As some look West, others choose to remain on the continent despite financial uncertainty to create music with meaning.

As some look West, others choose to remain on the continent despite financial uncertainty to create music with meaning.

Nearly 20,000 Syrians grapple with squalid conditions in informal tent settlements erected in remote areas of Jordan.

Many Nigerians have fled the armed group several times and struggle to deal with the physical and emotional trauma.
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More than one million Nigerians have been forced to flee their homes since the rise of the hard-line fighters.

As Greece goes to the polls, one major election issue is rising anti-immigrant sentiment.

A look at the changing face of North Korea, three years after the death of ‘Dear Leader’.
![Private ownership in the reclusive North has led to a growing middle class [Fragkiska Megaloudi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141216133451135734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As the life of an anarchist hunger-striker slips away, the Greek government refuses to compromise on his education.
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Pyongyang has been transformed with an influx of high-end goods, but most North Koreans still live in poverty.
![One-third of children under age five don't have enough to eat, UN agencies say [Fragkiska Megaloudi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20145131055297734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Cuts to the social safety net in Greece mean the sick and addicted often can’t get the help they need.
