An era gone by: Losing three brothers in three years
For the first time in my life, I stand unprotected by the towering figures of my brothers.
Category Archives: Features
‘Moscow for a week’: Georgia’s Soviet-era frequent flyers
Before the advent of today’s low-cost air travel, Soviet citizens hopped on budget flights run by Aeroflot.
A world forever transformed: Life with Long COVID
Long COVID can change the landscape of your life, leaving you wondering 'is this going to be forever'?
The Last Soviet Generation
Those who came into adulthood as the USSR collapsed around them 30 years ago recall a time of transition.
A ‘lingering evil’: From residential schools to murdered women
How systemic racism, abuse of the land and violence against Indigenous women and girls are intertwined in Canada.
African authors took the literary world by storm in 2021
This year has seen major award wins and the release of critically acclaimed works by writers from across continent.
Ukrainians concerned but not panicked by Putin’s ‘invasion’ plans
According to a recent poll, almost half of Ukrainians believe that an 'escalation' of the conflict is possible.
The Albanian tourist town that welcomed Afghan refugees
Amid the kitsch hotels and eerie off-season silence, a new community is adjusting to life outside their homeland.
‘We do the police’s job’: Protecting Lebanon’s most lawless towns
With the Lebanese state in crisis, unlikely characters are bringing security to one of the most neglected regions.
1971 Pakistan: ‘I was born days after my dad died’
Fifty years on, a son remembers the father killed fighting in what was then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
1971 Bangladesh: ‘None of them returned’
Rajiv Shaha was a toddler when his father and grandfather were 'disappeared' during Bangladesh's liberation war.
‘No looking back’: As economy crumbles, Lebanese turn to Cyprus
About 12,000 Lebanese have moved to Cyprus over past year to secure livelihoods and find better economic opportunities.
Inside the Botswana lab that discovered Omicron
Travel bans to African countries feel like a punishment for scientific transparency, say researchers who found variant.
The Louisiana Indigenous community fighting for hurricane justice
After Ida, Chief Shirell and her tribe aim to rebuild even as sinking land, government neglect imperil their survival.
Spiral of violence shuts schools in Cameroon’s anglophone region
Hundreds of thousands of children not in school in English-speaking regions where separatist campaign continues.
How armed drones may have helped turn tide in Ethiopia’s conflict
Cheap and efficient drones are increasingly becoming decisive weapons in modern conflicts.
The rise and fall of JS, India’s 70s cult youth magazine
It was the voice of the progressive youth, then it disappeared. In 2016, a lucky discovery helped preserve rare issues.
‘Victory’: Hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner hails release
Al Jazeera speaks to Kayed Fasfous, a former Palestinian prisoner who recently ended a 131-day hunger strike.
Uganda plans to reopen schools next year – but who will return?
After more than 80 weeks of closure, questions loom over the effect of the shutdown on students and teachers.
Refugees in Shatila camp pushed to the brink amid aid crisis
As Lebanon plunges deeper into economic meltdown, UNRWA has sounded the alarm about a major funding crisis.