Nablus Comes to Dundee
heather on December 6th, 2005An entry from one of Zaytoun’s distributors:
In November, a small group of Palestinians from Nablus came on a cultural visit to Dundee, the nearest city to my home area. This was quite a historic occasion as it was the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dundee and Nablus being twin cities. The four delegates stayed for several days and a programme of visits and events was organised to allow them to get to know different aspects of our local community. One evening, a ceilidh was arranged with both Scottish and Palestinian dancing. Everyone joined in and we all had a great time. Some local people who had organised the twinning originally said a few words and each of the Nablus delegates spoke. All the latter were involved in some way with voluntary organisations in the Nablus area and spoke about their work. It was quite moving to hear one young girl who was a youth worker tell us that this was the first time she had been out of Palestine or had been in a country which was not occupied. Leon Rosselson, the singer and supporter of the Palestinian cause, came up from England especially for the occasion and sang some of his own songs on themes connected with Palestine. The organisers, with the help of some Palestinians living in Dundee, laid on a delicious feast of Middle Eastern dishes and Zaytoun olive oil was also there on sale to those attending. The visit overall was voted a great success by all those involved and inspired several to talk of visiting Nablus in return.
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