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Living Through War and Waiting for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

Living Through War and Waiting for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

As a child, all I wanted was to grow up and become a journalist, to travel to foreign lands and share stories of my country. That wish became reality. But now, each night, I have the same dream — I am safe, and I am not a war journalist. Then I wake up, to what has become my nightmare.

A Syrian in Germany Finds Lessons in the Past and Present

A Syrian in Germany Finds Lessons in the Past and Present

Most Germans with whom I interacted seemed to agree that their country lost its right to celebrate its culture and heritage, given the last time Germany did such a thing. Many of the Syrians who live there have adopted the same negative view of looking back.

Afghanistan’s Fashions Over Three Generations

Afghanistan’s Fashions Over Three Generations

In 2009, I was 13 years old and I had taken fashion into my own hands. I loved designing new clothes, imagining how I could stand out from the crowd. It became an obsession, the only thing on my mind. Then the Taliban came, again and again.

The Birthrate Is Leveling Off in Europe’s Most Fertile Region

The Birthrate Is Leveling Off in Europe’s Most Fertile Region

Alarms about crashing fertility rates are going off around the world. Is the Faeroe Islands, an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of Denmark that has long been Europe’s most fertile country, going the way of its Nordic neighbors? If so, why?

After a Seattle Cop Disdains Value of a Student’s Life, Indian Americans Are Outraged

After a Seattle Cop Disdains Value of a Student’s Life, Indian Americans Are Outraged

The viral video of a Seattle police officer joking about the “limited value” of Indian student Jaanhavi Kandula, who died earlier this year after being struck by a police car, prompted the Indian consulate to demand a probe and has created outrage among the large Indian community in the United States.