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Yala Young Leaders: Five years of changing lives and growing a family of young peace builders by Maroi Ech-Charkaouy from Morocco

Published: June 22, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English
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Tags: activism, change, MENA, MiddleEast, morocco, peace, yala young leaders, yalayoungleaders

At the end of 2012, I was feeling down for many reasons: studies, I had no goals in life, I had hardly any friends, but I mainly felt that I was not able to trust anyone. I was basically living day to day waiting for something new to happen. I was once part of this […]

LET ME DIVORCE by Eliya Horesh, Israel

Published: June 7, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: divorce, gender equality, get, israel, traditions, women, women rights

She thought she found her true love. She just couldn’t resist his smile and let herself fall into his strong arms. Being with him felt safe. She loved to hear his stories and laugh at his jokes. She was excited to see the shine in his eyes every time they met, shining like the eyes […]

The fight for equality continues by Nermin Jamal, Palestine

Published: May 31, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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I was on my porch, drinking a cup of tea at 7:00 am, looking at my beautiful town (Bethlehem), just observing the ancient buildings, both mosques and churches. This view never fails to capture my heart. In the meantime, there was a boy and a girl who were 6 to 7 years old, I was […]

The refugees return for one day by Narmeen Bisharat, Israel

Published: May 29, 2016
Categories: in Current Events, English, Identity
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Tags: church, easter, israel, palestine, pilgrimage, refugees

In the pictures is the church in 1936 and now. Let’s go on a small road trip. I’ll try my best to give you the directions after all, not everyone can come to this place. I’ll try my best to draw for your imagination a picture of this heavenly place. On road 75, between […]

Freedom for Hijabis by Meryam El Bouhati, Morocco

Published: May 17, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Tolerance
Comments: 2 Comments
Tags: gender equality, headscarf, hijab, hijabis, women, womenforpeace

I like watching Youtube videos. One of my favorite youtubers, called Marie, recently posted a video where she talks about Rafael Nadal’s underwear ad and the effect it had on her. She says; the nudity of a man, to which she was not used to, has brought out the female in her. Every time she […]

Grounded Angels by Moriya Rosenberg, Israel

Published: May 11, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Hebrew, Tolerance
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Tags: Angels, israel, Memorial Day, palestine, Remembrance Day

Scroll down for Hebrew If I were an angel I’d put up the no vacancy sign and hold the door shut so that no more angels come up to the sky. In the mean time I put my hopes on the people who push the rock of reconciliation, peace and tolerance up Humanity Hill. Against […]

Five years after the Jasmine Revolution- 2 blogs by YaLa Citizen Journalists from Tunisia

Published: May 10, 2016
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, English
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Tags: activism, arabspring, change, jasminerevolution, religion, revolution, traditions, tunisia, women rights, yala young leaders

Tunisian Women Five After Years of the Jasmine Revolution by Marwa Belkhiria, Tunisia Prior to the revolution, the Tunisian woman was a role model for the women of the Arab region. When the newspapers and TV programs would speak about the rights given to Tunisian women in comparison with other countries, I used to feel […]

Too Late by Yair Arieli, Israel

Published: May 3, 2016
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Too late. Two words describing a tragedy. Ruth Blumert was an Israeli writer and poet. In 1993, she received the prime ministers prize for writers from Yitzhak Rabin. She was also my grandmother. Ruth Blumert for me is a sign of relentlessness. She is a symbol of determination and knowledge. From her I learned how […]

Matters of the heart by Uri Eytan, Israel

Published: April 26, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English
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Tags: army, heart, israel, IsraelPalestine, peace, youth

Growing up in a secular, upper middle class neighborhood in Jerusalem around the turn of the century, I felt I was firmly rooted in my country, an integral part of the land. My parents were both born in the city, as well as two of my grandparents, and although we were always on the (relatively […]

A Trip to Starbucks by Dom O’Connor, United States

Author: Dom O'Connor
Published: April 23, 2016
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Tolerance
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For the past couple of months, I’ve been contemplating a few things…graduating from undergrad, heading off to law school, a few new tattoos, a fun summer, and where this whole “peace process” is heading. In that line of thought, I decided to head down to my local coffee shop, conveniently situated next to my favorite […]

Dead Souls by Marwa Farhat, Tunisia

Author: Marwa Farhat
Published: April 21, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Tunisia
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Tags: CVE, PVE

A great man said once: “Today I choose to feel life, not to deny humanity but to embrace it”. A few weeks ago when US forces bombed Libya, a boy’s name appeared among the killed ISIS soldiers. A boy I used to go to class with. A weird pain took over my entire body, an […]

