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Zeit.de

Another American elections poll… German style.

October 28th, 2008Eliesheva (Israel/USA)

Zeit.de’s Zuender site has another new poll to present to our Mideast Youth community. From the point of view of the German publication come some questions about the American presidential election coming up shortly. Feel free to add you input in a comment so their writers can get the MEY readerships’ perspective.
Here goes:
It seems to [...]

Look out of your window and take a photo (share it with a German e-Zine)

May 24th, 2008Esra'a (Bahrain)

For the past couple of months we have been occasionally collaborating with the great German e-Zine Zuender, and you can see a previous list of contributions here. This time they come to us with a new curiosity – what lies on the other side of our window.
To protect your privacy, they have set up a [...]

Relationships

January 12th, 2008Esra'a (Bahrain)

The Zuender team has prepared new questions for us – this time they would like to know about our relationships.
What do your relationships look like?
* Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?
* Do you live with them?
* Married/unmarried?
* Are you seeing several people at a time?
* And what would be your idea of a perfect [...]

What is the significance of environmental protection in our countries?

December 7th, 2007Esra'a (Bahrain)

The previous question that German e-Zine “Zuender” posed was published recently here (and you can read our answers to their questions here.)
Today their question to us is the following:

In Germany environmental protection has always been a big issue. At a very early age we learn how we are supposed to act in order to save [...]

What did you want to be when you were a child?

November 28th, 2007Esra'a (Bahrain)

This post is a part of a Zuender series. Some of you are already aware that we are collaborating with this great German e-Zine, where German readers can get an insight on how young Middle Easterners live, feel, and think. It’s a great cultural experience, and we are honored to work with them!
This week, this [...]

Do you drink alcohol?

October 12th, 2007Esra'a (Bahrain)

As some of you are already aware, we are collaborating with the German newspaper Zeit.de who send us bi-monthly questions about various topics. Today, this is the question they pose for us:
Drinking alcohol on the weekends when you go out or hang out with your friends is pretty normal for young people in Europe. Most [...]

Zuender’s next question for us

August 10th, 2007Esra'a (Bahrain)

The German newspaper which we are collaborating with has sent us this question for you to answer:
“Our next topic is supposed to be “Living” Where do you live, do you live alone, with your parents, in a living community with other young people, maybe even with you boy- or girlfriend?
We have also thought about asking [...]

The USA showering Gulf states (and Israel) with weapons

July 31st, 2007Esra'a (Bahrain)

According to the Guardian:
The Bush administration is facing claims that it is fuelling an arms race in the Middle East following the disclosure of a plan to sell $20bn (£9.8bn) of advanced weaponry to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
The plan, which will be announced today, will be balanced by a 25% increase in US [...]

German magazine wants to know about your first kiss

July 5th, 2007Esra'a (Bahrain)

We decided to accept an offer of collaborating with an online-based German magazine (belonging to ZEIT online, which is the online section of the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit.) The journalists working there want to include our experiences, opinions, and information concerning youth culture in the Middle East – things very rarely discussed! Every week, [...]