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Where Else Can We Go? By Mariam Al-Dhubhani – Yemen

Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Yemen
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On April 20, 2015, one of the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit the Faj Attan neighborhood in Sana’a, Yemen, the hardest. It was the wake-up call for me that this was not going to end anytime soon. The state of denial that we were living in for about six months of the crisis and division among […]

Meeting my other by Shelly Dotan, Israel

Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: arabisraeli, busride, fear, israel, IsraelPalestine, otherside, palestine, Stereotypes, Travel, trip, vietnam, youth

When I was 22, I traveled to South-East Asia for almost 6 months. It’s very common for young Israelis to travel to remote places of the globe after finishing their army service. As the army is mandatory in Israel, many of us feel the urge to look for some kind of freedom after two or […]

From Bad Encounters to Good Encounters by Omer, Yemen

Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Yemen
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Tags: europe, fear, islamophobia, muslim, peacebuilding, racism, roommates, Stereotypes, understanding, yalacampaign, yemen, youth

This story is from the experience I had when I went to Germany for a one week academic program at Bremen University about four years ago. I had two roommates in my hotel room and we were all from different regions and different social and religious backgrounds. One was from Romania and the other was […]

Refugee Pride by Houcem, Tunisia

Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: canada, future, gay, germany, homophobia, LGBTQ, Refugee, syria, war, youth

Omar is a 32 years old male refugee from Kobbaijep- Syria. He moved to Canada a year ago under the asylum program. His story started 9 years ago when he started his bachelor degree in music at the University of Damascus. His first year was “hell” as he described it. People didn’t like the way […]

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 […]

The lost Moon, ‎A. Gaza/Palestine

Published: February 13, 2018
Categories: in English, Human Rights
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Tags: family, familystory, grandma, grandmother, grandson, hope, loss, love, moon, pain, palestine gaza

The life we live in has two sides, good moments and bad moments, this is life. I remember that day well when I was in 7th grade and was preparing for my homework in order to present it to my teacher; my grandmother was very sick at that time. I was looking after her, she […]

Neighbors are way stronger than politicians by Jonathan Perry – Israel

Published: February 13, 2018
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: desert, friendships, hike, israel, jordan, neighbors, Travel, wadialhasa, youth

“Neighbors are way stronger than politicians”, is what I thought moments after we left. It was an extremely hot day in the beginning of July 2012. I was 21 years old, and I had decided to go on an adventure with two friends – to hike throughout Jordan. Doing so was (and probably still is) […]

Memories of University Challenge by George Dabies – Palestine

Published: February 13, 2018
Categories: in Education, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: #thinkactyala, lifechanging, major, nursing, palesstine, studies, university, yalacampaign, youth

I’m writing now to tell you a story which had a major effect on my life; this story talks about the moment I changed my major when I was at university. I have been interested in English literature all my life, I swore up and down that I was never going to change my major, […]

Heaven on Earth by Bilal Hussain – Kashmir

Published: February 13, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: #thinkactyala, children, conflict, education, flood, helping, Humanity, India, kashmir, peacebuilding, solidarity, war, yalacampaign

The place that poets refer to in their verses as “heaven on earth” exists in the fairy tales, and in reality is not far from the Middle East. This real life fantasy is the beautiful valley of Kashmir, which is surrounded by snow clad mountains, lush green woods, and innumerable springs. Like many places globally, […]

Can a Smile Unite Us? by Tom Raz – Israel

Published: February 13, 2018
Categories: in English, Human Rights
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Tags: #thinkactyala, brother, cancer, children, dream, family, fightingcancer, hope, loss, makeawish, nevergiveup, siblings, sickchild, sister, smile, thepowerofasmile, Travel, yalacampaign

In the summer of 2007, when I was 16 years old, I said goodbye to my family and flew with my classmates all the way to Poland to see the horror of what racism and discrimination can cause. For those who aren’t familiar with this subject, when WWII began, the Nazis planned to get rid […]

The strength comes from pain by Maroua, Algeria

Author: By Maroua, Algeria
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in Algeria, Development, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style
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Tags: cancer, denial, family, father, hope, hospital, tears, uncle

