Why Netanyahu’s judicial reforms brought Israel to a halt
On March 27, Israel ground to a halt in protest at a set of judicial reforms put forward by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right wing coalition. Demonstrations had been rumbling for weeks...
31 Maalis 202317min
The plight of the black community in Tunisia
On February 21 Tunisia’s president Kais Saied declared that “a criminal plan has been set up since the beginning of this century to alter the demographic structure of Tunisia”. Civil rights groups a...
24 Maalis 202314min
How did children survive the Turkey-Syria earthquake?
Thousands died and millions were displaced in a matter of moments following the violent earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey. While survivors are now trying to rebuild their lives, there is one group ...
10 Maalis 202315min
The new wave of misery crashing over the Rohingya
First they were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar after the military regime launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing against them. Then they faced more horrors in the Bangladeshi refugee camps wher...
3 Maalis 202315min
Ukraine War anniversary: Uncertainty, coping and bedtime stories
Since the start of the Russia- Ukraine war, more than 12 million people have fled their homes. Military casualties on both sides are believed to have topped 200,000 while civilian casualties in Ukrain...
24 Helmi 202316min
Are we heading for another Intifada?
The UN says that 2022 was the deadliest year for Palestinians since systematic records began in 2005. Israeli security forces killed 151 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank territories and east Jer...
17 Helmi 202332min
Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey’s earthquake?
Most people were tucked up in bed when the first quake hit. The ground shook violently as a fault roughly 200 km long and 25km wide slipped, causing a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The force of th...
10 Helmi 202323min
Are we prepared for another pandemic?
We all know exactly what happened three years ago. The winter we didn’t expect was coming, and it stayed with us for years. This time of the year now comes with memories of the world’s first Covid loc...
3 Helmi 202321min
