Tag: youth

Dancing to Connect programs demonstrate the power of dance, especially for youth

English is my primary language, but even if I didn’t speak some Arabic, Greek and French too, I’d still...

New Environmental Exhibit Inspires Hope for UAE’s Future

At the end of September an interactive multi-media exhibit, Eco Future, opened at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi....

Gaza Parkour Take to the Streets

Palestinian youth practice “parkour” skills in Khan Younis refugee camp  in the southern Gaza Strip A budding physical discipline called...

Israeli Business Boosts Agriculture in Kenya

Gilad Millo, head of business development at Amiran Kenya and former Israeli diplomat, seeks to make farming attractive to...

Creative Urban Planning for Play Time in Jordan

My nephews are fortunate. They live on a verdant property called Hungrytown Hollow among enormous trees and bucolic rolling hills outside...

Obese Gulf Boy Suffers Fatal Heart Attack Aboard Flight to Bangkok

The Gulf obesity epidemic in has come under increased scrutiny recently. Supersized boys and girls are barely recognizable and...

Yemeni Children Addicted to Khat are Skipping School

Khat addiction in Yemen has reached epic proportions and not only among adults. A recent report released by the...