Life is not a piece of sweet chocolate, life is much more complicated than that. It is a mixture of joy and sorrow and it can’t just be always bright, there must be some darkness to complete the image of life and to appreciate it. You can’t be strong in facing life issues if you […]

Droplets of Shame by Karin Attia, Israel

Author: By Karin Attia, Israel
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in Current Events, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: citizenoftheworld, dialogue, huanity, iraq, israel, Kurdistan, MiddleEast, occupation, peacebuilding, understanding

For as long as I can remember, I’ve constantly qualified my identity. Israeli-Moroccan, American-Israeli, born in Israel, but raised in California as if I wanted to remove myself from my birthplace, from my heritage, from my grandparents refuge. Constantly putting a distance between my born identity and not wanting to be labeled as an occupier. […]

Diversity is our strength by Eman, Palestine

Author: By Eman, Palestine
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Human Rights, Identity, Palestine, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: #thinkactyala, canada, diversity, inclusion, peacebuilding, tolerance, understanding, yalacampaign

It was the first time I went to Canada. Although there are many beautiful things, there is one phrase that increased Canada’s beauty for me, “Diversity is our strength”. When I go to the park or store or restaurant I see people from many different backgrounds: Chinese, Arab, African, European, Mexican, Italian….But they are totally […]

A light of Hope by H., Gaza, Palestine

Author: By H., Gaza, Palestine
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Palestine
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Tags: firstjob, gaza, hope, job, opportunity, palestine, youth

When I recall that year and how exactly it passed by, I am not sure if I should smile, sigh, or feel sorry. The year 2012 was the start of everything for me. I graduated in 2007, and since I’ve applied and participated in various programmes that were implemented for the new graduates. Not one […]

Declare your Love by Naji Al Khaldi, Yemen

Author: By Naji Al Khaldi, Yemen
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Yemen
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Tags: arabspring, childhood, childhoodmemory, friendship. yemen, memory, regret, Sanaa, youth

I remember the summer of 2001, ‎‏Me and my younger brothers and sisters were very happy to move to the new house in Sanaa city, but we were also sad to see our father who would never go back to the country where he worked and where he was from. Hours before my father departure […]

The Ever-Moving Kind by Ala Oueslati, Tunisia

Author: By Ala Oueslati, Tunisia
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Travel, Tunisia
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Tags: change, common, Humanity, MENA, thingsincommon, Travel, Tunsia, understand, yala, yalayoungleaders, youth

The world has never been as connected as it is today. We defied space – and soon maybe time – and made it easier than ever to cross the border, travel thousands of miles away, discover a land far away from home, and meet people different from us. This is the world we have known […]

My Journey towards education and humanity by Sarah, Egypt

Author: by Sarah, Egypt
Published: January 31, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, Egypt, Human Rights
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Tags: #thinkactyala, change, education, egypt, facebook, hope, israel, learning, MENA, online, palestine, peace, peacebuilding, yala, yalacampaign, yalayoungleaders, youth

YaLa Young Leaders changed me. When I noticed the Facebook ads for the page the first time, I was about 22 years old and in my 6th year of medical school. It was interesting; the page was suggested by Facebook because one person I was following liked the page. I think it was a good […]

Check Your Email by Yaniv, Israel

Published: January 30, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Education, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance
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It all started about a year ago. I received another one of those emails calling Jerusalemites to invest some of their time in order to promote an idea or another. Naturally, I ignored the email completely. Why was this interesting to me? What do I have to do with social activism and volunteering just because […]

Human Rights for Refugees: The Trick of Our Time by Taha Salim, Iraq

Published: January 24, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Iraq
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Tags: camp, Dignity, europe, greece, Humanity, humanrights, humans, migrants, people, refugeecamp, refugeecamps, refugees, riraq, solidarity

Does the EU consider refugees as a part of the human race? Do refugees in the EU enjoy the most basic conditions of living, such as food and housing? How do refugee and asylum organizations treat refugees? After the conflicts, and the political and sectarian wars that put a real life threat to human lives […]