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Opinion | The Right of Children in Israel to go to School is Beyond Right and Left

Author: Manya Kagan, Israel
Published: October 31, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Democracy, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Israel, Opinion and Analysis
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In today’s Israeli reality, nationalism has become incompatible with child rights. Israel is a country ridden with conflicts and divisions between different groups, but what I feel is the most painful and problematic social-political rift is that between the ‘liberal’ left and the ‘conservative’ right. Each of these sides has picked a set of values […]

RELAXATION & STRESS

Author: Collins Osariemen Omokaro, Nigeria
Published: October 27, 2019
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Life Style, Nigeria
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According to Marian Webster dictionary, relaxation is to spend time or do something enjoyable, especially after a restless time of doing work. The human body is a biological system that is made up of components that harmoniously work together fruitfully when given the appropriate time to relax and reorganize. This can be likened to a […]

Kayayai by Day, Prostitute by Night

Author: Theodora Aido, Ghana
Published: October 1, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Ghana, Politics, כללי
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Abena, a fourteen (14) year old teenage girl, is the fifth child of eight (8) children born to her parents in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. She travelled to Kumasi in April 2015 with the hope of a better standard of living. She narrated how she was inspired by other very young […]

Football’s Peace Team in a FairPlay Tournament

Author: Abdullah K, Palestine and Dalya Arussy, Israel
Published: August 26, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Palestine, Politics, Tolerance, Travel
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It’s 3 AM. We’re blinded by the fluorescent lights of Ben Gurion Airport’s Terminal 1. Our eyes want to close but we know we must keep them open to try and recognize the last participants to arrive before we can check-in. We met only once before, so that, combined with the early morning hours makes […]

Beginning right now, Shout to the Universe

Author: Doaa, Iraq
Published: August 12, 2019
Categories: in Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Iraq
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I used to be an active girl and a clever student, especially in English. I am not bragging, but if I had to say, I was the best among my classmates in English. I still remember the words of my classmate Hiba, who said: “Doaa I want to speak English as good as you do, […]

From Pain Into Action

Author: Written by Sam Araysha, Palestine
Published: July 14, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics, Tolerance, Uncategorized, War and Conflicts
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Tags: coexistence, IsraelPalestine, music, palestine, palestinianrefugees, Palestinians, peace, storytelling

We are all humans, with blood and feelings. When words come from our authentic heart, this will reach out to other people’s hearts and minds. I believe in change, I want to make a change in my community and other communities, I want to show all the world my story as a Palestinian refugee. I […]

The story of a grandmother

Author: By Youba D, Morocco
Published: June 20, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Tolerance, Uncategorized
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By Youba D, Morocco Scholars of gender have identified two significant divisions among Moroccan women’s movements. Secular-oriented Moroccan women attempt to achieve gender equality outside the realm of religion and based on international conventions, such as the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Alternatively, Islamic-focused Moroccan women turn to feminist interpretations of the Quran to […]

Her Plight

Author: James S Namalira
Published: June 19, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Tolerance, Uncategorized
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Tags: internationaldayfortheeliminationofsexualviolences, nigeria, sexualviolence, women rights

A true life experience of Kozito Eze I was in Lagos for the weekend for a couple of meetings and other personal arrangements sometime in May. I had to make the quick trip totally unplanned, because of how personally important securing bags is to me. But, I had to make a quick return to my […]

#DoctorsUnderOppression : Why this hashtag went viral in Morocco

Author: Oumaïma O, Morocco
Published: June 17, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, English, Morocco, Uncategorized
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Tags: #DoctorsUnderOppression, MedicalStudentsinMorocco, morocco

It has been 3 months since I last talked to a patient or set my foot in our lecture hall. I miss this! I even miss the ugly part of being a medical student, a medical student in a developing country to be more accurate. If my colleagues and I had one wish it would […]

Stand with Persons with Albinism, June 13th

Published: June 12, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Nigeria, Tolerance
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Tags: albinism, albinismawarness

This article was written By Collins Osariemen Omokaro, YaLa Alumni & Assistant Coordinator at The Albino Foundation, Benin Chapter, Edo State, Nigeria. International Albinism Awareness Day, IAAD is a day set aside globally for persons with albinism. It is marked annually on June 13th to celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism. The theme for this […]

300 jeunes ont marché pour la paix au Mali

Author: M.
Published: May 30, 2019
Categories: in Current Events, Development, Education, French
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Tags: mali, Malipeace, PaixauMali

