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Meet The Instagrammers Challenging How You See Congo
These women are showing the Congolese people beyond the headlines.
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Uber Says It’s Fighting Sexual Harassment In Egypt But The Causes Aren’t Going Away
In a country where nearly every woman has been subjected to harassment, can an app used by mostly the elite make a dent? Miriam Berger reports from Cairo.
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This Is Where Americans Go To Study Iran
The U.S. government funds students who want to learn Farsi, but instead of sending them to Iran, they’re sent 1,000 miles east to tiny Tajikistan.
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Here’s What Life Is Like For Afghan Refugees Who Don’t Make It To Europe
Tajikistan is a home for Afghan refugees living on the brink.
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What A “Kosher” Taxi App In Jerusalem Really Looks Like
The app allows customers to order a driver who does not drive on the Jewish Sabbath, from Friday evening to Saturday night, in keeping with strict Jewish law.
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How Oxford Is Trying To Sweep The Homeless From Its Streets
The city’s crackdown is pushing the least fortunate in society further to the margins.
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16 Women Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing The Way Business Is Done In The Arab World
Arab Women Rising, published in 2014 by the Wharton Business School, profiles female entrepreneurs from around the Middle East and North Africa.
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Meet Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan’s New President
Ghani’s inauguration marked Afghanistan’s first democratic transfer of power — and the end to Hamid Karzai’s 13-year rule.
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A 15-Step Guide To Understanding Why Hong Kong Has Erupted In Protest
Students and pro-democracy activists have taken to the streets to denounce Chinese interference and demand democratic elections.
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Freed Al Jazeera Journalist Is Not Staying Silent About Abuses In Egypt
Abdullah al-Shamy spent 10 months in jail with no charge — and 147 days on a hunger strike that nearly killed him.
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This Is What Happens When A Former Israeli President Goes Looking For A Job
“So you have no experience.”
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The UAE’s First Female Pilot Was Part Of The U.S.-Led Strikes On ISIS
ISIS supporters online are furious. And then Fox News went for the sexist joke: “Would that be considered boobs on the ground, or no?”
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ISIS Militants Kill Leading Iraqi Female Human Rights Lawyer
Samira Saleh Al-Naimi was killed on Monday, the Gulf Center for Human Rights said.
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This Brave Woman Secretly Filmed Life In ISIS’s Capital In Syria
Among the people she filmed were women who have allegedly come from France to join the foreign fighters.
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Anger On Twitter Over U.S. Airstrikes In Syria With #TheCrusaderPlanes
“This is a war on the Muslims of Syria and Iraq.”
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There’s A “Humans Of Tripoli” Facebook Page That Shows A Different Side To Life In Libya
Amid a simmering civil war, everyday life still goes on, and it’s not all bad news.
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U.N. To Cut Food Aid To Syria Because No One’s Giving Enough Money
“To cut back on food rations, the most basic thing, is absolutely heartbreaking,” a World Food Program spokesperson said.
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Brother Of Jailed Washington Post Journalist Calls For His Release As Iranian Leadership Heads To New York
“At a time when I think Iran wants to be seen in a more positive light and be part of the international community it really brings a question to how the country really works.”
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ISIS Attack In Syria Forces 45,000 To Flee To Turkey
“They took women, girls, small children and youths as hostages but we cannot count them,” a Kurdish fighter told Reuters.
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Ebola Is Likely The U.N.’s “Greatest Peacetime Challenge,” World Health Organization Says
The United Nations Security Council held a first-ever emergency session on Ebola on Thursday.
