A radical experiment in democracy and women’s rights is under way in the old badlands of Islamic State. But as Yaara Bou Melhem reports, it could be crushed in an instant.
It is the battle of our age. Facebook and other social media giants are being manipulated by governments and corporations, weakening democracies.No country epitomises the consequences of this battle more so than the Philippines. And no individual personifies the struggle against it more […]
New Zealand is rich in wildlife and, because of its isolation, there are hundreds of plants and animals that evolved here that cannot be found anywhere else. But human-introduced pests have threatened and even wiped out many species. One of […]
The exodus of Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine State has shocked the world. Yet for journalists in the country, simply reporting the story has led to harassment. Refusing to accept government propaganda has left some fearing for their lives. Al Jazeera’s […]
Low-lying countries in the Pacific are especially vulnerable to climate change. After a devastating flood in 2012, Samoa is building a river wall to reduce the risk of flooding. However, regional leaders worry that policies by US President Donald Trump […]
Thousands of people have died since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office last year and ordered an unprecedented war on crime. Local fishermen have revealed that they have been dumping bodies of victims from the country’s so-called war on drugs […]