In recent years, toymaker Mattel has responded to criticism about the Barbie doll's role in creating an unrealistic picture of womanhood. The company now designs dolls inspired by professions as…
“Good stories surprise us. They make us think and feel. They stick in our minds and help us remember ideas and concepts in a way that a PowerPoint crammed with bar graphs never can.” - Joe Lazauskas …
This summer is witnessing many fires and floods that strike many countries around the globe, and the intense heatwave, which scientists describe as “the most observed heatwave on the planet”, has…
In various places in the Lebanese capital Beirut, you can come across Syrian refugees who work in many sectors such as tourism, construction, and other professions. Some of them also resume their…
The most recent ransomware attack shows that every business needs to protect itself.
If we've learned anything over the past 16 months, we have seen firsthand how quickly a pandemic can spread and…
When 2020 began, the future of movie theaters looked bright. Seemingly every major Hollywood studio was pursuing its own cinematic universe, and every big-budget film was seeking a sequel. Viewers…
For the second time in two decades, an international crisis looms over access to medicines. A small number of wealthy nations, includingthe United States, have spent billions of dollars locking up…
The post-pandemic world approaches. According to some projections, up to half of all Americans could be vaccinated by June, and another 30 percent may have acquired natural immunity through infection…
People have long assumed that autocrats and dictators have an advantage in waging war. Today, as the novel coronavirus sweeps across the globe, there is some speculation that autocracies have an edge…
While governments around the world are still trying to contain the coronavirus pandemic, opportunistic Jihadists and other militant extremists, adept at exploiting confusion and chaos to further…
Palestinian death is increasingly being seen through the lens of cold political calculations. The world's silence over Gaza's horrors has drowned out the desperate screams of its people.
Although Tehran should understand by now that its hand is weak, it remains to be seen whether it can give up its fantasy of empire. Talks in Oman will be telling.
In Türkiye for talks and a conference, Syria's new president knows that there is much to do and many to satisfy if he is to rebuild his country. Amidst the smiles, those with agendas jostle.
With numbers so staggering and stories so harrowing, we can't say we don't know what's happening. More needs to be done to address what has become 'the world's largest displacement crisis'.