Dundee
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Nablus
Twinning Association
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Welcome to the website of the Dundee Nablus
Twinning Association. We exist to encourage friendship and
understanding between the people of Nablus and the people of Dundee.
For enquiries, to leave comments about the website, or to join the
Association, please email our secretary, Mary Henderson:
maryhenderson@uku.co.uk
View photos available on our website by clicking the picture below.
Coming Events
22 June 2010
Come to the Association's Annual General Meeting
in the Baxter Room, Tower Building, University of Dundee,
at 7pm on Tuesday 22nd June 2010.
- a discussion with the delegates who visited Nablus in April
- a presentation of the 12 minute drama "Seven Jewish Children"
- a short DVD on the Nablus context
- a 20 minute formal business section i.e. the AGM, and
- some light Palestinian snacks
Look forward to an interesting evening!
EuroNablus |
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A collaboration between European cities and regions twinned with Nablus: Dundee, Lille, Napoli, Stavanger, Tuscany.
A joint meeting was held in Nablus in April 2010.
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Recent news
April 2010
A delegation of 6 members of Dundee Nablus Twinning Association visited Nablus
to hear about the Strategic Plan for Nablus and to join in EuroNablus events.
More details at the DNTA AGM.
15 March 2010
West Bank Experiences
Central Library, Wellgate
Five local people who have recently been to the West Bank describe their experiences
and answer questions on the current situation in Nablus and nearby areas.
November 2009
Delegation from Nablus visit Dundee
To celebrate Nablus week 2009, we invited a delegation of 5 young people to visit Dundee
and were pleased to welcome them.
They visited Dundee Football Club,
2nd-19th June 2009
Exhibition of Tartriz
University of Abertay foyer
An exhibition of Palestinian embroidery with an echo of Scottish Tartans.
Also photos of Nablus by Claire Pouget Wright.
March/April 2009
Come to the Souk!
Stalls, exhibition, talk, quiz, smells, food and music giving a taste
of Nablus and its people.
More ...
8th March 2009
Eat and Meet Palestinian Women
Two women from the Nablus "Family Defence Society" came to
talk about their work with domestic violence.
More ...
Older news
week of 17th November 2008
Visitors from Nablus came to Dundee to help us celebrate Nablus week.
The Lord Provost hosted a Civic Reception and made the delegates welcome.
They visited Ninewells Hospital, Tayside Fire & Rescue and Waste Management.
We took them to Edinburgh to see the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh Castle.
23rd August 2008
DNTA at Youth Festival 2008
Nablus delegates unable to travel because of visa problems but DNTA
members carried the flag for Nablus.
More ...
20th November 2007
Nablus Dinner at Dundee College
A special event with delicious food (Scottish and Palestinian) prepared
by the excellent chefs at Dundee College. Includes wine.
More ...
18th November 2007 - Nablus Day leaflets
Members of DNTA will be distributing leaflets in the City centre to
tell the people of Dundee about the Twinning and encouraging them to
join DNTA.
18th November 2007 - Nablus Day
Churches in the Dundee area have been asked to remember Nablus
as we celebrate 27 years of twinning between these two linked cities.
August 2007
Succesful visit from Nablus
In August 2007, a group of 10 members of the National Youth Band and
three adult leaders came from Nablus to visit Dundee.
They participated in the Lord Provost of Dundee's Youth Festival.
They played at the DCA, the Shore and at a special Palestinian/Scottish
Ceilidh called "Music & Mezze".
This was organised by Dundee Nablus Twinning Association in aid of the Red Crescent Children's Hospital, Nablus. Click here to see a PDF format A4 flyer of the event.
August 2007 Acting Mayor unable to come to Dundee
April 2007
Twinning Contact with Nablus Set To Improve
August 2006
Nablus Mayor Adly
Yaish is unable to visit Dundee
(scroll down for Lord Provost's statement)
November 2005 Celebrating 25 years of twinning between Dundee and Nablus