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Read more: Afghans Resist Taliban War on Education and Cultural MemoryThe Taliban are replacing science with dogma and erasing culture from classrooms. Afghans supported by Ideas Beyond Borders are fighting back with underground schools,…
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Read more: Afghanistan’s Hidden Classrooms: How Innovators Are Defying the TalibanAfghan entrepreneurs like Ahmad Zia Yousufi are using technology and digital training to keep women and youth connected to learning despite Taliban restrictions.
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Read more: What You Might Have Missed: August at Middle East UncoveredFrom Gaza’s embattled journalists to Iraq’s ambitious new trade corridor, August was a month of defining shifts across the Middle East. Here’s a look…
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Read more: “Safe Screen Time” in Afghanistan Means Staying AliveFor Afghan youth, the internet is both a risk of arrest and a lifeline for learning, work, and connection.
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Read more: What You Might Have Missed: July at Middle East UncoveredFrom Syria’s warlords scrambling for power to Afghan entrepreneurs defying the Taliban, July was a month where real stories broke through the noise.
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Read more: The Books the Taliban Doesn’t Want ReadThey banned “The Kite Runner,” “Sapiens,” and “Brave, Not Perfect.” One young couple sells them anyway
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Read more: Beyond the Headlines: What Real Progress Looks Like in Q2 2025While conflict and political dysfunction dominate most headlines about the Middle East, another story is unfolding—one shaped by educators, translators, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens…
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Read more: The Relentless Rise of Afghan EntrepreneursIn a country where the state has failed, entrepreneurs are stepping in to create order, value, and opportunity
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Read more: From Suspected Spy to Beloved TeacherIn Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, help from the outside often comes with strings. This time, it didn’t.
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Read more: On the Ground and Online: Real Change in Q1 2025In a region where censorship, conflict, and authoritarianism often dominate the headlines, everyday people are quietly rewriting the narrative. From Kabul to Beirut, the…