Siham Hamud, 12, described being bullied for her religious beliefs after being sent home everyday in December for wearing a skirt her school deemed to be 'too long'.
Aisha al-Jaedy explores the social complexities and challenges of growing up as a Muwalladin - Yemenis who are born to foreign parents.
Iraqi parents arrested for 'attempting to sell five-year-old son'
The parents put their son up for sale for some 10 million Iraqi dinars, or $7,000, in the affluent Karrada district of Baghdad.
Two Algerian soldiers killed in clash with jihadists: ministry
A clash between jihadists and Algerian soldiers left two troops dead on Saturday, authorities said.
Blackwater Iraq killings 'akin to My Lai massacre': investigator
FBI investigator John Patarini said he was 'disgusted' with President Trump's actions.
Ousted Algeria leader's 'secret child' loses appeal against jail
Zoulikha Nachinache was found guilty of money laundering, influence peddling, squandering public funds and illicit transfer of foreign currency abroad.
MENA's top films and TV series of 2020
The New Arab's picks for the best of Middle Eastern films and TV series from a difficult year.
Struggling artists bring smiles in war-weary Yemen
The conflict affected everyone and everything in Yemen, and the art scene is no exception.
Israel enters third nationwide lockdown
Israel imposed its third lockdown on Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a quarter of the population would be vaccinated within one ...
A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars
Acclaimed coming-of-age story 'You Will Die at Twenty' is only the eight film to have been made inside Sudan.
Hamas says 'barbaric' Israeli strike damaged Gaza children's hospital
Hamas has denounced overnight Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip as “barbaric”, saying that they damaged the Al-Dorra Children’s Hospital
Pope: Pray for children in Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Pope Francis touched on the plight of children caught up by war, singling out victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas speech.
Afghan women's rights activist shot dead
Freshta Kohistani had called on the authorities to protect her due to death threats.
Women are key to ending Yemen's civil war
Comment: Without women, Yemen's peace talks have gone nowhere. Peace will never be forged if our voices continue to go unheard, writes Tahani ...
Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
Following the pardon of four men who were found guilty of opening fire on unarmed civilians, Iraqi citizens have expressed their anger.
Iraqi refugee family is home at last
From a first date that ended in bloody carnage in Baghdad, to finally entering their new home in The Netherlands, this is an epic tale of courage, survival and love.
The best books by Arab authors in 2020
Book Club: From fiction to insightful memoirs and social commentary, The New Arab rounds up some of the best books written by Arab authors this ...
Syrian potter preserves family's 450-year-old craft
85-year-old Syrian potter of Armenian origin, Misak Antranik Petros uses an ancient pottery wheel to throw different shapes from clay.
The Iraq Report: Deadly unrest in Iraqi Kurdistan
With a crumbling economy, rampant corruption and unpaid salaries, Iraqi Kurdistan's woes are intricately linked to the wider problems the ...
Rashida Tlaib joins panel discussion on fight against anti-Semitism
Jewish Voices for Peace held an online panel discussion amid a backlash on past comments from some members about Israel.
Offenders in grooming gangs ‘mostly white’, UK report finds
Sensationalist media coverage and politicisation by right-wing groups created the notion that child sexual exploitation in the UK was ...
Comment: Too often, narratives of resilience are told in place of critique, letting those responsible for crony politics, corruption and human ...
Iran court sentences British-Iranian anthropologist to nine years
Kameel Ahmady, who has done research on FGM and child marriage in Iran, says his charges stem from his research into "harmful ...
Kuwaiti school fires teacher after including Israel in assignment
Kuwaitis forced an American international school to apologise after a teacher 'broke local morals' and gave her students a map that includes ...