As the war in Gaza gives the Houthi militia an international audience, the group has seized the opportunity to take its message far beyond Yemen’s borders.
For 1,000 years, homes dug into a desert cliff have sheltered olive farmers and sheep herders from summer heat and winter cold. But an exodus threatens its future. “We are left alone here.”
Tunisia’s road to democracy began with a self-immolation, and such cases have filled hospital burn wards ever since, as elected leaders failed to deliver on a promise of prosperity.
What does the world’s interconnectedness mean at a personal level? For Muslim Arabs this Ramadan, the Ukraine war is an unwelcome guest at a depleted holiday table.
In Tunisia, an ancient social welfare system of charitable trusts, underutilized for decades, could be a way to lighten the burden on a cash-strapped government.