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Welcome to the Past in the Present by ABDELLAH EL BAKRI [Photo Essay]

Published: July 5, 2017
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Human Rights, Media, Photo Essays, Travel
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, discovertheregion, morocco, people, photography, streets

MOROCCO — It is through the observation of everyday Moroccan life that is full of cultural diversity, rich in terms of physiological, social and ideological differences that I was able to sharpen my gaze.

This is Gaza by S.

Published: July 5, 2017
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Human Rights, Latest Articles
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, darkness, discovertheregion, electricity, gaza, hope, inthedark, night, palestine, photography, powercut, youth

GAZA,PALESTINE — At 2:35 AM I hold my phone, and stand in front of the window to took a picture of the landscape. As you see the picture is empty. The darkness covered it. I will not say “this is Gaza”. Gaza is suffering from a terrible electricity crisis…

The ‘Old City’ of Nablus by ASEEL S. SALMAN [Photo Essay]

Published: July 5, 2017
Categories: in English, Latest Articles, Media, Photo Essays
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, architecture, Culture, discovertheregion, history, naplus, oldcity, palestine, photography, yalacampaign

PALESTINE — The most beautiful place in Nablus is the Old City. Not only does the old city have a great historical legacy, but it has a special taste that cannot be replicated.

Be Your Best Friend by NIHEL BENDIHASSANE

Published: July 5, 2017
Categories: in Education, Human Rights, Identity, Latest Articles
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange, #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, algeria, childhood, growingup, identity, inspirational, violence, yalacampaign

ALGERIA — My story began when I was around five years old. I had two sisters and one brother much older than me, and much busier than me. My parents worked a lot, especially my mother, and I respected her a lot…

Behind the Gates of Death, There Is a New Life by AHMAD

Published: July 4, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Human Rights, Latest Articles
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, cancer, gaza, hope, israel, palestine, peacebuilding, rolemodel, women, yalacampaign

GAZA, PALESTINE — The cancer that raged through the body of Eman, 45, a Palestinian lady from the Gaza Strip, was not the end of her life or her soul. It was the beginning of a new life and a new hope, a story worthy of being followed by every woman in the world…

The Teachings of Salaam by YULIA GLICH

Published: July 4, 2017
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Identity, Latest Articles
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, crossculturalexperience, identity, israel, palestine, peace, peacebuilding, racism, understanding, USA, yalacampaign

ISRAEL — I was 10 years old when my parents took me to a celebration of Israel’s 50th Anniversary. I saw men and women dancing and singing, inviting the audience in a small Russian town to rejoice with them…

Discover Erbil by BAREZ AHMED [Photo Essay]

Published: July 4, 2017
Categories: in English, Latest Articles, Photo Essays
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, citadel, Culture, discovertheregion, erbil, iraq, irbil, Kurdistan, Travel, yalacampaign

IRAQ/KURDISTAN — These pictures are of Erbil citadel. Erbil citadel is a famous place for tourists in Iraq. Erbil city is the capital of Kurdistan. The castle and the citadel are the guardians of centuries of history.

Break Out of Your Shell by BASHAR

Published: July 4, 2017
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Latest Articles
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange, #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, backpacking, berlin, couchsurfer, crossculturalexperience, europe, Friendship, paris, syria, Travel, yalacampaign, youth

SYRIA — When you moved to a new country with another culture for your first time, you will feel alone. And maybe you spend more time alone, especially if you grew up and spent your first 24-years in a conservative city (Aleppo, Syria)…

The Story of a True Trotskist by ITAI HASID

Published: July 4, 2017
Categories: in Identity, Latest Articles, Tolerance
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange, #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, arab, christmas, communism, Friendship, identity, israel, jerusalem, jew, palestine, trotsky, yalacampaign, youth

ISRAEL — The first day of cinema studies, everything is new and my anxiety level is through the roof. Here we are, about 30 people coming from different backgrounds and ages; from the 20 year old guy from Israel’s most high class city to the almost 40 years lady that dedicated her life to the fight for equal rights between Ashkenazim (People from east and central Europe) and Mizrahim (people from Spain and Africa)…

My Religion is Humanity by ABDELHAK EL OUARGUI [Photo Essay]

Published: July 4, 2017
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Media, Photo Essays, Tolerance
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, Humanity, humankind, identity, morocco, peacebuilding, photography, portraits

MOROCCO — It does not matter where you are from, it does not matter if you are young or old, black or white or yellow or red, rich or poor, healthy or disabled, it does not matter what your religion is… we are all human beings, we want and we deserve to live in peace and happiness. We have to honor the dignity of each one of us!!

I Want You to Be a Man by MOHAMED

Published: July 4, 2017
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Human Rights, Latest Articles
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, conflict, family, future, gaza, hopes, palestine, peacebuilding, war, youth

GAZA, PALESTINE — The power was off while the dark sky was moonless, empty, except of some reconnaissance drones that I thought were bright stars in the dawn. Everything was pretty quiet, and everyone from my family inside one room of our small unpainted house was sleeping and snoring on their mattresses without blankets. The atmosphere was really hot, and I was listening to the radio. That was the last thing I could remember before I slept.

Living in the Present as a Good Leader by BAREZ AHMAD

Published: July 3, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Identity, Latest Articles
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Tags: #eupeacebuildinginitiative, #thinkactyala, change, equality, iraq, justice, Kurdistan, leaders, leadership, peace, peacebuilding, socialchange

IRAQ/KURDISTAN — I believe that good leaders have many different qualities, but one that unites them all is their wish to create a comfortable, peaceful circumstance for society as a whole by tackling those existing troubles that face a community. In doing so, they avoid planting any negative thoughts in society or the environment…

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