This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. Micah MikoLevine felt ...
The thing about prom is that even though it’s glorified as a pivotal rite of passage for American teens, it’s not always what you’d call “good, clean fun.” The drinking, the pot smoking, and the ...
While fasting during Ramadan started as a mere tradition their parents would applaud and reward, it is now a deep spiritual practice two local teens believe only God can reward. Both Maha Malik, of ...
My best friend and I are Muslim teens who attend a mostly non-Muslim school. Here's how we're making our school a more inclusive place for Muslim students like us. [RadioActive is KUOW's radio ...
Rawda Elbatrawish (R) and Liora Pelavin speak during an interview at Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey, a city with large Jewish and Muslim populations that ...
Wania Tayyab, 15, remembers the first time she wore the hijab, on a trip to Five Below when she was 12 or 13. “My mom said, ‘You’re growing, why don’t you try wearing hijab?’” Tayyab says she was ...
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — It's awkward for 17-year-old Yousur Alhlou when her girlfriends invite her to go to the movies. First, she has to ask them if any boys are going. If so, the devout Muslim ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new magazine launched this month is offering the 400,000 teen-aged Muslim girls in the United States a chance to be a cover girl. Sign up here. "The girls are eager to have their ...
As Ramadan begins, Maaz Mohammad hopes the teens he works with at the Muslim American Society's Blaine Community Centerwill be prepared for the Islamic holy month. After all, they've been practicing ...