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women’s World Cup: More than just football! By Dalya Arussy, Israel

Author: By Dalya Arussy, Israel
Published: June 30, 2019
Categories: in Current Events, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: Feminism, fifa2019, football, women rights, women's wolrd cup 2019, women's world cup, worldcup2019.

“We wouldn’t have known the Women’s World Cup was happening if you hadn’t said anything.” I sat in front of him tight-lipped, giving a pitiful smile. Most likely, I also rolled my eyes. Although I’m passionate about all forms of football, I generally don’t force it into conversations, especially not women’s football, unless I see […]

WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS! (How a Nigerian man was inspired by feminism)

Author: Abdulfawaz Oyebamiji Tunde, Nigeria
Published: January 20, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Nigeria
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Tags: books, Chimamandangoziachidie, Feminism, Inspiration, learning, nigeria, opinion, weshouldallbefeminists

As I sit behind my desk as Chief Editor at the World Peace Institute, a pen in one hand and ‘Half of a yellow sun’ in the other, my mind drifted off to the moment I actually got acquainted with the works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. While in high school -especially in my junior years- […]

Drive! by Rawan, Libya

Author: By Rawan, Libya
Published: September 2, 2018
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Libya, Life Style
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Tags: drive, Feminism, Inspiration, inspiringstory, learning, libya, MENA, womenempowerement

It was a cool summer day, unlike other summer days with no electricity, breeze or anything special. This day was the opposite, as it had all of these things, especially something special. My brother, Anis, had just opened the garage of our house to introduce a new friend, my first car! It took months to […]

She, Breaking Free by Zineb, Tunisia

Author: By Zineb, Tunisia
Published: April 10, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: Feminism, gender equality

Her room, again, portrayed an obscure cavern of darkness which was not new to her. A vintage dress, from an era that goes way back, was the only separation between her skin and the creeping midnight chill. In her usual sleeplessness, she was drunk on silence. For hours, it had seeped into her pores, dowsing […]

Ahead Towards Tomorrow by Samaa, Egypt

Author: By Samaa, Egypt
Published: March 21, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Education, Egypt, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity
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Tags: Feminism, Inspiration, school

Some winds come at unexpected moments, blinding your vision with disturbing dust. You can hear the destructive sounds but you are in the middle of nowhere. With eyes opened it seems EVERYTHING HAS COLLAPSED! After my high school graduation in Alexandria City, I was so excited with the idea of going to university. I kept […]

An Inner Journey Facing Mortality by Emel Behlouli, Tunisia

Published: October 17, 2017
Categories: in Education, English, Friendship, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: childhoodmemory, family, fatheranddaughter, Feminism, genderequality, girl, likefatherlikedaughter, memory, tunisia, women

It is still hard for me to put what I felt into words. It was the 29th of November, 2010. That day was dull and obscure. No life, no oxygen, and no heartbeats were felt. I was flying from New York to Birmingham, where I lived. I was alone with scattered thoughts. I was away, […]

Unchaining Feminism By Ala Oueslati, Tunisia

Published: June 14, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Lebanon, Tunisia
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Tags: Feminism, Gender, genderequality, men, tunisia, women, womensrights

Being a feminist nowadays requires more than just believing and advocating for gender equality. It requires determination and patience in order to be able to confront the anti-feminist ideologies and stay true to one’s values. My name is Ala Oueslati, and I am a feminist and gender equality advocate from Tunisia. As we all know, […]

“Just ignore it!”

Author: Fatima Zahra El Hafa, Morocco
Published: May 16, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Morocco
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Tags: Action, Feminism, Inspiration, morocco, sexualharrassment, street harrasment

No matter the situation, I always prefer to confront the problem rather than just ignoring it. An accident I had last year was no exception. I was on my way home after a long and tiresome day at school. It was evening time and the street was busy with people rushing back home to rest. […]

Perceiving Gender Equality, by Ala Oueslati, Tunisia

Published: April 2, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Education, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights
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Tags: #yalaalumni, change, diversity, Feminism, genderequality, history, tolerance, tunisia, women

Humans have always adjusted to the needs of their communities and societies throughout history. These adjustments shaped the way we live and changed our perception of life. In modern history, everyone played a role in making adjustments and coping with the rapidly-changing circumstances of our world, because isolation was no longer an option. The interaction […]

Photo Essay | STRONGER TOGETHER

Author: Sarah Perle, Israel
Published: January 22, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Friendship, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Photo Essays, Tolerance
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Tags: Feminism, women, Women's March, womenmarchonwashington, womensmarch

In times of justice emergency we need to ally, we must act. Today I marched with my global community. I marched by your side today not because we are women or because, like me, you are Jewish . I didn’t march by your side because your skin is the same color as my skin or […]

Solo Travelling By Maroi ECH-CHARKAOUY from Morocco

Published: December 22, 2016
Categories: in English, Identity
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Tags: europe, Feminism, morocco, solotraveler, Travel

After spending a disastrous year at school where I was mentally traumatized by one of my male professors who always picked on me, I decided I needed a break. This professor simply picked on me because he did not like me, even though I was attending all classes, participating in all of his classes and […]

Women in Morocco Ali Jebari, Morocco

Published: November 30, 2016
Categories: in Gender and LGBTQ, Media, Photo Essays
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Tags: education, Feminism, genderequaity, morocco, women

I’ve compiled the interview of two Moroccans into one paragraph/essay. Here it is: (Sorry for the delay, I am attending COP22 in Marrackech and the wifi at the hostel is really slow) I am sitting at a café with a friend of mine. She agreed to be interviewed. – “How is it being a woman […]

A Brother’s Love | Amir, Israel

Published: October 16, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: family, Feminism, gender equality, rape

The day was March 24th, 1999. It was the late in the afternoon of a regular, routine day. I was 9 years old and had been playing with my younger brothers. I was the eldest of four, so I always had someone around. My mother had been cranky all day. So the moment that a […]

Feminism, the other F word by Daniel Gal, Israel

Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Past Special Editions, Tolerance
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Tags: education, Feminism, gender equality, israel, women, womenandmen

Two days before I started my first year at University, my older sister invited me for a coffee and a talk. She has been my mentor since childhood; for every milestone or big step I took in life, she was the first person I would turn to. We were sitting and chatting about the near […]

Story of Persecuted Women of Colour by Ala Oueslati from Tunisia and V. Mcentee from England

Published: September 27, 2015
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ
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Tags: black women, discrimination, Feminism, gender equality, history, prejudice, racial discrimination, racism, sexism, skin, tunisia, women of colour, women rights

This blog post is a collaboration between Ala Oueslati and V. Mcentee History has proven that women all over the world have always been subject to discrimination, rejection, marginalization, and perfectly-shown misogynistic attitudes in all aspects of life. Even in the societies that have achieved remarkable progress in human rights and gender equality, women are […]

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