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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 ...

When driving in extremely rainy conditions, slow down and turn on your headlights. "I have a little saying that goes, 'if your wipers are going, your headlights are glowing,'" says Hector Carias, an ...

Malaka Gharib is the digital editor of the NPR podcast Life Kit. Previously, she was the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team, where she covered topics such ...

Malaka Gharib lost her passport at a crucial moment. She was due to take her new husband to Egypt to meet her family there, and without a passport, she would not have been able to go. "I felt like ...

Malaka Gharib is the digital editor of the NPR podcast Life Kit. Previously, she was the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team, where she covered topics such ...

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