o carries as much weight as a New York Times front-page story. “We haven’t seen any proof that he’s actually dead—or even existed,” says 17-year-old Manal Maatiri. “We need to see it to trust it,” Houda Biyad, a 28-year-old medical assistant, chimes in. “We need evidence,” adds 17-year-old Buhary El-Quasamy.