A New Generation Is Redefining Pakistani Cuisine in the US
As young chefs and entrepreneurs embrace their Pakistani identity openly, a small but growing Pakistani-American food scene is emerging beyond traditional immigrant enclaves, with supper clubs and cookbooks expanding its boundaries — and pushing back against decades of being flattened into “Indian” food.
Unrecognized and Unprotected: Bedouin Villages in Israel’s War Zone
The Bedouin citizens who live in “unrecognized” villages in southern Israel are exposed to incoming missiles from Iran and from Gaza, yet the government refuses to build them bomb shelters. The consequences have proved deadly.
Inside a Volunteer Paramedic Unit Risking Everything in Southern Lebanon
Esaaf Al Nabatieh is a volunteer paramedic group operating in the ghost town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. After Israeli strikes killed two of their own, including the teenage son of their group chief, the team mourned, laughed and headed out to the next strike location.
Far From the Land of Good News
Nada Bakri, whose late husband restored a family home in Marjayoun, reflects on southern Lebanon from afar, tracing the political logic that delivered the region into its current devastation while mapping what it means to love a place you can no longer visit.
The Last Temptation of Trump at the End of a Failed War
Trump has backed himself into a corner with Iran. Any deal risks appearing, in his eyes, like a humiliating failure, one his opponents will mock. He knows this. His opponents know this. The weight of that constraint presents a dangerous equation as the president threatens escalation.