Ramadan Football Competition
This story was sent along by Mohammed Alzaeem, our most active contributor to our Yemen Stories blog. You can follow him on Twitter at @mohammedalzaee1. Children playing football in the street - Taiz, Yemen The children in my neighborhood turn the street into a playground to play football. Two teams of children are throwing the ball. On the sidewalk stands the referee with his whistle in his hand. One of the attendees tells me that this match is being held within the Ramadan Football Competition, which is organized by a group of young people in the city. The teams of Taiz's neighborhoods compete for the title. Because they do not have a playground, they have made some streets in various neighborhoods playgrounds. It is the insistence on life in the face of death in a war-torn country. All they dream about is to live their lives in dignity, peace and harmony. The picture is an example of the triumph of life over death, love over hatred and peace over war.