Jordan

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Youth Skills

Why financial inclusion for youth will raise all economic boats

Groups fighting for financial inclusion and youth employment united in Morocco. Will their findings promote progress?

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Sustainable Energy

Sun queens: Barefoot College women turn on the lights in off-grid villages

Is Islamic finance a viable alternative to our present model? Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/askpang/2423632175/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Alex Pang (Flickr)</a>

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The Islamic financial system's ancient, interesting idea: Banning interest

As the Islamic finance sector booms, sharia-compliant systems present opportunities for growth as well as reflection on western economic models.

Protesters wave Egypt's flag. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caitelle/5403613016/sizes/m/in/photostream/">C. Elle (flickr)</a>

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Turning Arab Spring youth opinions into data - and change

This story was republished in The Christian Science Monitor.

Photo: Henry McInnis for Mercy Corps

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The Complexities of Food Aid in Sudan

Along the banks of the Nile River in Sudan is some of the most fertile land in Africa.

Iraqi refugees living in Jordan. Photo: Jacob Colie/Mercy Corps

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The Plight of Iraqis

Life has been hard for many Iraqi refugees. They flee their homes in the thousands each day to reach unwelcoming neighboring countries that do not have enough room or resources for them.

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Do Higher Oil Prices Mean Poverty for Middle East?

It seems counter intuitive-- how can higher oil prices possibly make oil rich countries like Saudi Arabia worse off? Well, these prices are certainly hurting the middle class.