Stories about The Bridge from August, 2015
Bashar Al Assad Got It Right: Syria Belongs to Those Who Defend It
In his latest speech, Bashar Al Assad said Syria is for those who defend it. Asaad Hanna explains what that means.
Saeed Kamali Dehghan on Covering Iran for The Guardian
"The common problem in many western media organisations is that they see Iran as black and white, and Iran is not like that. It’s a spectrum, it’s a rainbow.”
Raising Flags and Hopes
"We are witnessing a new era in Cuba. . . for the first time in my life there isn’t a specific enemy we're expected to fight at all costs."
My Birthday
On the day of her birthday, Syrian activist Marcell Shehwaro looks back at the trauma and heartbreak of life in Syria through the prism of birthdays past and present.
London's Social Housing is Falling Down
London's poor are paying for years of government neglect and broken promises about low-cost housing.
Can Talking About Trash Drive Political Change in Lebanon?
A political movement is coalescing around Lebanese citizens' indignation at their government's cavalier attitude towards garbage disposal.
