The Hopi farmer championing Indigenous agricultural knowledge
How millennia of Native American land practices can provide valuable lessons for growing food and sustaining the Earth.
Category Archives: Features
The decaying underbelly of Calabar, Nigeria’s ‘cleanest city’
In the 2000s, Calabar emerged as a tourism hub in Nigeria but all that good work has been rubbished by heaps of litter.
Cape Verde’s recycling initiatives face off against global trash
The powerful Canary Current ferries trash from across the world to the island beaches of the West African country.
Ukraine war speeds Greece’s transition to EU energy gateway
As Europe attempts to abandon Russian energy, Greece is becoming a gateway for LNG because it is surrounded by sea.
Moldova celebrates Soviet victory, but divisions deepen amid war
While some fear Russia, others view Moscow as a saviour as the conflict in Ukraine comes closer to Moldova's borders.
Steamed eggs and oatmeal: My Chinese mother was not the chef
I used to make fun of my mother’s simple cooking. Now, too late, I realise how much care went into it.
‘Are you my mother?’: The village of strong women that raised me
Navigating the world without my biological mother would not have been possible without the women who chose to raise me.
In Zimbabwe, conflict escalates between elephants and humans
Intensified competition for food and water in dry season has resulted in conflicts among the animals, and with humans.
The kidnapping of Ukraine’s ‘Angels of Taira’ medic
The husband of decorated volunteer medic Yulia Pajevska who was abducted in mid-March shares his fears for her safety.
A letter to … the Taliban men who drove me from my home
'The faces familiar to me, of my family and my friends, are left behind in the country that you took from us.'
Bulgaria, where some are pro-Russian, divided after gas cutoff
Moscow's move amid its war on Ukraine has fortified a growing separation between the long-standing allies.
Cinnamon summers: On being Libyan, and British
Writer Nadeine Asbali recreates beloved Libyan dishes inspired by childhood summers by the sea in Benghazi.
The radio show championing justice for abuse victims in Nigeria
Helped by pro-bono lawyers, the show Silent Voices exposes perpetrators and helps support women and child victims.
Over the wall: One Palestinian’s journey to Al-Aqsa Mosque
West Bank Palestinians resort to dangerous trips over Israel's separation wall to reach al-Aqsa in East Jerusalem.
A warrior for Indigenous women and girls
How one Indigenous woman took the issue of Canada’s Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls to the pope in Rome.
A microcosm of Palestinian struggle: One family’s life in Hebron
The Al-Jaabaris are one of several families in Hebron whose home is sandwiched between Israeli settlements.
‘You Can’: A way out for abused wives in Upper Egypt
Up to 86 percent of married Egyptian women face spousal abuse, particularly in Upper Egypt. 'You Can' aims to help them.
In Pakistan, Rooh Afza scents memories and refreshes souls
In 1907, a herbalist in Old Delhi made a cordial to refresh his patients, inadvertently launching a scarlet empire.
The woman setting the record straight on Native American history
Sarah Eagle Heart, storyteller and award-winning producer, wants to heal her people through telling Indigenous stories.
Russia’s Sarmat and China’s YJ-21: What the missile tests mean
Both countries have recently tested advanced new weapons, but what could they mean for current and future conflicts?