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.
Category Archives: Features
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.
Palestinian village target of settler attacks and land theft
Kisan village faces Israeli settler violence on near-daily basis as the army seizes tracts of land.
Ukrainian soldiers bear the invisible scars of war
How widespread traumatic brain injuries, once the hidden wounds of the seven-year conflict, are now coming to light.
A letter to a refugee child going to ‘a better place’
Many years ago, I was like you. It was my first time on such a journey and I was leaving everything I knew behind.
How has COVID-19 affected Australia’s homeless?
During lockdown, hundreds of homeless people in Melbourne were moved into hotels. But what will happen to them now?
October 2000 vs May 2021: How Palestinians defied fragmentation
Analysts and activists say the May 2021 protests marked a turning point in Palestinian mobilisation and unity.
A ‘Jim Crow jury’ prisoner fights for freedom
Brandon Jackson is one of more than 1,500 people imprisoned in Louisiana on non-unanimous verdicts.
That time cryptocurrency proved people will buy anything
Are Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin the modern-day equivalent of sneezing powder and whoopee cushions?
The ‘Skipping Sikh’: A story of faith, loss and racism
From his father's murder to racism in the UK, the moments that inspired the 74-year-old to skip the London Marathon.
Indonesia’s pandemic-fuelled problem: Mounds of medical waste
From masks and gloves to IVs and COVID tests, what happens to toxic medical waste? Reporter Adi Renaldi finds out.
Palestinian village pledges to struggle ‘until land is returned’
The village of Kufr Qaddoum near Nablus is paying a high price for its weekly protests against the theft of its land.
Photographing Afghanistan: ‘I was looking at a dead man’
A photojournalist recalls the Afghans he met, including the leader of a police unit left to fight the Taliban alone.
Lebanon: What life is like in a ‘failed state’
As the economic crisis grinds on, Lebanese navigate soaring food costs and fuel and medicine shortages.
Why undocumented migrants went on hunger strike in Belgium
Nearly 500 migrants and refugees held a two month hunger strike in a bid to get the right to live legally in Belgium.
Droughts or storms? The dire dilemma of Zimbabwe climate migrants
For many farmers who migrated to the country's Eastern Highlands, hopes for a better life are turning into a nightmare.
A day with the Taliban 2.0
After the last American soldier left, Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid was the first to report from outside of Kabul.
Photographing 9/11: ‘What did they think as they jumped?’
'It was like she was floating. I was so close I could see her face. She didn’t scream.'
‘Men don’t protect us, they won’t respect us’: Afghan diaries
How one woman is determined to stay despite the uncertain future that women like her face in the country.