Peace Be Upon You

While his American neighbors to the south argue over a Muslim registry and deportations, one Canadian imam works to save fellow Muslims from radicalization. Enlightening people with knowledge is his true jihad.

Source: The Walrus
Published: Dec 14, 2016
Length: 30 minutes (7,717 words)

Longreads Best of 2016: Arts & Culture Writing

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in arts and culture writing.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 19, 2016

Longreads Best of 2016: Food Writing

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in food writing.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 16, 2016

Longreads Best of 2016: Sports Writing

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in sports writing.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 16, 2016

Moving Stars

“The Obamas are not Teflon. The Obamas are Lonsdaleite. Even as our nation convulses and writhes, a king snake biting itself, the Obamas stand calm. America may well be broken. The Obamas are not.”

Published: Dec 14, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,115 words)

Every Wartime Snapshot is Also a Family Photo

At Maisonneuve, Seila Rizvic reflects on contacting Staton Winter 20 years after he photographed her at age two, along with her parents as Bosnian refugees.

Source: Maisonneuve
Published: Dec 16, 2016
Length: 8 minutes (2,145 words)

A.: Only Through Death Will You Learn Your True Identity

From Wired’s fiction issue, a story about a man in an institution yearning to live in the real world. We won’t spoil it with any more details.

Source: Wired
Published: Dec 13, 2016
Length: 16 minutes (4,020 words)

Heat, Hunger and War Force Africans Onto a ‘Road on Fire’

Climate change has made subsistence farming nearly impossible for West Africans living in hot and arid regions, forcing many of them to leave their homes and become migrants in search of a way to make a living.

Published: Dec 15, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,174 words)

Longreads Best of 2016: Crime Reporting

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in crime reporting.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 15, 2016

In China, Searching for Mysterious Gaps in the Family Tree

China’s revolution made it difficult for Chinese abroad to stay in contact with their families. Now many in the diaspora are searching for their roots.

Source: Atlas Obscura
Published: Dec 15, 2016
Length: 19 minutes (4,867 words)