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Post-revolution slump

The shopkeepers in Cairo's main bazaar are suffering as the economy struggles to recover.

Stephane Hessel looks old but determined

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Girl walking between tents

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  • Teacher says

    Babes, as arms

    Teacher says

    The orders from their religious teacher were clear: Strap on a suicide vest and kill foreign forces. Fazel Rahman (shown) and three other would-be bombers headed into eastern Afghanistan, where they were arrested by intelligence officials and sent to a juvenile detention center instead.

  • Locked up

    Babes, as arms

    Locked up

    Here, alleged Afghan child suicide bombers Neyaz Mohammad, in orange, and Fazel Rahman, in green, are shown in line before they come back to their cells at the Kabul Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Kabul, Afghanistan.

  • Prison life

    Babes, as arms

    Prison life

    Part of life in a detention center is being searched by the guards.

  • Feelings

    Babes, as arms

    Feelings

    … of loneliness plague many children. This boy misses his family, saying: "I want to go home."

  • Dinner

    Babes, as arms

    Dinner

    Some of the children were bought by the Taliban. Their parents couldn't afford to feed them. But in prison, they get fed.

  • Preparing for the future

    Babes, as arms

    Preparing for the future

    In a prison school, children can study to learn a profession or manual skills, so that when they are released, they have the opportunity to start over.

  • Playing games

    Babes, as arms

    Playing games

    In their free time the children play karambol, a favorite board game in Afghanistan. Even in prison, kids will be kids...

  • Hopes upon hopes

    Babes, as arms

    Hopes upon hopes

    Many of the children pray five times a day; they say God's help gets them through the day.

Culture

Generation Change

Alessandra Cunha, community volunteer, Brazil

When fire swept though her Sao Paulo shantytown, Alessandra began coordinating emergency relief.