The Big Story

Saudi Human Rights

These young Saudis spoke up on social media. Then they disappeared

In spring 2021, Saudi authorities seized at least 14 people who had used anonymous accounts to dissent. Many are still unaccounted for. This is the story of three 'May detainees'
Hindutva
Facebook in India: Why is it still allowing hate speech against Muslims?
Pegasus spyware
Digital nightmare: The Arab dissidents ruined by phone hacking
Politics
Grenfell Tower fire: UK Muslim community's questions remain unanswered after five years
Politics
State of terror: How the West helps Middle East dictators crush dissent
Politics
The Conservative Party and its cold war against Islam
Politics
The neo-conservative think tank that defined British Muslims
Media
The persecution of Julian Assange
Saudi Human Rights
The nightmare inside Saudi Arabia's shelters for women and girls
Occupation
'Undeclared reasons': Why Israel is suddenly so eager to grant Gaza thousands of work permits
Inside Turkey
'Ripping it apart': How an anti-discrimination law transformed Istanbul
Inside Iran
Iran and the US: When friends fall out
Occupation
The rise of Jenin's armed resistance
Inside Qatar
After #WhereisNoof, Qatari women question how safe they really are
Inside Egypt
Why Nasser's legacy still preoccupies the Egyptian psyche
Syria Camps
France has 300 women and children in IS camps. When will they go home?
Syria War
Turkey blamed Syria for a deadly air strike. Its troops blame Russia
Palestine state
The Balfour Declaration: Why Britain decided to back Zionist ambitions in Palestine
Gaza Under Attack
'The war is not over': The Gaza Strip's unexploded bombs
Palestine state
Gaza 2021: When Israel's arrogance was broken
Human Rights
'Turkey will deport your son': Egypt's political exiles living in fear amid Cairo-Ankara detente
Iraq Protests
A massacre and a cover-up: How Baghdad protesters were gunned down by Iraqi forces
Nakba
A prayer for Lydd: Maps and memories that the Nakba could never erase