Young writers cover a host of subjects from what it means to be a British Muslim to whether Muslim girls in the UK should wear headscarves. One young writer, Amina Ahmed, explains how she believes wearing the Hijab should be seen as a positive "demonstration of belief and faith".
It's a picture of a pair of brand-new blood-stained trainers that grabs the reader's attention in the latest issue of Haringey's Exposure magazine. The article, entitled Slave Away, questions just who is making the trainers and clothing that many young people wear. Young writer Lewis Cyrus Thompson calls on teenagers to think carefully about where they buy their clothing.
LIK:T, the magazine for lesbian and bisexual young women, looks at the modern role of feminism in its latest issue. Writer Vanessa questions why girls grasp Barbies and why boys will only play with Action Men, and who is responsible for setting these defined gender roles. She also says that, while great strides have been made in putting women on an equal footing with men, some battles still remain.
It's difficult to know who to turn to for help when you develop an eating disorder. One unnamed young writer from Herefordshire's online magazine InSite describes the experiences they went through as a teenager and how it took them more than five years to get proper help. When they eventually did, it took them two years to fully recover from the condition. The young writer urges any young person in a similar situation to seek help urgently.
