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ARAB MUSLIM & HASIDIC JEW GO SHOPPING AT DUBAI MALL (Social Experiment) FEAT. AMJAD TAHA
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Amjad Taha and I attempt a social experiment at Dubai Mall. Together we browse, shop, and walk our way through this magnificent mega mall, meeting friendly strangers and promoting peace and unity. THANKS FOR WATCHING! Amjad Taha is a British Arab Journalist/Author in Bahrain. He's the Author of the "The Deception Of The Arab Spring". Follow Amjad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amjadt25 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chusidel And on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chusidel Listen to my Podcast: https://youarenotagoat.podbean.com/ SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: https://www.patreon.com/ShloimeZionce Read the best Jewish Weekly Magazine! http://www.amimagazine.org/
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and we are
going to dubai mall are we we're going
to go see people's reactions
how they react to a jew and an arab
walking around together it's going to be
fun we got our first one right here
there we go hello
after you oh thank you
hello
we are here at the mall we just got here
and uh
thank you thank you so much
god bless you thank you
okay rolex store
where is he oh there you are
okay all right let's do it
i have a feeling we are making history
today
oh my god look how classy this is
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we got our first shalom from some
emiratis
he didn't record that did you i did not
record shootout i told you i don't want
to record people without their
permission yeah you record it you can
ask for the permission if you can't
record it
okay next time i'm sure there'll be more
i remember i was here last year and i
like
i walked into one store because i saw
something i liked and i asked them the
price
and i said never again i'm not coming
back
just some some of these stores are for
for
like like hanukkah candles you look
don't touch the scope here's the thing
last time i came
i hid my keeper i wore a hat i hid my
pants because i was told
don't go to dubai mall the security
might ask you to
to uh they might ask you to uh you know
to not walk around publicly
that's the only thing the times have
changed there's the peace treaty
and uh we're just entering this
bookstore it's gigantic bookstore never
been in such a big one
oh my god yes and some toys
this book right here it's in my amazon
shopping cart
i didn't have time for me i got mine
insane you're a lucky man yeah i am very
lucky
and they have something that's
interesting to me a hummus cookbook
show us what you got you got one of
these historic masks from the delegation
that was here last week to work on the
peace process
that worked really well that's different
and now he's very happy about wearing a
mask
it's funny because this it sounds like
the beginning of a good joke like a
a jew and an arab walk into a bookstore
and look for
books on israel okay palestine uh and
it's the history of the jews
so that's why paul johnson they have the
lemon tree
well they have the they have the sign of
the simon saying
that one the innovation of jewish people
shalom
history of israel right here
wow six days of war
fascinating okay so we're here in the
mall and we just bumped into a nice
individual
what's your name sir yamau from tokyo
on my bucket list okay and he wants to
talk to us about the peace process
i'm not an expert but we are doing
something interesting here we're walking
around together
because we are at peace and there's
never been a conflict between us
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never will it's all created by the media
and outside factors but
humanity humanity is is good and we
believe it gets all of us together
that's what humanity does that's it so
this is the dubai aquarium
and the wall of the store the front wall
is an aquarium
so there's all these fish in here and
we're going to go in and downstairs is a
really big aquarium
they're gorgeous they also they also
want to see the two of the arabs
together
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[Applause]
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this is the the original shark tank
actually
okay
impressive shock
do you like seafood i do like seafood
this is a restaurant
then we think our friends on you right
now oh wow look at that one
[Applause]
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look at these swords they're good not a
real sword but it's
ceremonial or whatever very nice
yeah what do you call this in arabic
i have one from morocco at my house so
we are leaving
the mall right now we're getting right
into the what would you call this
the fountain of dubai okay and
yeah right under the burj khalifa not
many tourists but uh
it's also hot it is also hot
and there it is in all its glory the
burj khalifa tallest
freestanding building in the world
to be back okay so we're walking through
the uh
and we just met our new friend from
syria what's your name
jamal and he said something very
interesting what'd you say
what
yes that's right so they call for peace
always and they your
they will welcome everyone here
including
thank you so much
god
thank you so much i really appreciate it
god bless you and
i hope to see you again all right
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thank you so we're in the
bahar and this is a new souk
that is supposed to look like an osu
what dubai would have looked like
a traditional museum
and it's right right across from the
dubai mall
oh this this is what this is where they
would make uh this is where we would
make a uh
one of your robes yeah you can no this
is
this is my new friend roger from lebanon
and he wanted to take a photo with us
everybody is welcoming here even if
they're not emiratis they're nice people
thank you nice too yes nice to meet you
be well
you don't really expect to see a
dinosaur in the middle of uh like
uh a mall no like uh it has this you
know
arabian architecture and you're not you
don't expect to see the dinosaur there
it's just
whatever this place is gorgeous
and there's some infos about it
no they brought it from wyoming from
wyoming
that's why he didn't say hi because he's
an american
wow they're gorgeous roses
it's just a beautiful area
so we just left dubai mall it was a lot
of fun we got a lot of nice reactions we
just had the best one of all
you're a very elegantly dressed arab
woman in the elevator
they seemed a bit intimidated at first
because i didn't say anything but just
as we were leaving the elevator they
said
you are so welcome to dubai and i so
appreciated it
next time