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Video | The Quest against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by Bisharo A, Somalia

Author: By Bisharo A, Somalia
Published: February 6, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Development, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Religion, Videos
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Tags: #takeaction, activism, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, Humanity, inspire change, International day, news, Video, YaLa Africa, yala young leaders

FGM is practiced in Somalia and in more than 28 countries worldwide. It is a harmful cultural practice which will take years to eliminate but it must all start with us, our families and the community showing an effort to stop it This is just one example of the important work produced […]

Video | International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition by By Hadeel, Palestine & the YaLa Alumni

Author: By Hadeel, Palestine
Published: August 23, 2018
Categories: in Arabic, Civil Activism, Current Events, English, French, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Palestine, Tolerance, Tunisia, Videos
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Tags: history, Humanity, Memorial Day

Being traded and treated as a slave is the worst humiliation one can imagine, and the slave trade is one of the most heinous crimes the world is still trying to eradicate. Every human is bestowed with humanity from the moment of their birth. But it is in the human nature of some to try […]

What’s the craziest thing you’ve done for a cause you believed in? by Khloe, Israel

Author: Khloe, Israel
Published: July 31, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Democracy, English, French, Human Rights, Media, Photo Essays, Tolerance, Videos
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“We’ve been outraged, you and me by these new laws, and frustrated because we didn’t know what to do! Well, you have a way to do something now! I am proud of you, your baby nephew is proud of his auntie and Grandma would be the proudest of all! You’re going”.

Video | Cent mille by Islam Bouroudi, Algeria

Author: Islam Bouroudi
Published: December 10, 2017
Categories: in Algeria, Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Development, English, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance, Videos
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Tags: algeria, Humanity, money, refugees, solidarity, Video

In the recent months many African refugees from Mali and Niger have left their countries escaping from hunger and war. Some of them have found themselves in Algeria, but they didn’t get the best care. I decided to react and do my best to help them. Due to my experience in social media and film-making, […]

Video | My Favorite Place by Haneen, Gaza, Palestine

Author: Haneen, Gaza, Palestine
Published: March 23, 2017
Categories: in Education, Identity, Videos
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Tags: gaza, Library, palestine, Reading

Haneen from Gaza is taking us on a tour of her favorite place, the library. Ready to join her?

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.

Video | Meet Yair, Israel

Author: Yair, Israel
Published: November 27, 2016
Categories: in Media, Special Edition 2016, Videos
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Meet an Alumn of the Aileen Getty School of Citizen Journalism, Yair from Israel.

Video | Women of the Middle East

Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Egypt, Friendship, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Media, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tolerance, Videos
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Tags: algeria, education, egypt, equality, Freedom of Speech, iraq, israel, middle east, morocco, palestine, sudan, syria, women

Women from all over the Middle East are speaking up – for education, safety, equality, for their freedom of speech. They come from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria and Sudan, but they are united in commitment to be the voice of the voiceless.

Video | Tel Aviv-Ramallah-Kigali by Hamze, Palestine and Sara, Israel

Author: Hamze, Palestine and Sara, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Media, Videos
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Tags: forgiveness, reconciliation, rwanda, YaLa Africa

In Tel Aviv – Ramallah – Kigali, Sarah and Hamze invite you to join them on a life changing journey of understanding and peace-building through youth empowerment. What lessons can the youth from Palestine and Israel learn from the youth of Rwanda? What do those young people have in common?

Video | Middle East Youth by Ronni, Israel

Author: Ronni, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Israel, Media, Videos
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Tags: Video, YaLa Citizen Journalist, youth

Watch Ronni’s video asking people from all over the world what they think the biggest problems in the Middle East are.

Video | The Kurdish People by Saphir, Israel

Author: Saphir, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Israel, Kurdistan, Media, Videos
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Tags: israel, Kurdish People, Kurdistan, YaLa Citizen Journalist

See as Saphir from Israel talks about the Kurdish people, their unique culture, and how many of them are forced out of their countries of origin.

Video | Five Misconceptions About the Gaza Strip by Bodour, Gaza

Author: Bodour, Gaza
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in English, Media, Palestine, Videos
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Tags: gaza, Video, YaLa Citizen Journalist

Watch this video by Bodour from Gaza that challenges some of the misconceptions about the Gaza Strip.

Video| Equal Rights for All by Warid Albaroudi, Syria

Author: Warid Albaroudi, Syria
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Media, Syria, Videos
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Tags: Equal Rights, syria, Video, YaLa Citizen Journalist

Watch as Warid from Syria addresses some of the issues regarding youth and gender equality that many people in the Middle East experience.

Video | Egyptians Embrace Dancing in Culture Festival by Ahmed, Egypt

Author: Ahmed, Egypt
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Egypt, Media, Videos
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Tags: Culture, egypt, YaLa Citizen Journalist

See as many Egyptians try Indian dancing at a festival in Egypt, posted by Ahmed from Egypt.

Video | The Dual Narrative by Amir, Israel

Author: Amir, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Media, Palestine, Politics, Videos
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Tags: israel, Narrative, YaLa Citizen Journalist

Watch this short animated video, created by Amir from Israel, that discusses the dual narrative, or how Israelis and Palestinians view their conflict differently.

Video | While We Played Frisbee by Lyoka, Israel

Author: Lyoka, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Israel, Media, Videos
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Tags: community, israel, unity, YaLa Citizen Journalist

It didn’t matter who was a Jew and who was an Arab, who was Israeli and who was Palestinian, who was living in Jaffa and who was coming from Hebron. All what mattered was co-playing: Frisbee is not about winning or losing or simple CATCHING AND THROWING, it’s about YOU throwing the disc in a way that THE OTHER PERSON will be able to catch it.

Videos

Video | The Quest against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by Bisharo A, Somalia

Video | International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition by By Hadeel, Palestine & the YaLa Alumni

What’s the craziest thing you’ve done for a cause you believed in? by Khloe, Israel

Video | Cent mille by Islam Bouroudi, Algeria

Video | My Favorite Place by Haneen, Gaza, Palestine

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

Video | Meet Yair, Israel

Video | Women of the Middle East

Video | Tel Aviv-Ramallah-Kigali by Hamze, Palestine and Sara, Israel

Video | Middle East Youth by Ronni, Israel

Video | The Kurdish People by Saphir, Israel

Video | Five Misconceptions About the Gaza Strip by Bodour, Gaza

Video| Equal Rights for All by Warid Albaroudi, Syria

Video | Egyptians Embrace Dancing in Culture Festival by Ahmed, Egypt

Video | The Dual Narrative by Amir, Israel

Video | While We Played Frisbee by Lyoka, Israel

Video | Seeds of Hope by Youness Ben, Morocco

Video | Chance Meeting by Ali, Yemen

Video | Safe Place Project by Abdelrahiem Faisal, Sudan

Video | Meet Asma, Sudan

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