Sofia Kounti
July 1, 2025
Since the Assad regime fell in December 2024, Europe’s 1.4 million Syrian refugees have been navigating the legal, emotional and security challenges of going back to a country they thought they may never see again.
Across Europe, Latin American women are coming together in myriad networks of mutual support, to face down isolation, exploitation and inadequate public services.
Morocco’s drought-flood chaos is fueling a storm of cloud seeding conspiracies.
A migrant-led movement has used tactics from theatre to unionization to demand equal rights and dignity for those doing society’s most undervalued labor. They’ve appealed to the highest levels of EU justice and achieved major legal reforms. Yet perhaps their biggest triumph is an ongoing movement for social change powered by intersectional solidarity and care.
In Bamenda, the capital of Northwest Cameroon, a physical reminder of the Anglophone Crisis is visible on the streets: uncollected trash. Residents must navigate sights and smells that deter business, threaten their health, and increase the risks of environmental damage. But some are fighting back.
Blending traditions and experimenting with new combinations, a catering service that began at a refugee reception center is winning over Italian palates.
