I'm a journalist & producer currently based in Doha, Qatar.

As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance in the US, so too does the future of those who’ve turned the platform into an arena for change.

Within a few months, Americans might lose access to TikTok if a bipartisan bill that recently passed the House of Representatives is signed into law. The United States wants the Beijing-based parent company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, to sell the app to a US company over fears of privacy and national security. But how will this ban affect the mostly young

Long lines and months of waiting: patients question long delays at Qatar’s public healthcare months after decrease in Covid-19 pressure.

When Sara* had her second miscarriage in May 2021, a friend advised her to go to the hospital for help, hoping to figure out if something was wrong with her body.

Students around the world are raising their voices to protest against Israel’s continuing war on Gaza.

More than 50 universities across the United States have now established Palestine solidarity encampments, demanding action to stop Israel’s war on Gaza.

What started as a student encampment at Columbia University in New York City two weeks ago has turned into a global student movement, expanding to Europe, Australia and Canada.

Student protesters have been met with brutal counterprotests, ar

Qatar Museums has over 30 public art installations planned to be placed in different spots across the country for the FIFA World Cup.

Qatar has seen tremendous changes in the public art sphere following the bid to host the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Over the past two years, art installations have sprung up across Doha as part of Qatar Museums’ JedariArt public art initiative, inviting local and international artists to paint murals across the city.

“Public art is the first thing you see when yo...

Approximately 25-30% of women in the Middle East and North Africa suffer from PCOS.

Munna was 14 when she first realised something was maybe wrong with her body.

“I was having irregular periods and I would experience extremely painful and severe cramps,” the now 22-year-recalls.

When she went to the hospital for help at 14, she was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a condition in which the ovaries produce high levels of male hormones, which are normally present in rare amounts...

To date there have been no studies that attempt to prevent postpartum depression or anxiety among Arabic speaking women in the Middle East, including Qatar.

When Khadija, 34, a Sudenese resident in Qatar, gave birth in August 2020, she wished to be surrounded by her husband and mother, who had been present during her first pregnancy in 2018. Due to COVID-19 restrictions however, she was forced to stay alone in the hospital.

“I was crying all the time at the hospital because they were not allow...