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Kalimatna Initiative

Representing TYO in Kenya

Last week, I participated in the Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF) Evaluation Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference, hosted by the United Nations Alliance of Civilization

We Are All Alike, We Are All Different

Seven North American interns have recently taken the TYO Center by storm. Our passion: to bring uninhibited joy and confidence to the precious children of

The Kalimatna Initiative Presents “This is Nablus!”

Over the course of 2010, seven American and three Palestinian youth worked together to document the city of Nablus through photography and videos of the

Intern Journal: Evidence of a heated rivalry

There is a fault line that runs through the city of Nablus, dividing friend from friend, brother from brother, parent from child, and neighbor from

Scenes of Nabulsi life through doors and signs

I have been through the Old City of Nablus a handful of times in the past few weeks, and each time I find myself awash

Kalimatna: The Palestinian Disabled Union

I walked in from the noise and heat of the street to the shaded and cool office not a minute too soon, as I’d speed-walked

Kalimatna: Arabic to Arabic Translation

I started studying Arabic during my sophomore year of college six years ago. Arabic is a very difficult language even for the most gifted language-learner,

Balata Refugee Camp: fieldnotes and reflections

Last Saturday my friends and Kalimatna partners Mary and Khamees met with the director of the Yafa Cultural Center, which offers programming similar to TYO

Hiking the Abraham’s Path

“Rah amoot! I will die!” I announced to Khamees, who was standing next to me under the shade of an olive tree. “We will all

Meet Haya!

This week the members of Kalimatna Initiative completed our first set of interviews. In addition to wandering around the Old City and An-Najah University talking