- Yalla (journal)
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"Yalla" is a collaboration between young
Arabs andJews that focuses on humanizing theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict by encouraging creative expression.The project began as a literary journal by students at
McGill University in2004 [1] . The title of the journal is derived from the Arabic and Hebrew slang word “Yalla”, meaning “lets get going!”.The Yalla project is a not-for-profit international initiative aimed at stimulating dialogue and demonstrating the human side of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of mainlyJewish andArab youth. "Yalla" brings together poetry, short stories, essays, art, music and photography ofArab andJewish youth [2] . The journal is distributed worldwide."Yalla" has a board which is equally balanced between
Jewish andArab members. "Yalla" is a collaborative effort and is not politically affiliated. "Yalla" has published two journals and is in the midst of accepting submissions for a third as well as developing an interactive website."Yalla" is also becoming a web presence - with a new
YouTube Channel, YallaTV as well as aFacebook group 'Yalla Journal' that as of January 2008 has 573 members.External links
* [http://www.yallajournal.org Official website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/YallaJournalTV YouTube Channel]References
1. "Lets Get Going : Jewish and Arab youth unite with Yalla" McGill Reporter, January 26, 2006. http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/38/10/yalla/2. "Holla! Its Yalla!" The Link : Concordia's Independant Student Newspaper. http://thelink.concordia.ca/view.php?aid=38952
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