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I Grew Up in Iran and the Gulf. This War Has Broken the Bonds Between the Two
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (696+ words) Is this a war with us? Or with the U. S. ? I'm confused!" That was from a friend in Dubai. Minutes later, another message came from Doha, and more direct: Iran is attacking Qatar again." Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the…...
A New Generation Is Redefining Pakistani Cuisine in the US
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (1594+ words) New Lines Magazine A New Generation Is Redefining Pakistani Cuisine in the US Chefs, supper clubs and cookbooks are helping assert an identity distinct from the "Indian" label that long dominated South Asian dining in America When my friends and…...
Unrecognized and Unprotected: Bedouin Villages in Israel's War Zone
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (1724+ words) At 2: 45 p. m. on March 24, air raid sirens sounded across the Negev (Naqab), the desert in southern Israel. Shortly before that, Muhammad Yousef, a 32-year-old doctor, had returned from his shift at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba to his home in…...
Inside a Volunteer Paramedic Unit Risking Everything in Southern Lebanon
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1437+ words) Nabatieh itself has been transformed from a historic market center into a ghost town. Apartment blocks " those not reduced to mounds of concrete and twisted rebar " stare back blankly, and signs of life are imperceptible. Two canine corpses lie motionless…...
The Last Temptation of Trump at the End of a Failed War
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1177+ words) New Lines Magazine The Last Temptation of Trump at the End of a Failed War The president has backed himself into a corner where making a deal with Iran risks looking like saving face When President Donald Trump takes to…...
China's Massive Investment in Hungary Is Lucrative but Toxic
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1183+ words) But the family's dreams of sustainable farming quickly faded when a new neighbor moved into their area. In 2022, CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. , Limited), a Chinese state-owned company, began construction of its largest European factory just a stone's throw away....
How the Scimitar-Horned Oryx Became a Conservation Unicorn
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1716+ words) New Lines Magazine How the Scimitar-Horned Oryx Became a Conservation Unicorn Ten years after its reintroduction to the wild, herds are thriving, but the harsh realities of life in the Sahel mean the fight's not over yet For much of…...
The Surprising Roots of Italy's Food Festivals
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1807+ words) They are very widespread in Italy, because you eat well here, wherever you go, north to south, right to left, on the islands," she says. You eat very well." But the reality, plumbed by historians, is more complicated and has…...
Birthright Citizenship in the Balance
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (699+ words) The Supreme Court will soon decide whether President Donald Trump's executive order on "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" can go into effect. That order purports to limit birthright citizenship to children born to American citizens or lawful…...
From 'Woman, Life, Freedom' to 'Anyone Is Better Than These"
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (308+ words) Editor's note: Asef Bayat is a prominent sociologist known for his concept of "post-Islamism" and his voluminous studies, over several decades, of revolutions, social movements and the politics of everyday life in the Middle East. Two of his earliest books…...