The Quiet Power of PYALIIE Youth: for Justice & Global Peace

By, Waresa Azizi

In a world that often defines us by what is loudest—news, power, crisis—there exists a quieter,

more resilient force: the youth of PYALIIE (Powerful Youth for Alliance, Integrity, Independence,

Liberation and Empowerment).

We are not just names on a list or faces in a crowd. We are the heartbeat of our nations, silent

dreamers beneath skies that rain bombs instead of blessings, seekers of spirituality in a world that

rewards iron wings and spectacle. Yet we remain believers in unseen, celestial wings. The world

often calls us strange names, casting foreign glances, expecting us to be full of fear, rage, despair,

or destruction. But no. Many of us have chosen something far more powerful: self-awareness, love,

and a deep connection to the soul.

In these ancient lands, where prophets, companions, and saints once walked, where civilizations

were born and destinies written for eternity, we still carry a sacred flame within. Not all through

words—some have it through art, through prayer, through writing, through learning, and silence.

Yes, we are tired. We are human. But we are not lost.

We are a generation that prays among ruins.

We may be displaced, homeless, hungry—but hunger has not weakened us.

We dance between peace and war in the name of justice.

We plant the gardens of hope where the world has cut off our water supply.

We sow flowers of peace and justice where the world has sown thorns.

And like nightingales, we sing love songs where the world has gone silent.

We are learning to build peace, not with slogans, but with presence.

We begin from within, with endurance, with loyalty to our promises, with silent cries for justice

and global peace.

To be young in today’s PYALIIE is to live with the question:

Who am I?***