What does it mean to experience loss? The prospect, for obvious reasons, leaves a bitter taste in...
Author - Salma Amrou
This is an interactive map that shows you where YJI students have written stories over the years. You can zoom in or out of the world map to explore all of them in detail. [Note: If you’re seeing this on an author page, you will only see stories by a particular student.]
Macron poured gasoline on an anti-Islamic French fire
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.A. – It was right in the middle of my AP U.S. History session when I felt my...
Gunshots shattered my spirit
Enugu, NIGERIA – What is war really like? What did the sound of gun actually feel like? How did...
Our bleak world may lead to more dystopian art
LONDON – In recent months, we have seen our worlds completely change from people going out, living...
Government must keep its hands off the hijab
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.A. – In the midst of a pandemic, our bodies have not just become a...
How a child sees disease: meet the covid monster
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.A. – Toddlers and preschoolers are a force to be reckoned with. Perhaps the...
Lessons from ‘Hamilton,’ and why I threw away my shot
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.A. – The time is a little more than two years into the past. The setting is...
Men get away with murder in Turkey. Women pay the price.
ISTANBUL – Ozgecan Aslan was a 19-year-old girl majoring in psychology in the city of Mersin in...