Personal Story
Mostafa Shahat young Egyptian entrepreneur who started one of the most successful youth initiative in Egypt called G.O.L (Goal Oriented Learners), Mostafa had a dream since he was civil engineer student, to help his community, he saw many challenges in his community but the one who decided to take actions for and starting searching for […]
Daugther For Life Foundation
EDUCATE HER FOR A BETTER FUTURE www.daughtersforlife.com Daughters for Life Foundation (DFL) is a registered Canadian charity that provides; Scholarships, Awards, and Fellowship programs to aspiring young women from the Middle East, irrespective of ethnicity or religious affiliation. DFL believes that empowering young women through quality education is the key to long lasting peace in the […]
Interview with Aya Chebbi, African Youth Movement Founder
Javier Collado Ruano: Dear readers, it is a pleasure for me to introduce my friend Aya Chebbi, a well-known Pan-African Tunisian blogger and activist. I met her during the Global Citizens Movement of CIVICUS World Alliance, which took place in Johannesburg late in the year 2013, and I am still impressed with all her achievements. […]
Is Hamas Winning the Gaza War?
James M. Dorsey Senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies as Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, co-director of the Institute of Fan Culture of the University of Würzburg and author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, and a forthcoming book with the same title. E-mail: jmdorsey@questfze.com web: http://mideastsoccer.blogspot.com […]
4th UN PRME MENA Regional Forum
Open Letter to Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s President
In the lead-up to the World Cup and following a trip to Brazil in March, I wrote to President Dilma Rousseff, asking her to welcome and embrace the protests in Brazil as an opportunity to build a more just, diverse and free society. While in Brazil I met with representatives from Amnesty International, Article […]
My Mom Is Part of a Long Line of Many Women With Big Hearts, Smiles and Endowed with Great Courage!
Sonia Colasse Author the children bilingual book: “The Adventures of Enzo” e-mail: soloinfinity.ws@gmail.com website: www.soloinfinty.com/enzo Français version When I look at her, she expresses a life filled with adventure, full of emotion, sometimes grief and misfortune, but I keep in my memory her bursts of laughter and her happiness. However, I also know that before arriving […]
Democracy and Democratic Transition: Lessons from Egypt and Tunisia
Matthew J. Gordner Founder and Director of the The Peace by Piece Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to dialogue on sensitive issues of local and global scope. Scholar at the Trudeau Foundation and a PhD Student in the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science. e-mail: matt.gordner@mail.utoronto.ca / web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/111769501″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ […]
Culture of Peace and Non-Violence
Spanish Version (Versión castellano) The United Nations, a respected world body and forum for global issues, including peace and security, is once again a leader in pressing societies for the establishment of initiatives promoting reconciliation. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization acting as the lead UN agency, is promoting the International Decade for a Culture of Peace […]
A Race to the Future
Woroud Sawalha at the 2012 Olympic Games in London Ruth Marjalizo: Hello everybody from Nablus, West Bank. Today, I am going to interview Woroud Sawalha. As you might know, she was the first female representing Palestine in the London Olympic Games 2012. Assalamu ‘alaikum Woroud, thank you so much for being with us while you are busy with your exams. […]
