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Inside this edition 02 – 08 October 2012

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Human connections matter, discover Israeli and Pakistani peers
by Dahlia Scheindlin
What do Israel and Pakistan have in common? Plenty, discovers Dahlia Scheindlin of +972 Magazine, who connected with two Pakistanis in the West to talk about shared struggles when it comes to politics, security, culture – and what gives them hope.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 2 Oct 2012)

Tunisians CSOs take to the streets – to clean up
by Inès Zguidane
Tunisian civil society organisations have begun to work together for change, writes Tunisian freelance journalist Inès Zguidane, demonstrating that there is power in numbers.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews) 2 October 2012)

Canadian Muslim women recognised for contributions to Canada
by Daood Hamdani
Muslim women in Canada are being recognised not only for impacting their own communities, but improving their country as a whole, writes Canadian author Daood Hamdani.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 2 October 2012)

One young Tunisian asks what’s really changed since revolution
by Akrem Kaabi
Many Tunisian students participated actively in the revolution, but what do they think about their country’s progress today? Tunisian student Akrem Kaabi looks at this question in the first article in a series highlighting the ideas and initiatives of Tunisian youth.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 2 October 2012)

The power of someone else’s story
by Ryan Ansin
What happens when we hear the story of someone different from ourselves? At the Nexus Global Youth Summit, Ryan Ansin, Director of Every Person Has a Story, discovered possibilities for fostering change – from the United States to Pakistan.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews) 2 October 2012)