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Education

Christians Enjoy Freedom and Safety in Iraqi Kurdistan

March 4th, 2010Vahal

Salahadin, Erbil – Reports from Mosul indicate that hundreds of Christian families are fleeing the city after a series of terrorist attacks directed at them. The local government of Mosul has never, not even once, not even for a little bit failed to disappoint their constituents.
One of my earliest memories of interacting with [...]

The Revolution Has Just Begun

February 20th, 2010Ali Arsalan Zaheer (Pakistan)

Complex and highly developed technology has brought about a revolution in the day to day life activities. Latest technology also brings a new modernized and stabilized way of life. Automation systems

My Dream School

February 19th, 2010Mohammad Memarian (Iran)

Managers of my dream school, only concerned with sharing their affections, traditionally reserved for their own kids, with orphans.
My dream school’s statute, comprised of only one article, no exception or discretion included in it. “Your only income shall be the peace you earn by serving the disadvantaged.”
My real friends, each of them, playing a role [...]

Donkeys that have Kinship to London !!!

February 7th, 2010Sami, the beduin.

This story happened more than 70 or 80 years ago, in the Galilee Heights, during the British occupation “Mandate” to Palestine, a long time before we had the “honor” to host our “cousins’ the jews. There, in one of the Galilee villages, there was a Palestinian peasant who had a stubborn donkey. Both, the peasant [...]

We are disgusted indeed

December 23rd, 2009Reem Shawkat (Sudan)

One night, three friends in Khartoum , Sudan acted on their dissapointment. They wanted to encourage people to register to vote and then, vote in the general elections, so they started “Girifna”

AudioYoung students in Berlin inspired by Saudi author’s poem

November 6th, 2009Esra'a (Bahrain)

A few months ago, Rasha from Saudi Arabia posted a poem she wrote here called “In the Moment.” She posted it simply to share it with other readers, not realizing some of the impact it would eventually have. About a month later, Rasha got this message:
My name is Malte, I am the editor of the [...]

AudioEast, West and a Poem

October 31st, 2009Rasha (Saudi Arabia)

The Chief Editor of Radijojo World Children’s Radio Network in Berlin; an international NGO dedicated to use media with and for children as a tool for intercultural dialogue, participation, children’s rights and global learning decided to work with Mideast Youth on an intercultural project. They were having a Radijojo radio Workshop about the relationship between [...]

Education Without Values

October 22nd, 2009Ali Arsalan Zaheer (Pakistan)

Incredible advancement has been made in a number of steps of life. While, on the other hand, painful sufferings such as deficiency, inequality, violence and contamination still stay behind in this amalgamate planet. This dilemma increasing day-by-day and the reason behind this is only the education without values.

We all can be Role Model for the Middle East, Can we?!!

June 3rd, 2009Mahid (Sudan)

Yes we all can!!!. I believe that the Middle East is in need of new faces,of new role models and of new ideas. These new role models need to not give up the prospect of changing the Middle East, changing the way we view the world, changing the way we think about the [...]

Traveling extensively this past month in talks about Mideast Youth

March 2nd, 2009Esra'a (Bahrain)

You may have noticed my lack of communication during much of the previous month since I was all around the USA with the most hectic schedule anyone can ask for, but it was a very rewarding opportunity. I do not go to the USA ever so this was pretty much my first “real” experience there. [...]