartheid - and boycott Israel!

The music used in the podcast are bits of the mix "El-Funoun - Folktronic Shekh ElDabekeh" made by El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe.

Ep. 2: Expectations and reality

Why was Aida refugee camp established? And how come people are still living there as refugees?
These questions are very important to ask if you want to understand the Palestinian struggle and in this episode we will try to answer them.
Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour, who is the founder of Al-Rowwad, will give us a tour through the history of Aida Camp. He will explain the events that let to its establishment and how it has developed since then. Hope you enjoy!

If you want to learn more about Al-Rowwad, you can visit their website: www.alrowwad.org/en/

And as we say: keep calm and keep calling it apartheid - and boycott Israel!
Check out BDS movement to learn more and see what you can do to support the Palestinians: bdsmovement.net/

The music used in the podcast are bits of the mix "El-Funoun - Folktronic Shekh ElDabekeh" made by El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe.

Ep. 5: History of Aida Camp

What's up with the wall?
In this episode we are finally going to talk about the elephant in the room: the apartheid wall that separates the occupied West Bank from Israel. 
In a conversation with Mohammed, known as Habashi, I will try to find out what the wall has done to the Palestinians living right next to it and what impacts it has on their lives and for their fight for freedom.

To learn more about the apartheid wall, I suggest visiting these websites which I used in research for this episode:
Stop the wall: https://stopthewall.org/the-wall/
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: https://www.btselem.org/separation_barrier

If you want to learn more about Al-Rowwad, you can visit their website: www.alrowwad.org/en/

And as we say: keep calm and keep calling it apartheid - and boycott Israel!
Check out BDS movement to learn more and see what you can do to support the Palestinians: https://bdsmovement.net/

The music used in the podcast are bits of the mix "El-Funoun - Folktronic Shekh ElDabekeh" made by El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe.

Ep. 6: The apartheid wall

A podcast about life in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, Palestine.
We talk about the occupation seen from the perspective of foreigners volunteering in Palestine in order to support Palestinians and make their voices heard.