Zain Verjee

Zain Verjee: Africa has more to offer the world  CNN

The tastes and pungent smells of Malaysia's street food  CNN

A radical mother transformed  CNN

Just weeks before Kenyans were due to head to the polls, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government officially recognized members of the country’s Asian community as Kenya’s 44th tribe, finally embracing us as part of the country’s “great family.”

Former CNN anchor Zain Verjee has launched aKoma, a digital media start-up focused on showing the world a different side of Africa.

In January, Bashar al-Assad sat down for a long interview with the Wall Street Journal. That was noteworthy in itself; the Syrian leader doesn’t spend much time with the Western media. He was in confident mood -- saying that Syria would not succumb to the unrest then spreading in Tunisia and Egypt.

I was told I’d either love it or hate it.

Hadiya Masieh, a 32-year-old mother, was born a Hindu, received her early education in a Christian school, converted to Islam and joined a radical group in college. It’s a story that makes her feel emotional and nervous as she recounts her past -- a past she has since renounced.