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Majida Ait laktawi

“Egypt’s Travelling Storyteller Brings Tales and Joy to the Countryside’s Children

Surrounded by children of all ages, with their eyes fixed on him, Haitham Shoukry, a young Egyptian storyteller, can make their imagination go wild with his charming words and captivating tales….

Butterfly Effect: Iraqi Painters Transform Baghdad’s Forgotten Alleys Into an Open-Air Gallery

Natural landscapes, mosques with golden domes, and women and girls with beautiful big eyes are all scenes painted on the walls of Baghdad’s old city, created by professional painters, helped by talented children taking their first steps to accomplish their passion for art and murals….

Stolen Moments of Joy in Gloomy Times

To be a Syrian boy or girl, of no more than ten years old, means that you were undoubtedly born in time of war, and have not the chance to enjoy many of childhood’s joys and games….

Muhammad Al-Asmar, Idlib’s Child Reporter, Nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2021

While shooting videos accompanied by the displaced camps’ children and drawing murals on the walls of schools and buildings, Muhammad Aziz Al-Asmar had never imagined being nominated for the “International Children’s Peace Prize 2021”, to be the only Syrian and Arab child nominee….

Video of Girl Reporting Rape by her Paternal Uncle, Neighbor Shocks Moroccans

A video of a girl, aged 13, has shaken the Moroccan society powerfully as she assured, with uncontrollable tears, that she was raped and sexually assaulted by her paternal uncle and a neighbor. …

Crime Shocks Morocco: Murderer, Rapist of Child Adnane Sentenced to Death

“I apologize and want the Moroccan people and Adnane’s parents to know the truth about what happened, so that I can have a clear conscience. I did not rape Adnane, but kidnapped him because I was in need of money….