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My Burn-Out by Yasmine Hareb, Algeria

Author: By Yasmine Hareb, Algeria
Published: July 23, 2018
Categories: in Algeria, Education, English, Friendship, Identity, Life Style
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It was almost a year ago. I felt terrible. I felt terrible, and I was in a dire situation. As a medical student, I am under a lot of pressure. My first year of medical school was hard, but everyone kept telling me that this was normal. The second-year was less difficult, but not at […]

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 […]

Photo Essay | My City by Ben Ruttenberg, Israel

Author: By Ben Ruttenberg, Israel
Published: July 16, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Israel, Photo Essays, Travel
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For the past week, I’ve tried to notice the little and interesting things about living in my city. Situations that I would maybe miss otherwise if I weren’t tuned to the ”look for a photo” state of mind. I think these little moments can help me share a few things about what it’s like living […]

My Brother’s Keeper by Liora V., Israel

Author: By Liora V., Israel
Published: July 15, 2018
Categories: in Development, Education, English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Life Style
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Tags: #thinkactyala

Love is never easy. Love is always complicated. And it is always the ones we love the most who will hurt us the deepest. I don’t know why that is. I just know that a few times in my life I have played with fire and lost big time, or gravely burnt my hands, at […]

Magnificence of Sidi Bou by Meriem Somai, Tunisia

Author: by Meriem Somai, Tunisia
Published: July 7, 2018
Categories: in Art, English, Identity, Photo Essays, Tunisia
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Tags: colors, Culture, discovertheregion, history, Inspiration, Travel, tunisia, YaLa Photo Essay

I would like to share with you my favorite pictures that I took with my phone. They reflect the oriental taste of the Middle Eastern and Northern African countries. After coming back from the United States, I started looking at my country, Tunisia, from a different perspective. I am proud that Tunisia is rich regarding […]

Photo-essay | Jordanian Gold by Ibrahem Khatib, Israel\Palestine

Author: By Ibrahem Khatib, Israel\Palestine
Published: July 3, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Photo Essays, Travel
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Tags: #thinkactyala

This was the first time I planned a proper surprise for someone I love and admire. Her name is Hila, and she is an amazing young woman. We traveled by plane from Tel-Aviv to Eilat, crossed the border to Jordan. At the Jordanian side, we met Yousuf, a handsome young man at the age of […]

Chad by Meriem, Algeria (photo-essay)

Published: July 2, 2018
Categories: in Algeria, Art, Identity, Photo Essays, Travel
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Tags: #thinkactyala, discovertheregion, yala, YaLa Africa, YaLa Photo Essay, yala young leaders

Recently, I was lucky enough to be a part of the International Slam Festival in Tchad called N’Djam “s’enflamme en Slam’. It was a very unique experience in which I discovered the REAL AFRICA! I am also African, and the clichés about Africa being a poor, 3rd world country was not apparent to me in […]

You Can Still Be Yourself by Khadija Amahal, Morocco

Author: By Khadija Amahal, Morocco
Published: June 26, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Development, English, Identity, Life Style, Morocco, Tolerance
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When I was a kid, my mother used to advise me not to talk to strangers. She would tell me stories of kids who were kidnapped or poisoned once they welcomed a friendly talk with someone they encountered in the street. That’s why I would walk on my way to school all alone head to […]

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 […]

The Journey of Identity by Aziza Douma, Tunisia

Author: By Aziza Douma, Tunisia
Published: June 6, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel-Palestine, Travel, Tunisia
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Tags: #IDENTITY #THINKACTYALA

It was 1972 in southern Tunisia, in a little village called Old Zraoua. I woke up at 5 AM to the sounds of the rooster, like any normal day. It was dawn, and I could still see the stars shining in the sky as the sun rises on the horizon. The temperature would rise very […]

The Uninvited Guest by Hadass Evron, Israel

Author: By Hadass Evron, Israel
Published: June 5, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Tolerance
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Tags: #endviolence, #thinkactyala

The problem with anxiety attacks is that they’re always coming at a bad time. They don’t ask you if it’s okay when they come, they don’t knock on your door, they just burst in as an uninvited guest that you have to deal with. My body started shaking in the car as I was on […]

#MEN’too by Amine Hajji, Tunisia

Author: by Amine Hajji, Tunisia
Published: May 21, 2018
Categories: in Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance, Tunisia
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Tags: #METOO, Harassment

Since October 2017, thousands of men in power have been crawling out of their skin, heavily drinking, and recalling every interaction they had with a woman which might be considered –surprisingly to them- as a form of sexual harassment. The “Breaking News” theme of every major media update for the past two months has been […]

YaLa Poetry | His Eyes by Or Avrahami, Israel

Author: By Or Avrahami, Israel
Published: May 21, 2018
Categories: in English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Tolerance, YaLa Poetry
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Tags: #thinkactyala

His eyes were dark black portraying some kind of calmness and turbulence at the same time. His eyes didn’t tell a thing but if you looked longer than a few seconds, they said everything. I looked at them curiously, trying to understand who is this young man standing in front of me. He looked at […]

The Invincibility of Love by Aya, Palestine, Gaza

Author: By Aya, Palestine, Gaza
Published: May 21, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Israel-Palestine, Life Style, Palestine, Tolerance
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Tags: #thinkactyala, gaza, love

I’m afraid. There’s bombing outside, is it the fourth war in Gaza? I hate wars! I used to be brave but not anymore. You know why? Because in the 2014 war a friend of mine suffered a big loss. She has a shocking and tragic story that happened right in front of our eyes. It […]

Yes, it is possible! by Lana, Israel-Palestine

Author: By Lana, Israel-Palestine
Published: May 21, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Tolerance
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Tags: #thinkactyala, peacebuilding, womenwagepeace

Fridays are always intense in the old city of Jerusalem. It is the place and the time when three religions meet. For the Muslims it’s “Yom el-Jumaya”, the holiest day of the week; for the Jews, the holiest day of the week, Shabbat, will start right after sunset; and for the Christians, it’s remembering “Good […]

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 […]

No Matter How Many Skies Have Fallen by Afef, Tunisia

Author: by Afef, Tunisia
Published: May 2, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Tunisia
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I embarked on research by focusing on the female rebellion in D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover. I found the novel on the bookshelves of my father among various other books and anthologies he brought from the U.S. I still remember that moment when I opened the novel for the first time… my eyes fell on […]

The Spark by Alon Nutkevitch, Israel

Published: May 1, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Friendship, Identity, Travel
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange

The flames cheerfully surrounded the dry Eucalyptus logs, which made a soothing crackling noises. Dozens of monkeys encircled us, playing between the trees, their screams drawing our attention to the miraculous nature around us in its never ending shades of green, all colored in this late hour with unified black. Even the too warm beer, […]

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