Short and long term COVID-19 support for Syrian refugees

SPARK, Islamic Development Bank and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development support Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and…

Generation “Co”: Tunisian entrepreneurs co-working and forming cooperatives

COVID-19 led Tunisia’s co-working spaces to a watershed moment. “I almost lost all my clients”, says Ichraf Jarray, the 29-year-old…

12 Bright Spots in a Dark Year

We’re saying goodbye to 2020 by celebrating some of the positives that came out of a generally difficult year for…

These people will give you hope for 2021

After a year of lost loved ones, livelihoods and endless lockdowns, we’re all looking forward to a new year. Just…

Graduate, to intern, to employee: middle steps make a difference

Youth unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing the Middle East. Internships offer a new route for youth to…

Why not? Kurdish youth campaign against polarisation

How a campaign group went digital during COVID-19 and campaigned for political inclusion in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.