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A letter to a friend I met somewhere near the Holy land by Moulham, Syria

Author: By Moulham, Syria
Published: March 3, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Development, Education, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Iraq, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Tolerance, Travel
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You asked for news. Well, I’ve got news. My flight got delayed for 30 minutes because of the storm in Jordan, I arrived in Vienna 15 minutes before the 2nd flight to Paris, I used my headphones to listen to the music of Mission Impossible in order to feel that if Tom Cruise can do […]

The Witness against the Death Boat by Eman F, Libya

Author: By Eman F, Libya
Published: February 13, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Libya, Religion, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: refugees

Feeling foreign and unfamiliar makes us lonely. If we do not try to integrate our homeland with the place where we live, we might get lost between the two. Libya always was and still is a second home for many immigrants from different countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. She had been living in Libya for […]

Say NO to Domestic Violence by Douaa, Iraq

Author: By Douaa, Iraq
Published: February 7, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Iraq, Tolerance
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Domestic Violence is an important topic to raise awareness about, particularly in the Arab world. It is a phenomenon that exists in our communities, so why should we deny it? The problem is that unfortunately we do not want to admit it, and that explains the recent epidemic of girls and women fleeing from their houses with […]

Video | The Quest against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by Bisharo A, Somalia

Author: By Bisharo A, Somalia
Published: February 6, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Development, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Religion, Videos
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Tags: #takeaction, activism, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, Humanity, inspire change, International day, news, Video, YaLa Africa, yala young leaders

FGM is practiced in Somalia and in more than 28 countries worldwide. It is a harmful cultural practice which will take years to eliminate but it must all start with us, our families and the community showing an effort to stop it This is just one example of the important work produced […]

Connecting Peace and Education- Wadi Ben-Hirki

Author: By Eunice Amoka, Nigeria
Published: January 29, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Nigeria, Tolerance
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Tags: education

“Kids need people willing to fight for them” Her arms move wildly, the arch of her body, the brightness in her eyes, excitement radiates from her entire being. As a member of her audience, you cannot but be swept up in her deep passion for the subject she speaks about; thoroughly evident even in her […]

WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS! (How a Nigerian man was inspired by feminism)

Author: Abdulfawaz Oyebamiji Tunde, Nigeria
Published: January 20, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Nigeria
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Tags: books, Chimamandangoziachidie, Feminism, Inspiration, learning, nigeria, opinion, weshouldallbefeminists

As I sit behind my desk as Chief Editor at the World Peace Institute, a pen in one hand and ‘Half of a yellow sun’ in the other, my mind drifted off to the moment I actually got acquainted with the works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. While in high school -especially in my junior years- […]

The Trash Crisis in Tripoli-Libya by Eman F, Libya

Author: By Eman F, Libya
Published: January 9, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, English, Environment, Libya
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Tags: Ecology, trash

Wherever you go in the capital of Libya, you will find the piles of trash. wherever you turn your eyes, you will see amass of rubbish. The streets become ugly and more miserable. Cans, plastic papers, papers, coffee cups, bottles of water, and many other toxic materials. People start being accustomed to seeing the rubbish […]

Unlikely Encounters by Moe Azraq, Jordan

Author: By Moe Azraq, Jordan
Published: January 3, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Democracy, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Jordan, Life Style, Palestine, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange

On a beautiful spring evening in Haifa, I was sitting outside and reading a book at a cafe called Elika while waiting for my friend Daphy to come and pick me up to go to a Seder (Passover dinner) at her aunt’s house in Nahariya, when a group of “48 Palestinian” men and women (Palestinians […]

Photo Essay | Desert Women by Hasna, Morocco

Author: By Hasna, Morocco
Published: January 2, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Development, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Morocco, Photo Essays
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By Hasna, Morocco. These photos might seem dull, yellow, and liveless; and that is not what they truly represent. I took these pictures during my recent visit to the village where I grew up. But abundance flourishes from those muddy and washed out land. Those ruins were once a place of happiness and hot […]

Becoming my Choice by Oumeima, Tunisia

Author: Oumeima, Tunisia
Published: December 21, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Religion, Special Edition Archive, Tolerance, Tunisia
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Tags: cultural diversity, hijab, hijab and choice, Inspiration, religion, self awarness, tunisia, Tunisian

On September 19 2017, I came to a realisation that my faith and spirituality should not be something I would like strangers to identify me with, and consequently I took off my Hijab. Questioning my Identification with the headscarf was something I have never thought about before. Actuality, it’s something that terrified me altogether […]

