Shams Al-Shakarchi is a British-Iraqi journalist at The New Arab, with an interest in Iraq and women's rights.
It was a night of firsts for gender, race and religion, and a huge leap towards female and Muslim representation at the highest levels of US politics.
The New Arab Meets: Sudanese-Australian author, engineer and social justice advocate Yassmin Abdel-Magied on rebuilding her life in London.
Among children's cheeky grins and uplifting family tales are stories of unpursued dreams and heartbreaking poverty.
Using starvation as a weapon of war has become a 'new normal' in conflict, says Save the Children, with more hundreds of thousands of children likely to die this year.
Archaeologists defied warnings of 'the curse' that would be unleashed if the 2,000-year-old tomb was cracked open.
Iran's Supreme Leader made a subtle dig at Trump's credibility in the week the US withdrew from the nuclear deal.
With a condescending lesson on the US constitution, Republican senators warned Iran about entering into a deal with Obama which his successor could undo 'with a stroke of a pen'.
Blog: Social media users shared grave warnings over Trump's departure from the Iran deal.
The US embassy in London has corrected President Trump after he cancelled a trip to the UK because he believed its relocation was a "bad deal" negotiated by Obama's administration.
Disney has been accused once again of whitewashing the live-action remake of Aladdin after admitting white actors were "made up to blend in", instead of hiring Middle Eastern extras.
American comedian Jerry Seinfeld causes outrage among supporters of Palestinian rights after posing with machine guns at an Israeli military fantasy camp that simulates shooting Palestinians during a family holiday.
Israel is failing to credibly and impartially investigate reported violations and attacks on medical teams and Palestinians, Medical Aid for Palestinians has said.
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