Cathedral of scandals: How a presidential promise divided Ghana
The $400m state-funded church has become hugely controversial in Ghana as the country struggles with an economic crisis.
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Despite Israeli restrictions, Christians celebrate Holy Flame
Palestinian Christians say they face harsh Israeli restrictions that prevent them from celebrating their faith.
In Malawi, female fish traders mobilise against transactional sex
A new women's collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as sex-for-fish requests increase in parts of Malawi.
Ramadan recipe: Sweet shahi tukda and Indian family bonds
One of India's most popular street foods is made regularly in the Ahmads' kitchen, delighting 12-year-old Ibrahim.
‘Eyes and ears’: Could drones prove decisive in the Ukraine war?
How Ukraine is looking to drones, used for reconnaissance and guided-missile attacks, to win the war.
Obi voters in Nigeria cry fraud, struggle to keep hope alive
Weeks after the election, supporters of surprise frontrunner say they reject president-elect Tinubu's legitimacy.
To cut costs, a family lives in an informal occupation in Brazil
How a part-time domestic worker with two special needs children manages the rising cost of living for her family of six.
The Egyptian traditions endangered by rampant inflation
Long, generous celebrations and commemorations are becoming a thing of the past as people feel the pinch.
In search of Ramadan with South Africa’s men who sight the moon
For over 70 years, Cape Town's 'maankykers' have physically scanned the sky to verify the start of a new Islamic month.
Palestinians face expulsions as Israel tightens hold on West Bank
Israeli officials push to increase the budget for settlers to monitor and restrict Palestinian construction to $11m.
Can gene editing kill deadly diseases?
Powerful new tools could turbocharge gene replacement therapies, but questions over ethics, safety and costs remain.
Bread, body: UAE artist Moza Almatrooshi explores food and soul
Her performance explores how bakers move within the kitchen, gestures she turned into shapes and baked into bread.
Under Netanyahu, violence against Christians is being normalised
Never have Israeli attackers felt more emboldened than under the new government, Christian leaders say.
Q&A: Noam Chomsky on Palestine, Israel and the state of the world
The renowned US academic also spoke to Al Jazeera about his career and positions he regrets not taking in the past.
How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority
Pakistan's Christians have long been marginalised and pushed into sewer cleaning work. Now, some are fighting back.
Ramadan recipe: In Sudan, fuul completes the iftar table
Our iftar table is not complete unless it has a dish of hot, well-seasoned fuul, studded with chopped veggies, on it.
Twenty years after the US invasion, where are Iraq’s antiquities?
Thousands of artefacts are being shipped back to Iraq, but many more were taken during the post-invasion looting.
Opposition feels police heat ahead of voting in Zimbabwe
With a presidential election expected in July, government critics report clampdown on freedom of association, movement.
A single mother in Kashmir battles stigma and rising costs
Haleema works six days a week as a cleaner at a bank and juggles living costs and her daughter's private school fees.
‘More freedom’: Why a Cameroonian man returned to Ukraine
Despite the war in Ukraine, for Nelly Nelson, Lviv feels like a second home and a place where people 'enjoy life'.