Alessandra Bajec

From resilience to revival: Mosul art rises from Daesh's dark age

Nearly four years since Daesh's departure, Maslawi artists and musicians are reclaiming cultural life in northern Iraq’s beleaguered city, Mosul.

Iran’s #MeToo opens long-overdue discussion on sexual abuse

It all began with a tweet from an anonymous male user smacking of sexual perversion.

First Palestinian cookbook brings love to the table

Food is one of the best ways to demonstrate Palestine’s unique culture and its diversity.

Palestinians are trapped between Israeli occupation and coronavirus

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, people are living through double isolation amid a one-month state of emergency.

Lebanon’s revolution is a reawakening for Tripoli women

The uprising has opened a new-found space for women in Lebanon’s traditionally conservative second city as they lead their own fight for change.

The DJ behind the sound of Lebanon’s Tripoli revolution

Since Lebanon’s uprising began, DJ Madi K has livened up the protest movement in Tripoli through his music, showing the world another face of the northern Lebanese city.

Why is Lebanon still gripped by mass rallies?

The country is entering the second week of an uprising over inadequate public services, endemic corruption and painful austerity measures, despite the government's adoption of an emergency reform plan.

Thomas Cook collapse will deal a new blow to Tunisian economy

Tunisia will pay a heavy price for the closure of UK travel giant as its tourism industry continues to recover from the twin terror attacks in 2015.

Tunisia’s election: A sanction vote against the system

Tunisians cast votes in a highly competitive presidential election to punish the political elite amid widespread discontent at economic hardship eight years into the 2011 revolution.

Tunisia’s presidential race starts with one candidate in jail

As the election campaign gains momentum, the country's media tycoon Nabil Karoui remains imprisoned in a highly politicised case, raising questions about the judiciary's non-interference in court cases.

A diverse line-up of contestants gear up for Tunisia’s presidential race

A large mix of candidates is getting ready to run for Tunisia’s presidency in what is set to be a highly competitive and unpredictable ballot, the second democratic presidential poll after the first historic elections in 2014.

Hundreds of migrants made homeless in Italy as ‘Salvini Decree’ kicks in

With funding cutbacks and the closure of welcome centres, asylum seekers are left living on the streets, caught in limbo and unlikely to resolve their situation any time soon.