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Childhood Guilt by Orit Ramot, Israel

Author: By Orit Ramot, Israel
Published: August 28, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Tolerance
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Tags: #thinkactyala

I grew up in a small village in Israel, or as we called it a Moshav. A place where everyone knows everyone. On one hand, it was great because we all felt very safe, like living in a bubble. But on the other hand, in such small places anyone who is a bit different, a […]

Video | International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition by By Hadeel, Palestine & the YaLa Alumni

Author: By Hadeel, Palestine
Published: August 23, 2018
Categories: in Arabic, Civil Activism, Current Events, English, French, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Palestine, Tolerance, Tunisia, Videos
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Tags: history, Humanity, Memorial Day

Being traded and treated as a slave is the worst humiliation one can imagine, and the slave trade is one of the most heinous crimes the world is still trying to eradicate. Every human is bestowed with humanity from the moment of their birth. But it is in the human nature of some to try […]

The Painting of a Foreigner by Mummy, South Africa

Author: By Mummy, South Africa
Published: August 20, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: africa, Civic Activism, Humanity, Inspiration, opinion, south africa, stopracism, tolerance

It was February, the first day of my third year at university. I was heading to the bus stop when I saw people singing and protesting on the street. They carried big boards which had written on them, “They must go! We are tired of them!” I was confused. I had no idea what was […]

Your only responsibility is to speak up! by Oumaima, Morocco

Author: By Oumaima, Morocco
Published: August 16, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Morocco
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Tags: #Enough, #METOO, Inspiration, opinion, truth, women rights

It was noon and I was leaving the hospital after our morning rounds to head towards a meeting I was really excited about at the Norwegian embassy. I walked out and took the first cab I found, I was too excited and nervous to notice that the driver already had 2 clients in the back […]

The Box By Khaled K, Syria

Author: By Khaled K, Syria
Published: August 2, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Human Rights, Media, Syria, Travel
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Tags: #endviolence, activism, Humanity, Inspiration, life, politics, storytelling, syria, SyrianCivilWar, syrianyouth

Five years ago, I was living in a box. Not literally a box, but an extremely small room. When I lived inside this box, I lived like an animal in a cage. My life was controlled by other people. There were eighty people in this small box, all so close together that we were almost one. […]

What’s the craziest thing you’ve done for a cause you believed in? by Khloe, Israel

Author: Khloe, Israel
Published: July 31, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Democracy, English, French, Human Rights, Media, Photo Essays, Tolerance, Videos
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“We’ve been outraged, you and me by these new laws, and frustrated because we didn’t know what to do! Well, you have a way to do something now! I am proud of you, your baby nephew is proud of his auntie and Grandma would be the proudest of all! You’re going”.

Schizophrenia by Mayssa Benyounes, Tunisia

Author: By Mayssa Benyounes, Tunisia
Published: July 25, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Democracy, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: genderequality

…And all of a sudden you figure out that when people see you, they think about men! “Doesn’t she have a father?” “Wouldn’t she have a husband?” “Where is her father?” “Why is she like that?” “Why is she FREE?” “She mustn’t think!” “CUT HER BREATH!” “When will she get married?” “She MUST get married, […]

Count Your Blessings by Bracha Rapaport, Israel

Author: By Bracha Rapaport, Israel
Published: July 24, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Development, English, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Travel
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Tags: discovertheregion

Sometimes I have those moments where I feel so lucky to be alive, I feel blessed to be a part of something greater than myself. That is what it was like for me to volunteer in Africa, a place truly impoverished and underdeveloped in relation to my country, Israel. Ever since 9th grade I had […]

Stopping the Cycle

Published: July 23, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Education, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: #TheViolenceEndsWithME

Since I was very young, I have always had so many questions. I always wondered, “Why there are hungry people in this world even though we have enough food to feed everyone? Why do people die from curable diseases just because they can’t pay for medical care? Why is there war even when most people […]

When the city is so colorful and the State so dark by y Ayala Berger, Israel

Author: By Ayala Berger, Israel
Published: June 17, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Democracy, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Tolerance
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Tags: LGBTQ, LGBTQrights, pride

Three days ago Pride Parade was held once again in Tel Aviv. The most exciting holiday of the year, manifesting in a month, a week, a day. So much preparation, so much talk, the excitement is felt in the air in the city of eternal freedom. The city is painted in pride colors, the colors […]

