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When Silence Becomes a Story

Author: Murwarid, Afghanistan
Published: February 3, 2026
Categories: in Afghanistan, Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Countries, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Democracy, Development, Education, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Latest Articles, Opinion and Analysis, Politics, Tolerance, כללי
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Tags: #thinkactyala, activism, afghanistan, change, conflict, Culture, discovertheregion, education, gender equality, genderequality, hope, Humanity, identity, Inspiration, MENA, religion, Taliban, tolerance, traditions, women, women rights, womenforpeace, yala young leaders, yalayoungleaders, youth

Every morning, I wake up knowing that my life is confined to four walls – but my words refuse to stay inside them. Every day, even before opening my eyes, I can imagine the day ahead. The same ceiling, the same room, the same stress for online education and the same endless dreams. In October […]

The ‘Last Custodian’ of Jewish Cairo

Author: Waseem Abu Mahadi, Cairo
Published: January 26, 2026
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Development, Education, Egypt, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Latest Articles, Life Style, Politics, Tolerance, Travel, כללי
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Tags: #thinkactyala, activism, change, coexistence, conflict, Culture, discovertheregion, education, egypt, family, hope, Humanity, identity, Inspiration, israel, love, MENA, peace, peace activism, peacebuilding, religion, traditions, women, womenforpeace, yala young leaders, yalayoungleaders

The man behind the desk hesitated when he reached the line that listed her religion. He looked from her ID back to her face as if the two did not belong to the same person. Magda Haroun recalls the encounter with a tired smile. It happens often. “They look at my ID and they look […]

Whose Responsibility is it?

Author: Ma’ayan
Published: December 24, 2024
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Latest Articles
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Tags: #thinkactyala, activism, change, coexistence, conflict, discovertheregion, education, family, hope, Humanity, identity, Inspiration, israel, IsraelPalestine, love, MENA, palestine, peace, peace activism, peacebuilding, tolerance, women, womenforpeace, yala young leaders, yalayoungleaders

“You are not an observer, you are a participant.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh. There is a moment when you can’t sit still anymore. An energy bustling from within you makes you speak or take a step. You are standing in line and hear a conversation you think could be different if you were part […]

قصة نور Nour’s Story

Author: Nour Yahya
Published: December 9, 2024
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics, Videos
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Tags: activism, conflict, education, gaza, gazawar, gazayouth, hope, identity, israel-palestine, IsraelPalestine, Life in Gaza, Palestinian Women, women, womenforpeace

Opinion | Arabic in Israel, by Adi Gura

Author: By Adi Gura, Israel
Published: February 1, 2021
Categories: in Arabic, Education, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Opinion and Analysis
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Tags: Arabic, Culture, Friendship, israel, Relationship, Society

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 […]

#Podcast Menstruations in the Arab world, by Sirine B, Tunisia

Author: Sirine B, Tunisia
Published: November 19, 2020
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Tunisia
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Fashion rights in Afghanistan, by Atiq Rahimi, Afghanistan

Author: Atiq R, Afghanistan
Published: October 8, 2020
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Opinion and Analysis
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Tags: afghanistan, Clothing rights, Fashion, talibans, womensrights

The right to choose what kind of clothes to wear is considered one of the basic human freedoms today. There is a relation between what we wear and what kind of person we are. Like any other thing, clothing and fashion for both women and men in Afghanistan are influenced more by frequent changes […]

Today is Yom haShoah, by Evie Leviten-Lawton, Israel

Author: By Evie Leviten-Lawton, Israel
Published: April 21, 2020
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Education, English, Identity, Israel, Tolerance
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Tags: genocide, holocaust, memorial, never again, Shoah

Today is Yom HaShoah in Israel. The day we remember six million Jews who were murdered, but not before they were rounded up like cattle, chased, hunted, beaten, starved, gassed, shot into mass graves, exhausted to death by work, by marches, by cruelty, separated from their loved ones, from everything they knew and loved, stripped […]

Opinion | We need more Women in Health and Science, by Amira, Palestine

Author: Amira Sublaban
Published: February 19, 2020
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Development, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Israel, Opinion and Analysis, Palestine
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Tags: education, emancipation, Science, women

When I first applied for my Bachelor’s degree in Medical Imaging at Al Quds University, I was honestly taken aback by the number of females majoring in the scientific field. I was under the impression that the field was over filled with the male community given the fact that some females are encouraged to take […]

Opinion | The Right of Children in Israel to go to School is Beyond Right and Left by Manya, Israel

Author: Manya Kagan, Israel
Published: October 31, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Democracy, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Israel, Opinion and Analysis, Tolerance
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In today’s Israeli reality, nationalism has become incompatible with child rights. Israel is a country ridden with conflicts and divisions between different groups, but what I feel is the most painful and problematic social-political rift is that between the ‘liberal’ left and the ‘conservative’ right. Each of these sides has picked a set of values […]

