The Guardian • 15th April 2021

‘I blamed myself’: how stigma stops Arab women reporting online abuse

The first pornographic picture sent shivers of shock through Amal as she stared in horror at the phone screen. Until now, she had responded politely to the older man who had been messaging her on Facebook, hoping to deter his

The Guardian • 8th October 2019

Spread the word: the Iraqis translating the internet into Arabic

When Islamic State overran the Iraqi city of Mosul, human life was not the only thing in peril. Knowledge was, too. Fortunately, Ameen al-Jaleeli understood this. He used a friend’s wifi to transfer a vast batch of Wikipedia files for offline usage.

The Sunday Times • 20th December 2019

Security forces kill 45 in Iraq’s bloody uprising, but young rebels with a cause stand their ground

By late afternoon in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the atmosphere rises to fever pitch as young protesters prepare for another night in the streets. Tuk-tuks swerve past, horns honking

Al-Fanar Media • 27th November 2019

Inside Iraq’s Protests: Students Are Defiant in Their Demands

It’s 9:30 a.m. and lecture halls are locked and empty at Al Iraqia University. Usually these corridors would be teeming with students at this hour but many haven’t been to class for weeks.

The National • 31st December 2020

Fairouz prints are raising money for Lebanon’s poorest in Tripoli

Hope ebbs and flows in the poorest parts of Tripoli in north Lebanon, where the dream of better times ahead alleviates, for a moment, the constant struggle to eat, live and earn.

The National • 5th August 2020

Beirut explosion: Lebanese open their homes to strangers displaced by blast

Within hours of the massive explosion that devastated neighbourhoods and killed more than 100 people across Beirut on Tuesday, people opened their doors to the hundreds of thousands made homeless by the blast.

Wired Middle East • 22nd January 2020

Reversing the destructive arts

Temple caretakers guarding sacred Yazidi sites described ISIS (Daesh) militants arriving in pick-up trucks in 2014 with bags of explosives in the back. The group’s mission in the Sinjar region of Iraq was to massacre and enslave Yazidi people

Wired Middle East • 30th December 2019

Digitizing the work (and secrets) of this mysterious photographer

The year is 1944 and a Bedouin man, rifle in hand, face swathed against the dust, sits on the summit of Mount Haroun in Petra, Jordan, next to an unnamed Western woman.

The Guardian • 9th December 2016

Calls for action as 'honour' killings in Jordan show sharp increase

On 8 October, an 18-year-old man from the Jordanian city of Madaba was charged with killing his sister as she slept after allegedly finding her with a mobile phone the...

New Statesman • 22nd March 2017

Meet the Syrians using education to escape the refugee camps

The bus to Zarqa University leaves Jordan’s largest refugee camp at 7am sharp. The journey is one of the day’s highlights for the Syrian students who ride this route -...

The Guardian • 27th August 2016

Broken glass and needles: the waste pickers scraping a living at Jordan's landfills

Without warning the bulldozer accelerates, cutting through mounds of waste at Al Huseyniyat landfill in northern Jordan. A lingering stench intensifies as the machine

The Guardian • 22nd September 2016

Women gain ground in Jordan election despite yawning gender gap

Women’s rights campaigners in Jordan believe the country is slowly moving towards more progressive political representation after female MPs won 20 of 130 seats

DW.COM • 10th September 2019

Can tourists coexist with nature on Lebanon's Rabbit Island? | DW | 30.08.2019

At 6am, the first boats arrive at Lebanon's Rabbit Island, bringing daytrippers eager to secure the best sunbathing spots. Just visible on a clear day from Tripoli's coast

Unearthed • 28th September 2017

Green fatwas: the imams championing the environment in water-scarce Jordan

Even before the arrival of an estimated 1.3 million refugees, Jordan was one of the most water-scarce countries in the world.

Wired Middle East • 4th September 2019

An underground tech city is being created in Lebanon

“It’s a tremendous space that has never been used as it should be,” said Naghi, who established the Oscar Niemeyer Foundation to shore up the concrete structures, which have become brittle

The Telegraph • 16th January 2019

How high-tech agriculture is transforming the fortunes of Nigerian rice farmers

New planting and harvesting techniques have transformed the fortunes of rice farmers in Nigeria’s agricultural belt, turning family-run plots into thriving businesses.

Al-Fanar Media • 18th July 2019

Former Syrian Prisoners Reenact Their Experiences on Stage

The actors say re-living their incarceration on stage is “exhausting” and “difficult.” But the performers believe it’s their duty to remind the world of the hundreds of thousands who have perished

The National • 10th September 2019

Drawing from life’s struggles in Palestine: Mohammad Sabaaneh

A child stands staring at the wall where a ladder with scrambled steps blocks his way. His features are slumped in despair. The message from this simple sketch is clear:

Stylist magazine • 1st February 2017

Creative Solutions: Across the region, art is helping to support the displaced

The face; half male, half female; gazes out from the side of a building in downtown Amman. Both sides share an expression of stifled desperation

The National • 25th June 2019

In pictures: how Tripoli in Lebanon comes alive at night during Ramadan

It’s 2.15am and a musaharati is beating a drum to wake up people living in Tripoli’s old town before suhoor. There’s a brief sleepy silence, but then the streets begin to stir.