A Path to Grow, by Abd-Allah T., Gaza, Palestine

Author: By Abd-Allah T., Gaza, Palestine
Published: June 13, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel-Palestine, Life Style, Palestine, Tolerance
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Tags: gaza, Humanity, Inspiration, life, news, opinion, politics, religion

I understand how closed communities feel about their beliefs. I understand how in these communities, the narrative can be easily set by the people at the top because interaction with the different sides of the argument is minimal. I understand how someone can be attached to their beliefs as a result of being nurtured in […]

Anger. The cause. The key by Abd-Allah T., Gaza, Palestine

Author: By Abd-Allah T., Gaza, Palestine
Published: May 21, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Tolerance
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Tags: #thinkactyala, peacebuilding

If we took a snapshot of every conflict that has ever happened between people throughout history, ranging from the most brutal to the least violent, it is safe to say that we’ll see one universal theme: anger. I know that seems obvious, however, if we dive deeper and think about it not with the intent […]

Be Whoever You Want To Be! by Samah Eitah, Israel\Palestine

Author: By Samah Eitah, Israel\Palestine
Published: May 8, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Life Style, Palestine, Religion, Tolerance
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Tags: hijab, hijab and choice

An unrecognized Palestinian walking in Israel: I’m a Palestinian woman living within the Israeli borders. I wasn’t religiously dedicated throughout my life. I’ve had my ups and downs. If you are a woman, Arab Palestinian who is included in the Israeli borders you are more likely to face doubled judgmental looks, racism, discrimination and harsh […]

Alexandria’s Martyr Heroines by Samaa Ibrahem, Egypt

Author: By Samaa Ibrahem, Egypt
Published: April 25, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Education, Egypt, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights
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Tags: #thinkactyala, genderequality

The inspiring account of two women who defied the gravity of patriarchy draped in the robe of “Religion”. Alexandria city, the land of magic and knowledge, buried two female treasures who fought the curse of patriarchy with the sword of religion. Both of them sacrificed their lives for the sake of their beliefs. They chose […]

She, Breaking Free by Zineb, Tunisia

Author: By Zineb, Tunisia
Published: April 10, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: Feminism, gender equality

Her room, again, portrayed an obscure cavern of darkness which was not new to her. A vintage dress, from an era that goes way back, was the only separation between her skin and the creeping midnight chill. In her usual sleeplessness, she was drunk on silence. For hours, it had seeped into her pores, dowsing […]

Ahead Towards Tomorrow by Samaa, Egypt

Author: By Samaa, Egypt
Published: March 21, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Education, Egypt, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: Feminism, Inspiration, school

Some winds come at unexpected moments, blinding your vision with disturbing dust. You can hear the destructive sounds but you are in the middle of nowhere. With eyes opened it seems EVERYTHING HAS COLLAPSED! After my high school graduation in Alexandria City, I was so excited with the idea of going to university. I kept […]

Welcome to America by Ibrahem Khatib, Israel\Palestine

Published: March 14, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon, Palestine, Travel
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It was the summer of 2006 and the war just broke out between Hezbollah and the Israeli Forces. I was very lucky because that summer I was accepted to “YES”, a youth exchange program. I was expecting to go to the US for my senior year of high school and I was thrilled that I […]

Freedom

Author: Yosra Béjaoui, Tunisia
Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: demonstrating, demonstration, freedom, freedomofspeech, future, gaza, police, revolution, tunisia, youth

I don’t remember the exact day but it was on January 2009. It was a very normal and peaceful day in Tunisia but unfortunately it wasn’t the case in another place of the world (2300 kilometers away to be exact). It was the Israel-Gaza war. The Gaza strip was hit by airstrikes, unfortunately, bombs don’t […]

What to do when your town is on fire? by Nadezha, Israel

Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Human Rights
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Tags: 2016, civicactivism, fire, help, helping, Humanity, israel, solidarity

My story is based on the events of November 2016, when a wave of fires (both wildfires and urban fires) began in Israel from the south as the Dead Sea area to Nahariya. The largest fire occurred in Haifa, where 527 apartments were destroyed completely 77 buildings, leaving 1,600 people homeless. 75,000 residents, about a […]

How to create change by Raghda s. Elziyadi – Libya.

Published: February 14, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Libya
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Tags: #thinkactyala, civilsociety, education, empowerment, libya, schools, students, yalacampaign, youth

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” This quote was on brochure […]

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