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The Voice of Young Voters

What happens to campaign materials after the election?

Now that the election is over and the inauguration tourists have gone home, what happens to all those shirts and buttons and hats and bumper stickers?

By SarahMarie Harman, Written for UPI

The fight for rights goes cyber

NEW YORK, June 25 (UPI) -- Violent protests during Iran's 1979 Revolution signaled the first major turning point in the country's modern history. With the help of technology, current protests may very well usher in the second.

By Shruti Pant

Drowning out the nation

For the people of Lebanon to live and work together towards a better nation, they must write a common narrative that they can all adopt.

By Maryam Hoballah, Sawt Ashabab/YouthVoice

Taking notice

There is obviously a need for change, yet who can deliver this change to us? Why of course, the only force in history known for instilling rapid change - the youth.

By Nader Atassi, Sawt Ashabab/YouthVoice

Step into pollution hell and don’t forget your mask

Welcome to Bourj Hammoud on the east of Beirut. It has become a dump for neighboring towns to abuse,an acute example of the pollution challenges facing Lebanon.

By Nadine Ghaith, Sawt Ashabab/YouthVoice

Insufficient parking spaces in Lebanon

Is this really the best solution, to remove all trees to build parking lots when our country is on the edge of an ecological disaster?

By Rachel Obeid, Sawt Ashabab/YouthVoice

Lebanon and the jews

Lebanon is famous for its religious diversity, with 18 sects living within its 10,425 km². However, the country's native Jewish community is witnessing a decline that might prove terminal.

By Fatima Farhat, Sawt Ashabab/YouthVoice

Women in politics

In Lebanon, women have succeeded in earning rights and equality to men in different fields from business to management and others, but where do Lebanese women stand in the political field?

By Alexandra Saadeh and Rachel Obeid, Sawt Ashabab/YouthVoice

Feminizing politics

In a country where women constitute over half the population, Lebanon still lacks fair political representation of women, even more so than some of its more conservative Arab neighbors.

By Ghenwa Marwan El Jurdy, Sawt Ashabab/YouthVoice

Abstinence movement takes Washington

Thomas Askew said that he would be on death row with his four best friends from eighth grade without the influence of the abstinence program “Choosing to Excel.”

By Shanley Knox

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