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From rising stars to dying starts, we find out what drives people to do the things they do.

When photography first emerged as a medium, people thought photographers were magicians. Today, with the advent of camera phones, almost anyone can be a photographer, but one young woman still understands the magic of taking pictures. At the age of 15 she turned her obsession with the camera into a wildly successful career.

A play that explores the story of mothers who lost their children to ISIS has received rave reviews. It examines the allure of the so-called Islamic State for some disenfranchised young European Muslims. Now, it’s now being staged again -- this time at select secondary schools in some of the UK's poorest neighborhoods.

It's not always easy to be an outsider. Two young Africans are showing that music can play an important role in identity and facilitating integration. Emily Sherwin caught up with two members of the Moscow-based rap group AMG to find out more.

How music and dance shape the world we live in.

Music can help bridge cultural and political divides. That’s what the Jerusalem Youth Choir aims to achieve, bringing together Jewish, Muslim and Christian youth to sing in harmony.

It's not always easy to be an outsider. Two young Africans are showing that music can play an important role in identity and facilitating integration. Emily Sherwin caught up with two members of the Moscow-based rap group AMG to find out more.

This week on Pulse we hear from people who are sticking up for kids and doing their bit to make life better for the next generation. We meet university students working to combat child malnutrition in Ghana, and a Kenyan teacher who's trying to protect teenagers from extremist recruiters. Plus, the former Olympic champion using sport to empower underprivileged kids.

Start ups are big business in India and are growing bigger every day. The city of Bangalore has the second fastest growing start-up ecosystem in the world, just behind global leader Berlin. Indian entrepreneurs have the world's youngest median age too, at just 28, compared to 36 in Silicon valley. Their ideas are helping to change Indian society and the world.

Tunisia has struggled to find its footing as a democratic society over the last five years since the 2011 Jasmine Revolution. But one young group of independent journalists, called Inkyfada, are trying to push investigative journalism to new levels in the country, and in the process taking on and breaking the traditional bounds of Tunisian society and politics.