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The Breaking Point Maryam Al-Kubati, Yemen

Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: empowerment, genderequality, girl, independence, woman, yemen

It was early September 2007; I had just received my exam results for my secondary school test (thnawiya alamma). I was overly excited for my future as my father had promised that I would be allowed to travel to Malaysia for my bachelor’s degree. I didn’t bother about the grades, after all, my father would […]

Raped childhood, broken future

Author: Photo Essay | Yasmine Kassar, Tunisia
Published: December 26, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights
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Tags: childmarriage, genderequality, humanrights, rape, rapeculture, tunisia, womenrights

What is a 13-year-old girl supposed to do? Most of you will say that she has to be at school, learning new subjects, new languages or historical events. Others will say she might be playing with other kids of her age in the courtyard, having fun and having nothing to worry about. Some will say […]

Solo Travelling By Maroi ECH-CHARKAOUY from Morocco

Published: December 22, 2016
Categories: in English, Identity
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Tags: europe, Feminism, morocco, solotraveler, Travel

After spending a disastrous year at school where I was mentally traumatized by one of my male professors who always picked on me, I decided I needed a break. This professor simply picked on me because he did not like me, even though I was attending all classes, participating in all of his classes and […]

Video | Israel. Palestine. Peace. by Adar, Israel

Author: by Adar, Israel
Published: December 19, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Identity, Media, Videos
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Tags: IDF, israel, palestine, peace, peacebuilding

My transformation from an IDF soldier to a peace activist. You can follow Adar on his Facebook page.

War changed my life by Motasem Arisheh, Syria

Published: December 18, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English
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Tags: damascus, germany, Refugee, syria, syriawar, youth

My story starts as every other story does as a calm, sunny day, I can still clearly remember that date and to be frank, who doesn’t in Syria!! It was 16.12.2012 when I was at school and I received an urgent phone call from a friend warning me and said: “Don’t go back home today, […]

WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER by Bridget, Tunisia

Published: December 18, 2016
Categories: in English, Identity
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Tags: astronaut, brokendream, dream, tunisia, youth

They say that time heals all scars, but I believe that time only makes the pain feel a bit less painful. However, the scar will always be hidden somewhere in your heart, and you will only notice it when an event or a memory triggers it. This is what I learned during the summer of […]

Impact of 9/11 on Afghanistan by Atiqullah Rahimi, Afghanistan

Published: December 15, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights
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Tags: 9/11, afghanistan, freedom, talibans, youth

It was second week of September 2001, I remember clearly that day. The wind was blowing fast and I could see the plastic bags dancing in sky alongside the dust in Quetta, Pakistan. I was an 8 year old refugee kid who just left home, I remember I was wearing a light green Afghani dress […]

ما جد في التاريخ – الفصل الأول من أولها … امجد جيز

Published: December 15, 2016
Categories: in Arabic, Conflict & Peacebuilding
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Tags: Aleppo, refugees, SyrianCivilWar

مللت من السنوات التي تمر من عمري بلا فائدة وبلا جدوى، أيام تتكرر وتعيد نفسها بلا توقف، كل ما يزيد في حياتنا ويتقدم فقط هو السن وكعادتنا لا يرضينا حكم حاكمنا ولا نرى فيه سوى أنه يزداد سوءً عن غيره، فقد يمر به بصيص أمل لكن السوء هو الأبرز والأكثر، مرت في حياتي ثلاث حكومات […]

Unforgettable memory of Aleppo by Marwa Boustaji

Published: December 14, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English
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Tags: Aleppo, beforethewar, memories, olivetrees, syria, syriacivilwar

What I’m about to say happened in Aleppo-Syria in 2006, when I was a child. I used to always play in our garden, right around from the pond, and I tried to always see the top point of the water fountain. One day, my mom told me to get ready to go on a trip […]

A Life changing trip by Anabel Rivera, Israel

Published: December 13, 2016
Categories: in English, Tolerance
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Tags: backpacktrip, encounters, Friendship, israel, Travel

Not long ago, I backpacked through South America with my best friend. Little did we know that this adventure would direct our futures later on. I could think on hundreds of stories from this journey to tell you but I have chosen this one, the closest one to my heart. During our trip we made many […]