When having a leftist daughter becomes handy by Sarah Perle, Israel

Published: April 13, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Identity
Comments: 1 Comment
Tags: algeria, coexistence, family, IsraelPalestine, leftist, MiddleEast

Politically I would say that my family has the tragic tendency to be mainstream… I say “tragically” because nowadays, mainstream can mean slightly right wing and slightly racist. Not the kind of vocal and violent racism you see on YouTube videos, but the sneaky silent one that is a direct side-effect of fear and trauma. […]

Young African leaders lost on their way to Europe by Yayehiyrad H.micheal from Ethiopia

Published: April 6, 2016
Categories: in Current Events, English
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Tags: africa, africans, europe, hope, Immigration, migrants, refugees

I am an optimistic person. I have always seen my Africa as a continent with lots of opportunities and potential, that only needed more time to shine than the rest of the world. Today us, the African youth, the African young leaders, are driving our countries towards a prosperous and better future. However, one doesn’t […]

מלאכי השלום לא משגיחים על העיר הלילהנכתב ע”י זוהר ינקו מישראל

Published: March 30, 2016
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Hebrew
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Tags: future, israel, palestine, peace, peace activism, yala young leaders

התלבטנו אם לסגור את הדלת הראשית או לא. שישי בצהריים בשוק לוינסקי, זהו סוף השבוע ותחילת השנה החדשה. במרחק של קילומטר מכאן כמה חייהם של כמה בחורים הגיעו לקיצם. צעיר אחר נכנס לבר ברחוב דיזנגוף בתל אביב וירה בהם למוות. הוא עדיין מסתובב איפשהו. אחותי הצעירה הייתה בקרבת מקום, וליבי ונישמתי נעצרו ל-40 שניות עד […]

9 Problems Girls Face in the MENA region by Maroi ECH-CHARKAOUY, Morocco

Published: March 22, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
Comments: 1 Comment
Tags: education, gender equality, MENA, morocco, traditions, women, women rights

Girls in our region face many problems, especially when we hit our 20s. I would like to tackle few of these issues here: Marriage: Being a girl in the MENA region in general and in Morocco in particular, you will face pressure to get married basically every day of your life! The pressure gets higher […]

A Hidden J. by Inbal Drue, Israel

Author: Inbal Drue
Published: March 13, 2016
Categories: in Art, Civil Activism, English, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Travel
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Summer 2015, Edinburgh. I was on my way home when I passed by a second hand bookshop and decided to go in, as I was on a quest for a rare series of books. A lady who seemed to be the owner of the shop greeted me from behind her laptop, allowing me to roam […]

A Girl’s Life by El zahraa Gomaa, Egypt

Published: March 1, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Tolerance
Comments: 1 Comment
Tags: gender equality, girls, women, women rights

“Do not think, just do!” A daily dose of frustration you should hear if you are a girl in Egypt. I live in a small Egyptian village, this village is almost unknown and you can hardly find some one to show you how to reach it; you can’t find it in most of the maps […]

When football becomes the reason of conflict instead of coexistence By Maroi ECH-CHARKAOUY, Morocco

Published: February 24, 2016
Categories: in English, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: FCBarcelona, football, morocco, peace, sport, tetouan

I am a huge football fan since I was 5 years old or so. I am a big fan of FC Barcelona, and also my city team “Moghreb Atletico de Tetuan”. I never realized that I become so racist and so fanatic when supporting my teams until this year. This year, I realized that I […]

It’s Time to Accept Us the Way We Are by Inbal Ben Yehuda, Israel

Author: Inbal Ben Yehuda
Published: February 23, 2016
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Opinion and Analysis, Tolerance
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“You look great, did you lose some weight?” No. Maybe. I have no idea, why should you? Honestly, most of the time I have no idea if I did lose half a pound here or there or not; I do not really keep track, and would really appreciate it if all of you didn’t either. […]

The Mastermind by Maher Masri, Tunisia

Published: February 21, 2016
Categories: in Art, English
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Tags: Encryption, Enlightenment, Inspiration, Invention, Leaonardo daVinci, legacy, Maher Masri, Painting, Power, Resistance, Science, tunisia

That painting intrigues me. It is the one which has left me dazzled till today. It keeps haunting my mind. That lovely lady is the mystery of the universe. She is still being analyzed by connoisseurs of art. You’ve probably recognized her. It is Mona Lisa indeed. Its painter is unique. A man passionate for life, a visionary genius. […]

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