Aunt Amaline’s mouneh: Living off the land in Lebanon
In Mazraat al-Toufah, Aunt Amaline and Salma carry on the age-old tradition of preserving what the land gives.
Category Archives: Features
Braving the Atlantic: The refugees risking death to reach Europe
In fishing boats or rubber dinghies, refugees can face weeks at sea without enough food or water. Some never make it.
Leviathan: China’s new navy
With its new aircraft carrier, China is leapfrogging military technologies to challenge the might of the US navy.
The mystifying rise of suicide in Pakistan’s Thar Desert
Suicides have spiked dramatically in the historically remote region. Is breakneck social change to blame?
Greece accused of using migrants to push back other migrants
Greece is reportedly employing third-country nationals to help expel asylum seekers across the land border with Turkey.
The reclusive TikTok star powering Nigeria’s street Afrobeats scene
When the trendy Afrobeats genre is scrubbed of its Western-approved sheen, DJ YK is one of its powerful engines.
The seven border crossings of Gaza
The Gaza Strip had seven main border crossings giving it access to the outside world. Only three remain open.
UK wrongfully deported dozens over five years: Official data
Since the start of the UK's 'deport first, appeal later' policy, dozens of people were wrongly deported, data shows.
COVID-19, HPV, smallpox and polio: four vaccine successes
Vaccines changed the pandemic's course. A look at other life-changing vaccines and why hesitancy undoes progress.
Analysis: Rwanda-UK asylum deal may cause regional refugee crisis
Refugees and activists from Rwanda and the DRC say the deal could have serious implications for the wider region.
India’s wild greens make a comeback
Author Nupur Roopa talks to the Indians who are helping others get in touch with the bounty of nature around them.
Iraq’s Kurdish female entrepreneurs overcome barriers to succeed
Businesswomen say Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government needs to work harder to create the conditions for entrepreneurs.
‘A healing journey’: Residential school survivors and the Church
Following the pope's apology, can Indigenous residential school survivors forgive the Catholic Church?
Proposed EU legislation feared to pose threat to biodiversity
Critics warn it justifies environmental destruction by putting price on natural resources and claiming substitutability.
In Nigeria, COVID lockdown sires shelter for abuse survivors
Since August 2020, it has provided accommodation to 153 women including minors but now needs more space to do more.
Is Russia inching towards victory in Ukraine’s Donbas region?
Al Jazeera's Alex Gatopoulos examines whether new tactics and objectives are giving Russia an advantage in the war.
Czech Republic eyes exit from China’s 16+1 investment club
Citing 'unfulfilled expectations', Prague considers leaving China's 16+1 investment club for Central and Eastern Europe.
Exhuming Ukraine’s dead for war crimes investigations
As Kyiv district authorities investigate possible war crimes perpetrated by Russian troops, volunteers exhume bodies.
A night with Myanmar’s wizards
We go into the world of the weizza, people believed to have gained magical powers through years of meditation.
Poland-Belarus border: The people pushed back in a Polish forest
In Poland, a tale of two borders. On the Belarusian border, refugees face pushbacks and detention.