The Basement Where Orthodoxy Is Being Rebuilt
Orthodox churches that have not shared communion since the fifth century are now worshipping together in North American cities, searching for a form of faith that transcends linguistic and cultural differences.
The French Far Right Has Opened Pangram’s Box
When an anonymous X account alleged that the it-book of the year in France was likely AI-generated, the scandal threw the literary world into an existential crisis. But under the veneer of integrity lay deep connections to the far right.
Yemen’s Salafist Commanders Are Shaping Its Battlefield
Three Salafist commanders who rose from Yemen’s preaching circles are leading the Saudi-backed push to retake the west coast, and for Gen. Abdulrahman al-Mahrami, the campaign is a test of whether his battlefield reputation can translate to the national stage.
A Death That Divided America
Anand Giridharadas joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss the death of Jordan Neely on a New York subway train, the abandonment felt by Americans everywhere and his new book, “Man in the Mirror.”
How Shukri al-Quwatli’s Memoir Changes Our View of Syria’s History
Syria's presidents have been jailed, shot and exiled. Only one has left a memoir, and that has only recently been published. Its editor explains how Shukri al-Quwatli’s account changes what we know about Syria and Churchill, King Faisal and early Zionist leaders.