Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> I want people who listen to me not to think of me as a poor lady that you need to feel sad about. No please think of me as a strong lady because I'm proud of myself. … But don't feel pity. Just think of me as a strong lady. <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2Fp8YPIe-1YS&text=%20I%20want%20people%20who%20listen%20to%20me%20not%20to%20think%20of%20me%20as%20a%20poor%20lady%20that%20you%20need%20to%20feel%20sad%20about.%20No%20please%20think%20of%20me%20as%20a%20strong%20lady%20because%20I%27m%20proud%20of%20myself.%20...%20But%20don%27t%20feel%20pity.%20%20Just%20think%20of%20me%20as%20a%20strong%20lady.%20&via=refvoicesscot&related=refvoicesscot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click To Tweet</a><br> <br> <br> Nihaya Jaber is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow. She is also an intern for the Palestinian Arabic online project. This is a third-generation Palestinian refugee story. She is Palestinian, from Gaza. In this podcast, she talks about life in one of the most populated refugee camps in Gaza, how she experienced reverse culture shock and refugee anger.<br> <br> <br> <br> This podcast is the first in a series of monthly lunchtime live recordings in the Refuweegee shop in Byres Road in Glasgow. Check our twitter to find out when the next one is and join our audience! Please be aware that if you are affected by the sound of emergency services vehicles this podcast might be uncomfortable. <br> <br> <br> <br> The stage is set, microphones switched on, we have settled into our comfy chairs and our audience is waiting. <br> <br> <br> <br> -0-<br> <br> <br> <br> Transcript<br> <br> <br> <br> K: Could you make a noise just so we know you’re there? I’m Ken Gordon, I run the Refugees Voices Scotland podcast, it’s a personal project of mine and we’ve been running for two years now. If you’re subscribers and you’ve listened to it before – thanks, it’s really cool to meet people who’ve actually listened to it. So, this is a co-production between Refugee Voices Scotland and University of Glasgow UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Language in the Arts, and Refuweegee for the wonderful facilities!<br> <br> <br> <br> Hi, Nihaya Jaber – how are you?<br> <br> <br> <br> N: I’m good, how are you doing.<br> <br> <br> <br> K: It’s very nice to meet you – you’re a PhD student at the University of Glasgow. You’re also an intern for the Palestinian Arabic online project. <br> <br> <br> <br> Nihaya, the one thing we always do on this podcast is to ask people what is on their mind. What’s on your mind today, in 100 Byres Road, the Refuweegee shop?<br> <br> <br> <br> N: Well the first thing on my mind is that I’m happy it’s sunny today, unlike yesterday. And the second thing that’s on my mind is since we’re talking about refugees, is that I’ll tell you a little bit of history.<br> <br> <br> <br> K: Thank you, that would be nice.<br> <br> <br> <br> N: So I’m Palestinian, from Gaza, and I’m not sure if people know about the whole Palestinian-Israeli conflict but it started in 1948. Israel created their state, and they had to expel people from their villages. By people, I mean Palestinians who were living there for a long time. And as they expelled those people, those people started to move to other areas and eventually, they became refugees. <br> <br> <br> <br> So I’m a refugee in one of the most populated refugee camps in Gaza. My parents are refugees, my grandparents are refugees. So it’s like three generations of refugees. You can tell how many years we’ve been refugees.<br> <br> <br> <br> The UN help those refugees get the main basics for their lives first, with my grandparents. You know, they gave them tents and then people started to build their ow...
