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Second class citizen by Haneen Attallah, Gaza, Palestine

Published: December 1, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 1 Comment
Tags: marriage, traditions, women

I am Haneen from Gaza, I am only 27 years old and I have a masters degree in empowerment. Currently, I am a work communication officer in one of the most important international organizations in my country. Thankfully, I have a great family who supports me and gives me my whole rights as women.I want […]

Impossible means “I’m possible” by Enas Abahreh, Palestine

Published: December 1, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: impossible, palestine, possible, women, womenempowerement

When I was 20, my life began to change! It was the last year in my major and I got engaged in the same time. His name is “Asem” he was 27 years old at the time. He is tall but not as beautiful as me 😁 I loved him and he also loved me. Suddenly, […]

Making my Voice Heard by Nezha El Masoudi , Morocco

Published: November 30, 2016
Categories: in Gender and LGBTQ, Identity
Comments: 1 Comment
Tags: genderemowerement, girls, morocco, studies, women

The day when I decided to make my voice heard: Since I opened my eyes in the world, my father has always had an authoritative character in my life; he is a man of a big size, of which the skin is brown, his facial features reflect seriousness. It is rare that one sees his […]

Women in Morocco Ali Jebari, Morocco

Published: November 30, 2016
Categories: in Gender and LGBTQ, Media, Photo Essays
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: education, Feminism, genderequaity, morocco, women

I’ve compiled the interview of two Moroccans into one paragraph/essay. Here it is: (Sorry for the delay, I am attending COP22 in Marrackech and the wifi at the hostel is really slow) I am sitting at a café with a friend of mine. She agreed to be interviewed. – “How is it being a woman […]

I got married what about you?! | Marwa, Tunisia

Published: November 29, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity
Comments: 4 Comments
Tags: gender equality, marriage, morocco, Society, traditions, women, women rights

“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.” Rebecca West It’s undeniable that Arab women have been and are still struggling whether it be to improve themselves as […]

A Plea for the Skillful Abolition of the Eternal Feminine

Author: Ali, Yemen
Published: November 27, 2016
Categories: in Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Lebanon, Yemen
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: yemen

I find many outcries in the Middle East a little difficult to classify and difficult to respond to. I mean, what are we actually trying to say? What do we want? Who are the bad guys? And what do we want to do about it? I think that before I give an opinion, I should […]

A Brother’s Love | Amir, Israel

Published: October 16, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: family, Feminism, gender equality, rape

The day was March 24th, 1999. It was the late in the afternoon of a regular, routine day. I was 9 years old and had been playing with my younger brothers. I was the eldest of four, so I always had someone around. My mother had been cranky all day. So the moment that a […]

Victoria Takes the Wheel | Dana, Israel

Published: October 15, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: Get Taxi, israel, Public Transportation

Victoria worked as a bus driver for Israel’s largest public transportation company for 20 years. Out of 3500 drivers working at the time, she was one of the company’s six female drivers. She missed the big vehicle and even back in the day, she had adjusted her method by keeping her eyes at the passenger’s […]

Smashing Stereotypes, Hoping for an Asexual World | Robyn, Israel

Published: October 14, 2016
Categories: in Gender and LGBTQ, Identity
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: Gender, israel, LGBT, Sex, Stereotypes

In a world where gender has only been a public question for less than a century and a personal choice for a few decades – and either of these in only limited parts of the planet – what do we really know about it? Self-determined gender has emerged as an opportunity at a time when […]

Never Stop Dreaming: Fatima’s Story | Hiba, Palestine

Published: October 12, 2016
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: Birzeit University, education, palestine, women

Being a Palestinian means having a huge power to be patient in every situation, not only because of the occupation, but also because of how youth have an incredible power and WILL to change our society and community in a way that assists towards the reality of having a great WORLD! One of the most prevalent […]

The Truth Behind Women in Government by Sabrina, Israel

Published: October 6, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: education, genderequality, government, women

