Teen Life in the Middle East

This unique volume offers unprecedented insight into the typical day interests and familial social and cultural lives of Middle Eastern teens. Each chapter includes a resource guide to teach teens more about the 11 profiled countries: Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Palestinian territories Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Numerous photos accompany the text. This book provides teen readers in the West with a window into the everyday lives of their counterparts in the East fostering a better understanding of both their similarities and differences.The current population of the Middle East is young and their future is critical in our worldview. Teen life in the Middle East is marked by extremes. In some countries especially those that are Westernized teens share the benefits of globalization with material and social comforts such as private schooling and vacations abroad. In other countries political instability religious and cultural repression war and occupation earthquakes and poverty are ongoing crises. Many teenagers must endure a difficult and sometimes nearly impossible path to adulthood.