From Saudi Arabia, Boston Born American Muslim Grieves Marathon Bombing Victims
By Nawall Hassan Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Tragedy is the unavoidable menace that walks among us, striking at the most unexpected of times. On the gloriously clear-skied day of April 15th, 2013, children and adults alike in Boston – my hometown – left their homes with the intention of spending a memorable day at the famed Copley Square with loved ones. No one was anticipating that they would soon be the victims to a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Boston, Boston Marathon bombing, Islam, Jeddah, Muslim, Nawall Hassan, Quran, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, Yelena Samofalova
After Horrific Boston Bombing, Family Finds Comfort In Staying Together During Manhunt
Yelena Samofalova / youthjournalism.org On Wednesday, visitors to the site of the Boston Marathon bombing on Boylston Street could see a view of homemade memorials to victims and tributes to first responders. By Yelena Samofalova Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International MELROSE, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – Although I often visit relatives in Boston, the time we spent together this week after the bombing Monday at the Boston Marathon was eye-opening. All the citizens tried to band together and show their strength countering the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Boston, Massachusetts, terrorism, Yelena Samofalova
Boston Bombing Spreads Fear Across Globe
Crime scene boundaries in Boston By Mariechen Puchert Associate Editor Youth Journalism International AT SEA OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA – It is evening-time on the M/V Explorer and we are en route to Morocco. Students are eating, preparing for final examinations, and attending evening seminars. An announcement interrupts us: “We are sorry for interrupting the programs currently in session, but we have received some important news from the United States. Two bombs have exploded at the end of the Boston Marathon. No fatalities have been reported. Al Jazeera will be streamed to your cabins for further information.” I am not American. I have never been to Boston. I remember how abstract the news of 9/11 was many years ago. Now, I am relieved that no fatalities have been reported, but this does not seem … Read entire article »
Filed under: 9-11, Boston, Boston Marathon bombing, Mariechen Puchert, terrorism
YJI Students Tackle 9-11 Meaning, Memories
Kiernan Majerus-Collins/youthjournalism.org 9-11 Memorial in Old Saybrook, Conn. in 2011 Eleven years ago, shortly after a second plane plunged into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, Youth Journalism International students began writing about the attacks and what they meant. Over the years, there have been a lot of stories, all of them helping to put the terrible events of Sept. 11, 2001 into perspective, all of them trying to make sense of a nightmare that changed the course of history. Follow this link to see some of the work that’s been done, beginning with stories from last year’s 10th anniversary and working backwards to the day itself. For those who lived through it, it may be helpful to consider that YJI has some new students today who were far too … Read entire article »
Filed under: 9-11, Old Saybrook, terrorism, World Trade Center
YJI Students Tackle 9-11 Meaning, Memories
Kiernan Majerus-Collins/youthjournalism.org 9-11 Memorial in Old Saybrook, Conn. in 2011 Eleven years ago, shortly after a second plane plunged into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, Youth Journalism International students began writing about the attacks and what they meant. Over the years, there have been a lot of stories, all of them helping to put the terrible events of Sept. 11, 2001 into perspective, all of them trying to make sense of a nightmare that changed the course of history. Follow this link to see some of the work that’s been done, beginning with stories from last year’s 10th anniversary and working backwards to the day itself. For those who lived through it, it may be helpful to consider that YJI has some new students today who were far too … Read entire article »
Filed under: 9-11, Old Saybrook, terrorism, World Trade Center
YJI Students Tackle 9-11 Meaning, Memories
Kiernan Majerus-Collins/youthjournalism.org 9-11 Memorial in Old Saybrook, Conn. in 2011 Eleven years ago, shortly after a second plane plunged into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, Youth Journalism International students began writing about the attacks and what they meant. Over the years, there have been a lot of stories, all of them helping to put the terrible events of Sept. 11, 2001 into perspective, all of them trying to make sense of a nightmare that changed the course of history. Follow this link to see some of the work that’s been done, beginning with stories from last year’s 10th anniversary and working backwards to the day itself. For those who lived through it, it may be helpful to consider that YJI has some new students today who were far too … Read entire article »
Filed under: 9-11, Old Saybrook, terrorism, World Trade Center
Three Young Voices On Norwegian Massacre
A judge in Norway ruled Friday that Norwegian Anders Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail for the horrific bombing and shooting spree last July that killed 77 people, most of them teenagers at a summer camp. Reports said Breivik claimed his actions were a necessary response to “multiculturalism” and the “Islamisation” of Europe. Last summer, Youth Journalism International’s Line Hellem of Hordaland, Norway, wrote movingly of the impact of that … Read entire article »
