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Neighbors are way stronger than politicians by Jonathan Perry – Israel

Published: February 13, 2018
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: desert, friendships, hike, israel, jordan, neighbors, Travel, wadialhasa, youth

“Neighbors are way stronger than politicians”, is what I thought moments after we left. It was an extremely hot day in the beginning of July 2012. I was 21 years old, and I had decided to go on an adventure with two friends – to hike throughout Jordan. Doing so was (and probably still is) […]

JARASH by Abd Al Rahman Al Hariri, Syria-Jordan

Published: December 26, 2017
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Jordan, Photo Essays, Syria
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Tags: archeology, discovertheregion, historia, historic, jarash, jordan, yalacampaign

I am Abdelrahman from Daraa, Syria, I’ve moved to Jordan since 4 years now. I chose to take some photos of the historical city of Jarash- Jordan, i hope you will enjoy it! This is just one example of the important work produced YaLa’s citizen journalists, a program funded by the European Union’s Peacebuilding Initiative […]

Perspective, by Natalie Goldshtein, Israel

Published: April 5, 2017
Categories: in Education, English
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Tags: change, coexistence, conflict, diversity, education, israel, jordan, MENA, MiddleEast, palestine, peace activism, youth

One of my main motivations in choosing to continue my studies and complete a MA Program was the knowledge that it was a cooperative program, with colleagues from both Jordan and Palestine. It was a two-year Program: one year in our home country, and one year abroad – Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian students all studying […]

I am Not a Minority | Alia Sito, Jordan

Published: November 8, 2016
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Human Rights, Identity, Jordan, Tolerance
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Tags: activism, jordan, middle east, Minorities

28/July/2016 A few days ago there was a workshop that included a meeting about minorities in Jordan, the included minorities in this workshop were: Caucasians (Chechens and Circasians), Kurds, Pakistanis and Druze. I received the invitation as a Jordanian activist from Chechen ancestry living in Jordan. The topic of the workshop seemed interesting and caught […]

Travel story by Ehab Othman from Jordan

Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in English, Jordan, Past Special Editions, Tolerance
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Tags: Culture, jordan, poverty, Travel, yala young leaders, zanzibar

In the eye of the beholder … When the first YaLa assignment was announced, I started writing a few drafts about different prior experiences I’ve been through which I considered life changing experiences. I am a proud of myself for the things I have been through, feeling like I’ve seen it all: the good, the […]

Jordan Culture and Traditions by Sufian AlNweihi, Jordan

Published: July 20, 2015
Categories: in English, Identity, Jordan
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Tags: Culture, identity, jordan, nationality, religion, traditions, tribe, yala young leaders

Jordan’s culture is a pleasant jumble of old and new, and Amman (its capital) has rapidly become one of the most sophisticated cities in the Middle East. Values & Traditions Jordan can be regarded as a typically Arab country, for its people are very warm, friendly and hospitable. Jordanians are typically happy to forgive […]

Jordan’s Identity Challenge by Laila Bashar Kloub, Jordan

Published: July 19, 2015
Categories: in English, Identity, Jordan
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Tags: identity, jordan, yala young leaders

Today in 2015, the world is really different. Everything is quicker, easier, and changeable now. Preserving identities is not a problem of the country, it’s a global challenge. When you can easily go to primary school in the Arab world, high school in Europe, college in America, and then work in Australia, for example, you […]

From QAIA to my room ! (A long way to the YaLa Conference) by Showki Omer, Sudan

Author: Showki Omer
Published: November 19, 2014
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Politics, Sudan, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: IsraelPalestine, jordan, sudan, yala, yala conference, yalayoungleaders

YALA means “Let’s go!” Well that is exactly what the Jordanian officer told me when I arrived to QAIA (Queen Alia’a International Airport). You could say that those next few hour were the most horrible of my life (well at least for this year)! But he wasn’t showing me the way to Amman, he was […]

‘Hugs and Hummus’ by Gal Hacohen from Israel

Author: Gal Hacohen
Published: November 5, 2014
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Israel, Jordan, Travel
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Tags: israel, jordan, MENA, peace, yala young leaders, yalaconference, yalayoungleaders

I had always dreamed of seeing Jordan. I just got back from Jordan, but I didn’t really see it. What I saw was a dream. I didn’t see Jordan because I spent 3 days in a mini utopia; somewhere on middle ground where I could finally enjoy the company of my geographical neighbors, and participate […]

‘From a Seed to a Fruit’ by Shadi Salameh from Palestine

Published: November 2, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English
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Tags: jordan, MENA, peace, perespeacecenter, tedxcoex, yalaconference, yalayoungleaders

I spent five months studying and interacting with the YaLa team through courses online, talking to countless youth throughout the MENA region. We discussed political and social issues, and receiving the invitation to participate in their conference was the best thing that happened to me in 2014. But as we got closer to the event, […]

‘My Weekend at the YaLa Peace Conference’ by Ilan Bass from Israel

Published: October 29, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English
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Tags: 2014PeaceConference, jordan, MENA, MENALeadersforChange, yala conference, yalayoungleaders

This weekend I traveled to the Dead Sea in Jordan to participate in the YaLa-Young Leaders يالا-يا قادة الشباب יאללה-מנהיגים צעירים MENA Leaders for Change 2014 peace conference. There I met some inspiring people from all over the Middle East North Africa region (including Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Sudan, Yemen […]

‘Few hours in Amman’ by Hamze Awawde, Palestine

Author: Hamze Awawde
Published: May 25, 2014
Categories: in English, Jordan, Palestine, Travel
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Tags: adayinthelife, jordan, palestine, peace, yalayoungleaders

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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