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Mariana Bernardez•
Afghanistan’s Hidden Classrooms: How Innovators Are Defying the Taliban
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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Mariana Bernardez•
Hydroponics and AI: Farming Innovations in Kurdistan
Read more: Hydroponics and AI: Farming Innovations in KurdistanIn Kurdistan, innovators are reinventing agriculture, creating climate-friendly solutions for food security and boosting local resilience in the face of water scarcity and shifting…
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Mariana Bernardez•
What You Might Have Missed: August at Middle East Uncovered
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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Mariana Bernardez•
Sustainable Farming Solutions: Tackling Water Scarcity in Kurdistan
Read more: Sustainable Farming Solutions: Tackling Water Scarcity in KurdistanA wave of agri-entrepreneurs is proving that farming can survive Northern Iraq’s unrelenting droughts and desertification
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Mariana Bernardez•
Lebanon After the Blast: Rebuilding Lives, Demanding Justice, and Restoring Hope
Read more: Lebanon After the Blast: Rebuilding Lives, Demanding Justice, and Restoring HopeFive years on from the Beirut port explosion, survivors are still demanding justice — and communities are rebuilding with help from IBB’s Innovation Hub.
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
“They Messed with the Wrong Student”
Read more: “They Messed with the Wrong Student”Mohammed Awchi fought back against the Iraqi academic establishment’s suppression of free speech—and won
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Read more: Alexa For FarmersSmart Switch has the potential to transform the lives of farmers in Kurdistan, giving them remote control over their farms from any location
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
Harvesting Heritage
Read more: Harvesting HeritageFood engineer Sarah Joseph has turned her family home into a flourishing farm
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
Words in Motion
Read more: Words in MotionHow translation creates a domino effect of enlightenment
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Read more: A Sewing SanctuaryAs women around her were forced from their jobs, Zainab* offered them a source of income and a safe place to work