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A world without NGOs
The non-governmental organization (NGO) sector was built out of necessity for collective public action toward social development. Over time, it has developed into an industry worth over $1 trillion......
Has social media influenced our reading habits and attention span?A recent study by Microsoft highlights that humans now have an attention span of 8-seconds – a four-second reduction from a decade ago and one second shorter than the attention of a goldfish;......
Can the region be home to the new Silicon Valley?The bureaucracy that exists in the region is one of the root causes of resource brain drain...
Can MENA’s social media influencers change politics?What do Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US-President Donald Trump have in common? They heavily relied on social media to get them elected - the same tool that took down former Tunisian......
How soon will Trump violate international law against Palestinians?Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises were far-fetched, but perhaps the most easily attainable is the one that risks the greatest disruption to the political stability of the......
Egypt mental health case sparks call for action, not police-arrestsThe history of Middle Eastern medicine is rich - Babylonian medicine, along with contemporary ancient Egyptians medicine helped formulate and shape the diagnostic, prognosis and prescriptions. Yet the......
Should we start referring to refugees as migrants?There are 247 million migrants in the world, but at what point does a migrant become a refugee, an economic migrant, or an expatriate?...
Campaign repeals Lebanon’s rape law but there’s a long way to goIn this region women must continue to fight for basic laws that protect them against domestic abuse and sexual harassment...