After years of ISIS abuse, Yazidi women are learning the skills to support themselves and build sustainable futures. In public, Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS
An IBB interview with Dr. Timur Kuran on why development in the Middle East fell behind, and how it can surge ahead once again. Dr.
Courses in tech skills, web development and computer programming offer hope of a better future for young people struggling to find jobs in Sinjar. Calaf
“I saw the humanitarian crisis with my own eyes when I have visited the camp that Lotus flower works in, building that library and empowering the Yazidis and other people there with knowledge and 21st century skills hopefully will enhance their social mobility and help them in the short and the long term” says Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, founder and president of Ideas Beyond Borders.
There was nowhere to buy books in Al Muthanna, Iraq when Nashwa Naser was growing up so now she is opening Ishtar Bookshop to fill
Another round of violence following the resignation of Muqtada Al Sadr has reinforced the need for stability, but it won’t come from Iraq’s gridlocked government
Books and learning offer a powerful coping mechanism for Afghanistan’s orphans Children are suffering the worst consequences of Afghanistan’s collapse and for those without families,
The Gender Dialogue Club of Jordanian feminists invites open discussion around subjects treated as taboo in conservative Arab societies Lina Nasereddin hasn’t always been open-minded.
Dead Tears musicians expected 50 people to attend their underground gig last month, instead, around 200 showed up headbanging to their music Not once did Karam
Muna Al Jabri is encouraging a new generation of authors to harness the power of the written word
