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The double edged sword

Author: Nawras Mahir, Iraq
Published: January 12, 2017
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Iraq
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Tags: architecture, beirut, university

“Keep walking down the straight road; once you come across a ‘bizarre’ building on your right, this is the Issam Faris Institute.” I am here, standing at the main gate of the American University of Beirut, listening to the answer of the security man with his gentle Lebanese accent. I asked him to show me […]

First travel: Denmark by Alaa, Palestine

Published: January 11, 2017
Categories: in English, Identity
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Tags: adventure, fear, palestine, solotraveler, Travel, woman

It is a somewhat of a struggle for a girl like me in a patriarchal society to travel abroad. It is especially not accepted to travel alone. However, traveling abroad is my dream, my goal, and a type of personal success. I applied to many different programs abroad to help me achieve this goal. In […]

Hanukkah in the Holy Land: Darkness and light in a changing Israel by Ofek Ravid

Published: January 11, 2017
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: hannuka, history, holidays, israel, maccabee, tolerance, tradition

Hanukkah, or the festival of lights, is celebrated yearly on the 25th of Kislev on the Jewish Calendar. Hanukkah is not mentioned in the Old Testament, and is not a holiday with any strict commandments. It was added to our collective cannon by the Jewish Sages and the holiday has become one of modern Judaism’s […]

Saving a Life by Ahmed Barben, Iraq

Published: January 11, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Human Rights, Iraq
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Tags: baby, birth, doctor, help, iraq, life, medicine

It was at lunchtime on January 2016 and it was on the first day of our 2 and half months of our pediatric training course for medical school. We had just finished class when my friend Haider and I decided to walk through the yard of the hospital to familiarize ourselves with our new environment. […]

The Language of Terror by Sarah Moussaoui, Morocco

Published: January 5, 2017
Categories: in Current Events, English
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Tags: attack, istanbul, newyears, turkey

On December 31st, 2016, people around the world had different party plans to ring in the new year. Many among these were tourists and locals of Istanbul who wanted to celebrate this moment and share their happy moments with friends and loved ones at Reina club, a popular nightclub in Istanbul. The party did not […]

Things that changed my vision of life as a child by Rima, Tunisia

Published: January 4, 2017
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: childhood, Gender, genderequality, memory, tunisia

I remember when I was a child; a friend of mine came to my house full of delight and excitement. She told me that her mother is waiting for a new baby. I congratulated her but remarked that she was 9 years old and she is plenty older and that she wouldn’t be able to […]

The Last Line of My Childhood by Vera Badalyan, Russia/Israel

Published: January 4, 2017
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Identity
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Tags: bomb, childhood, fear, memory, Russia

I don’t know how a boy becomes a man and to tell you the truth, I don’t believe in such pompous words. But I know how you lose your childhood and how you carry on, moving somewhere new through the fear. I was eleven. I don’t remember myself well enough during these years: how I […]

Citizen of The World by Ahmed Nasri Tunisia

Published: January 4, 2017
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: community, diversity, Language, tunisia

When I was growing up, I never noticed any diversity in my community. People looked the same, held the same beliefs, ate the same kind of food, and spoke the same language. My small community was like a disconnected bubble from the outside world to the extent that I didn’t even question how the outside […]

An Unfamiliar Bed by Mohammed El Amine Dekhissi, Algeria

Published: January 4, 2017
Categories: in Current Events, English
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Tags: istanbul, terrorism, turkey

It was the second Thursday of May, another hot and sunny day in Istanbul. I began my morning like I did every day: woke up at 9:00 am, took a shower, had my breakfast and made my way to the library. We had had a great game the night before against the Marmara team, but […]

The Blind Driver by Abdullah Mohammad, Palestine

Published: January 4, 2017
Categories: in English, Identity
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Tags: blind, driving, independence, innerstrength, inspiringstory, palestine, youth

