In Istanbul, earthquake survivors rebuild shattered lives
At least three million people have been displaced following the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last month.
Category Archives: Features
‘The money for my medical care goes to buy food’
How one Bosnian man and his family got through a tragic accident, the COVID pandemic and inflation.
Will Russia sanctions dethrone ‘King Dollar’?
A flood of nations is trying to cut dependance on the dollar, fearing 'weaponisation' by the US. But it won't be easy.
Turkey and Syria: Two nations in pain after earthquake
Al Jazeera's Resul Serdar shares his experience reporting on the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria, one month on.
How an Afghan girls’ school principal fled the Taliban
After fleeing Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, a former head teacher from Kabul tries to make a new life in Canada.
Turkey’s Syrian refugee youth worry about their post-quake future
Young, desperate teens are forced to work in the grey market, but after the quakes, they feel they have nowhere to go.
What history shows: How will the war in Ukraine end?
Despite Ukraine's gains against Russia, experts believe a frozen conflict or painful truce is most likely. Here is why.
India child marriage arrests leave families without breadwinner
Crackdown leaves poor families in Assam without main breadwinner as campaigners say arrests wrong way to tackle issue.
Swapping kabsa for kale: Saudis embrace healthy eating
The Saudi government is leading an effort to reduce obesity levels in the kingdom, with one in five Saudi adults obese.
A year into Ukraine war, food prices rise and aid drops in Niger
Effects of the war are still being felt in one of the world’s poorest countries as inflated prices eat into budgets.
Twitter under fire for censoring Palestinian public figures
Digital rights groups say social media giants have restricted, suspended accounts of Palestinian journalists, activists.
In West Bank, settler violence forcing out Palestinian Bedouins
Increased Israeli farming outposts, coupled with violence, are forcing out Palestinian Bedouins in occupied West Bank.
A kitfo revelation in Ethiopia: How Bekelech made me love kitfo
The story of a doubtful news reporter being won over by the best kitfo in Addis Ababa, made by its undisputed champion.
Using AI to listen to Jordan’s date palms
An app can detect invisible killers, greatly reduce the use of insecticides and save farmers from catastrophic losses.
‘Books they love’: A Kabul graveyard library for two schoolgirls
In Taliban's Afghanistan, Hazara cousins, both blast victims who loved to read, inspire a library - and new readers.
Is Africa still ‘neutral’ a year into the Ukraine war?
Since Russia's invasion, many African governments have officially not taken sides. But for some, that may be changing.
‘Heroes to all of us’: Ukraine’s energy repair crews
As Russia targets Ukrainian energy facilities, repair teams race off to patch up the power grid when the strikes hit.
Emotional paralysis, hopes, and horrors: Covering the Ukraine war
Mansur Mirovalev, who has covered Ukraine for years, on his most difficult year as a journalist, father and son.
‘Like slaves’: Zimbabwe farmworkers lash out at work conditions
Farm labourers in Zimbabwe are decrying colonial-era working & living conditions that they say still defines their jobs.
How US abortion organisers are learning from Honduran activists
As clandestine networks form to support women, they look to Central America for a road map - and a warning.