‘We Live and Die in Syria’ As battles rage on, a photographer returns to a country in ruins, where—somehow—hope remains
The Kahi Abides Pastries in Kirkuk Rain doesn’t fall often in Kirkuk. One might accordingly expect a torrential downpour to dissuade most from heading out early…
Saudi Arabia’s Second City The Red Sea port city of Jeddah is a cacophonously cosmopolitan mix of cultures.
Dead Father’s Daughter An excerpt from Rod Nordland’s “The Lovers,” a true story of forbidden romance in Afghanistan.
Eating Local in an Occupied Land Zeit Wa Za’atar in Beit Jala The topographical nature of Palestine and Israel is fourfold: the western coastal plains, the central foothills, the…
Self-Defense, King David Style Yehoshua Sofer claims to be the sole teacher of an ancient Hebrew martial art that was practiced by King David himself.