Regreening a barren Rohingya refugee camp on Myanmar’s border
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — Where a year ago there were only the desolate remains of a forest scythed from hills to house hundreds of thousands in the world's largest refugee camp,…
Articles by Kaamil Ahmed
Kaamil Ahmed is a journalist who has reportedly extensively on South Asia and Israel-Palestine.
Journalists reporting on the environment faced increased dangers in 2018
A pair of “French spies” had infiltrated India by sea to commit a “treasonous conspiracy,” an Indian minister claimed in late November. In reality, they were two visiting journalists, and…
For Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution, elephants pose a new threat
As refugee camps in Bangladesh expand into wildlife habitats, a dozen people have been killed by elephants.
Gaza City residents’ water problems continue to compound
GAZA CITY – Red-faced and with his hair still wet, Hani Abu Amirah's grandson sobbed as he shuffled over to where she sat, looking out on the Mediterranean Sea from…
Bangladeshi forests stripped bare as Rohingya refugees battle to survive
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh – Look out from the high-ground in the middle of Kutupalong and two sights fill the eyes: Myanmar’s green hills silhouetted in the east and dehydrated, denuded mounds…
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