middle east
Iran Has Banned Its Citizens from Making Pilgrimages to Mecca
The ban is the latest sign that relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are rapidly deteriorating.
Photos from the 2015 Miss Camel Beauty Contest
Prizes are given for the fastest, 'milkiest,' and most beautiful creatures. Less fortunate camels are served for dinner.
If Americans Get Their Wish and the US Sends Ground Troops to Syria, What Would That Look Like?
Because, as it turns out, most Americans don't really know what that means.
Inside an Academy for al Qaeda Jihadists Fighting Assad and the Islamic State
Children here will likely join the tens of thousands of child soldiers being used and abused in conflicts around the world.
Global Rights Groups Call for Turkey to Release Detained VICE News Journalists
Amnesty International, PEN International, and the Committee for the Protection of Journalists have condemned the detention of four VICE News journalists by authorities in southeastern Turkey.
Can We Just Laugh Off ISIS?
Some critics are claiming that the recent spate of ISIS-mockery in the West and Arab world may not only be insulting to those whose lives ISIS has upended, but may actually help the group.
'The Outpost' Is Trying to Bring Liberal Change to the Middle East
The magazine was founded in the wake of the Arab Spring, and its one of many initiatives trying to keep the movement's ideals alive.
The Hangover News
The head of Britain's largest trade union warned the labour party to pick the 'correct leader', 700 migrants were rescued off of the Indonesian coast and a restaurant in Nigeria was found to be serving human flesh.
This Is What's Behind the Rise of Hijab Porn
Exploring why it is that more and more porn studios have started to make films featuring the headscarf.
The Middle East’s First All-Female Photo Collective Are Behind Some Incredible Images
We talked to two photographers from the Rawiya collective about their work and the challenges they come up against.
Inside Ben Gardane, Tunisia's Jihadist Enclave
Not far from Libya's border, the town of Ben Gardane is rife with smuggling, illegal money trading, and jihadist recruitment.
This Melbourne Father Spent Five Weeks Fighting the Islamic State in Iraq
In February, Khamis Gewargis Khamis left his wife and kids to fight for the Assyrian Christian militia.