Spotlight
A Fan With a Microphone
From the BBC's numbered pitch grids to Issam Chaouali's poetic eruptions, commentators have shaped not just how soccer is watched but how it is remembered.
A Leap of Faith
In the forested plains of Sahl al-Ghab in Hama province, Hassan Duleybi has set up Syria's first frog farm, less than a year after the fall of the Assad regime. Duleybi learned the trade while displaced in Turkey and returned home to find an abundant wild frog population he believes could anchor a new export industry.
The Suicide Crisis Stalking Sudanese Refugees
Sudanese refugees in Cairo are confronting trauma and mental distress amid a severe international funding shortfall that has all but eliminated crucial mental healthcare and cash assistance programs. Stories of survivors, doctors and aid workers show how a generation scarred by war is being failed.
An Afghan Woman’s Ascent of Everest
A survivor of a 2014 Taliban ambush in Afghanistan who feigned death to live, River Ahmad fled the country in 2019 and is now climbing Everest for the women and girls back home — and for her brother, who died by suicide.
A Yemeni Caretaker Is Fighting To Save Aden’s Last Hindu Temple
For nearly three decades, Ahmed Abdul Jalil has watched over a cave temple in Aden, Yemen, built more than 160 years ago. After looters, militants and land-grabbers, he is all that stands between it and ruin.
The Crisis Facing American Universities Is Bigger Than the MBA
American universities are under strain amid visa restrictions and declining international enrollment. Even MBA programs are beginning to feel the heat, but liberal arts and science schools have faced deeper cuts.
Friend, Rival, Trap
In his recent summit with Donald Trump, Xi Jinping invoked the “Thucydides trap,” framing China’s rivalry with the United States in terms that serve Beijing — and laying an actual trap for the U.S. president.