New: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel live from Brussels

On Saturday 5 April 2008, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) broadcasted the first live episode from Europe of its debate show “Nadhra Ala…” („a look onto…“), addressing the issue of Arab children’s integration in European countries, and their daily lives in the local communities. This special episode came as part of JCC’s commitment towards Arab families living in Western societies, and more particularly the children – including the second and third generations of immigrants. The aim is to highlight the children’s experiences of everyday life in Europe against the background of their Arab identity. Al Jazeera Children’s Channel aired this special episode of “Nadhra Ala…” from Brussels, with live links from both London and Marseille. The discussion focused on children of different Arab origins, with the in-studio participation of Mr. Ján Figel’, the European Commissioner responsible for Education, Training, Culture, and Youth, along with other guest experts in this field. The unprecedented production in the Arab television industry focused on diverse understandings of integration and shed light on the multiple challenges and influencing factors: religion, language, sense of citizenship, and many others, such as possible tensions between identities, nostalgia, and the misconception of integration that could occur amongst Arabs living in the EU.