Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein

Digital Editor

The World

Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein is a digital editor and writer from Chicago, Illinois (USA). Her writing on arts, culture, religion, spirituality, education and global politics appears in Al Jazeera English, CNN-Explore Parts Unknown, Atlas Obscura, National Public Radio, BRIGHT, Selamta, Saveur, Hemispheres, and PassBlue, among others. Amanda served as the regional editor for sub-Saharan Africa with Global Voices and was based in Zanzibar for 10 years before moving back to the Midwest. 

Amma embraces a devotee surrounded by others in orange and white robes

A small, Catholic, Midwestern farming town embraces an Indian ‘hugging saint’

Devotees believe that a single hug from Amma — known as a “universal mother” plugged into a divine, infinite energy source — can heal the world.

A small, Catholic, Midwestern farming town embraces an Indian ‘hugging saint’
Two medical staff wear face masks at hospital.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to neighboring Uganda, activating rapid preparedness response

DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to neighboring Uganda, activating rapid preparedness response
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A Zanzibar 'divorce advocate' says marriage is making women sick

A Zanzibar 'divorce advocate' says marriage is making women sick