Le 29 mai la “6ème Commémoration annuelle de la Déclaration pour la Paix Mondiale et de la Marche pour la Paix” s’est déroulée à l’école LAFIA de Bamako. Cet événement annuel, organisé pour la première fois au Mali par le Groupe International de la Jeunesse pour la Paix (IPYG), en partenariat avec Peace One Day […]

It’s a Matter of Perspectives

Author: Elianne Kremer, Israel
Published: May 29, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Education, Friendship, Israel-Palestine, Tolerance, War and Conflicts
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Tags: Israel-Palestin, meditation, stories, terror

Six months after I arrived to Israel, I was living in Jerusalem and the terrorist attacks began. I didn’t really understand what was going on. People were afraid, it was possible to feel the discomfort in public spaces, in the bus mainly. Nobody wanted to be there, as if the expectancy of a terrorist attack […]

Becoming my Choice

Author: Oumeima, Tunisia
Published: May 21, 2019
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Special Edition Archive, Tolerance, Uncategorized
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Tags: cultural diversity, hijab, hijab and choice, Inspiration, religion, self awarness, tunisia, Tunisian

On September 19 2017, I came to a realisation that my faith and spirituality should not be something I would like strangers to identify me with, and consequently I took off my Hijab. Questioning my Identification with the headscarf was something I have never thought about before. Actuality, it’s something that terrified me altogether […]

AUTHENTICITY OF AFRICAN CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CULTURE APPROPRIATION.

Published: May 21, 2019
Categories: in Art, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Education, English, Identity, Nigeria, Special Edition Archive, Uncategorized
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Tags: africa, culturalappropriation, history, nigeria

By Timi Aluko, Nigeria Lying on my bed with my eyes glued to my phone screen, I was scrolling through the pages of my Instagram feed. From slaying mamas to small businesses to black Americans screaming cultural appropriation. A particular post caught my eye, cultural appropriation of the Ankara fabric. I read the details of […]

Far Away From the Square

Author: Fatima, Egypt
Published: May 1, 2019
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Education, Egypt, English, Human Rights, War and Conflicts
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Tags: activism, altahrir, Civic Activism, Civil Society, egypt, protest, tahrirsquare

I tell this story from the blurry memories of my younger self. I do remember that it was a time when the whole world seemed to stand still. Tomorrow was so unpredictable then. Yet somehow, and despite everything, it looked much brighter than before. What seemed like just another mundane Tuesday coinciding with my very […]

Greenland

Published: March 28, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, English, Nigeria, Uncategorized
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Tags: africa, entrepreneurship, environment, greenland, Inspiration, nigeria, planetearth, recycle

By Chibuike Burxymoore Emmanuel, Nigeria When popular Nigerian musician TY Bello sang the song ‘The Land is Green’ from her Greenland album, she was re-echoing an ideal birthed by Nigeria’s founding fathers. This ideal is captured so ebulliently on the Nigerian flag which is striped Green White Green. This greenness represents the rich and fertile soil-the […]

‘Gender Colors’

Author: Aseel, Palestine
Published: March 10, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Uncategorized
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Tags: BalanceforBetter, IWD19, opinion, women rights, womenmonths, womenrights

Pink is the color for girls and blue for boys. Dolls for girls, cars for boys. They say that boys prefer cars and the color blue and that girls prefer dolls and pink but they are rather taught from a young age that they should prefer it that way. Little girls and boys are prepared […]

A letter to a friend I met somewhere near the Holy land

Published: March 3, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, Friendship, Identity, Iraq, Travel
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You asked for news. Well, I’ve got news. My flight got delayed for 30 minutes because of the storm in Jordan, I arrived in Vienna 15 minutes before the 2nd flight to Paris, I used my headphones to listen to the music of Mission Impossible in order to feel that if Tom Cruise can do […]

The Quest against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Author: Bisharo A, Somalia
Published: February 6, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Uncategorized, 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 […]

Connecting Peace and Education- Wadi Ben-Hirki

Published: January 29, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Tolerance, War and Conflicts
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Tags: education

by Eunice Amoka, Nigeria “Kids need people willing to fight for them” Her arms move wildly, the arch of her body, the brightness in her eyes, excitement radiates from her entire being. As a member of her audience, you cannot but be swept up in her deep passion for the subject she speaks about; thoroughly […]