Driving a car as a blind person was an experience that gave me the courage to do things I never would have thought of doing. It happened one day back in the summer of 2004, in the al-Karama neighborhood of Dubai. My family was planning where to go for the holiday. I was a young […]

She could have gone to school this year… Yasna, Iran

Published: January 4, 2017
Categories: in Current Events, English, Human Rights, Iran
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Tags: afghanistan, Iran, racism, rape, youth

The sad story of Setayesh Ghoreishi, happened in my birthplace, Tehran. This sad story is not just about crime, it is also about violation of human rights, racism and more She was a normal six-year-old girl. She Moved from Afghanistan to Iran to find a better life and she and her family wished her to […]

New Year’s in Israel by Natalie Goldshtein, Israel

Published: January 3, 2017
Categories: in Current Events, English, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: holidays, immigrants, israel, New Year's

Children often treat all occurrences as of equal value and meaning, accepting that things are as they should be simply because they are happening. The realization of the possibility of differences is part of growing up. It can lead to great things, with understanding what and how things can be better. However, it also brings […]

Harassment: It must come to an end by Elarif Rkia, Morocco

Published: December 29, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity
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Tags: education, morocco, sexualharrassment, women

In a world when our rights have been nominated dreams. I am dreaming of this day, where there is no violence, no looks of desire, and no sexual harassment anymore. A world where I can dress nicely and properly, a world where I can apply my favorite lipstick color, a world where I can speak […]

Superhero by Claire Polansky, Israel

Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in English, Friendship
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Tags: animals, bestfriend, dog, israel, Travel

I had nothing but a shiny, black plastic bag full of memories on the night my guardian angel joined me for the desolated roads. I actively chose to drop out of society with a backpack full of a few essentials and a one-way greyhound ticket to Alabama to meet my teacher of the road for […]

Amazing changes are happening

Author: Wiem Alkkari, Tunisia
Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: empowerment, girl, strenght, tunisia, woman, women

I have experienced drastic changes throughout my life. My name is Wiem and I am from Tunisia.Since the events of 2011, I am not the same person before these events or after it. If you knew me before 2011, you would recognise me as a young, shy girl, who was quite isolated and lived according […]

Welcome back, Hero by Omid, Kurdistan/Iran

Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Iran
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Tags: dog, Iran, Kurdistan, landmine, soldier

Today I was checking the news and I saw a report that was unbelievable and shocking for me. Even to this day, it surprises me. The news was shocking as I read, someone sacrifice himself for saving a dog. In the Kurdish region of Iran, civil society activities are very diverse despite the harsh pressure […]

A Wish for Christmas by Enana Hermez, Syria

Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in Current Events, English, Human Rights
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Tags: christmas, christmaswish, memory, peace, syria, tolerance

In that photo, that frozen moment, one sole tree was standing. Simply decorated with strips of yellow lights wrapped around it. The humble Christmas tree stood there, informing the residents of Al-Hasakah – my home city – that the holidays season has arrived. Passers-by staring strangely at the tree as if though it’s a ray […]

Bravo, you work like a man! by Kaoutar Chahbane, Morocco

Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: education, gender equality, girl, morocco, traditions, women

Note: This is not a generalization, nor it is a hate letter.. This is a reflection on a reality, a reality that we cannot deny. The issue I want to talk about today happens everyday in our world. It’s not just ’in my city’ nor ’in my country’… Oh no, it is universal. In the […]

White is a beautiful color by Thilleli Lily, Algeria

Author: Thilleli Lily
Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in Algeria, English, YaLa Poetry
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Tags: Algiers, city, poem, poetry, white

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 […]

My first day by Tsnim Mahajna, Israel

Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in English, Friendship, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: backtoschool, israel, studies, university, youth

It was my first day at university, but we are going to start from the day before it. My father and my sister drove me to my apartment, it was exciting to have this feeling of independence and to feel that everything around you would be controlled by just you and only you. And then, […]

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