The Missing Women of the Mediterranean Crisis

By Lauren Wolfe Dirty white gates fronted the detention center on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a tiny speck between Sicily and Tunisia, where 71 women were being held. Beyond the bars, I could just make out laundry hanging from the building in which they were...

New leaders: women of South Sudan’s camp speak

By Antony Loewenstein The number of South Sudanese seeking refuge in the United Nations compound in Bentiu has risen above 100,000, the organisation has announced, making it the country’s largest camp for those fleeing the civil war that has killed more than 50,000...

Malala’s 18th Birthday With Syrian Refugee Girls

By Malala Fund Blog Today, on the third annual “Malala Day,” Malala Yousafzai marked her 18th birthday in Lebanon, opening the Malala Fund’s “Malala Yousafzai All-Girls School” near the Syrian border, which will provide quality secondary...

A Rohingya Mother’s Choice to Save her Family

By Chris Buckley and Thomas Fuller The New York Times July 6, 2015 Jubair, 13, was left behind when his mother and siblings fled Myanmar for Malaysia. “I didn’t know about it,” he said. “She could not find me. She could not tell me.” Credit: Tomas Munita for The New...