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Iran’s Kurdish Opposition Has United. Can the Coalition Hold?
The parties agree on opposing the Islamic Republic. They are less clear on what acting together actually requires.
 • Soran Mansournia
The Fight for Afghanistan Isn’t Over
As armed opposition groups intensify attacks amid Taliban divisions, Lt. Gen. Sami Sadat explains in an exclusive interview why his forces have begun…
 • Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy
Al-Qaeda Wanted a War Between Islam and the West. It Failed.
In 2005, a Jordanian journalist documented al-Qaeda’s seven-stage plan for global jihad. It depended on provoking the world into a wider religious war…
 • John Aziz
What It's Like To Be a Conservator In Cairo
As a 12-year-old boy, Eid Mertah was in awe of the ancient Egyptians. Now a conservator at the Egyptian Museum, he preserves pieces with stories to…
 • Olivia Cuthbert
Five Years Into the Taliban’s War on Women
Under armed occupation, gender apartheid has become the governing order in Afghanistan—and the world is increasingly learning to live with it.
 • Nilofar Ayoubi
What I Experienced Inside Afghanistan As It Fell
Five years ago, I was living in Afghanistan when it fell to the Taliban. Here's what happened.
 • Hollie McKay
The Woman Drawing Gaza From Inside a Tent
Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah has documented the war, her displacement, and everyday life as she experiences them. Her work now travels to places…
 • Giovanni Vigna
Middle East Uncovered
Middle East Uncovered
Clear-eyed analysis, grounded reporting, and historically informed commentary on the political, cultural, and societal shifts shaping the Middle East today.
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