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YaLa Poetry | Selene’s Genes by Thilleli G, Algeria

Author: Thilleli G, Algeria
Published: August 14, 2019
Categories: in Algeria, Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Life Style, YaLa Poetry, כללי
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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 […]

Beginning right now, Shout to the Universe by Doaa, Iraq

Author: Doaa, Iraq
Published: August 12, 2019
Categories: in Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Iraq
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I used to be an active girl and a clever student, especially in English. I am not bragging, but if I had to say, I was the best among my classmates in English. I still remember the words of my classmate Hiba, who said: “Doaa I want to speak English as good as you do, […]

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
Published: August 8, 2019
Categories: in Arabic, Art, Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Development, English, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics, Tolerance, YaLa Poetry
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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, […]

Analysis | Combating Human Trafficking: What can be Learned from the Israeli Success Story by Evan Henderson, Israel/US

Author: Evan Henderson, Israel/US
Published: July 31, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Human Rights, Israel, Opinion and Analysis
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Human trafficking has emerged as a worldwide epidemic, revealing itself in the past decades to be a profitable and low-risk industry for traffickers. All across the globe, countries are consistently instituting new initiatives in an effort to curve this growing threat, and yet, in many places these efforts have been to no avail. Israel is […]

YaLa CineClub: Very Big Shot by Moulham, Syria

Author: Moulham
Published: July 29, 2019
Categories: in Art, English, Lebanon, Life Style, YaLa CineClub
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You might know the Netflix series “Jinn”, the first Netflix original series in the Arab world, I will not talk about it today – I will talk about it soon in an interview with one of the main actresses- however, today I will talk about the film that inspired and persuaded Netflix to produce this […]

Memories from Damascus… By Moulham, Syria

Author: By Moulham, Syria
Published: July 24, 2019
Categories: in Art, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Iran, Lebanon, Life Style, Syria, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: Art, cinema, damascus, Inspiration, Knafeh, nostalgie, syria, syrianyouth

In 2005, I was studying at the best private school in Damascus. Al Saade School, which in English means “the happiness school”, and I thought I was happy, when my biggest dream was to run my father’s jewellery shop and study cinema at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts. As a result of the War […]

From Pain Into Action by Sam A, Palestine

Author: Written by Sam A, Palestine
Published: July 14, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics, Tolerance
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Tags: coexistence, IsraelPalestine, music, palestine, palestinianrefugees, Palestinians, peace, storytelling

We are all humans, with blood and feelings. When words come from our authentic heart, this will reach out to other people’s hearts and minds. I believe in change, I want to make a change in my community and other communities, I want to show all the world my story as a Palestinian refugee. I […]

The Change Just Started / A Palestinian refugee between the hammer of pain and the anvil of hope By Sam A, Palestine

Author: By Sam A, Palestine
Published: July 7, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Jordan, Palestine, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: AravaInstitute, IsraelPalestine, palestine, Palestinians, peace, peace activism, peacebuilding, storytelling, yala young leaders

After graduating from university in 2015, I spent three years moving around the cities of the West Bank, unemployed and looking for a job or any other opportunity. Given the situation of favouritism and nepotism in my country, all my attempts meant nothing, and I lived three years in a bubble of puzzle and isolation. […]

THE MEMORY OF WAR By Malak AT, Libya

Author: By Malak AT, Libya
Published: July 4, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Environment, Identity, Libya
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Tags: benghazi, libya, libyawar, Libye, memories, wars

When we think of the term war, we immediately connect it to loss, grief, and sadness. It is part of the world’s history; it is both gain and loss. One party will win while another will lose and the loss in itself can be in many different forms: emotional, physical, as well as social damage/loss. […]

women’s World Cup: More than just football! By Dalya Arussy, Israel

Author: By Dalya Arussy, Israel
Published: June 30, 2019
Categories: in Current Events, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: Feminism, fifa2019, football, women rights, women's wolrd cup 2019, women's world cup, worldcup2019.

