Rana Sabbagh writes about the grim state of free speech and independent journalism across the Arab World, as the 7th annual forum of Arab Investigative Journalists opens in Amman.

Written by Daoud Kuttab* Orphanages are notorious the world over for being a very sensitive place. Losing one or both parents is a shocking and highly emotional condition. Having the same young parentless children living away from the warmth of a natural home produces even more trauma and tends to make such children more vulnerable..