Palestinian farmers in the west bank are in a fight for survival

aeon.co In 2008, we “quietly passed a tremendous benchmark”, says Maryam Aslany. For the first time in history, the proportion of people living in the countryside fell below 50%. Today, the figure is

Like all Gazans, Dr Saif Alden does not have enough to eat – yet he shares what little he has with his beloved donkeys. “Food is very, very, very, limited. It is not allowed into Gaza,” he tells Big I

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s autumnal jobs, including laying new field drainage

Many farmers are battling for their future in the face of financial crises and the climate emergency. We ask: who are the pioneers leading the charge for change and what is at stake for the rest of us?

Invisible anguish is especially wretched. That has been Sudan’s lot during two years of brutal civil war—slaughter that has claimed some 150,000 lives and forced almost a quarter of its population of

31 / CALLING FOR PEACE BY CATE BLANCHETT Those of us who know Emi Mahmoud can attest to her work’s unstoppable nature. In 2017, Emi created the first fully inclusive civilian peace talks in Sudan, lif