When Is a Revolution Actually Over?
Writer Robin Yassin-Kassab joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss his new book “The Blood Between Us” and Syria one year after revolution.
UFOs Are Going Mainstream
Following the UAP story reveals more about human behaviors — and the inner workings of the U.S. government — than about anything that is potentially extraterrestrial. Grappling with the high strangeness that surrounds this topic, one comes to appreciate the need for humility.
The Origin Stories of Bosnian Tattoos Are Only Skin-Deep
Generations of Catholic women in Bosnia sported intricate tattoos on their hands, chests and even faces. But the apocryphal tales that they were designed to keep Christian maidens safe from Ottoman advances miss the rich history of girlhood, creativity and community that are actually at their heart.
Eurovision’s Missing Arab Entries
The controversy around Israel’s participation in Eurovision extends well beyond the atrocities committed in Gaza. In the contest’s 70-year history, only one of the seven Arab nations that are members of the body that runs it has ever competed — in the year Israel did not.
Drones Are Reshaping Sudan’s Civil War
Drones from Egypt, Turkey, Iran and the UAE have reshaped Sudan’s civil war, expanded its geographic range and made it nearly impossible to assign blame for civilian deaths. The U.N. attributes three-quarters of such deaths in the war-torn country this year to drones.