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“Stolen Childhood: The Victims of “Legalized” Child Marriage in the Arab World”

Feeling helpless with tears pouring down her face, an Iraqi mother held her mobile phone and went live addressing the audience on social media, begging everyone to help her in her ordeal….

Reports

“The Call of My Heart”: Austrian Photographer Brings Aid and Joy to Syrian Refugee Children

The Caravan of Humanity, an Austrian non-government organization, brings aid, warmth and joy to Syrian refugee children in Lebanon before wintertime….

Stories

“Egypt’s Travelling Storyteller Brings Tales and Joy to the Countryside’s Children

Surrounded by children of all ages, with their eyes fixed on him, Haitham Shoukry, a young Egyptian storyteller, can make their imagination go wild with his charming words and captivating tales….

Reports

Yemen’s long civil war is forcing parents to choose which children to save from starvation

His children were starving, and now his two youngest were sick – their tiny bodies burning with fever, their emaciated chests straining for breath. Mohammed’s pockets were empty and a trip to the hospital, three hours away, would cost more than he had made in months….

Stories

The Empty School Desk

October 20 would have been a normal day; Omar and Ali got dressed, carried on their school backpacks, and left their home in Ariha, a town in Idlib countryside, starting their journey to school.

Video

A School Under Trees in Syria