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Water Scarcity in Morocco: The Next Global Conflict

Author: Taha El
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Water scarcity is becoming a critical issue in many parts of the world, and Morocco is no exception. The country is experiencing a serious water scarcity, according to a report from the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Environment, as a result of climate change, population expansion, and resource mismanagement. In the upcoming years, the […]
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Queer Stories Hidden in the Cracks of the Land

Author: Aya Levy
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Quick, answer these questions! What year was the first pride parade in Tel Aviv? Off the top of your head, who is one impactful Israeli LGBTQ+ activist? Your answers to these questions would probably be ‘I don’t know’ – which exactly shows the problem. LGBTQ+ rights are frequently discussed in Israel and Palestine – but […]
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Photo Essay | History by Amir, Dalya, Mohammad, Sereen and Zo, Israel and Palestine

Author: Amir, Dalya, Mohammad, Sereen and Zo, Israel and Palestine
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Jerusalem is a city with millennia-old stories to tell. But it is not a dead city. It is alive with stories being made as we speak. As they say today is tomorrow’s yesterday. In this photographic essay we tried to tap into the layers of history that make up this city – whether they are […]
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Opinion | Do Right by Those who are Already a Part of Us by Inbal, Israel

Author: Inbal Baron, Israel
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A week before the September elections, ynet published an article focusing on the policies of the various political parties concerning the immigration issue. Representing the Likud party in the article, was May Golan, who had led the struggle to deport African asylum seekers (“infiltrators”) and who became an MK in the period between the April […]
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Opinion | Women in Libya: Caught between Hope and the Civil War by Eman, Libya

Author: Eman, Libya
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Women in Libya who are trying to find a job are facing multiple challenges, and the civil war is just one of them. Staying safe, working far off from the places of the conflict, finding a job near the home way, and many other conditions women workers in Tripoli finding themselves set as a must […]
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Kayayai by Day, Prostitute by Night by Theodora Aido, Ghana

Author: Theodora Aido, Ghana
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Abena, a fourteen (14) year old teenage girl, is the fifth child of eight (8) children born to her parents in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. She travelled to Kumasi in April 2015 with the hope of a better standard of living. She narrated how she was inspired by other very young […]
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YaLa Poetry | The Ones Who Lead Us to the Troubles, Who? by Mahmoud H, Palestine

Author: Mahmoud H, Palestine
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The ones who lead us to the troubles, who? Now I am going to tell you bro  The problem is not the two fighting kids  The problem is with the greedy elders  Even though they get grey and bold  They are like mountains, selfish, and solid  Yes, they remain Like this mountain With this selfish […]
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Martyr of Love by Rita B, Israel

Author: Rita B, Israel
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It was July 30th, 2015. My memories of that day and the event itself are still kind of blurry.      I remember, I cleaned my messy room and yearned to go to the Big City, there was a big event over there which I longed to attend! My mother wanted me to finish my […]
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Banned: The Price of Supporting Human Rights in Egypt by Shmuel Aiello, Israel

Author: Shmuel Aiello, Israel
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Last week I helped oversee a wonderful 4 days conference for Jewish and Palestinian students. After the conference, I took an overnight bus to Eilat, on my way to Egypt. It was going to be my first visit to Egypt in 9 years. Instead, I was held by Egypt for 34 hours, refused a translator, […]
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YaLa Poetry | Selene’s Genes by Thilleli G, Algeria

Author: Thilleli G, Algeria
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1- A non-validation somehow turned into humility, a fear somehow turned into control, an indecisiveness turned into nihilism, a repressed desire turned into philosophy, some books learnt somehow turned into wisdom … your name is complicated. So your boss calls you Melissa. You probably drink a lot, but you answer emails quickly. What more to […]
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Photo essay | Israel Stops the Deportation by Yahel Galili, Israel

Author: By Yahel Galili, Israel
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Pascal, Sierra Leone – video –

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Meet Pascal, an alumni of Yala, and see how the skills he learned in Yala helped him with his career.
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Adar, Israel – video –

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Watch Adar from Israel speak about how the Yala Citizen Journalism program helped him develop his writing skills and become a more confident writer.
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Kayes, Tunisia – video –

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Watch Kayes from Tunisia talk about his experience with YaLa, and how he ended up enjoying every aspect of the program.
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Tamar, Israel – video –

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Here, Tamar from Israel, a YaLa Academy alumni, talks about how YaLa gave her the tools to improve her photography and her online presence.
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The Looking Glass of the Middle East by Hazem Al-Natsheh, Palestine – YaLa Academy Final Assignment

Author: Hazem Al-Natsheh
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Interview: Uri Savir, Chief Negotiator of the Oslo Accords and founder of YaLa-Young Leaders يالا-يا قادة الشباب יאללה-מנהיגים צעירים

Author: By Chloe Perla Portheault, France-Israel
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This article was first published in November 2014 on our former platform: YaLa-Cafe YaLa-Young Leaders is a peace movement of young leaders from the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) who are fostering dialogue & change.   Established in 2011, the Facebook group “Yala-Young Leaders” brings together almost 1 million followers across the Middle East and […]
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