In a male-dominated profession, Rania Moualla is the female force behind the first Saudi Culinary Arts Academy, training male and female chefs and using food as a vehicle for change
CAIRO, EGYPT
CAIRO, EGYPT
BERLIN, GERMANY
BERLIN, GERMANY
A revolution in city planning that gives an address to households in informal settlements could unlock the potential of their residents and create employment
A community-led initiative revives a contemporary ruin in its quest to fight against the excessive privatization of public space in Bangkok
Ramallah, under occupation in the West Bank, faces the same challenges of an aging population as other cities – but has a different solution that transcends generations
Artist Tonika Johnson’s work about racist housing practices in South Side Chicago has bridged the intellectual divide between art and urban policy – and found that home repairs can offset gentrification
Jeff Friedman, the owner of Let There Be Neon, speaks about restoring iconic neon lights in New York – and people’s love for cities’ neon heritage
NEW YORK, NY, USA
Social entrepreneur Leila Ben Gacem runs two boutique hotels in the Medina of Tunis, supporting young Tunisians and restoring the old city to its past glory
TUNIS, TUNISIA
SEATTLE, WA, USA
CAIRO, EGYPT
PARIS, FRANCE
“Libraries are more than repositories. They are sites of heritage and action.”
NAIROBI, KENYA
“As those spaces were filling up with people, it was evident that there was interest. People wanted to see another type of comedy.”
MEXICO CITY
“Religious property is actually working against our religious objectives.”
MONTREAL, CANADA
'Through my art I am trying to transmit a positive message to other women to wage the war with non-violent alternatives'.
ADEN, YEMEN
“I would have never imagined many of the things we did in the last eight years together. A settler right winged Israeli and a Palestinian, right?”
BERLIN, GERMANY
"By uniting over personal political preferences our debate became much more public."
BARCELONA, SPAIN
"While cycling I realized that, although 80 percent of Salvador's population is black or of mixed race, mostly only whites were using bikes.”
SALVADOR, BAHIA, BRAZIL
“Instead of pretending like there’s nothing happening around here [Southward], there are lots of talents in the community. Let’s show everybody what we’ve got.”
LONDON, UK