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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jana, a public affairs student at Baruch College, was raised in a devout Muslim family but had stopped coming to the mosque in high school. Her family frequented the Muslim American Society Youth ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rawda Elbatrawish (R) and Liora Pelavin speak during an interview at their school in Teaneck, New Jersey, a city with large Jewish and Muslim populations — KENA BETANCUR They are only teenagers, but a ...