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Falafel is the new Chocolat, Rahma Henchiri, Tunisia

Published: December 11, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange, #thinkactyala, #yalacampaign #peacebuilding, community, Culture, exchange, falafel, Food, greece, hope, Humanity, refugeecamp, refugees, volunteering

When I first tried Falafel at Skaramagas refugee camp in Greece, I couldn’t eat anything else for the following couple of months. Falafel was the common language between the camp communities and the social workers from different countries. When I first tried it, excuse my ignorance, it totally skipped my mind that it was made […]

Kids Creating Peace by Rachel Yardeni, Israel/USA

Published: November 15, 2017
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, Friendship, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: #yalacampaign #peacebuilding, education, israel, palestine, peace, peaceprogram, teenagers, tolerance, youth

I walk into a room, and at first sight, everything seemed normal. Nothing seemed out of place. I was observing a group of young teenagers enjoying each other’s company, listening to music, and dancing. As a young Jewish 18-year-old, coming straight from New York City to Israel, this type of hanging out was what I […]