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It is Time that the World Hears Our Voice by Nasim Al Huribat, Palestine

Author: By Nasim Al Huribat, Palestine
Published: June 12, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Tolerance
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I had an exam for one of the major chemistry subjects, the exam was at nine in the morning. I had missed this lecture three times because of the roads and the barriers during the second intifada. So I decided to leave the house at 6am to get the exam. After hours of traveling through […]

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 […]

The Birth of my First Dream

Author: By Doa, Gaza, Palestine
Published: June 3, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Egypt, English, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine, Palestine
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Tags: #thinkactyala, storytelling, Travel

I was speechless for more than 10 hours on Thursday, we were disconnected from the internet, and the electricity was shut off. I tried to escape by bothering my brothers to buy some widgets, I went back and forth from sleeping and eating. Life was dead in the city where I live. This same day […]

#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 […]

Alexandria’s Martyr Heroines by Samaa Ibrahem, Egypt

Author: By Samaa Ibrahem, Egypt
Published: April 25, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Education, Egypt, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights
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Tags: #thinkactyala, genderequality

The inspiring account of two women who defied the gravity of patriarchy draped in the robe of “Religion”. Alexandria city, the land of magic and knowledge, buried two female treasures who fought the curse of patriarchy with the sword of religion. Both of them sacrificed their lives for the sake of their beliefs. They chose […]

Of Trees and Walls by Ela Lipaz, Israel

Author: By Ela Lipaz, Israel
Published: April 24, 2018
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Life Style, Palestine, Tolerance
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Tags: #endviolence, olivetrees, peace encounter

I was 26 years old, and I’ve never met the Palestinians who lived only 5 minutes away from my neighbourhood. I stood at this beautiful observation point in Jerusalem and looked upon the Palestinian villages near Bethlehem. My entire life I was living here, but I’ve never visited them. Next to me were standing a […]

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 […]

Timing is Everything by Atef Amri, Tunisia

Author: By Atef Amri,
Published: April 11, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Development, Education, English, Identity, Life Style, Tunisia
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Reading other people’s stories, I realize how hard it is to have grown up in war zones, conflict areas, and to have gone through major losses. As for me, I did not grow up in a conflict zone and did not see loved ones die at my sight, but I still believe that my life […]

She, Breaking Free by Zineb, Tunisia

Author: By Zineb, Tunisia
Published: April 10, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: Feminism, gender equality

Her room, again, portrayed an obscure cavern of darkness which was not new to her. A vintage dress, from an era that goes way back, was the only separation between her skin and the creeping midnight chill. In her usual sleeplessness, she was drunk on silence. For hours, it had seeped into her pores, dowsing […]

Thanks for Waking me Up by Zafer Sabbah, Palestine

Author: By Zafer Sabbah, Palestine
Published: March 29, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Friendship, Palestine
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Tags: identity, storytelling

It was the summer, and I had spent the night studying for my last math exam the next morning. It was a very hard time. I was very stressed and a strange, ominous feeling surrounding me. I was a student in the ninth grade, which is also called the third preparatory class. That year, there […]

My First Christmas by Tamar Schechtman, Israel

Author: By Tamar Schechtman, Israel
Published: March 28, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Friendship, Hebrew, Identity, Israel, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: christmas, home, learning, life, religion, Travel

I was born and raised in a quiet little town by the sea, far from borders and conflict and also far from cultural diversity. Other than a short exchange program in Germany during high school, I never actually met anyone who wasn’t Jewish. I knew nothing else. Though I was supposedly privileged, I felt deprived […]

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 […]

My Indian Guru by Adam, Israel

Author: By Adam, Israel
Published: March 22, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Israel, Travel
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange, #thinkactyala, India

Jorge, an excitable, lanky teenager from Venezuela, volunteered in a slum on the outskirts of Delhi, India. Sometimes he would come with his friends to stay at our hostel in the city. Before his final weekend, he wanted to visit an acquaintance he had made. He told me about an ascetic at a temple in […]

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