Being Insta-famous comes at a price
Watch what happens when a person with 8 million followers on Instagram turns on their notifications. Still want…
The Terrorist Algorithm
Could Omar Mateen’s killing spree in Orlando, Florida on June 12 have been prevented if Facebook had employed…
Iran-Born Maryam Mirzakhani, Award-Winning Mathematician, Dies at 40
July 16 – Maryam Mirzakhani, the first and only woman to receive the equivalent of the Nobel Prize…
Turkey’s Opposition Leader Launches Court Challenge As He Marches To Istanbul
ISTANBUL, July 4 – Turkey’s main opposition leader launched a European court appeal on Tuesday over an April…
Turkish Phone Users Get Surprised by President Erdogan
Mobile phone users in Turkey were surprised to hear a voice message by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on…
Cyber-Attacks: Better Safe Than Sorry
A few months ago, when cybercrime and extortion organization DD4BC, which stands for ‘DDoS for bitcoin,’ hacked into…
Cast of ‘The Godfather’ Reunite 45 years later in an emotional reunion
NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) – Al Pacino was considered too short, Marlon Brando was required to do…
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…
U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo on South Sudan, Sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 – The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council…
MENA Soft Power
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is led by a woman—Angela Merkel. The United States may just elect its first…
This all-girl “boy band” is shaking up gender norms in China
Acrush is China’s first all-girl “boy band” which released its debut single last week, but already, the it…
Egypt: Our Daily Bread
A particular brand of urban entrepreneurship is keeping food on the table for millions, as a hard currency…
Pakistan PM’s Family Rejects Findings in Corruption Probe
ISLAMABAD, July 11 – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family and allies have rejected a damaging report by a…
Dying “Mother Ganga”: India’s Holy River Succumbs to Pollution
DEVPRAYAG/VARANASI/SAGAR ISLAND, India, July 10 – India’s holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the…
The Libya Effect
Five years on from the start of the Arab Spring, North Africa seems to be experiencing its worst…
Between Bernie, the Vatican, and a Muslim American Liberation Theology
On April 15, the Bernie Sanders campaign will make a visit far from the presidential electoral map: The…
Education in the UAE: A School Principal Pens Her Thoughts
My belief that the foundation of a strong state rests in the education of it’s youth and my…
Lest We Forget: My Experience at the Muslim Jewish Conference
It is a part of ancient Jewish tradition to leave a small stone or pebble at a grave.…
From Reassurance to Shared Interests: Bridging the Gulf at the Riyadh Summit
President Barack Obama’s meeting with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Saudi Arabia this week…
Mosul: First Eid Without Daesh
MOSUL, Iraq, June 28- People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Daesh in years…
Home Raised Chicken Help Egyptians Cut Costs as Holy Month Approaches
CAIRO, May 25 – In the yard of her home in a Cairo necropolis, where thousands live among…
A Hole in Time
We live in a world of constant change, with so much destruction, devastation, and uncertainty around us. At…
Kurdistan’s Economy Is On Its Knees
Near a quiet park in Sulaimaniya, the second largest city in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Ali and his fellow…