Living in the U.K. and Israel in what I perceive to be quite a sheltered life, I never thought I would be confronted with outright sexism. Not to mention, I definitely didn’t expect to hear it from an international student at my university. I was sitting in the library waiting for a friend when someone […]

Firas Allabbad from Syria today living in Zaatary Refugee Camp

Published: October 5, 2016
Categories: in Current Events, English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: syria, SyrianCivilWar, women, women rights, womenforpeace

The phenomenon of Syrian men leaving their wives and children once they reach Europe is disturbingly high especially because there are no laws that protect women rights or that prevent husbands from running away from their responsibilities. Because of the war, the social situation of Syrian women is destroyed and turned them into both mental […]

A woman’s right to be a man by Yousra Serry, Egypt

Published: August 1, 2016
Categories: in Egypt, English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: education, egypt, gender equality, women, women rights

As far as my limited education goes, women’s rights are all about their right to be and do whatever they’d like. However, that’s not what I see nowadays. A lot of the so called ‘women’s rights fighters’ aren’t even remotely fighting for this. Most women’s rights activists aren’t fighting for women to live freely and […]

“Cut your wings” by Leila Ali from Tunisia

Published: July 20, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: genderequality, traditions, tunisia, women, women rights

It wasn’t said to me, not straight and harsh like that, but it was said indirectly and slowly with time. It was said in words that took the mask of advice even though they seemed more like threats and an abuse of power. It was one of many selfish attempts that humans used to make […]

Hijabs, Basketball and Equality by Asma Elbadawi, Sudan

Published: July 19, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Tolerance
Comments: 0 Comments
Tags: basketball, fiba, gender equality, hijab, religion, sudan, tolerance, traditions, women, women rights

My name Is Asma Elbadawi, I am a Basketball player, Coach, Artist and spoken word poet from Sudan. I am also an activist: I am campaigning for the International Basketball Federation to extend its 2 year preliminary rule which allows players in turbans, hijabs, and other religious headgear to play, and to apply this rule […]

LET ME DIVORCE by Eliya Horesh, Israel

Published: June 7, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 2 Comments
Tags: divorce, gender equality, get, israel, traditions, women, women rights

She thought she found her true love. She just couldn’t resist his smile and let herself fall into his strong arms. Being with him felt safe. She loved to hear his stories and laugh at his jokes. She was excited to see the shine in his eyes every time they met, shining like the eyes […]

The fight for equality continues by Nermin Jamal, Palestine

Published: May 31, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments

I was on my porch, drinking a cup of tea at 7:00 am, looking at my beautiful town (Bethlehem), just observing the ancient buildings, both mosques and churches. This view never fails to capture my heart. In the meantime, there was a boy and a girl who were 6 to 7 years old, I was […]

Freedom for Hijabis by Meryam El Bouhati, Morocco

Published: May 17, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Tolerance
Comments: 2 Comments
Tags: gender equality, headscarf, hijab, hijabis, women, womenforpeace

I like watching Youtube videos. One of my favorite youtubers, called Marie, recently posted a video where she talks about Rafael Nadal’s underwear ad and the effect it had on her. She says; the nudity of a man, to which she was not used to, has brought out the female in her. Every time she […]

Too Late by Yair Arieli, Israel

Published: May 3, 2016
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 0 Comments

Too late. Two words describing a tragedy. Ruth Blumert was an Israeli writer and poet. In 1993, she received the prime ministers prize for writers from Yitzhak Rabin. She was also my grandmother. Ruth Blumert for me is a sign of relentlessness. She is a symbol of determination and knowledge. From her I learned how […]

9 Problems Girls Face in the MENA region by Maroi ECH-CHARKAOUY, Morocco

Published: March 22, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 1 Comment
Tags: education, gender equality, MENA, morocco, traditions, women, women rights

Girls in our region face many problems, especially when we hit our 20s. I would like to tackle few of these issues here: Marriage: Being a girl in the MENA region in general and in Morocco in particular, you will face pressure to get married basically every day of your life! The pressure gets higher […]

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