Alexia Underwood
Former Vox Staff
Alexia grew up between the US and the Middle East. Prior to coming to Vox she worked for Al Jazeera’s digital channel in San Francisco and Doha. She’s also covered local politics in the San Francisco Bay area, healthcare in California’s Central Valley, and the military coup and political transition in Egypt in 2013-2014. Alexia holds a BA in Literature from UC Santa Barbara and two MA degrees in Journalism and Middle East studies from UC Berkeley.
Latest articles by Alexia Underwood
Electroconvulsive therapy can help people with severe depression. But it has a controversial past.
A gunman opened fire on a synagogue in California on the last day of Passover, killing one person and injuring three.
The horrendous attack left hundreds of people dead and many more injured.
“If your solution does not include self-determination for everyone, and basic civil, human, and political rights for everyone — it’s not a real process.”
Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz are both vying to be Israel’s next prime minister.
Pakistan has released the Indian pilot it captured earlier this week in an attempt to defuse the situation.
The announcement comes less than two months before Israel’s elections.
Helen Zughaib’s paintings are bright and accessible. They also depict a people in crisis.
Sisi admitted to close military cooperation with Israel and denied that Egypt was holding any political prisoners.
This is the third time Israeli police have recommended that the prime minister be put on trial for corruption charges.