North Africa

December 21, 2020

Syria's Ali Ferzat and Egypt's Mohamed Anwar radically departed from long-established rules about how to depict their leaders. Their images served as a catalyst for massive uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa in 2011.

Global Politics

Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.

The World

December 17, 2020

“One day, I hope all Tunisians live in dignity. That’s what my brother wished for,” said Leila Bouazizi, sister of the Tunisian fruit seller who set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010.

Top of The World

Looking back at a historic time in the Middle East and North Africa

The World

December 17, 2020

Dec. 17 is a historic day on the minds of many people in Tunisia, elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East — and around the world. That's because exactly 10 years ago, a single event in Tunisia triggered a series of revolutions across the region.

Music

‘Osmanity': Ottoman Empire's founder inspires a new album

The World

October 14, 2020

Trumpet player and ethnomusicologist Will Magid is the creative force behind the musical project Balkan Bump. He has a new album out Oct. 23 called "Osmanity."

Business, Economics and Jobs

Tourism in Tunisia reopens — with precautions

The World

July 08, 2020

The pandemic has been especially hard on Tunisia’s tourism and hospitality sectors, which were already struggling to recover from a spate of terrorist attacks in 2015.

Does US withdrawal leave Syria open to Russia?

The World

October 11, 2019

In a Twitter thread, US President Donald Trump said the US withdrawal from Syria would be a thorn in the side of Russia and China, who "love to see us bogged down, watching over a quagmire, & spending big dollars to do so." But analysts disagree.

Conflict & Justice

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

Living on Earth

June 05, 2019

When a palm oil development project tried to cut down the last major swath of tropical rainforest in Liberia, lawyer Alfred Brownell jumped into action — and almost lost his life.

Economics

A year after the Italy-Libya migrant deal: Fewer deaths at sea but persistent abuse on land

The World

February 06, 2018

In February 2017, Italy and Libya signed an agreement to try to slow the arrival of migrants across the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe, with Italy giving logistical and financial support to Libya's coast guard. Since then, migrant sea arrivals in Europe have declined, and so have drownings, but many migrants returned to Libya face abusive detention.

Economics

Tourists are returning to Egypt after years of staying away

GlobalPost

November 27, 2017

Tourism in Egypt collapsed after the Arab Spring. It's finally showing signs of revival.

Conflict

Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS

Agence France-Presse

October 24, 2017

The United States is considering a stepped-up military presence in Africa to pursue ISIS jihadists looking for new havens after the fall of their "caliphate," American officials say.

North Africa

No joke! How two cartoonists spurred revolution during the Arab uprisings.

Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.

Looking back at a historic time in the Middle East and North Africa

‘Osmanity': Ottoman Empire's founder inspires a new album

Tourism in Tunisia reopens — with precautions

Does US withdrawal leave Syria open to Russia?

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

A year after the Italy-Libya migrant deal: Fewer deaths at sea but persistent abuse on land

Tourists are returning to Egypt after years of staying away

Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS

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