Furqan Sayeed
Until now, African countries have largely defied the gloomiest forecasts about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic. The continent, which many epidemiologists predicted would be incredibly vulnerable to the disease, has instead seen some of the
Furqan Sayeed
There seems something Biblical about this year’s twin crises of COVID-19 pandemic and locust plagues in much of the world. Are the other two Horsemen of the Apocalypse already saddling up? Maybe – but in
Furqan Sayeed
In developing countries, food insecurity following the outbreak of disease has often been more fatal than the disease itself. Pandemics such as Ebola, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and MERS all had negative impacts on food
Furqan Sayeed
In Pakistan, as the economy has struggled to cope with a Covid-19 lockdown, more than 63,000 jobs have been created since March for unemployed laborers known as “jungle workers” to plant saplings for 500 rupees
Furqan Sayeed
In the early days of Prime Minister Modi’s fierce 21-day pandemic lockdown, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initative (CHRI) released a set of guidelines imagining Indian police as a “crucial liaison point between people and essential services,” and
Furqan Sayeed
One of the world’s great urban turnaround stories has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Daniel Quintero was born in 1980, his home city of Medellin was the world’s most dangerous city as well as