Arab Spring

A man walks with a crowd at night with the Egyptian flag behind him.

Bestselling Egyptian author says he's being sued for 'insulting' the government

The bestselling author of "The Yacoubian Building" has faced bans, backlash and now, a lawsuit in his homeland of Egypt.

Bestselling Egyptian author says he's being sued for 'insulting' the government
Marwah Maasarani and her husband Omar Awad watching Donald Trump's RNC speech in their New Jersey livingroom on Thursday.

Here's what a Muslim couple in New Jersey made of Donald Trump's RNC speech

Here's what a Muslim couple in New Jersey made of Donald Trump's RNC speech
A protester stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration in Cairo January 28, 2011.

Authors argue it's too early to label the 'Arab Spring' a failure

Authors argue it's too early to label the 'Arab Spring' a failure
Riot police fires tear gas at protesters during clashes after a protest against the execution of prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities in village of Sitra south of Manama, Bahrain, January 5, 2016.

An American reporter speaks out about her detention in Bahrain

An American reporter speaks out about her detention in Bahrain
People attend a memorial for Giulio Regeni outside the Italian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, February 6, 2016.

Egyptian security forces may have tortured and killed an Italian academic

Egyptian security forces may have tortured and killed an Italian academic
An anti-government protester gestures during clashes with police in Cairo January 26, 2011.

The Egyptian regime is afraid because the revolution isn't over

What does it mean for the future of Egypt when this population remains hurt and angry?

The Egyptian regime is afraid because the revolution isn't over
The World

In exile, Zimo becomes Syria's pre-eminent Techno artist

Zimo is a Syrian techno and video artist living in exile in Lebanon. His real name is Samer Saem Eldahr and he calls his music project Hello Psychaleppo. From his home in Beirut, Zimo creates music and videos that pay homage to his homeland and city of Aleppo.

In exile, Zimo becomes Syria's pre-eminent Techno artist
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi attending a hearing at the beginning of his trial in 2014. Here he’s seen in a courtroom in Zintan, linked via video to the actual trial in the capital, Tripoli.

Muammar Gaddafi's son is sentenced to death in Libya

A court in Libya has sentenced the son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi to death. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was convicted of war crimes committed during the 2011 revolution that overthrew his father. But human rights groups say the trial was unfair.

Muammar Gaddafi's son is sentenced to death in Libya
Congregants at the Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis during the reciting of the Quran.

Tunisian officials are tired of radicalization from within

Thousands of Tunisian men and women have left the country to fight alongside ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Authorities believe part of the problem is that these young people are being radicalized in local Tunisian mosques that were taken over by radical Islamists.

Tunisian officials are tired of radicalization from within
The World

For hip-hop artist Omar Offendum, apathy toward Syria is not an option

Syrian American hip-hop artist Omar Offendum realized long ago that his music could be a tool. Now the focus of his lyrics is to remind people that beneath all the political posturing and proxy wars still taking place in Syria, there’s still real human suffering the world has to solve.

For hip-hop artist Omar Offendum, apathy toward Syria is not an option
Hassan, the main character in "The Cow Farm," has no interest in joining the army — but feels that he doesn't have much choice.

'In Syria there is no black and white,' says this Syrian filmmaker

When it comes to the Syrian war, we often hear about good versus evil. But anti-regime Syrian filmmaker Ali Sheikh Khudr found a more complicated picture when he began filming a documentary on his cousin, who later joined the Syrian Army.

'In Syria there is no black and white,' says this Syrian filmmaker
Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi during his trial at a Cairo court on May 8, 2014. He has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Egypt's first democratically elected president becomes a convict

In 2012, Mohammed Morsi was the president of Egypt; in 2013, he was its deposed leader; today he's a convicted criminal, sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. And this verdict is only the first of several to be handed down against him as Muslim Brotherhood members are tried by the new government.

Egypt's first democratically elected president becomes a convict
Olive harvest underway

Tunisia looks to tap into its history and push its olive oil front and center

The Arab Spring gave Tunisia international name recognition. Now Tunisia wants to be known for something else — its olive oil.

Tunisia looks to tap into its history and push its olive oil front and center
Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, pauses during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa on May 21, 2014.

The man accused of stealing $60 billion from Yemen is still there and wielding power

Critics of the Houthi rebels in Yemen say they are in league with Iran, a claim the rebels deny. But no one denies the Houthis are partnered with an ally much closer to home: Yemen's onetime dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, who remains a force in Yemen and may have billions of dollars at his disposal.

The man accused of stealing $60 billion from Yemen is still there and wielding power
A Syrian child who lost both of her parents attends a gathering organized by a charity for orphans in Douma, near Damascus.

Hope is all but gone in Syria, but some in the country still work for change

Most people who live in Damascus fear voicing an opinion that doesn't echo that of either the government or the armed opposition. But some residents reject the bitter polarization that divides their country.

Hope is all but gone in Syria, but some in the country still work for change