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This App Is Helping Young Iranians Dodge the Morality Police

Users can crowdsource police sightings to help others avoid unnecessary encounters.

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Meet the First Muslim American Olympian to Compete in a Hijab

President Obama told fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad to “bring home the gold.”

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Campaign to Nominate Greek Islanders for Nobel Peace Prize Gets More Than 500,000 Signatures

Organizers hope to gain recognition for the islanders’ generosity and sacrifice in helping refugees.

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Bill Gates Teams Up With the Brits to Cure Malaria

They promise a steady fund for the next five years.

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This Woman Is Biking Across the World to Collect Stories of Climate Change

23-year-old Devi Lockwood is mapping out 1,001 tales of a planet in flux.

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This Winter, an Imam Is Offering Shelter to Stray Cats in Istanbul

A community finds compassion and inspiration in the city’s furry strays.

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Women Are All on Board for NASA’s Highest-Risk Trip to Date

Astronauts will spend the next 15 years in increasingly uncomfortable situations to prepare for the mission.

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Libya’s Masked Men Take on Human Traffickers

The crime-fighting group is a breath of fresh air for worried citizens and incompetent officials alike.

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This New Coffee Business Is Helping Silicon Valley’s Homeless Help Themselves

Kartma turns commercial cafe culture into a tool for social good.