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Nothing Impresses me – لا شيء يعجبني By Mahmoud G, Palestine

Author: By Mahmoud G, Palestine
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إن من يعرفني جيدا سيستغرب كثيرا مما ستقرأه في الأسطر التالية وأنا أكتبه بعد احتفالي بنهاية مرحلة العشرينات من عمري. لكن أتمنى أن تعطي فقرة الخاتمة بريق أمل ورجاء وتشجيعا أكثر على العمل لواقع ومستقبل أفضل. في الوقت الذي أصبح الكثير من الناس الواقعيين يفكرون بنهاية العالم. والحالمون يظنون انهم لن يصلوا لزمن تكون فيه […]
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I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; not to kill Iyad Hallaq. By Mahmoud G, Palestine

Author: By Mahmoud G, Palestine
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You call me a person of colour And you call yourself white   When you are cold you turn blue When you are hot you turn red When you are sick you turn yellow When you are sad you turn grey When you are angry your heart becomes dark And after all of this, you […]
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Ordinary Heroes & Our Freedom, A Tribute to Bassel Shehadeh and Shady Habash, By Moulham M, Syria

Author: By Moulham M, Syria
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I have never written in defence of a Syrian writer, a cartoonist a director, actor or human rights activist My heart was always with them But I was afraid to write I fear the expression, Not just for myself But for my family In Damascus we say: He who does not fear God, fear him! […]
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YaLa Poetry | The One in the Mirror by Abigail, Israel

Author: Abigail L, Israel
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It’s upsetting To discover That there is still Racism Inside of me Still, fear That can turn into Something ugly In moments of pressure I can take it Out there Even though It’s so sad But to find it inside Is heartbreaking Everyone is racist My friend said Even I am Even you are But […]
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YaLa Poetry | The Ones Who Lead Us to the Troubles, Who? by Mahmoud H, Palestine

Author: Mahmoud H, Palestine
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The ones who lead us to the troubles, who? Now I am going to tell you bro  The problem is not the two fighting kids  The problem is with the greedy elders  Even though they get grey and bold  They are like mountains, selfish, and solid  Yes, they remain Like this mountain With this selfish […]
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YaLa Poetry | We are all Israa by J.M, Palestine

Author: J.M, Palestine
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Let my body give you an overdose  My aura moves the dominos  They said I have demons, Ha? Even the demons loved me, Ra! Tell them  Ana Hurra Ana Hurra  To be strong, don’t ask me to I am strong already, I can make a crew I was just not ready  I was 21 about […]
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YaLa Poetry | She Lays Down Her Sword by Abigail Levitt, Israel

Author: Abigail Levitt, Israel
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The Knight in shining armor Takes her helmet off To reveal her golden hair Her powerful pelvis Her life-bearing womb She lays down her sword And washes away her sins She looks up at the stars At the tower At the rope Made of women’s hair All the women who came before her Feels their […]
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YaLa Poetry | Selene’s Genes by Thilleli G, Algeria

Author: Thilleli G, Algeria
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1- A non-validation somehow turned into humility, a fear somehow turned into control, an indecisiveness turned into nihilism, a repressed desire turned into philosophy, some books learnt somehow turned into wisdom … your name is complicated. So your boss calls you Melissa. You probably drink a lot, but you answer emails quickly. What more to […]
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If you want an Apple, you have to plant a Tree  – إذا أردت تفاحأ فعليك أن تزرع شجرة تفاح by Mahmoud H, Palestine

Author: Mahmoud H, Palestine
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In our environment, we care about agriculture a lot, and our ancestors cared, even more, they took care of trees and planted them carefully, leaving the good reaps its own good fruit. They cared more about the trees and agriculture than they cared about the fruit, but their faithfulness gave them their harvest every year, […]
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A Palestinian refugee, between the hammer of pain and the anvil of hope Chapter I, My Family: The pain just started by Sam A, Palestine

Author: Sam A, Palestine
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1948. This is the year when my family was first displaced from our homeland in Beer Sheva. It happened during the war, our house and farm were looted in cold blood. My grandfather passed away 10 years ago. He always told me it was a good life before the war, living as Bedouins and moving […]
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YaLa Poetry | Incongruous by Yosr S, Tunisia

Author: By Yosr S, Tunisia
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That desire to live To truly live, for the best Went on fire Blazing all over the place Seeking Detoxification in the wild Do not teach them the ordinary way For you have not an ordinary child They always strive for the best Let them teach you For the world rendered you quite. Do not […]
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YaLa Poetry | Hugs & Guns Poem by Jumanna, Algeria

Author: Poem by Jumanna, Algeria. Photograph by Hasna, Morocco
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She grew up in a world that made her believe that peace is a lie, and the only choice she has is to run and hide, or surrender and die. On her 4th birthday, she woke up to the sound of shouting and loud cries, being carried by her mother out the door, without a […]
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YaLa Poetry | His Eyes by Or Avrahami, Israel

Author: By Or Avrahami, Israel
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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 […]
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YaLa Poetry | My Favorite Story by Mouad, Morocco

Author: By Mouad, Morocco
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I saw, in my dream that I was walking between foreign houses, holding many books. Each book consisted of many other books proliferating endlessly. Coming to a verse of any poem written inside the book, I fond myself looking at its poet’s name. Then, I saw his face. I put the book down beside him […]
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Favoritism by AFNAN

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PALESTINE — Favoritism is a poem written by Afnan, an alum of the YaLa Citizen Journalism Program. I’m the child who is spending her Whole life catching stupid butterflies I remember when the teacher asked me What I want to be in the future, I answered A great Manager! Then, I noticed the innocent laughter […]
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White is a beautiful color by Thilleli Lily, Algeria

Author: Thilleli Lily
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You’ve been hurt and had to man up, like any girl who wants to grow up. You don’t trust men, you don’t let them explain, but between heaven and hell, we’ll meet again. You keep treating me harshly, but I love you blindly. There is a party at the beach, Maybe we can share our […]
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‘The Land of Deceptive Utopia’ by Sahar Amarir, Morocco

Author: Sahar Amarir
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I love a land, the land of deceptive utopia. It is a land at the crossroads of civilizations, the land of lemon and olive trees, of milk and honey, of the bride of the sea and the white city, of the shrine of the friend and the golden holy city. It’s a land whose sweetness […]
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YaLa Poetry | A Letter to the President Obama: Followed by a Poem

Author: Rahma Shgaier, Tunisia
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Dear Mr. President, Welcome to our region. I hope that your stay will be fruitful this time. I know that your visit is so expected. Many people have high hopes. Many people believe that peace in the region is possible, that change is possible. Right, It’s easy to say:“yes, we can” but do we really […]
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