ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the political, cultural, and social meanings that are hidden within cultural and linguistic challenges, and the related dilemmas that surfaced during the courses. Feminist critical analysis of content and discourse seeks to understand subjective perceptions through critical reflection, disassembly, and reconstruction. The course is based on critical pedagogy theory with its primary objective to create an educational process which empowers its participants to become critical consumers of the knowledge and values that their societies promote and prioritize. The chapter also examines the ambivalence in regard to the power and control that language represents, followed by a discussion of encounters concerning the languages that were used during the courses; in this case Arabic, English, and Hebrew. Human rights are an issue that touches every aspect of society and people of every age and can be translated into concrete effects and practical outcomes if children are introduced to the topic in relevant ways that engage and empower them.