“We wouldn’t have known the Women’s World Cup was happening if you hadn’t said anything.” I sat in front of him tight-lipped, giving a pitiful smile. Most likely, I also rolled my eyes. Although I’m passionate about all forms of football, I generally don’t force it into conversations, especially not women’s football, unless I see […]

Deal of the Century: Why We Refuse! By Mazen, Palestine

Author: By Mazen, Palestine
Published: June 27, 2019
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Democracy, English, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics
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Tags: corruption, Dealofthecentury, israel-palestine, IsraelPalestine, news, opinion, palestine, politics, USpeaceplan

Actually, I am not exactly sure why we are refusing it; however, when digging deeper into Palestinian media parties you will find a kind of Schizophrenia. Let me tell you how! We, as Palestinians, are divided into political, social, economic and religious groups, therefore we still do not know what we want or need, and […]

Northern Nigeria & Internal Displacement by Eunice Amoka, Nigeria

Author: Eunice Amoka, Nigeria
Published: June 20, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Democracy, English, Human Rights, Identity, Nigeria, Tolerance
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Tags: nigeria, refugees, WorldRefugeesDay

I was born, and have lived over half of my life in Kaduna State, which is located in northern Nigeria. I was born during the 1992 Zangon Kataf crisis, which was a result of an explosive mix of religious and ethnic rivalry. This crisis led to the burning of buildings, destruction of property, the death […]

The story of a grandmother by Youba D, Morocco

Author: By Youba D, Morocco
Published: June 20, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Development, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Morocco, Tolerance
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By Youba D, Morocco Scholars of gender have identified two significant divisions among Moroccan women’s movements. Secular-oriented Moroccan women attempt to achieve gender equality outside the realm of religion and based on international conventions, such as the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Alternatively, Islamic-focused Moroccan women turn to feminist interpretations of the Quran to […]

Her Plight by James S. Namalira, Nigeria

Author: James S Namalira
Published: June 19, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Tolerance
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Tags: internationaldayfortheeliminationofsexualviolences, nigeria, sexualviolence, women rights

A true life experience of Kozito Eze I was in Lagos for the weekend for a couple of meetings and other personal arrangements sometime in May. I had to make the quick trip totally unplanned, because of how personally important securing bags is to me. But, I had to make a quick return to my […]

#DoctorsUnderOppression : Why this hashtag went viral in Morocco by Oumaïma O, Morocco

Author: Oumaïma O, Morocco
Published: June 17, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Morocco, Politics
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Tags: #DoctorsUnderOppression, MedicalStudentsinMorocco, morocco

It has been 3 months since I last talked to a patient or set my foot in our lecture hall. I miss this! I even miss the ugly part of being a medical student, a medical student in a developing country to be more accurate. If my colleagues and I had one wish it would […]

All the Undisclosed Stories of the City by Ala Oueslati, Tunisia

Author: Ala Oueslati
Published: June 16, 2019
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Human Rights, Identity, Life Style, Tolerance, Travel, Tunisia
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Tags: city, diversity, newyork, stories

I still get lost in New York. I will probably still always get lost in New York. Because it is a gigantic city, but also because I have a terrible sense of direction that even my phone GPS can’t rectify. This city is a magical place. With a great deal of diversity, livelihood, and richness, […]

On That Bloody Monday… by MacElhadi, Sudan

Author: MacElhadi, Sudan
Published: June 12, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Democracy, English, Human Rights, Politics, Sudan
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Tags: news, revolution, sudan, sudanrevolution

Their bodies left us, but their memories still linger on. The secluded which have been forced upon us by the Transitional military council continues. We are not connected with the rest of the world. Our hearts filled with pain and sadness in light of the shocking and heinous crime which took place during the 29th […]

Stand with Persons with Albinism, June 13th By Collins Osariemen Omokaro

Author: Collins Osariemen Omokaro
Published: June 12, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Nigeria, Tolerance
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Tags: albinism, albinismawarness

This article was written By Collins Osariemen Omokaro, YaLa Alumni & Assistant Coordinator at The Albino Foundation, Benin Chapter, Edo State, Nigeria. International Albinism Awareness Day, IAAD is a day set aside globally for persons with albinism. It is marked annually on June 13th to celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism. The theme for this […]

Getting Warm, warmer… Hot! The beginning of the most important protests of the 21st century – An Israeli perspective by Matai Ben Aharon, Israel

Author: Matai Ben Aharon, Israel
Published: June 5, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Development, Education, English, Environment, Israel, Life Style, Politics
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2018 and 2019 will be marked in history as the beginning of a global uprising of the people against the lack of satisfying action by all of us regarding the climate emergency our world is facing. During this past year came out two of the most dramatic reports regarding climate change and environmental destruction. The […]

Trash: A major Environmental Issue in Libya By Eman F, Libya

Author: Eman F, Libya
Published: June 5, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Environment, Libya
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World Environment Day 5th June is a platform for action environment day every year. This day reminds us of the urge to protect our environment. In order to encourage worldwide awareness to save our beautiful and green planet, on this day, hundreds of organizations and millions of civilians will urge governments, industries, communities, and individuals […]

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