A letter to a refugee child ‘building a life on old foundations’
My dreams were built on the foundations of my grandmother’s life. They were not her dreams for herself but for us.
Category Archives: Features
Book review: No Land’s People indicts India’s NRC process
Indian journalist Abhishek Saha documents how the citizenship determination process in Assam state was marred by 'bias'.
Why does Bulgaria have the EU’s lowest vaccination rates?
Widespread vaccine hesitancy fuelled by misinformation and a lacklustre awareness campaign comes amid political turmoil.
‘I feel invisible’: The challenges of being trans in Nigeria
Trans Nigerians discuss facing violence, being criminalised and having to leave the country to medically transition.
Palestinians vow to defend graves in Jerusalem cemetery
Palestinians have been protesting against Israeli excavations in a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem to build national park.
Reporter’s Notebook: Witnessing history first hand
Diplomatic editor James Bays reflects on his thrilling, sometimes dangerous, 17 years of working at Al Jazeera.
Toxic charge: How batteries are poisoning Kinshasa’s children
Lead-acid batteries contain several kilogrammes of lead, a potent neurotoxin estimated to affect 24m children in DRC.
Why is Israel labelling Palestinian rights groups ‘terrorists’?
Rights advocates say Israel's move is a dangerous escalation in its campaign to silence Palestinian civil society.
A letter to a refugee child ‘finding friends on this journey’
Friends are instrumental to your journey. Even if they aren’t perfect or don’t behave the way others’ do.
Reporter’s Notebook: Telling the story of human suffering
Al Jazeera staff brave bullets and bombs in some of the most troubled regions - and sometimes we're the targets.
‘Not a life’: Israel keeps many Palestinians without legal status
Many in occupied West Bank angry about Israel's failure to keep promises to grant them Palestinian identification cards.
No retrial decision for US man jailed on a Jim Crow conviction
Brandon Jackson was convicted of armed robbery by a 10-2 jury in 1997. Split verdicts are no longer legal.
‘Kill them all, don’t spare anyone’: A massacre in Burkina Faso
As violence increases across the country, a survivor of an attack in Solhan gives a harrowing account of the bloodshed.
Palestine underground: A new face for local radio
How Radio Alhara is taking a grassroots approach to shaping a new landscape for protest, culture and local journalism.
Does getting the flu with COVID double your risk of death?
Experts are warning of a ‘twindemic’, but there are measures you can take to try to avoid contracting these illnesses.
Harvesting ‘true cinnamon’: The story of the Ceylon spice
Ceylon cinnamon has been produced in Sri Lanka for generations. But experienced peelers are now rare.
Inside Nigeria’s unregulated human egg industry
In the booming fertility business, women donating their eggs face unfavourable conditions and health and safety risks.
Occupied West Bank: When a walk to school is fraught with fear
For the Palestinian children of Lubban Ash-Sharqiya near Nablus, walking to school is a dangerous journey.
Do coronavirus vaccines prevent transmission of the virus?
Studies suggest vaccinated people are less likely to pass it on to others. Plus, 'COVID toes' and a pill to treat COVID.
Fleeing Afghan musicians stuck in limbo in Pakistan
Musicians who fled Afghanistan fearing the Taliban rule struggle to make a living as refugees in Pakistan.