In the Middle East, lockdown is gradually becoming less stringent
At a time when the world economy is suffering severely from the health crisis and much of the world is living under lockdown as...
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Franco-Tunisian graphic artist and philanthropist finds a new purpose for Zoom
The Franco-Tunisian calligraphy artist eL Seed crafted an up-to-the-minute digital collage using the ubiquitous video chat service Zoom, with a tremendous new-found popularity as...
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Solidarity Covid-19: Chef Karim Haidar cooks for Lebanese students confined in Paris
This confinement has also birthed great stories. Solidarity initiatives are certainly multiplying, creating bonds in spite of social distancing. That’s what has kept the...
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Saudi Arabia provides Covid-19 tests for over 1 million people
In the short span of two weeks, over a million people residing in Saudi Arabia have benefited from mass COVID-19 testing conducted by the...
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In the Middle East, dating apps are booming during quarantine
Like their European counterparts, Middle Easterns have been subjected to a strict confinement. A situation that has reinforced the feeling of loneliness among many,...
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The MENA organizations stepping up aid during lockdown Ramadan
Now that we are a few days into the holy month, it is clear that, greater than the solitude of confinement rises the unity...
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Confinement measures across MENA as Ramadan takes off
The world's 1.8 billion Muslims began the observance of the holy month last night, with pilgrimages, festivities and communal prayers stamped on in unprecedented...
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5 books on the Arab World that will get you through quarantine
Today marks UNESCO’s World Book Day, an occasion to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors, recognizing them as gateways into the exploration...
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Arab World Institute: livestreams to keep you entertained through culture
The coronavirus confinement feels increasingly neverending, yet we neglect the fact that the internet can provide far more than we think, to pass the...