The most prominent of stories to stream out of Yemen this week was the devastating killing of 14 schoolchildren in the capital on Sunday, following what is thought to be Saudi-led coalition air raids on a residential neighbourhood that struck near a school in the capit...

Possibly the most important and daunting of news to seep out of Yemen this week – though it fails to apply as a shock – is the recruitment of child soldiers by the Saudi-led coalition fighting on the frontlines against the Houthi rebels.

According to an Al Jazeera...

Beyond the sun, sea and skyscrapers, most tourists are oblivious to the UAE's continued detention of foreigners arrested for behaviour deemed criminal under the country's harsh laws.

Millions of dollars have been injected into redefining, whitewashing and streamlining t...

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman [MbS] rose to power in June 2017 to the sounds of western praise, ambitious slogans of hope and visions of historic reforms for the ultraconservative kingdom. 

The multi-billion dollar charade reached all corners of the ea...

Many a time, and usually during the month of Muharram, I see debates spark surrounding the traditions of mourning Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. While discussions on the event are in most cases healthy and natural, I am regularly irked by those...

The day of Arafat, though the most excruciating for the millions of pilgrims performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia today, marks the peak of the pilgrimage, but it comes as no surprise to know it provides the most poignant lessons for current events.  

Pilgrims of Hajj, or 'Hu...

Whether we believe so or not, this addiction is inter-generational and is seriously impacting our mental health.

For many, Ella al-Shamahi is an unfamiliar name, but the 34-year-old British Arab of Yemeni descent has just landed her own television series on BBC and is on a mission to redefine all we know about our ancestors. 

The paleoanthropologist, who by her own accou...

At just 24-years-old and without much knowledge on coffee, Yemeni-American Mokhtar al-Khanshali risked his life to empower coffee farmers in the birthplace of coffee amid a deadly war.

Dozens of prominent, influential Black Muslim beauty and fashion bloggers have utilised their platforms in recent days to denounce the lack of diversity in the industry, after the Dubai Modest Fashion Week [DMFW] appeared to exclude the community group.

Muslim influence...