A traveling crew of slackliners is trying to bring a moment of balance to young Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
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The Lost Kids on the Line
In Lebanon, not far from the Syrian border, a crew of volunteer slackliners tries to bring fleeting moments of magic into displaced children’s lives.
Posted inCurrent Events, Quotes
On Syrian Doctors and Borders: America’s Loss is Canada’s Gain
How a Syrian physician got caught in the web of Trump’s travel ban and found a new, welcoming home in Canada.
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The Exile
In January, 2017 — before Trump’s inauguration — physician Khaled Almilaji spent a week in Syria to check on his many humanitarian projects, leaving his pregnant wife Jehan behind in the United States. Expecting to return well before Trump’s inauguration, Khaled discovered at the airport that his visa — along with those of 40 other […]
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
For Ordinary Syrians, Is Backing Assad the Only Option?
Sometimes the best choice is the devil you know.
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Aleppo After the Fall
“I wanted to wind back the clock and make sense of how a city that seemed so averse to politics — of any kind — had been torn apart.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Trip to Syria, Remembered
In 2007, David Zoby went on an academic tour of Syria. He admits he was kind of a fraud, but he went anyway.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
How Should a German Be?
In Harper’s, Yascha Mounk examines how recent Islamic immigration challenges many Germans’ core idea of their national identity.
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‘BRB, Killing ISIS Guys’: An American Bro in Syria
When Brace Belden left his job in San Francisco to fight ISIS, he had no idea he’d become a prominent figure in the Syrian Civil War.
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The Dirtbag Left’s Man in Syria
A profile of Brace Belden, a Jewish 27-year-old anarchist and former punk musician from San Francisco who spent six months in Syria fighting against ISIS with Kurdish rebels.