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Massacres on the Syrian Coast

Burning Remnants

‘Kin Cloth’ Brings People Together — and Sets Them Apart

Dress Up or Be Left Out

Kingsley Charles

Tracing My Grandfather’s Past Took Me to the Violent Heart of the British Empire

A Family’s African Secret

I was caught off guard when a relative asked me if I knew that my grandfather was a hero during the Mau Mau uprising, infiltrating enemy gangs, sometimes in blackface. Investigating further was a source of shame, but felt like an opportunity to draw a line between us.

The Phantom Far-Right Menace in Germany’s East

Germany’s Rightward Drift

What Trump 2.0 Might Mean for Russian Cybercrime

Russia, United States

Hacking the Hackers

Ksenia Churmanova

How Desperation Sowed the Seeds of Rebellion in Syria’s Latakia Province

The Seeds of Rebellion

Overcoming the Deep Roots of Byzantine Orientalism

The Forgotten East

Luka Ivan Jukić

Why Is Dr. Phil Embedded With Federal Agents During Immigration Raids?

Dr. Phil Channels ‘Cops’

Alec D’Angelo

How a Line on a Map Fanned the Flames of a Middle Eastern Conflict

A Cartographic Conflict

Podcasts

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

After War, What Does Justice Look Like?

After War, What Does Justice Look Like?

Editors' Picks

A Diary of Gaza’s Destruction

A Diary of Gaza’s Destruction

A British Ex-Jihadist Reinvents Himself

A British Ex-Jihadist Reinvents Himself

‘Mo’ Reveals the Lighter and Darker Sides of the Palestinian Experience in the US

‘Mo’ Reveals the Lighter and Darker Sides of the Palestinian Experience in the US

Anna Lekas Miller

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."