The Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy’s Soft Power: The Monthly Roundup series features unique cultural diplomacy initiatives from around the world each month. We’re excited to share with you these nine cultural diplomacy efforts from March: Continue
“Our Beaver Scouts usually join around age 4 or 6. These are the youngest Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts.” I listened as the group’s interpreter translated for the Educational Supervisor, Abdullah Alghamdi.
“Are there beavers in Saudi Arabia?” I asked incredulously.
“No, no.” They laughed. “The word is براعم (baraa’em) … it means little buds, from a small tree.”
