Female preachers at the heart of jihad and counter-jihad
In conflict, violence is not the only strategy. Both jihad movements and some Islamic governments are using female preachers to…
Europe’s brain drain: Talented young Muslims are leaving
Why would young Muslims leave Europe to return to countries their parents had left? Discrimination is pushing some out while…
Hopes rise for end to long dispute over Western Sahara
Morocco has been readmitted to the African Union, raising hopes for a resolution of one of the continent’s most intractable…
Burning climate issues face Marrakesh negotiators
Last year in Paris, world leaders agreed to curb climate change. Now at a global meeting in Marrakesh, the challenge…
Walls of conflict and controversy
There are walls, fences, trenches and berms. In Iraq, Israel, Morocco, China and elsewhere. They are admissions of the breakdown…
A black woman, with a little else mixed in
I am half-Chinese, half-Guinean. Sometimes it's hard to answer the question, "Where are you from?"
On the front line of the migrant crisis
I always wanted to cover people who left everything behind for a better future. That is how I landed in…
Djenab: Helping girls get an education
"I've been blessed with amazing teachers and a supportive environment, and I want to do all that I can to…
Othmane: Roots in Morocco, breathing European air
Born in Morocco and living in France, Othmane Mechatte has "a multiple, intricate identity."
Léa: Discovering “a very different world”
"Last spring I went to Morocco. I met people whose lives were very different from mine. I learned more in…