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The Women Helping the Afghan Refugee Community Connect with Literature and Culture in Delhi

India, Afghanistan

A School for Lost Language

Duterte’s Arrest Sparks a Reckoning in the Philippines

Reckoning With Duterte

Truck Pistons for Free Weights and Breeze Blocks for Barbells: How Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Are Taking Burkina Faso by Storm

The Iron Biby Effect

Since the powerlifter Iron Biby became the strongest man in the world, youth in his home country of Burkina Faso have taken up training to bulk up and get cut.

The Fragile Foundations of Arab-Kurdish Coexistence

Hope and Hazard

In Tripoli, Residents Mourn the Destruction of a Vital River

Tripoli’s Troubled Waters

The Mysterious Sinking of the Bayesian

Bayesian Mysteries

Floriana Bulfon

The Long Shadow of the Debate Between Edward Said and Michael Walzer

Said vs. Walzer

Sitcom Under Siege

Laughter in the Ruins

Before the Signal Scandal, Yemen Was Already on Edge

Signals From Yemen

Hip-Hop in the Crossfire

Hip-Hop in the Crossfire

The Israeli Right’s Long March Through the Media

Israel’s Settler Media Coup

Trump’s Unlikely Jihadist Cheerleaders

Trump's Jihadist Cheerleaders

Turkey is in Turmoil as Millions Protest the Arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor

Turkey in Turmoil

Podcasts

The Real Impact of USAID Cuts on Africa

The Real Impact of USAID Cuts on Africa

Could the War in Gaza Change Global Politics?

Could the War in Gaza Change Global Politics?

The Reality Behind the Trump Show

The Reality Behind the Trump Show

Editors' Picks

The Empire’s New Clothes (and Everyone Else’s Too)

The Empire’s New Clothes (and Everyone Else’s Too)

An Exile Returns to Find Syria Changed Forever

An Exile Returns to Find Syria Changed Forever

How the Taliban Strip Away Women’s Freedoms

How the Taliban Strip Away Women’s Freedoms

Khojasta Sameyee

Videos

Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin on October 7 – With Dana El Kurd

Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin on October 7 – With Dana El Kurd

The Lede: Hala Gorani on Identity, Heritage and Finding Home

The Lede: Hala Gorani on Identity, Heritage and Finding Home

Trumpism’s Mass Appeal

Trumpism’s Mass Appeal

Womb for Improvement: A History of Medical Instruments

Womb for Improvement: A History of Medical Instruments

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Contributors

Kareem Shaheen

Kareem Shaheen

"I keep reaching, myself, to find the words, and they fail me. Nothing seems to capture the moment. I wrestle with the recesses of my mind for the words, and then I see a photo of a detainee and I break down and start over. I’m not even Syrian. Just someone who was fortunate to take part briefly in their journey. Why does my heart feel like it will burst?"

Lynzy Billing

Lynzy Billing

"Watching people in the city go about their daily lives and watching the world’s callous indifference to the onslaught in Gaza, just miles away, it was as if time had not moved at all. We had seen this before."

Diane de Vignemont

Diane de Vignemont

"For the women who gather daily in Avignon, Gisele’s courage has created something extraordinary: a sisterhood born of pain and forged in resilience. Together, they are rewriting the narrative of sexual violence, proving that solidarity can rise even from the darkest places."

Peter Guest

Peter Guest

"What is often not captured in the reckoning of the nickel industry is what comes after the mineral wealth is finally exhausted. The rush has descended quickly on economies and cultures that have endured for decades, even centuries, and caused damage that might take generations to repair."