Syria
The Law Firm That Works with Oligarchs, Money Launderers, and Dictators
A Panamanian law firm and its dangerous alliances with oligarchs, money launderers, and dictators.
A 19-Year-Old Surfer Went to Syria and the AFP Want to Know Why
Last week, 19-year-old Oliver Bridgeman's passport was cancelled by the Australian government. Now they want to arrest him.
Photographs from Inside a Tension-Filled Christian Community in Syria
The town of Qamishli, in northeast Syria, has been wracked by terrorist attacks and sectarian violence.
What It's Like to Be a Gay Refugee in Germany
Refugees some times carry with them the objectionable convictions of their home countries, so coming out as a homosexual refugee in Germany is out of the question. Many asylum seekers are still afraid of exactly the same people they feared at home.
The Hangover News
This weekend, Terry Wogan died, some far-right Swedes stormed a train station and deadly bombs targeted a holy Shia shrine in Syria.
Tracking the Online Life of a Female British ISIS Recruiter
Umm Muthanna al-Britannia left the UK for Syria in 2015 and quickly followed the established career path of western female recruits: recruiting and propagandising online.
This Palestinian Artist Embroiders Images of Syrian Gore and Violence
Majd Abdel Hamid's hand-stitched images of Syrians killed in the conflict are somehow more horrifying and real because they are abstract.
Molly Crabapple's Heartbreaking Portraits of Syrian Refugees
Molly Crabapple went to the Domiz refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan to record the stories of Syrians forced from their homes by war and suffering.
We Spoke to a Former Jihadist About How Young People Become Radicalized
Mubin Shaikh went from being an Islamic extremist to a Canadian government agent.
British War Veterans Handed Back Their Medals to Protest Against Bombing Syria
Meeting the decorated former soldiers campaigning against war.
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.