How rising living costs are affecting Arab households in Ramadan
Nothing says Ramadan more than joyous gatherings of family and friends, dining tables heaving with delicacies as the sun sets. But this Ramadan, many people are struggling to make ends meet, with th...
7 Apr 202313min
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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 202323min
