From Boston to Bethlehem: Organic T-Shirts For Peace
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Piece Description
Given the wrenching and longstanding Palestinian-Israeli conflict, if you were told that an organic t-shirt could bring an end to it all, you'd probably deem the idea impossibly "meshugah."
But a Boston-area businessman thinks differently. No Sweat Apparel founder Adam Nieman has teamed up with a Palestinian textile factory, in a collaboration they call "Made in Bethlehem." Rebecca Sheir brings us the story of an unexpected international collaboration that hopes to bring about peace in the Middle East... one t-shirt at a time.
Broadcast History
This piece originally aired on New Hampshire Public Radio's "Word of Mouth," September 2, 2008.
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