Exile by Behzad Miran, Syria (Arabic follows English)

Published: December 13, 2016
Categories: in Arabic, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Iran
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Tags: exile, migrants, Refugee, syria, youth

At the end of Autumn 2015, I was on the Turkish-Bulgarian border with 5 other young Syrians, whom I had met in the alleys and cafes of Istanbul while we were all searching for smugglers to take us to Europe. We became companions of the trail, but we weren’t sure we had much in common. […]

A CHALLENGING YEAR IN POLAND by Safae El Ouadifi, Morocco

Published: December 8, 2016
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: Humanity, morocco, studies, Travel, tunisia, youth

It was the 1st of August in 2013 and it began as any other ordinary sunny morning in my beloved city Casablanca. I was checking my email inbox and it was full to the brim. I was about to logout of my inbox and go back to my unfinished morning nap, an email caught my […]

Gaza Sea Port by Wesam, Gaza, Palestine – photo essay –

Published: December 8, 2016
Categories: in English, Photo Essays
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Tags: gaza, photography, seaport

I have been thinking deeply about taking the best pictures to tell the story of Gaza. Some of you may wonder why is it so hard to take pictures ! It is hard because everything around us reflects pain and misery. Destroyed houses, Injured people and lost dreams. This is not what I want to […]

Change is Possible By Akar, Kurdistan-Iraq

Published: December 8, 2016
Categories: in English, Identity, Iraq
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Tags: Iran, iraq, Kurdistan, Refugee, socialanxiety, youth

I am a Kurdish-Iraqi citizen, born in Iran as a refugee. The place where we lived in Iran was called “Ordogahe Sonqor,” which was near Kermanshah, and there were more than 500 families gathered and living in the area as refugees. There was a school for us where we were mixed with Persian students. I […]

War by Wadie Skaf, Syria

Published: December 8, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English
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Tags: childrenofsyria, syria, syriacivilwar

Living in Syria, 14 years old, his name was Ahmad. Ahmad was good at school, his teachers loved him, his mates were jealous of him. Ahmad’s days were amazing until the war came. War has taken over, tanks are in the streets, aircrafts in the sky, the boy is home alone. Mom waiting for Dad, […]

On The Road by Rotem Miron, Israel

Published: December 8, 2016
Categories: in English, Identity
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Tags: backpack, backpacktrip, China, israel, road, traveler, youth

In the summer of 2006, I found myself walking down a country road outside a small mountain village in northern China with a huge backpack on my shoulders, little money in my pockets and absolutely no idea where I was going. I was in China for a few weeks by the time I found myself […]

Peace in War by Sandra Ben Abdrabbah, Tunisia

Published: December 6, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights
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Tags: familystory, germany, grandfather, peace, tunisia, war, WWII

A grandfather and grandchild relationship is always depicted as a unique connection with a special interaction between the two. You will always find a “Grandpa” who has the role of a storyteller while his grandchild is going to be his listener. This story is going to be about my wonderful grandfather. It doesn’t seem unreasonable […]

14 hours in darkness by J. from Syria

Published: December 5, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English
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Tags: humanitarianwork, syria, syriacivilwar, youth

On Valentine’s Day four years ago, I woke up and did not expect that this day will change my life forever. The revolution had started a few months ago, and I was working in the humanitarian aid field, my job was to send medications and food for needy people who were affected by the Syrian […]

The UNSTOPPABLE Girl by Elarif Rkia, Morocco

Published: December 4, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity
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Tags: Dreams, education, girl, morocco, school

It was a rainy afternoon of November, 2000. I was a little girl with an open mind yet my knowledge was very limited. Even though, I carried a pure heart who believed that the universe is limitless and my home town ‘Addar’, a rural area located in the southwest of Morocco was the nucleus in the universe. […]

Second class citizen by Haneen Attallah, Gaza, Palestine

Published: December 1, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: marriage, traditions, women

I am Haneen from Gaza, I am only 27 years old and I have a masters degree in empowerment. Currently, I am a work communication officer in one of the most important international organizations in my country. Thankfully, I have a great family who supports me and gives me my whole rights as women.I want […]

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