Etgar Keret’s The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God has something to teach us all.

Living in Cairo during her year abroad, Staff Writer Daisy Wright has seen first-hand how the Egyptian state is attempting to reclaim the desert through the construction of dystopian satellite cities. In this column she explores what that means for the future of Egyptian society.

What does it mean to be a child in Gaza today? How have decades of conflict shaped the minds of young Palestines? In this incredibly perceptive review of the documentary Born in Gaza, Gia Shin explores the psychological impact of war on the young mind.

Doa Acikgun dives into the 2023 Turkish general election and argues that a victory for Kılıçdaroğlu represents a one-in-a-generation moment for Turkey and its future.

With the open eyes of someone living in a majority Muslim country for the first time in her life, Daisy Wright reflects on the way the holy month of Ramadan changes the city which she lives in.

In the second instalment of her column, written on her Year Abroad, Daisy Wright gives her take on the debate about environmentalism in the Egyptian context.

Eve Mayes returns to her Year Abroad column to educate us on some of the myths and truths that dominate Kazakh culture and identity.

In a heartfelt, personal piece, Staff Writer Lucy McCulloch explores the notion of humanity with relation to reintervening in Afghanistan.

In her sixth instalment for the CLC, Eve Mayes tells us about the contemporary artist Alpysbai Kazgulov, who blends together past and present forms of Kazakh life in enthralling compositions. And, he let her interview him for her YAP!

Year Abroad student Daisy Wright explores the intricacies of getting to know a new home in the first instalment of her column.

Eve Mayes brings us her fifth instalment of her fascinating column on life in Kazakhstan, this time introducing us to Astana’s wacky hospitality culture.

Staff Writer Jamilya Betram offers a piercing account of the catastrophic life for women under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.

In her fourth instalment, Eve Mayes muses on British communicative customs, and how they have become unfamiliar to her as a result of living abroad.

Staff Writer Lucy McCulloch incisively explores the role that social media plays in the protests that have gripped Iran in recent months.