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Photo Essay | Buildings by Youba Darif, Morocco

Author: By Youba Darif, Morocco
Published: August 30, 2018
Categories: in Art, Culture and Heritage, English, Morocco, Photo Essays, Travel
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Tags: #Maghreb, discovertheregion, Inspiration, morocco, tourism, traveling

Buildings also can speak and tell people’s stories, history, lifestyle, visions, struggles, hopes, and aspirations. During my recent travels in my country, Morocco, I discovered the essence of my magnificent culture and civilization by looking at the small details in buildings which witness a tremendous history. Each building in the following photos has so many […]

Your only responsibility is to speak up! by Oumaima, Morocco

Author: By Oumaima, Morocco
Published: August 16, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Morocco
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Tags: #Enough, #METOO, Inspiration, opinion, truth, women rights

It was noon and I was leaving the hospital after our morning rounds to head towards a meeting I was really excited about at the Norwegian embassy. I walked out and took the first cab I found, I was too excited and nervous to notice that the driver already had 2 clients in the back […]

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 […]

The Value of Imagination by Sara Haddou Amar, Morocco

Author: By Sara Haddou Amar, Morocco
Published: April 22, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Life Style, Morocco
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Tags: Imagination

Since my childhood education was a necessity in our family, the very reason to live. We should study hard, be the best and have good grades. Money was not an issue when it came to books or extra-classes, especially classes related to science and mathematics. I have never questioned this “Program” we lived in, it […]

The Caterpillar Effect by Zineb, Morocco

Author: By Zineb, Morocco
Published: March 26, 2018
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Morocco, Religion
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Tags: #thinkactyala

I wake up every day to the sound of Azhan (prayer’s call), I get up and wash myself in order to pray and make mom happy. I lie to her, I lie to myself and I lie to everyone around me but why? Because I really want to fit in. I want to be this […]

YaLa Poetry | My Favorite Story by Mouad, Morocco

Author: By Mouad, Morocco
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in Art, English, Identity, Life Style, Morocco, Travel, YaLa Poetry
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Tags: books, daydream, dream, imaginaryworld, morocco, nightdream, reality, youth

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 […]

“Just ignore it!”

Author: Fatima Zahra El Hafa, Morocco
Published: May 16, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Morocco
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Tags: Action, Feminism, Inspiration, morocco, sexualharrassment, street harrasment

No matter the situation, I always prefer to confront the problem rather than just ignoring it. An accident I had last year was no exception. I was on my way home after a long and tiresome day at school. It was evening time and the street was busy with people rushing back home to rest. […]

A Sudden Death, by Mariyamme Nabbi, Morocco

Published: April 5, 2017
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Friendship, Identity, Morocco, Religion
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Tags: death, family, hope, love, morocco, religion, traditions

As I got back from school on Tuesday evening, I ate my lunch with my beautiful family, and proceeded to take a nap. I got up after an hour and a half and I realized that I should begin to work on my homework. It was not actually homework, but I had to revise many […]

Video | Women of the Middle East

Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Egypt, Friendship, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Media, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tolerance, Videos
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Tags: algeria, education, egypt, equality, Freedom of Speech, iraq, israel, middle east, morocco, palestine, sudan, syria, women

Women from all over the Middle East are speaking up – for education, safety, equality, for their freedom of speech. They come from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria and Sudan, but they are united in commitment to be the voice of the voiceless.

Video | Seeds of Hope by Youness Ben, Morocco

Author: Youness Ben, Morocco
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Media, Morocco, Videos
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Tags: hope, morocco, Video, YaLa Citizen Journalist

A short video by Citizen Journalist Youness Ben from Morocco, a graduate of the Aileen Getty school of Citizen Journalism.

Video | My first Romantic Picnic in Tangier by Youness, Morocco

Author: Youness, Morocco
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Media, Morocco, Videos
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Tags: morocco, Video, YaLa Citizen Journalist

Watch Youness’ first video, entitled “My first Romantic picnic in Tangier.”

‘The Land of Deceptive Utopia’ by Sahar Amarir, Morocco

Author: Sahar Amarir
Published: July 14, 2014
Categories: in English, Identity, Morocco, Tolerance, YaLa Poetry
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Tags: femaleleader, morocco, peace, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

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 […]

Moroccan Food Adventures

Author: Tiffany Harris, USA
Published: August 8, 2013
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Life Style, Morocco, Travel
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Tags: coexistence, morocco, peace, TiffanyHarris, USA, womenforpeace

“What to do in Morocco? How can one choose between its ancient cities, maze-like medinas, golden-colored kasbahs, the grandeur of the Atlas mountains, or the allure of the sea…oh, and the Atlantic ocean!! Admittedly, I’m biased. I was lucky enough to live in Morocco for almost 2.5 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Like many […]

Keep Your Daughters in School… Not the Kitchen

Author: Maroua Cherkaoui, Morocco
Published: April 18, 2013
Categories: in Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Morocco
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Tags: MarouaCherkaoui, morocco, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

My mother startled me one recent evening when she told me to wear something nice because we were getting visitors. I know all my parents’friends, so what was so special about these guests? Despite my concern, I did as my mother asked. I wore one of my simple modern dresses and a scarf as usual. […]

We Deserve to See the Sun

Author: Hanane Harrath, Morocco
Published: March 22, 2013
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Morocco, Politics
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Tags: HananeHarrath, morocco, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

Here we are. Standing up throughout the Middle East. Standing up in lands buried by endless wars or, harmful consequences of dictatorships. Fighting every single day to contain our legitimate anger. Yes, we are angry and we are right to be. We are angry because we carry a burden we don’t want and we don’t […]

Will Feminism’s Rebirth Come from the Arab World?

Author: Sahar Amarir, Morocco
Published: March 11, 2013
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Morocco
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Tags: genderequality, morocco, SaharAmarir, womenforpeace

Depending on time and space, saying “feminism” and “Arab world” in the same sentence will get you only reactions of laughter, unless you mean they are incompatible – in which cases you’ll get zealous nods. But prejudices hardly dictate the unexpected thread of history running before our eyes, and neither will they guide us to […]

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