How 9/11 Remade America
Shadi Hamid joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss how 9/11 affected generations of Americans, the attacks’ continuing impact on America and the Middle East, and his new book with Matthew Kaemingk, “Can Religion Save Democracy?”
Mount Sinai’s Ancient Monastery Has Been Plunged Into Chaos
Sinai’s ancient Monastery of St. Catherine was recently stormed by force by its own abbot. After 15 centuries, its fate may be more uncertain than ever amid a spiraling dispute over landownership that has divided the monks and pitched them against the governments of Greece and Egypt.
The Darkness That Drives Djokovic
A new documentary portrays the most successful tennis champion in history as fueled by his detractors and profoundly shaped by his childhood experience of war.
The Patients Israel Won’t Let Leave Gaza
According to the WHO, more than 20,000 people in Gaza currently require medical evacuation. But reaching that treatment requires navigating a medical evacuation system in which weeks and months can pass as illnesses progress — and ultimately it is only Israeli approval that determines who can leave.
The Cockroach Movement’s Careful Silence Over Hindutva
India’s Cockroach Janata Party has won international acclaim, but faces growing criticism at home over its refusal to explicitly confront anti-Muslim, majoritarian politics.