Libya: Off the Shoulder Slaughter
Deep in Libya’s Sahara Desert, in the sunbaked town of Sabha, a ragtag group of gunmen loyal to…
Israel’s “Infiltrators”: African Refugees At Risk
Haftom Zarhum, a 29-year-old Eritrean, needed to renew his work visa. As an asylum seeker who had come…
Pakistan’s Polio Crisis
Pakistan is one of two countries in the world where polio remains endemic, the other being its neighbor…
GCC: The Free Visa Problem
Open borders and economic freedom, had, after all, paved the way for the United States’ rise to prominence,…
Abdul Sattar Edhi: The World’s Greatest Humanitarian
It was the first state funeral since the 1980s. Inflected with pomp, a 19-gun salute and set in…
Venturing Out
Competition to supply the energy-hungry countries of East Asia is definitely heating up. In a market that is…
Thirsty Gaza
In Jabalia Refugee Camp, north of Gaza, children and old women carrying plastic bottles gather near water taps to…
Thumbay Hospital: Fortune Favors The Bold
When we first set foot in the UAE in 1998, the outlook was very different for newly arrived…
Egypt: Our Daily Bread
A particular brand of urban entrepreneurship is keeping food on the table for millions, as a hard currency…
Jazz in the Time of War in Iraq
The only way to describe the opening of Uptown Jazz in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimania last…
Jordan: Learning From Scratch
Schools are widely recognized as being on the frontline of countering violent extremism. And a campaign is now…
Lebanon: Strained Ties
The sudden spat between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon over Riyadh’s suspension of $4 billion in military aid to…
Trump’s New Favorite College
If you voted in the recent presidential election, there’s a pretty good chance you spent some time pondering…
The Power of Gender Parity
Women’s workforce participation is vital for socioeconomic growth, yet gender inequality remains a critical issue worldwide. If women…
When Did Journalism Become So Humiliating?
On June 15, 2015, Brendan Klinkenberg ate a burrito. It was a breakfast burrito packed with eggs, bacon,…
Ramadan Around The World
UNITED COLORS OF ISLAM: Muslim worshippers stretch their hands to touch the door of Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site in…
Turkey: A Not-So-Cunning Plan
For Ayla Agit, the deal signed in March between Europe and Turkey to stem the flow of migrants…
Muhammad Ali: Rumble, Young Man
“Rumble, young man, rumble.” Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, lost his final fight to Parkinson’s on…
Yemen: Thirsty for Peace
It has been a year since the Saudi-led military campaign began in Yemen in an effort to return…
Canada: A Helping Hand
For Mohamad Fakih, everything changed after his visit to one of the Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. “My…
Bangladesh: Poisoned Chalice
For decades, villagers in large parts of Bangladesh have been knowingly drinking arsenic—contaminated water—and slowly killing themselves in…