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Interview Questions for Prof. Sami Adwan

Please provide a brief personal background-- where you were born, where you grew up and what you do.

Is the time you were kept in Thahiriyyeh and Ansar Three the same?

Were you involved in an organization to resist the Occupation?

What happened after prison?

How did you come to work with PRIME?

When you work on creating a joint curriculum for Palestinians and Israelis that includes the two narratives, what are the significant guidelines and what do you avoid doing?

As you have shown me in the book, the two narratives written opposite each other, for someone that doesn't know anything about the conflict, what are the outcomes of your work and how does it help?

Were there obstacles between the teachers, for example, with language?

How did the teachers deal with such situations when they arose?

You said that when you were studying in the States, you used to not attend any class that Jewish students were attending, you also said you were imprisoned and now you are working on this project which is joint work between Palestinians and Israelis?

What do your family and the people around you think of your work?

Do you think that your work promotes peace?

What does the word peace mean to you?

What are your expectations for the future, the next five or ten years?

Why do you think former peace agreements have failed?

Which international audience do you think has the most influence in this region?