Malaka Gharib
Stories
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22 tips for 2022: Get creative, even if you aren't feeling inspired
There are lots of benefits to creating art. Experts say if you spend just 10 minutes of random art marking, it will help you kick-start the habit — no creative inspiration required.
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Global wishes for 2022: a gift box for everyone, greater girl power, vertical gardens
We asked global thinkers like Malala, doctors dealing with the pandemic, educators and more — if you were in charge of the world, what would you like to see happen this year.
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Flood survivors, former sex slaves, fantastic masks: Top global photo stories of 2021
The power of photos can be seen in our most popular picture essays of the year, with compelling images from South Sudan, the Philippines, Mexico (check out those artistic face coverings) and more.
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How to raise kind kids, a booze ban, BTS at U.N.: Our top non-pandemic global stories
Our most popular stories not about the pandemic included: advice on raising helpful kids, boy band BTS's U.N. appearance, why South Africa banned alcohol — and a very scary virus called Nipah.
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New USAID director aims to shake up 60-year-old aid agency. Here's her 'new vision'
Like any government agency, the biggest American foreign aid group has its problems. This week, its new administrator Samantha Power outlined her solutions.
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The Pandemic Changed The World Of 'Voluntourism.' Some Folks Like The New Way Better
Critics say volunteering abroad does not always benefit local communities. The coronavirus travel bans have led to a different approach for volunteers who want to donate their services.
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Two 14-Year-Olds Grill An Author About The Future Of Humanity
In his new book for Gen Z readers, Charles Kenny explains why despite all the gloom and doom, the world is getting better for billions. NPR turned to two Gen Zers to help ask him the tough questions.
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These Teens Don't Want To Be The U.N.'s Token Youth Activists
Two gender equality activists from Turkey and Zambia had a chance to speak at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris last week. But they say they are disappointed by their experience.
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Why This World Food Prize Winner Wants You To Reconsider Anchovies
Shakuntala Thilsted, one of the world's leading researchers of fish as a source of nutritious food, is the first woman of Asian heritage to receive the World Food Prize.
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'Why Is A Red Stain A Disaster?' Tips On Fighting Period Stigma (Plus A Zine!)
That's the question that researcher Inga Winkler of Columbia University asks. She shares advice on how to overcome feelings of shame and embarrassment about menstruation.
