The Land Expropriations of the Assad Era Still Hang Over Syria
When the Assad regime expropriated land outside Damascus from local farmers, it became part of a chemical weapons facility. Across Syria, similar injustices occurred, and so far the new government has offered nothing to the families who still hold their title deeds.
How Rome’s Urban Shepherds Adapt and Survive
For millennia, shepherds have herded their sheep through Rome to graze, adapting to modernity and the urban landscape. But the coexistence of animals and humans is becoming more fraught.
Can Amal Help Lebanon Find a Way Out of War?
As Lebanon negotiates with Israel, the Amal Movement occupies an unusual position — allied with Hezbollah, embedded in the state and able to engage both Washington and Tehran. Interviews with party officials explore its vision for a settlement and why its influence may depend on a wider U.S.-Iran agreement.
The Syrians Languishing in Israel’s Prisons
Israeli forces have detained dozens of Syrians from the country’s south, some of them teenage boys taken from farms and family homes. Their families still don’t know where they are being held or why.
The AI Accusations Shaking the Literary World
Tope Folarin and Tuhin Chakrabarty join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei on Global Insights to discuss the AI accusations shaking literary prizes, the stories African writers are expected to tell, and the reliability of detection software.