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Stories about West Asia & North Africa from June, 2017
Iranian Photographer Mehrdad Naraghi: “No Medium Can Ever Be ‘Finished'”
"No medium is ever “finished.” It is only an artist who can be finished."
Artists and Writers Celebrate the Work of Missing Syrian Developer Bassel Safadi
"I’ve lived all my life dreaming of Freedom, and Bassel taught me to embrace it. I feel overwhelmed when I mention his name."
A Ugandan Woman Thought She Was Going to Teach in Kuwait. Instead She Was Trafficked.
When Prudence Nandaula got a new job in Kuwait, she was thrilled. But when she arrived, her passport was taken from her — and she was given a mop.
Could Professional Sports Boost Economic Development in Africa?
"Of course, sports alone cannot lift a country out of poverty. But they can help inspire social change."
‘There Is No Holiness in an Occupied City': Jewish Activists Protest Israel's ‘Jerusalem Day’
"This is not an occasion to celebrate. Jews around the world must resist this violence, supposedly perpetrated in our names."
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