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Mirror by Mahmoud, Palestine

Author: Mahmoud, Palestine
Published: May 21, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, English, Friendship, Human Rights, Identity, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Religion, Special Edition Archive, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: activism, burma, palestine, peaceactivism, religion, Travel, traveling

It was the end of January 2018, the time of year that people in the Middle East expect snow. Alone in my studio apartment in Bethlehem, I remembered images of family gatherings, wearing our warmest clothes, enjoying creatively prepared sweet warm dishes, gathering around a wood stove. We took the warmth from each other while […]

Tales of Imilchil by Youba D, Morocco

Author: By Youba D, Morocco
Published: October 29, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Identity, Morocco, Travel
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Tags: #Maghreb, #thinkactyala, Amazigh, discovertheregion, Inspiration, MENALeadersforChange, morocco, poverty, tourism, traveling

I am called Youba, a name given to me by my father, who was deeply in love with the Amazigh culture of North Africa. I Discovered the meaning of my name when his fingertips traced the papers of a history book that told the story of the great Amazighi King Youba. A Moroccan, of Tafraout, […]

Photo Essay | Buildings by Youba Darif, Morocco

Author: By Youba Darif, Morocco
Published: August 30, 2018
Categories: in Art, Culture and Heritage, English, Morocco, Photo Essays, Travel
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Tags: #Maghreb, discovertheregion, Inspiration, morocco, tourism, traveling

Buildings also can speak and tell people’s stories, history, lifestyle, visions, struggles, hopes, and aspirations. During my recent travels in my country, Morocco, I discovered the essence of my magnificent culture and civilization by looking at the small details in buildings which witness a tremendous history. Each building in the following photos has so many […]

Foreign in a wonderland by Koral, Israel

Published: December 5, 2017
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: #goingoutofyourcomfortzone, #newfriendS, #openminded, #studyabroad, confidence, experience, IsraeliArab, IsraelPalestine, studies, traveling, USA, youth

I have always had this dream of going abroad, but not just visiting. I had this dream of living and experiencing what’s different, going to an American school, and living with an American family. About 3 years ago I had the chance to make this dream become true. I applied to an exchange program and […]

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