Hopelessness and Love in an Israeli Prison
In his prison memoir, Nasser Abu Srour writes in a long tradition of incarcerated authors left only with their thoughts and words as vestiges of their autonomy. Now free from confinement, he has a new challenge on his hands: how to make meaning of his new life in exile.
The Dangerous Quest of Syria’s Desert Truffle Hunters
In the desert around Deir ez-Zor, hunting for truffles is both a lifeline and a death trap. Communities devastated by Syria's civil war depend on the seasonal harvest of the culinary delicacy to survive, but the steppes remain laced with landmines.
Slopaganda Comes of Age
As we enter the realm of “slopaganda,” the use of AI-generated content for political propaganda, Trump’s base is now taking his memes both literally and seriously.
They Photographed an Execution in Bosnia. Did They Influence the Killer?
The only professionally made images of an execution during the war in the former Yugoslavia have long been a subject of rumor and controversy. How did two young photographers from Belgrade come to document the brutal murder of prisoners? A three-year investigation tracked down the remaining witnesses.
US-Israeli Attacks on Iran Show a Pattern of ‘Double-Tap’ Strikes
A New Lines investigation has found a pattern of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran being carried out after civilians and first responders had gathered at sites that were already hit.