The Battle To Define the Arabian Horse
For centuries, tribes recorded matrilineal pedigrees for Arabian horses, forged by migration and anchored in communal memory. But the rise of global stud books redefined authenticity through centralized paperwork, transforming both the horse’s form and its social meaning.
In Homs, Revenge Is the Only Law Left Standing
Homs, once the capital of Syria’s revolution, has become a violent landscape of sectarian killings, property seizures and unrestrained impunity. As neighbors and armed factions exploit the security vacuum, the new government is using selective enforcement and deliberate neglect to reshape the city’s demographics and power balances.
Why the Internet Got Bad, and How To Fix It
Cory Doctorow joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss his new book “Enshittification” and how the internet got so bad.
The Human Cost of El Salvador’s Gang Crackdown
In 2022, President Nayib Bukele implemented a temporary state of exception to combat gang violence in El Salvador. It remains in effect three years later, amid claims that it has enabled systematic human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests, torture, inhumane prison conditions, forced labor and detention without due process.
How Anti-Fascism United French Women Pacifists With Tunisia’s Independence Movement
In the 1930s, a group of French women pacifists in Tunisia fighting against fascism began to see the oppression of French rule up close — and became allies of the country’s independence movement.