Routed Magazine

11/12/2025

Through the Mobi-TRE project, funded by the Italian Cooperation, Tunisia’s is transforming remittances into engines of inclusive economic growth. In disadvantaged regions like Oueslatia, diaspora-backed enterprises such as Oléa Amiri are creating jobs, empowering women and , and turning local potential into global success.
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By Firas Oueslati and Sarah Baba

08/12/2025

Amira AwadAllah grew up in a rural Egyptian community, where she saw how closely life depends on the weather. Now part of the and active in , she shares how her roots shape her work for . This piece reflects on , , and the role of in bridging local stories with global debates. It’s a call for diaspora youth to connect traditions with innovation and ensure the human side of climate change is never forgotten. Full story below👇

By Amira AwadAllah

04/12/2025

Born from personal tragedy, the Somali Medical Aid Group (SMAG) is a UK Somali -led , providing in free reconstructive abroad. Partnering with MSF, SMAG bridges the gap between patients and treatment, to those in need. Full story here👇
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By Insof Libon

01/12/2025

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30/11/2025

The film, Sisters: Kabul to California — and the story behind its making — is now live at our jointly with IDiaspora .
Watch it now at https://shorturl.at/XLXre
When the Taliban took Kabul, they were just 9 and 7 years old — but their courage helped save their family.
Now in California, they’re rebuilding their lives, creating community, and studying to become doctors, pilots, and lawyers — inspiring others to dream beyond borders.
🎥 Sisters: From Kabul to California
Directed by Isabel Soloaga and Ali Mohammady, and with the support of the Mohammady family and the California Hazara Community جامعه هزاره های کالیفورنیا.
Original music by Alexander Arntzen & Bex Nicholes.
The makers express their thanks to Dawn Valadez Paula Smith Arrigoni, Daniel Chávez Ontiveros and Bay Area Video Coalition for sparking this film through the Bridges Fellowship.
This film was made possible via a CNN & Film Independent documentary fellowship and seed funding.

26/11/2025

Hot off the digital press! Routed Magazine's new endeavour in partnership with beloved IDiaspora is just out! If you're looking for concrete responses to , this issue explains how drive on and , , and . Browse here👇

Diasporas are powerful and agile partners driving transformative change. With their transnational expertise and extensive networks, they act as dynamic catalysts for economic growth, social progress, and resilience in humanitarian, peace, and development efforts.

13/11/2025

How do turn the from a marker of division to a space for and ? Daria Forlenza focuses on Moroccan migrant women working in the agrifood sector, and explains how they serve as agents of . Here👇

By Daria Forlenza

11/11/2025

What happens when change redraws the map? In Georgia, landslides, droughts, and shifting are forcing people to move—not just across land, but across , , and . In her latest piece, Dr. Tatiana Sitchinava explores how is reshaping and in one of the world’s most ecologically and politically complex regions. Read more on how Georgia’s story reveals a global challenge, here:

By Tatiana Sitchinava

09/11/2025

Mimoune Daoudi taps into the moment of problematic for Moroccan . Their fictional work tries to build new whereby they offer a new narrative that negotiates and identity in a constantly world. Here👇

By Mimoune Daoudi

07/11/2025

Before the war forced their family to leave, Kabul was home. They are Hazara. They are Shia. They are daughters of a U.S. translator. In 2021, that made them targets. At 9 and 7 years old, Zahra and Masoma found the words that saved their family. Today, they’re rewriting their own future. Watch their story, coming soon, in Sisters: Kabul to California.
Film by Isabel Soloaga &

19/10/2025

Bhawana Khati explores in this article how the from the Darjeeling region create a sense of home and in Delhi through , , , and . Despite facing and , these migrants engage in active place-making transforming neighbourhoods into vibrant cultural spaces that reflect both and . Here👇

By Bhawana Khati