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Tunisia: Understanding corruption to fight it better
Corruption in the public sector is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon. It can take on a myriad of forms and come to light in various areas. It ranges from petty corruption among government...
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Syrian refugee teens building a better future with technology
This is an excerpt from an article previously published at Syriadeeply.org. Read the full article here. “I went to Turkey with low expectations, thinking I will meet with angry kids who had got used...
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#WorldRefugeeDay: Spotlight on the Syrian refugee crisis
In what has been called one of the biggest refugee crises in history, over half of Syria’s population has been displaced over the past four years. Neighboring countries have become home to millions of...
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The children left behind
This blog originally appeared in Future Development.On International Refugee Day (June 20th), the world was focused on the plight of the 60 million and rising number of displaced people. As the...
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Unveiling the scale of tax fraud in Tunisia
Ending abuse of power by the ruling elites was one of the chief demands of those who took to the streets during the Arab Spring protests. Our new research paper unveils the scale of such abuse. It...
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The unheard voices of exhausted Yemenis
From Cairo, where he and his family have landed following the evacuation of the World Bank Sana’a office, Ebrahim Mohammed Yahya Al-Harazi has reached out to Yemenis via social media for a ground level...
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Yemenis: From Hosts to Refugees
In the past, refugee issues in Yemen were centered on the hundreds of thousands of African refugees fleeing to Yemen. This refugee influx was a burden on an already impoverished country and taxed its...
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Rebuilding Iraqi Communities is a Shared Responsibility
A severe crisis Over the past years, Iraq has witnessed a steady decline in security impacting almost all aspects of the lives of Iraqis. This has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent...
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Where do Tunisia’s Tires Come From and Why? A Look at Informal Trade
At a time when the government has rightfully declared war against smuggling, there are very few studies or figures that shed light on the factors that led to the growth of this phenomenon. One...
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Why putting money into Tunisian roads matters even more now
People familiar with Tunisia know that the country is polarized—with really two Tunisias, one poor, the other richer. The city of Sousse, for example, is among the country’s main economic centers on...
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Tunisian youth counter radicalization with innovation
As life in Tunisia goes back to normal after its deadliest terrorist attack in history, questions about the state of the country’s youth and the phenomenon of radicalization have flooded the public...
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Arab world needs a new deal on energy to end the black outs
When I started working in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region two years ago, the surprising thing I discovered is that although the region is known as an energy powerhouse – it produces 30%...
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6 trends that will determine the future of Iran's tech sector
Joulan Abdul Khalek identifies the factors that could influence the development of one Iran’s most promising sources of growth and innovation.This article first appeared on the World Economic Forum.In...
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Stock market tensions and the impact on the GCC
The continuing stock market corrections in China and other Emerging Markets reflect lower growth prospects going forward. With the exception of Eastern European economies which are connected to a...
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#YouStink: The environmental youth movement in Lebanon
Tunis based writer Christine Petré travelled to Beirut to meet the young people behind the #YouStink campaign. Here is what she found. On July 17 the Naameh landfill in southern Beirut, which was...
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Greening the Energy Sector in the Middle East and North Africa
Solar panels in Ouarzazate, Morocco Photo: Robert Robelus l World Bank One question that often arises when I meet colleagues who work on climate change is how the energy sector in the Middle East...
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I have a dream … to go back to school
Also available in: EspañolThis blog was handwritten in Arabic by a 9th grade student who lives in Sana’a and is published as received Black Thursday I still remember that day, Thursday, March 26, 2015,...
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Who will help Syria’s displaced university students?
Hany holds his most precious possession– his high school diploma certificates."These are my life, they are my future. I left everything behind in Syria, but not these." Unprecedented in scale and,...
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It is time to restore public education in Jordan
Students in a public school in Jordan.Photo: Rawan Da'as The results of the public secondary school examination for 2015 show that in 338 schools throughout the country not a single student passed,...
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Do global rankings tell the whole truth about universities in the Arab world?
Choosing a college or university is one of life’s pivotal decisions—it can influence your career and future opportunities. For students in the Middle East and North Africa, as elsewhere, that decision...
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