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Aug 24, 2014
The Gaza War Has Left Jerusalem
More Divided Than Ever
A journey to both sides of the Holy City’s ‘racist abyss.’
Aug 19, 2014
Jerusalem Zoo Struggles to Remain Common Ground for Israelis, Palestinians
Amid war, Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo is an island of sanity in a complicated reality.
Jun 29, 2014
Iraq’s Christians See Putin As Savior
Reeling from regional developments and disillusioned with the West, some Iraqi Christians are looking to Russia for support.
Jun 16, 2014
On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers
On the porous desert border with Egypt, guns, cash and other illicit goods flow from Libya’s lawless frontier toward buyers in the Middle East.
May 9, 2014
In Cairo, Widespread Sexual Harassment Is Also Making Traffic Congestion Worse
"Women who have the possibility to choose take taxis."
Mar 31, 2014
Syria’s Female Refugee Soccer Stars
At the Zaatari refugee camp, where families try to piece their lives together after fleeing Syria’s civil war, a group of young women are showing that soccer may be the key to bridging violent divides.
Feb 15, 2014
The West's Crush On Egypt
On returning to England for a brief break last September, I was struck by many people’s exaggerated perception of Egypt’s condition. “It’s like open war in the streets isn’t it?” asked one…
Feb 9, 2014
The Lost Tribe Of Sochi
In the 1860s, the Circassian people were driven out of Sochi by the Czar’s armies to settle in Syria, Israel and Jordan. Now, displaced again by Assad’s war, they want the world to recognize them—and…
Jan 31, 2014
Changing Egypt Offers Hope to Long-Marginalized Nubians
Fatma Emam Sakory arrives late and flustered for our interview. The Nubian rights activist takes a moment to compose herself, then reels off the litany of racist comments she heard as she…