How a Spyware App Compromised Assad’s Army
A hidden cyberattack involving a deceptive mobile application distributed among Syrian officers may have played a critical role in the sudden collapse of the Assad regime.
The New Curio Cabinets
Algorithms rewarding extreme behavior on social media are stoking travelers’ urges to find the world’s untouched places and people, and pose as collectors of the exotic.
The Devastation of Lebanon’s Southern Border Towns
Months after Israel’s withdrawal from most of southern Lebanon, many border villages remain largely uninhabitable. New Lines reports from the ground on the immense destruction, lack of basic necessities and continuous strikes that prevent residents from returning.
Noon Meem Danish Brought the Black Experience to Urdu Poetry
Noon Meem Danish, a Black Pakistani poet, explores themes of Blackness, identity and belonging in his work. In a rare interview, the only Urdu-language poet writing within the Negritude tradition reflects on a life and career that has taken him from protest in Karachi to solitude in Connecticut.
Jerusalem’s Impossible Friendship
Hosted by Rasha ElassFeaturing Sonja Mejcher-AtassiProduced by Finbar Anderson Listen to and follow The LedeApple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean The picture that adorns the front cover of Sonja Mejcher-Atassi’s book “An Impossible Friendship” seems unassuming enough. Five friends look directly into the camera in the grounds of the Arab…