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Young On The Rock

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Young On The Rock

Good weather, stability and warm- hearted people. All sell well with the tourists but how do young Maltese people live? What do they make out of living on a tiny Euro-Med island with ambitions of becoming an international communications hub? How does it feel to be a young person living in densely populated Malta today?

31 July 2010 Gilbert Calleja

Opportunities Are Elsewhere

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Opportunities Are Elsewhere

Work and money seem to be the number one preoccupation of most of the Maltese between twenty to thirty years of age. Subsistence, precarious employment and living up to one’s expectations are however only part of the complexities which define youths in present day Malta. Relationships, single-parenthood, immigration and education are still very much on the agenda.

31 July 2010 Gilbert Calleja

A Generation Trapped – Gaza’s Youth In Figures

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A Generation Trapped – Gaza’s Youth In Figures

Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip make up the biggest segment of society trapped in a strip of land with the highest population density. Overview on the situation of youth in Gaza.

29 July 2010 Karl Schembrı

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The Loss Of Popularity Of Egyptian Blogging

The active blogs of a few years ago, which scrutinised social violence and confrontations between the opposition and the police, seem to have waned in popularity today. Their success was attained neither by Facebook nor by mini-blogs, like dormant volcanoes whose eruption has been postponed eternally.

29 July 2010 Abderrahmane Mostafa

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«I’m Young But I Feel A Hundred Years Old»

What do young Egyptians aspire for today? The generation between 18-29 years of age is ageing prematurely. Young Egyptians don’t dream of fulfilling their dreams anymore or travelling to discover the world. Their ambitions are threatened and their dreams are diminishing due to increasingly bad economic conditions, which haven’t spared any field.

29 July 2010 Dina Kabil,Olaa Hamdi

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A Government That Is Deaf And Blind To Algerian Youth’s Problems

“Tiaret: the town hall’s headquarters besieged by dozens of Young people” is the title of the newspaper ‘Liberté’ of the 1st of February 2009. In this locality, situated in the East of the capital city, young people have stormed the town hall to protest against their life conditions and particularly against unemployment.

29 July 2010 Ghania Khelifi

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It’s Not The Desert Here!

Senda and Lydia are two beautiful 17-year-old secondary school students, dressed in the latest European fashion and speak very good French.

29 July 2010 Ghania Khelifi

Life of Odds and Ends

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Life of Odds and Ends

Lakhdari Hicham, Mebarki Fatah and Zouari Walid are friends. They are 20 years old and live at Diar Saada and Diar Chems, on Algiers’ heights. In reality they have no home.

29 July 2010 Ghania Khelifi

“Too Much Pressure”: The Uneasiness Of Youth In France

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“Too Much Pressure”: The Uneasiness Of Youth In France

A pessimistic, resigned and conformist youth. Why don’t French young people believe in the future? Portrait of a generation.

29 July 2010 Marie Bossaert

Youth In France, Portraits

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Youth In France, Portraits

Their family is “stressed”, their generation “is going through a hard time”, but they seem to be doing pretty well. “Making the best of life” and “building” a balance between work, family and friends…portraits of young people in France, aged from 19 to 33.

29 July 2010 Marie Bossaert

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When Young People Express Themselves…

Amalgamation of cultures and mentalities, the young people of the Cedar trees’ country distinguish themselves by their confessional, social and geographic diversity.

20 July 2010 Janine Ayoub

Disillusioned Generation, Lebanon

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Disillusioned Generation, Lebanon

A feeling of helplessness and torment hovers at the heart of Lebanese youth. Disorientated, youngsters oscillate between worry and hope.

20 July 2010 Janine Ayoub

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Young Population, Education, Unemployment And Politics

Statistics show how young people in Turkey access to health services, employement, education and what their political tendencies are.

19 July 2010 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

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Turkey: Different Identities, Similar Concerns

Young people in Turkey complain about injustice, repression and the education system. They want to be taken seriously rather than being punished for reacting.

19 July 2010 Çiçek Tahaoğlu