Filed under: England, Hordaland, Line Hellem, Madison Pollard, Mariechen Puchert, Norway, South Africa, terrorism
Three Young Voices On Norwegian Massacre
A judge in Norway ruled Friday that Norwegian Anders Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail for the horrific bombing and shooting spree last July that killed 77 people, most of them teenagers at a summer camp. Reports said Breivik claimed his actions were a necessary response to “multiculturalism” and the “Islamisation” of Europe. Last summer, Youth Journalism International’s Line Hellem of Hordaland, Norway, wrote movingly of the impact of that terrible day: Norway Suffering ‘Bottomless Grief’ By Line Hellem Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International HORDALAND, Norway — The immensity of what has happened in Oslo will take time to sink in. Watching images flash across the television screen, showing people wounded and an Oslo street in ruins is something Norway won’t forget. We’ve seen it in London, we’ve seen it in Madrid, … Read entire article »
Filed under: England, Hordaland, Line Hellem, Madison Pollard, Mariechen Puchert, Norway, South Africa, terrorism
Three Young Voices On Norwegian Massacre
A judge in Norway ruled Friday that Norwegian Anders Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail for the horrific bombing and shooting spree last July that killed 77 people, most of them teenagers at a summer camp. Reports said Breivik claimed his actions were a necessary response to “multiculturalism” and the “Islamisation” of Europe. Last summer, Youth Journalism International’s Line Hellem of Hordaland, Norway, wrote movingly of the impact of that terrible day: Norway Suffering ‘Bottomless Grief’ By Line Hellem Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International HORDALAND, Norway — The immensity of what has happened in Oslo will take time to sink in. Watching images flash across the television screen, showing people wounded and an Oslo street in ruins is something Norway won’t forget. We’ve seen it in London, we’ve seen it in Madrid, … Read entire article »
Filed under: England, Hordaland, Line Hellem, Madison Pollard, Mariechen Puchert, Norway, South Africa, terrorism
Three Young Voices On Norwegian Massacre
A judge in Norway ruled Friday that Norwegian Anders Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail for the horrific bombing and shooting spree last July that killed 77 people, most of them teenagers at a summer camp. Reports said Breivik claimed his actions were a necessary response to “multiculturalism” and the “Islamisation” of Europe. Last summer, Youth Journalism International’s Line Hellem of Hordaland, Norway, wrote movingly of the impact of that terrible day: Norway Suffering ‘Bottomless Grief’ By Line Hellem Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International HORDALAND, Norway — The immensity of what has happened in Oslo will take time to sink in. Watching images flash across the television screen, showing people wounded and an Oslo street in ruins is something Norway won’t forget. We’ve seen it in London, we’ve seen it in Madrid, … Read entire article »
Filed under: England, Hordaland, Line Hellem, Madison Pollard, Mariechen Puchert, Norway, South Africa, terrorism
Afghanistan Suffers Routine Terror
By Edrees Kakar Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International KABUL, Afghanistan – Mourning is becoming routine among Afghans. Two days ago, a suicide attacker killed Burhannudin Rabbani, Afghanistan’s former president and chief of the high peace council of Afghanistan formed last year to persuade and negotiate with Afghan Taliban for reconciliation. This suicide bombing occurred during a meeting at Rabbani’s home with an apparent Taliban messenger for peace talks who brought in the bomb through his turban. The bombing was the second major incident in Kabul since the 10th anniversary of 9/11, which did so much to shape world politics and provided the basis for international forces to oust the Taliban regime from Afghanistan for harboring Al Qaeda, the terroristic group that masterminded the attacks. The event was marked as a global catastrophe, with victims hailing from 90 countries … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Edrees Kakar, terrorism
Afghanistan Suffers Routine Terror
By Edrees Kakar Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International KABUL, Afghanistan – Mourning is becoming routine among Afghans. Two days ago, a suicide attacker killed Burhannudin Rabbani, Afghanistan’s former president and chief of the high peace council of Afghanistan formed last year to persuade and negotiate with Afghan Taliban for reconciliation. This suicide bombing occurred during a meeting at Rabbani’s home with an apparent Taliban messenger for peace talks who brought in the bomb through his turban. The bombing was the second major incident in Kabul since the 10th anniversary of 9/11, which did so much to shape world politics and provided the basis for international forces to oust the Taliban regime from Afghanistan for harboring Al Qaeda, the terroristic group that masterminded the attacks. The event was marked as a global catastrophe, with victims hailing from 90 countries … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Edrees Kakar, terrorism
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