Impact Talks #46: Aziz abu Sarah (Palestinian raised in Jerusalem, National Geographic Explorer, Conflict Resolution Entrepreneur)

In this episode Aziz Abu Sarah Recognized Peace maker and Palestinian raised in Jerusalem, shares about his journey from radical seeking revenge   to a peacemaker seeking reconciliation, bringing Palestinians and Jewish Israelis together to promote peace, and how that led to an innovative method of peacemaking that scaled to conflicts globally. He also talks about harnessing the transformative power of travel and its role in conflict resolution. He will explain how he cofounder MEJDI Tours with a Jewish friend in 2009— creating the Dual Narrative™ Tours. Aziz’s educational and conflict resolution work throughout the world has earned him the titles of National Geographic Explorer and Ted Fellow and he explains how these networks have helped him in his mission. Aziz’s new book, Crossing Boundaries - A Traveler’s Guide To World Peace, https://www.azizabusarah.com/author    was released in July 2020. Co-author of the 2018 publication, Strangers, Neighbors, Friends: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace, ... 0:26 Aziz’s Story Pt. 1 (upbringing in Jerusalem & learning Hebrew) 12:49 Aziz’s Story Pt. 2 (leading “Bereaved Families Forum”; learning about both sides) 21:45 Working at George Mason University 26:50 Aziz’s business “MEJDI Tours” 30:00 Conflict Resolution Model and its implementation within the business 43:26 Organizing talks (language spoken, going digital?) 54:57 Future of Aziz’s business 1:02:23 Israelis & Palestinians working together 1:12:49 Racism impacting the business 1:23:54 Visiting Palestine as a tourist 1:28:34 Expanding ‘conflict resolution’ to other countries 1:42:02 Working with National Geographic 1:48:25 Bringing conflict resolution to classrooms all over the world ... Join Our Facebook Group Community here: http://bit.ly/sfe-community Listen to our SFE podcast - Impact Talks on Anchor or Spotify: https://startupfundingevent.com/podcast/ Get a FREE VIP Ticket for our next event: http://www.startupfundingevent.com Created by https://www.lightningvideoeditors.com