Former BuzzFeed World Reporter, Current BuzzFeed News Contributor
Ashraf al-Jabari is a little-known businessperson projecting a lot of power. He’s also the only Palestinian, so far, set to attend a Jared Kushner–organized conference in Bahrain.
シュアファト難民キャンプは、パレスチナの指導者たちに見捨てられ、イスラエル人たちに無視され、米国の国連予算削減によって苦しめられている。だがそのような状況は、まもなく普通のことになるかもしれない。
The lack of money, leadership, and cohesive messaging are making it much harder to increase support in the US, even as Trump’s polarizing policies are creating new alliances for Palestinians.
The situation in the Shuafat refugee camp — abandoned by Palestinian leaders, ignored by the Israelis, and hurting from US cuts to UN programs — could soon be the norm.
The US is cutting aid to the widely disliked Palestinian Authority. But that could only make it harder to dislodge.
At least 60 people were killed during protests on Monday as the US opened a new embassy in Jerusalem.
The shootings took place about 100 kilometers from a ceremony filled with pomp and circumstance, remarks by President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law, and a video address from Trump himself.
Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel was scorned by governments and religious leaders around the world but one group couldn’t be happier: evangelical Christians.
Dans la ville, où vivent 330 000 Palestiniens, la décision du président américain intervient dans un climat déjà tendu.
For the 330,000 Palestinians who call Jerusalem their home, the decision to move the US Embassy to their city doesn’t change the worn-down reality of their lives.
Behold, eager eaters, the culinary magic that is Ethiopian cooking.
The "Arab Spring" unseated unpopular rulers across the Middle East and North Africa. Which one are you really?
Politicians, media, and Facebook are spreading fake quotes from her book Hard Choices.
"It's about humanity."
"Nobody believes in objectivity anymore."
After a spectator threw a banana at FC Barcelona's Dani Alves, fans took to #WeAreAllMonkeys to show their support for him and denounce racism in soccer.
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have been divided since a violent split in 2007; news of their reconciliation has led to plenty of skeptical jokes online
It's the side of the UN the politicians don't want you to see. Sort of.
In the Middle East and North Africa, beards continue to be a source of political and religious controversy.
Shiite Muslims around the world today observed Ashura, a religious commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, during the battle for Karbala in in 680 AD. Ashura, which means 10, falls on the 10th day of the sacred month of Muharram. Shiite Muslims often mark the day by wearing black, parading through the streets, and making a pilgrimage to the historical site of Hussein's death in Karbala, Iraq. Many Shiite Muslims also take part in mourning rituals, such as self-flagellation by whip and knife, and passion plays reenacting Hussein’s death.