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Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 12:03 GMT
BBC News meets the next generation as change meets tradition in the Middle East.
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Freedom sign on Kifaya demonstration, Cairo Egypt's young call for change
Youth are playing a key role in the country's fledgling democracy movement.

Egyptian pop singer Ruby Sexy stars push limits in Egypt
Female pop singers are causing controversy with raunchy music videos.

Couple on Cairo's 6th of October bridge Cairo youth break sex taboos
Sex outside wedlock is a social no-no - but not necessarily uncommon.

Photo journal: Egypt activist

Underwear on sale in Cairo Mall
In pictures: Arab pop fashion
Photo journal: Facts of life
Man using a mobile Phone technology aids secret liaisons
A look at the changing world of dating and courtship in the conservative UAE.

Woman Dubai women storm world of work
Young women are overturning a patriarchal culture to find their feet in the workplace.

UAE national, student Salim Alakraf Who needs voting?
Calls for democratic reform spark little enthusiasm among the young in booming Dubai.


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