Malaka Gharib
Malaka Gharib is the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team. She covers topics such as the refugee crisis, gender equality and women's health. Her work as part of NPR's reporting teams has been recognized with two Gracie Awards: in 2019 for How To Raise A Human, a series on global parenting, and in 2015 for #15Girls, a series that profiled teen girls around the world.
Gharib is also a cartoonist. She is the artist and author of I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir, about growing up as a first generation Filipino Egyptian American. Her comics have been featured in NPR, Catapult Magazine, The Believer Magazine, The Nib, The New York Times and The New Yorker.
Before coming to NPR in 2015, Gharib worked at the Malala Fund, a global education charity founded by Malala Yousafzai, and the ONE Campaign, an anti-poverty advocacy group founded by Bono. She graduated from Syracuse University with a dual degree in journalism and marketing.
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Says one activist: "They tell us, 'Because of you, we are breathing free air.' " -
The country, widely criticized for trafficking in its seafood industry, has made improvements, says the State Department report. But critics don't agree. -
That's the price for a solar energy package from Off-Grid Electric, who's lit up the homes of 100,000 people without electricity in Tanzania. -
Some people in Egypt think autism is a curse. But a psychologist named Dahlia Soliman is determined to change attitudes. -
Tourism to the popular Egyptian resort dropped dramatically after the plane crash last fall. But social media keeps tourists and residents connected. -
The aid industry focuses on issues about women and is dominated by female staffers. So why are they often absent in high-level public conversations? -
Queen Bey reads some of Warsan Shire's writings about love and loss. The young poet also tells stories about refugees and immigrants from Africa, where she was born. -
Kissing, groping and catcalling: Women share stories of street harassment in their countries. -
Why Africans are breathing a quiet sigh of relief in the wake of the scandal. And one man's dream of what he would do with $2 billion. It involves cocoa. -
How do men treat women in public spaces in different countries? What do women do to protect themselves? We asked activists to share their stories. -
Lots of houses in Nigeria have no numbers, so deliveries are often late. But two techies have devised a solution. And they're creating new jobs in the process. -
You'd need a mosquito czar, worldwide cooperation, millions of dollars and the hope that the technology works out. Good luck!
