Category : World
Service
Date : 16.03.2004
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An email exchange
between two women 聳 one from Israel, the other from Egypt 聳
who met at 大象传媒Arabic.com is sparking interest and comments from around
the world.
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Omneya al-Naggar, an Egyptian school teacher in Alexandria,
and Orly Noy, an Israeli journalist born in Iran now living in Jerusalem,
live in worlds divided by politics, culture and religion but have become
electronic pen pals.
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In their first exchange the two women introduce themselves.
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Both are working mothers in their thirties and have
degrees.
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"I see that we have a lot of things in common,
being working women, mothers, Middle Eastern and neighbours. Yet, there
is a gap that divides our worlds," writes Omneya after her initial
introduction.
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From Jerusalem, Orly writes: "It occurs to me how
weird it is that two geographical neighbours like us would never have
known about each other without the intervention of a third, distant
party."
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Their exchange is being read with interest by online
users in the Middle East and across the rest of the world.
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A reader in the USA comments: "It
is through dialogue between people that wounds are healed and that we
all learn news ways to move forward with peace and understanding."
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Another says: "Being an Indian this reminds me
of the same border differences between India and Pakistan.
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"The common man in these two countries does not
have the experience in knowing or accepting each other's culture and
extending friendship."
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The first exchange between the two women can be .
