Since the spark of the uprisings in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa), all you read about our region is; the armed conflict in Libya, terrorism in Tunisia, the coup in Egypt, the arrestation in Algeria, a revolution turned into a proxy war in Syria, the bombing in Lebanon among other darkened unpromising realities. These are some of the political turmoil that labeled our region as the most dangerous in the world but it is not the only reality!
“The failure of the Arab Spring”, “The fall of Arab dictatorships will bring about new dictatorships”, “The Counter- Revolution” and “Are Arabs ready for democracy?” dominated the news headlines until we became more famous with our failures than our achievements. Da’esh or ISIS, Haftar, and Hezbollah become more known around the world than Palestinian journalists, Jordanian entrepreneurs, Yemeni artists or Syrian activists, who are making peace and driving social change. Desperate stories of separation of families, friends and partners because of loss, death or displacement, left no talk of hope, peace and love!
With the "crisis" of refugees and the "war on terror", we have become even more unwelcomed on the other side of the Mediterranean, where maybe our love story has started... labeled and continuously blamed for every bombing, we are sick of the mainstream news and stereotypes because our love is the everyday mainstream.
Fell in love across the Mediterranean, beyond borders, thanks to the revolutions, we are two citizens of the unstable MENA, bloggers and above all believers in a radical change that will bring our region to where it deserves to be … But we know that we’re not the only lovers and there are many untold stories...
We want to collect 100 love stories from both parts of the Mediterranean to show the world that love wins! 101 we will reveal our own story… a journey of holding hands to fight for freedom and social justice while our countries, cutting their diplomatic relations, are mad in calamity...
Love is our driving force that strengthens our belief in a better tomorrow awaiting for our region and for the world. For us, Love is not only a human experience but also a political statement to spark hope, and “teach life, Sir”.
Contact us at [email protected]
“The failure of the Arab Spring”, “The fall of Arab dictatorships will bring about new dictatorships”, “The Counter- Revolution” and “Are Arabs ready for democracy?” dominated the news headlines until we became more famous with our failures than our achievements. Da’esh or ISIS, Haftar, and Hezbollah become more known around the world than Palestinian journalists, Jordanian entrepreneurs, Yemeni artists or Syrian activists, who are making peace and driving social change. Desperate stories of separation of families, friends and partners because of loss, death or displacement, left no talk of hope, peace and love!
With the "crisis" of refugees and the "war on terror", we have become even more unwelcomed on the other side of the Mediterranean, where maybe our love story has started... labeled and continuously blamed for every bombing, we are sick of the mainstream news and stereotypes because our love is the everyday mainstream.
Fell in love across the Mediterranean, beyond borders, thanks to the revolutions, we are two citizens of the unstable MENA, bloggers and above all believers in a radical change that will bring our region to where it deserves to be … But we know that we’re not the only lovers and there are many untold stories...
We want to collect 100 love stories from both parts of the Mediterranean to show the world that love wins! 101 we will reveal our own story… a journey of holding hands to fight for freedom and social justice while our countries, cutting their diplomatic relations, are mad in calamity...
Love is our driving force that strengthens our belief in a better tomorrow awaiting for our region and for the world. For us, Love is not only a human experience but also a political statement to spark hope, and “teach life, Sir”.
Contact us at [email protected]