Keep Moving Forward by Soheyb, Algeria

Author: By Soheyb, Algeria
Published: November 27, 2018
Categories: in Algeria, Civil Activism, English, Friendship, Identity
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Tags: activism, identity, life, perseverance

A year ago I was eating lunch with my best friend. We were sitting at one of those cheap local restaurants because we didn’t have the time or money to go somewhere fancy. At the time we were applying for the same scholarship, which is given to those who demonstrate leadership ability. My chances of […]

To Suffer In Silence by By Youba, Morocco

Author: By Youba, Morocco
Published: November 18, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Development, Education, English, Friendship, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Morocco, Tolerance
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Tags: #Gender #Sexuality #SocialSupport #Friendship #Morocco #Identity #Equality #LGBTQ+, HIV, Prevention

No one can deny the importance of sex in our lives. It has uncountable benefits for our bodies, brains, and souls. Sexual intercourse is not just a way of distraction, it also counts as an exercise that can help us reduce stress, lower blood pressure, prevent heart attacks and boost the immune system. Hence, people […]

Listen Close by Orit Ramot, Israel

Author: By Orit Ramot
Published: November 1, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Opinion and Analysis
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Peace-Building, how does one create real and sustainable peace? In my opinion, the process of peace must start from the bottom, rather than being parachuted down from above by the leaders on each side. The correct peace process includes having cycles of dialogue in order to create internal discourse within the societies participating in the […]

Tales of Imilchil by Youba D, Morocco

Author: By Youba D, Morocco
Published: October 29, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Morocco, Travel
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Tags: #Maghreb, #thinkactyala, Amazigh, discovertheregion, Inspiration, MENALeadersforChange, morocco, poverty, tourism, traveling

I am called Youba, a name given to me by my father, who was deeply in love with the Amazigh culture of North Africa. I Discovered the meaning of my name when his fingertips traced the papers of a history book that told the story of the great Amazighi King Youba. A Moroccan, of Tafraout, […]

Putting A Smile On A Sad Face by Wafa, Tunisia

Author: By Wafa, Tunisia
Published: October 25, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance, Tunisia
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Tags: Refugee

A few years ago, before the Tunisian Revolution, I wasn’t engaged in any volunteer activities nor affiliated with any NGO. Recently, I’ve been hooked on helping others, filled to the bone with it. Just as my religion encourages, I am kind to my neighbours and my surroundings, but I didn’t expect to help war refugees […]

The Human Race by Ehab Hmz

Author: By Ehab Hmz
Published: October 18, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Democracy, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Tunisia
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Tags: stopracism

We are all members of the human race. Fundamentally speaking, racism’s main cure is knowledge and love. It may be complicated for some of us to understand how an individual can have a racist attitude and hatred towards others. Here are a few explanations that I found about this phenomenon: Several studies have shown that […]

Mental Health Week by yaniv, Israel

Author: By yaniv, Israel
Published: October 10, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Tolerance
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Tags: activism, Humanity, Inspiration, Mental Illness, news, solidarity, World Mental illness Day

Today is the World Mental Health Day. Today is the first day of an entire week marking the “Mental Health Week” in Jerusalem. Throughout this week, 19 different events will be taking place in various locations across the city’. Ranging anywhere between movies, lectures, tours, and interfaith food-making classes. Everyone is welcome to take part […]

Winter Letters by Marina Klimchuk, Germany-Israel

Author: By Marina Klimchuk, Germany-Israel
Published: October 4, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Friendship, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Israel, Tolerance
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Tags: Aids prevention, HIV, LGBTQ

“It scares me to know that so many people will know my secret, my story. I have hardly shared it with anyone in the world.” Misha loves to speak in medical language, packed with technical terms that are hard to understand. To use complicated words is his way of hiding in a tortoiseshell, no need […]

When Sky Rains Solidarity by Celia Ait Ouali, Algeria

Author: By Celia Ait Ouali, Algeria
Published: September 21, 2018
Categories: in Algeria, Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: solidarity

I was 6 years old. It was my first year at school, and I remember it like it was yesterday. It was Saturday, November 10th, 2001, a rainy day in Algeria, especially in Algiers where I was living at the time. That morning, I was in my bed, and I opened my eyes. The room […]

A Whore by Maryem Gamar, Morocco

Author: By Maryem Gamar, Morocco
Published: September 14, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Morocco, Religion, Tolerance
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Tags: Humanity, Inspiration, life, politics, religion, women rights

A Whore. That is how they called her and any other women in Arab-Speaking countries. Women are called this if they dare to barge out of the social traditions that make their body a barn from which animals of this misogynistic species feed. Their freedom increases or decreases according to the politics of the country, […]

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