‘Arab Children in Europe’ … Integration or Assimilation?

‘Arab Children in Europe’ … Integration or Assimilation?
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel Live from Brussels
 
 
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel’s (JCC) will, on Saturday 5 April 2008, broadcast the first LIVE episode of its debate show Nadhra Ala… (a look onto…), addressing the issue of the Arab children integration in the European countries, and their adaptation with the local communities environment.
 
This special episode comes as part of JCC’s commitment towards the Arab families living in western societies, and more particularly the children – the second and third generations of immigrants. The aim is to highlight the challenges they face trying to be part of the society they live in while preserving their traits and their Arabic identity.
 
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel will air this special episode of Nadhra Ala… LIVE from the European capital: Brussels, and live links from both London and Marseille; aiming to regulate a discussion between the children immigrants from different Arab origins, with in-studio participation of Mr. Ján Figel’, the European Commissioner responsible for Education, Training, Culture, and Youth, along other guest experts in this multilayered subject.
 
This unprecedented production in the Arabic television industry, will set - for 90 minutes - focus on the diverse understanding of integration and shed light on the multiple challenges and influencing denominators: religion, language, sense of citizenship, and many others, such as the conflict of identities, nostalgia, and the misconception of integration that could occur amongst Arabs living in western societies.
 
 
“Since its launch in 2005, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel has put a tremendous effort in connecting and creating the reach with the Arab children around the world†says Malika Alouane, Director of Marketing and Communications at JCC.
 
“Even though the Channel is not a news provider, or a general channel with prime focus in Public Affairs; here we are today, challenging ourselves and broadcasting LIVE from three of the biggest cities in Europe, to tackle a very important topic for us as an Arabic channel; a matter - that we believe – currently affects our generations living abroad. We are here today to listen to them and I am sure they will surprise all of us with what they have to say.†Alouane concluded.
 
Nadhra Ala is an hour debate highlighting the interests, problems and challenges that Arab children and adolescents are facing nowadays. Nadhra Ala provides Arab Children with the chance to express and discuss their thoughts with an expert invited for this purpose