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YaLa Poetry | ”And wondering about our persistence to live” By Mohammed M, Gaza, Palestine

Author: By Mohammed M, Gaza, Palestine
Published: March 31, 2019
Categories: in Art, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel-Palestine, Palestine
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Tags: gaza, gazalove, gazayouth, palestine, poetry

I went to the market, for an emergency. Quickly, I got dressed. I don’t know why I didn’t look back at the mirror this time, As I usually do. Habitually I check myself in the mirror once and twice Before I go out. This has nothing to do with my looks. But, I am used […]

White is a beautiful color by Thilleli Lily, Algeria

Author: Thilleli Lily
Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in Algeria, English, YaLa Poetry
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Tags: Algiers, city, poem, poetry, white

You’ve been hurt and had to man up, like any girl who wants to grow up. You don’t trust men, you don’t let them explain, but between heaven and hell, we’ll meet again. You keep treating me harshly, but I love you blindly. There is a party at the beach, Maybe we can share our […]

A poem by Abigail Levitt

Published: November 27, 2016
Categories: in Art, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights
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Tags: israel, peaceactivism, poem, poetry

Can we take the beauty, the love, the goodness, the warmth, the caring, the willingness to sacrifice, the love, and use them to build a world of love, a land of peace, a place of belonging for both peoples? We have so much love to give, We really do We fight out of our […]

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