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Theatre: My own Peculiar World | Kaoutar Chahbane from Morocco

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This story is not finished… yet. In a world of cruel reality It is somehow compulsory To find a way To stay away To find magic In some peculiar world of magic. My story starts with a dream, a decision, and determination. It was at the age of 10 that I decided to be an […]
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‘Rockets and Ice Cream’ by Sarah Perle, Israel

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Our silly crazy world. Just went to the neighborhood supermarket. It was a few minutes after hearing a couple of distant “booms”. The place was incredibly empty and quiet, especially for a Thursday night. The old smiley security man at the entrance told me that they shut down the radio to make sure they could […]
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Being from the MENA region; my reputation is destroyed! By Maroi ECH-CHARKAOUY, from Morocco

Author: Mario Ech-Charkaouy
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After spending a very nice day in Budapest, I hit the road to Prague hoping it would be as beautiful as Budapest; nice, cozy and full of nice people. I arrived to Prague late on a Saturday night, and as it was night the tourist office in the Prague’s train station was closed. There was […]
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‘A Week of Heartbreaks’ By Mohamed Abubakr, Sudan

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The story of how I got into peace is not a cute, warm and fuzzy one.  The moment I realized that there’s no good in war, and that peace is the only way, also happens to be one of the worst moments of my life, and absolutely the worst ever for sixteen year old me. […]
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‘Few hours in Amman’ by Hamze Awawde, Palestine

Author: Hamze Awawde
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How amazing that I crossed the three security checks (first the Palestinian one, then the Israeli, Jordanian the third) in 4 hours only. I couldn’t believe that in none of them nobody questioned my purpose to travel to Jordan. Not all days are bad days in our Palestinian reality. The first thing I noticed, upon […]
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‘Peace Begins With a Flat Tire’ By Kiki Belzer, Israel

Author: Kiki Belzer
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“Beware of camels near the road” a road sign warns. I’m heading northbound, driving on Route 90 through the west bank, hypnotized by the surrealistic views of Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan. After a long time behind the wheel,  this deserted road has a tranquilizing effect on me. Bon Iver playing through my speakers, […]
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On ne peut désirer ce qu’on ne connaît pas, by Mohamed Salih Abubahkr from Sudan

Author: Mohamed Salih Abubahkr
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I was quite too young, as well as too philosophically virgin, to understand what the heck Voltaire was speaking about when I first read this quote. Yet a few weeks after what I then perceived as a boring philosophy lecture, on a hot April day (yes, hot) at the ‘special cases’ unit of Al-Sajanna Orphanage in Khartoum, […]
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Apocalypse of humanity “Let’s humanize”! by Rahma Sghaier, Tunisia

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As I walk the streets of Tunis and watch the frowning faces passing by, I feel so desperate and bitter. It was last week; a salafist-looking man (Beard, Kamees…) appeared in the crowd. He was holding a medium-sized sports bag, walking super fast and looking nervously left and right. A few months ago, nobody would […]
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Mourad,Dexter and the Saudi scholar, by Hanane Harrath, Morocco

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This article was also published in the Huffington Post His name was Mourad and he was 20 years old. He was very pleasant and very funny too. He was my driver from Casablanca airport to my hotel. Actually, driver was not his job. It was just a temporary occupation. “You know how it is here: at my age […]
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