Israel-Hamas war

Despite new campus rules, Columbia University students vow to continue protests against Gaza war

November 13, 2024The World's Global Classroom

Classes have resumed at Columbia University amid new restrictions following last year’s protests and encampments against the war in Gaza. Yasmeen Altaji, a May graduate of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and now a freelance journalist, dedicated her final semester to documenting those protests. Altaji brings the story of one student who is resolved to continue her fight against the war despite new rules limiting protest.

Israeli ‘double tap’ strikes in Gaza and Lebanon ‘raise serious ethical and legal concerns’

November 7, 2024Israel-Hamas war

Amid a war in Lebanon, a photographer and her subject reconnect almost 20 years later

October 9, 2024Israel-Hamas war

1 year since the start of Israel’s attacks in Gaza, life is dire

October 4, 2024Israel-Hamas war

Israel begins military operations in the West Bank

August 30, 2024Israel-Hamas war

Yemenis unify around Houthis in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

August 22, 2024Israel-Hamas war

An oil tanker attack in the Red Sea hasn’t been claimed yet by any group. But it’s similar to dozens of attacks by the Houthi group in Yemen. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with analyst Abdulghani Al-Iryani to discuss why the Houthis have gotten more support lately.

The US push for a ceasefire in Gaza rests on a key meeting this week

August 14, 2024Israel-Hamas war

The Biden administration is flooding the zone in the Middle East with high-level diplomats ahead of a key meeting on Thursday. Getting a ceasefire for Gaza is the immediate goal. But this is also about bringing down the temperature in a region that’s on edge after Israel assassinated two top leaders from Hezbollah and Hamas. Israel has been anxiously waiting to see what sort of retaliation Iran and its regional proxies might unleash against the Jewish state. And the US wants to prevent a wider regional war.

Airstrike on school in Gaza further diminishes prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

August 13, 2024Conflict & Justice

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Tahani Mustafa, senior Palestine analyst with the International Crisis Group, about a weekend airstrike on a school in Gaza that was being used to shelter civilians.

Small businesses already feeling the pain after Instagram block in Turkey

August 8, 2024Arts, Culture & Media

Instagram has gone dark in Turkey — after the Turkish government unexpectedly blocked the app late last week. The move does not bode well for a community of small, Instagram-based businesses in the country.

UNICEF spokesperson: ‘Children are losing their childhood’ in Gaza

August 2, 2024Uncategorized

As tensions mount across the Middle East, with threats of escalation and a widening of the Israel-Hamas war, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate for Palestinians in Gaza, especially children. The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with UNICEF spokesperson Salim Oweis about what he’s seeing on the ground in the Gaza Strip.