Intern Journal: Another Chance
Admittedly, this internship is important to me for two reasons. The first is the purpose of providing opportunities to disadvantaged communities in Nablus. The second reason, however, is much more...
View ArticleTYO Founder Hani Masri on Larry King Live
Hani Masri, TYO’s Founder and President, appeared on Larry King Live on Sunday night, along with Tony Blair, Salam Fayad, Ehud Barak and Haim Saban. Check out part of the show online here, or read the...
View ArticleOn Being a Vegetarian in Nablus
“I know this is an odd question, but do you have to eat meat?” wrote a close friend of mine in response to an email I sent her about my experiences in Nablus. As she once discovered on a previous trip...
View ArticleThe 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 people, places and things that make it special....
View ArticleDancing Bollywood in Nablus
When I told my students that next week I would be teaching them a Bollywood dance, a squeal of excitement went through the room—from the girls, but also surprisingly from my college-age volunteers!...
View ArticleWalking in Balata Refugee Camp
We unexpectedly had the Islamic New Year off on Tuesday. My Drama class volunteers, Ayham and Yazid, also unexpectedly invited me to spend some time with them Tuesday afternoon. Both Yazid and Ayham...
View ArticleFWEN Video: Aya Presents Her Business Plan
FWEN participant Aya plans to become the first woman in Palestine to own her own sheep farm. She is full of ambition and has been hard at work on her business plan during the past year, gaining...
View ArticleFWEN Video: Nehaya Shares Her Training Experience in Cairo
FWEN Participant Nehaya received an enormous opportunity when she was selected to participate in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women “Women Entrepreneurs and Leadership” Certificate Program at the American...
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Nablus through the eyes of her children
Photo by Majd from Khallet al-Amood The young photographers and artists who attended TYO’s “Triple Exposure” classes this fall are proud to present to you their depictions of what it means to be a...
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Alumna Post: Palestinian Food in Maryland!
TYO Internship Alumnae Ashwini and Julie at Julie’s home in Maryland After spending three months interacting closely with the community of Nablus during my internship with TYO, I was eager to share...
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