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Layers of History: The Awakening of a Nation. A tunsi in the pursuit of self-discovery.

Author: Hafez
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How one museum date revived my journey to understand national and individual identities. Growing up, school represented the lens through which I got a glimpse of the outer world. Education helped me realize that life was much more than what the remote village I lived in had to offer. But it also helped me understand […]
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We Need Green Spaces More Than Ever

Author: Aymen Ben Zin
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Do you know that by 2050, 68% of people will reside in cities? As our society gets more urbanized, we spend less and less time in green places, consequently missing out on the numerous benefits of being among nature. Given that we are currently experiencing a climate crisis, it appears that both our well-being and […]
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Want to Study Nursing? 10 Things You Should Know Before You Make a Decision.

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  The bitter truth about studying nursing. Sometimes, after a long and tiring shift. When I scroll down on social media, I see some superficial blogger living her “perfect” life and earning thousands of shekels more than me. I feel like I’ve been scammed. Who scammed me? I don’t know who to blame anymore, the […]
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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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How Palestinian can I be in Israel?

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How Palestinian can I be in Israel? By: Anonymous Author It’s a cold winter day in Jerusalem. After doing my morning routine, I dress up and go to the closet’s bottom shelf to get a scarf to keep me warm. I bend towards the shelf and reach for my Palestinian scarf, my 7atta Filistiniye. I […]
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In a climate & ecological emergency we must find a middle ground in the Middle East, by Matai Ben Aharon, Israel

Author: Matai Ben Aharon, Israel
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The Middle East is a microcosmos of the world regarding the climate and ecological emergency – the division between rich fossil fuel economies and corporations, who are responsible for more than 40% of the world’s emission, and emerging nations who are going to be hit by the crisis the most, contributing close to zero to […]
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Blue, White, & Pink All Over: Why Gay Israel is False Advertising, By Gavi Nelson, Israel

Author: By Gavi Nelson, Israel
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*The following article uses the terms LGBTQIA+, queer, and gay interchangeably to understand that each person has their own preference. My sincerest apologies in advance to those who don’t feel represented by the aforementioned labels, but please know you are included in my intentions.    Pinkwashing is defined by Pinkwatching Israel, an online resource hub […]
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Opinion| I wish I did not have to write #Save_Sheikh_Jarrah, By P, Israel

Author: By P, Israel
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I wish I did not have to write this. I wish I did not have to share about me, because the last thing I want is to make this about me. I wish I did not have to take a stand. I wish families could live in their homes and feel safe there, without having […]
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The art I longed

Author: by Mavira Gutt Rojas, Israel | Opinion
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2020. Netanya. An inert shadow invaded these cloister times. The imagination, the inspiration, and the willingness to create faded. Caused, I presume, by the pandemic that affected us all differently. I dare to state that more than being disconnected of all social interaction, was that the solely connection to the outside world was a window […]
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Global Citizenship: Isn’t it more an identity we shall embrace?

Author: By Rachida, Morocco/Tunisia | Opinion
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Isn’t it frustrating to only live once? A lot of exquisite spirits to meet and deep stories to hear. A lot of fabulous places to go and cultures to get inspired from. A lot to read about the world and to discover about yourself. A lot to receive and a lot to give to your […]
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Living between Two Countries-Under Stress

Author: By Aseel, Palestine | Opinion
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The life of a Jerusalemite family after the second intifada “Alaqsa intifada” 2000-2005, During the period of the Palestinian second intifada (Intense Israeli-Palestinian violence period, Palestinians consider it as an uprising against Israel, while Israelis describe it as prolonged terror campaign), Israel used it as a pretext to control all areas in Jerusalem and control […]
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“Not family, we’re women” during a protest against femicide and domestic violence, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 7, 2020. Photo by Zeynep Karaosman

Behind #ChallengeAccepted campaign; anger over the increasing femicides in Turkey and the Istanbul Convention

Author: By Zeynep, Turkey | Opinion
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This summer social media feeds were stormed by black-and-white selfies of women with the hashtag of #ChallengeAccepted and #WomenEmpowerment and the users got more curious about the campaign as many celebrities joined the campaign and it went viral. #ChallengeAccepted hashtag and selfie format were first used in 2016 to raise awareness about cancer. This time, […]
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Podcast | A European in the Middle East, and a Middle Eastern in Europe: identities in contrast

Author: By Valeria & Zeyep, Turkey | Opinion
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Come and hear this amazing podcast by Valeria & Zeyep.
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Who celebrates Nowruz?

Author: By Doā, Iraq
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Kurds in Iraq, Turkey, Russia, Pakistan, Germany, and Iran celebrate Newroz (alternatively pronounced Nowruz in Iran, as phonetic spelling varies) as their New Year’s Day on March 20th, the first day of Spring. Newroz originated in Persia in religious traditions of Zoroastrianism.   Kurdish New Year’s   Nowruz is the Kurdish celebration of the Persian […]
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Hakama! We are the revolution

Author: By Khalid, Sudan | Opinion
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Between the sounds “Zgareed” and under the showers of bullets, people are masked with Hijabs, preventing the arrival of tear gas. Inside neighborhoods, universities, and public areas, individuals are shouting “Freedom, peace, justice!” In Sudan, my country as an Arab-African society as well as a multicultural community with different ethnicities, there were always these traditional […]
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Revisted memories from the Chadian-Libyan WAR

Author: By Malak, Libya
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Chad war is a memory that may ended. Nevertheless, it is still revisited in political conversations and debates. The Chadian–Libyan conflict was a series of military campaigns in Chad between the period of 1978 and 1987. Fought between Libyan and allied Chadian forces against Chadian groups. Supported by France, with the occasional involvement of other foreign countries […]
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A grown-up child in a conflict-zone, by Aseel S, Palestine

Author: By Aseel S, Palestine
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My name is Aseel and as a girl who was raised in a conflict, I got through a lot of stories I could tell you about. Still, I chose this one because it was the first time I realised that I was living in a conflict zone, and I will always suffer from it until […]
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Opinion | Vaccine hesitancy & COVID-19: A recipe for disaster

Author: By Bouaddi, Morocco
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The human mind is surprisingly prone to fallacious thinking. It is fascinating how the reactionary mind operates, and how easy it is for us to deconstruct facts when mere emotive appeals are presented to us as ‘legitimate counter-evidence’. That is, when complete dismissal of an idea takes place, even with so little evidence to justify […]
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Opinion | Arabic in Israel, by Adi Gura

Author: By Adi Gura, Israel
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On the 23rd of March of 2011, a terror attack occurred in Jerusalem on the 74-bus line. I was reminded of this event when I opened my old diary and randomly stopped at the page that mentioned it. When I continued reading, I noticed that the tone of my writing was so emotional, I could […]
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