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The World Still Awaits the Women

by Arda | October 21, 2009 at 12:38 PM

When Saleem and Niveen got married in 1994, we all secretly thought she was too good for him. Perhaps our judgment came as a reaction to the fact that he was 32 and she was 18. … Read More»

Life on a Waiting List

by Arda | August 31, 2009 at 12:13 PM

Life on a waiting list… We are just keeping ourselves busy, and wasting time. … Read More»

"Not Enough Energy for Constant Hatred"

by Arda | August 3, 2009 at 4:10 PM

It is an early morning in late July that finds me standing outside the entrance of the Holy Sepulchre Church in the Old City of Jerusalem. With me are 20 young unfamiliar visitors with curious faces. … Read More»

There's an Activist in Each One of Us pushing to Speak Up

by Arda | July 8, 2009 at 6:12 AM

Pulse Wire does it again! Here I am presented with my first month assignment and here is my head spinning with questions and insights again… … Read More»

VOF Week 4: (Batter Bitter Better)

by Arda | April 13, 2009 at 11:37 AM

In VOF Week 3, I shared a glimpse of my ridiculous childhood journals which I thankfully threw away many years ago. … Read More»

VOF Week 3: (Taking Part and Making the News)

by Arda | April 7, 2009 at 12:19 PM

It must've been back in 1989 when my friends and I would fight over who would use the typewriter an old man in our East Jerusalem neighborhood owned. … Read More»

VOF Week Two: (You can't escape your own words)

by Arda | March 31, 2009 at 5:22 AM

Scribbles, notes, emails, writings, stories, poems, diaries, thoughts, reflections, whatever you wanna call them, I did them. … Read More»

VOF Week One: (It is not by chance that we have found ourselves here)

by Arda | March 21, 2009 at 3:52 PM

Meet Handala. The symbol that most people in my region relate to today is: a cartoon character. … Read More»

In the Absence of Leadership

by Arda | March 10, 2009 at 4:43 AM

Four days ago, I was asked to write a little something about what the term "leadership" could promise in conflict-driven regions, and what it could particularly signify to young women in conflict-driv … Read More»