Grieving a Lost Future in Sudan
I planned to return to my hometown of Khartoum one day. As it burns, I wonder if the city of my childhood ever really existed
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The Women Fighting One of the Harshest Abortion Laws in the Americas
In some cases, women face handcuffs and criminal charges after suffering medical emergencies
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How a Century of Turmoil in Russia and Ukraine Shaped My Family
Since 1917, my kin have fled and returned, only to leave again. Will Putin’s war stop us from ever going back?
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Navigating My Palestinian Heritage with the Help of Social Media
To be Palestinian is to lament a life that never was and perhaps never will be
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North Korea’s Mysterious Cryptocurrency Ambitions
A Pyongyang blockchain conference raises new questions about the country’s ability to evade sanctions
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Which Countries Get to Be Tourist Destinations?
Some regions are branded as places to find yourself. Others, like the Middle East, are constantly villainized
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How George Orwell’s 1984 Got Published in Cuba
In 2016, the antitotalitarian classic mysteriously appeared in a new translation
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Writing in My Father’s Voice
My parents lived through the Partition of India. To tell their stories, I had to put myself in their shoes
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Travelling the World, One Webcam at a Time
It’s been three months and counting without tourists. Could this be the best thing to happen to cities around the world?
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