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These are stories from YJI’s archives.
Teen in Gaza: I lost all of the hopes I had
KHANYOUNIS, Gaza Strip – I used to think I suffered a lot compared to other teenagers across the...
Antarctica: Peace, Cold And Penguins
ANTARCTICA – A few months ago, my parents invited me to go on an expedition to Antarctica – it was...
Young People In Brazil Protest In The Streets
CURITIBA, BRAZIL – For the first time in more than 20 years, young people are waking up to...
No School, Only Work For 12-Year-Old Pakistani Girl Working...
LAHORE, Pakistan – Twelve-year-old Saba Sher doesn’t know the drudgery of homework, term papers or...
9/11 Survivor: ‘I Thought I Was Going To Die’
DELRAY BEACH, Florida – Thomas Panevino was in his seventh grade Spanish class in Manhattan the...
Women Deserve ‘Half The Sky,’ Writers Argue
HARTFORD, Connecticut, U.S.A. – Although slavery in the traditional sense of the term was banished...
Remembering Tyler Clementi
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., U.S.A. – The sanctuary, or “big church” as we called it, looked plain and old...