Fading GDP love

Imagine measuring a hunting-gathering society's economy, for example, to compare with today's counterpart: it would be next to impossible given the absence of production, and the income stemming from it. If we now turn to measuring the immediate future, how relevant would a gross-domestic product (GDP) measurement remain when relating...

Women human rights defenders face greater risks because of their gender

Does the name Ihsan Al Fagiri ring a bell? How about Heba Omer or Adeela Al Zaebaq?It's likely that these names, among countless others, are not known to the average news consumer. But their tireless and dangerous work, however, has made news headlines as protests led to historic political change...