In the Shadow of Doom
Goma’s inhabitants go about their business alongside a lava field formed by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in January 2002. / Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert (AP) Goma—“This is the …
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Les vrais faux guides
Morocco
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Camp Nowhere
—Somewhere in the Middle East, sparkling in the desert sun, is a piece of Canada no one can really explain. It is a single plastic tiara, encrusted with fake plastic …
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havana—“The next performance will be Tightrope,” says the announcer, “who will play 100-percent improvised jazz.” Free jazz. Oh no. Two hours into the second night of Havana’s International Jazz Plaza …
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A City Without Men
Fearing death or imprisonment, Iraqi men flee their cities leaving wives and daughters to fend for themselves
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The Found City
Kenya’s cosmopolitan city of refugees
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Dancing tents from Iran
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The Eyes of the Tigers
mulaittivu—Shortly after the tsunami demolished much of the coast, beneath the shade of coconut trees, Regita collects palmyra leaves from the forest floor to stoke the cooking fire. Her face …
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lhasa —Tashi leaned over to me and whispered, “Don’t say anything, please. There are hidden microphones here.” We were entering the Potala Palace, the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama, …
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