RELAXATION & STRESS by Collins Osariemen Omokaro, Nigeria

Author: Collins Osariemen Omokaro, Nigeria
Published: October 27, 2019
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Life Style, Nigeria
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According to Marian Webster dictionary, relaxation is to spend time or do something enjoyable, especially after a restless time of doing work. The human body is a biological system that is made up of components that harmoniously work together fruitfully when given the appropriate time to relax and reorganize. This can be likened to a […]

Semaine de la santé mentale: Depression Post Partum; Quand le bonheur se fait attendre by Morgane, Israel

Author: Morgane, Israel
Published: October 14, 2019
Categories: in Current Events, Education, French, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Tolerance
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Tags: Femmes mere feministes, Post Parthum, Sante mentale

Aujourd’hui c’est la journée de la santé mentale, et a cette occasion, je voudrais vous parler de mes premiers mois de maman. Ma première grossesse a été si facile, parfaite. Après presque 3 ans d’infertilité, de traitements, de pauses et de doutes, j’ai vécu une grossesse finalement spontanée avec joie, avec un sentiment de […]

Kayayai by Day, Prostitute by Night by Theodora Aido, Ghana

Author: Theodora Aido, Ghana
Published: October 1, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Ghana, Politics, כללי
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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 […]

Football’s Peace Team in a FairPlay Tournament by Abdullah K, Palestine and Dalya Arussy, Israel

Author: Abdullah K, Palestine and Dalya Arussy, Israel
Published: August 26, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Palestine, Politics, Tolerance, Travel
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It’s 3 AM. We’re blinded by the fluorescent lights of Ben Gurion Airport’s Terminal 1. Our eyes want to close but we know we must keep them open to try and recognize the last participants to arrive before we can check-in. We met only once before, so that, combined with the early morning hours makes […]

Beginning right now, Shout to the Universe by Doaa, Iraq

Author: Doaa, Iraq
Published: August 12, 2019
Categories: in Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Iraq
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I used to be an active girl and a clever student, especially in English. I am not bragging, but if I had to say, I was the best among my classmates in English. I still remember the words of my classmate Hiba, who said: “Doaa I want to speak English as good as you do, […]

From Pain Into Action by Sam A, Palestine

Author: Written by Sam A, Palestine
Published: July 14, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics, Tolerance
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Tags: coexistence, IsraelPalestine, music, palestine, palestinianrefugees, Palestinians, peace, storytelling

We are all humans, with blood and feelings. When words come from our authentic heart, this will reach out to other people’s hearts and minds. I believe in change, I want to make a change in my community and other communities, I want to show all the world my story as a Palestinian refugee. I […]

women’s World Cup: More than just football! By Dalya Arussy, Israel

Author: By Dalya Arussy, Israel
Published: June 30, 2019
Categories: in Current Events, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: Feminism, fifa2019, football, women rights, women's wolrd cup 2019, women's world cup, worldcup2019.

“We wouldn’t have known the Women’s World Cup was happening if you hadn’t said anything.” I sat in front of him tight-lipped, giving a pitiful smile. Most likely, I also rolled my eyes. Although I’m passionate about all forms of football, I generally don’t force it into conversations, especially not women’s football, unless I see […]

300 jeunes ont marché pour la paix au Mali by M, Mali

Author: M, Mali
Published: June 25, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Democracy, Development, Education, French, Human Rights, Religion, Tolerance
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Tags: Afrique, mali, Malipeace, paix, PaixauMali

Le 29 mai la “6ème Commémoration annuelle de la Déclaration pour la Paix Mondiale et de la Marche pour la Paix” s’est déroulée à l’école LAFIA de Bamako. Cet événement annuel, organisé pour la première fois au Mali par le Groupe International de la Jeunesse pour la Paix (IPYG), en partenariat avec Peace One Day […]

The story of a grandmother by Youba D, Morocco

Author: By Youba D, Morocco
Published: June 20, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Development, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Morocco, Tolerance
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By Youba D, Morocco Scholars of gender have identified two significant divisions among Moroccan women’s movements. Secular-oriented Moroccan women attempt to achieve gender equality outside the realm of religion and based on international conventions, such as the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Alternatively, Islamic-focused Moroccan women turn to feminist interpretations of the Quran to […]

Her Plight by James S. Namalira, Nigeria

Author: James S Namalira
Published: June 19, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Tolerance
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Tags: internationaldayfortheeliminationofsexualviolences, nigeria, sexualviolence, women rights

A true life experience of Kozito Eze I was in Lagos for the weekend for a couple of meetings and other personal arrangements sometime in May. I had to make the quick trip totally unplanned, because of how personally important securing bags is to me. But, I had to make a quick return to my […]

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