The tremendous pressure since the start of Lebanon’s financial collapse has left millions of people unable to afford mental health services.

Dossier on mental health in the Arab world produced as part of the activities of the Independent Media Network on the Arab World.

Alexandria’s connection to the Maghreb is often overlooked. But the cosmopolitan port city developed through centuries of migration and influence from the western side of the Mediterranean, up until the colonial era and the building of self-centered nation states.

The word quarantine made an unexpected comeback in 2020, after having been out of mind for as long as most of us can remember. But only as far back as the early 20th century, crossing the Mediterranean often meant spending weeks in isolation. Then and now, something remains true. Not all travellers are equal.

Originally made for walking in the desert, Saudi Arabia’s traditional leather slippers are used all over the country and sometimes still made by hand

Direct contacts between Armenians and Azerbaijanis are almost non-existent. Founded by Raffi Wartanian, the Letters for Peace project is an attempt to create ties between young people from both countries through epistolary exchanges. 

تبادل المراسلات بين صديقتين حول نزهات بعد الظهر في شوارع المدينة الخالية ومتاجرها المغلقة

A correspondence between friends, during afternoon walks through a city with empty streets and closed shops

كيف تغيرت حياتي خلال فترة الحجر في قريتي

How a village confinement turned into a life-changing moment