Our discussion in class today regarding Middle Eastern youth is a topic whose importance is not always obvious. As our professor explained the situation—there is a huge percentage of unemployed and bored youth throughout the region—its potential ramifications became very apparent. Perhaps Hamas has picked up on this . In addition to its television station
al-Aqsa TV, which plays to an older audience, Hamas has introduced
PAL Tube to attract younger audiences.
But Pal Tube isn't Hamas's only attempt to attract a young audience:
meet Nassur.
He is the newest addition to al-Aqsa's children's station. Appearing on the show, he proudly announces, "I have come today to the Gaza Strip... God willing, I will be one of the mujahideen, one of the fighters. I will join the ranks of the ‘Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, and I will wage Jihad among them and carry a gun. Do you know why?... to defend the children of Palestine."
Wow.
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Wow indeed. Thanks for sharing this, and keep up this great work.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I am finding that completely freaky -- and the doll there hanging by her head doesn't help reassure me. And of course, this seems to us a very blatant form of brainwashing but it does make one wonder how very bad things must be that this can be created, watched and tolerated. It also makes me wonder about the ways in which our society (even if more subtly) is brainwashing our children.
ReplyDeleteBut basically, eek.