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August 6, 2024

Israel-Palestine Conflict·Middle East·World

Blue Innocents

"That you died no one would doubt."

July 25, 2024

An American Jew Speaks With a Ceaseless Witness

Gaza is not yours to dream.

January 15, 2024

The Same Sky Stretches Above All of Our Heads

By Shehrbano Naqvi. A portrait of a family in Gaza.

In this photograph taken in Ukraine, a sculpture lifts a ribbon to in the sky.

Ukraine·World

A Hole That Can’t Be Filled

by Jack Brown

By Jack Brown. From New York to Ukraine and around.

This photograph, with its blue sky and yellow sand, reminds the reader of the Ukrainian flag and a beautiful valley. Superimposed over that is a shadow of two hands.

Ukraine·World

Elegy in Ash

by John Linstrom

By John Linstrom. A bid for the world, with all eyes on Ukraine.

An aerial photo of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan in 2013. The red clay of the buildings match the reddish mountains in the background.

Middle East·World

Ghazals at the Airport

by Gary Margolis

By Gary Margolis. On fleeing the mountains.

Under the flag of Afghanistan, the feet of a crowd.

Middle East·World

Fahima

by Steven Croft

By Steven Croft. A poem in horror of the Taliban's acts of violence against women and girls.

A photograph of a drone piece of weaponry, the General Atomics RQ-1A Predator. It resembles a windowless commercial airline.

Middle East·World

Palindrome

by Jasmine Marshall Armstrong

By Jasmine Marshall Armstrong. In Afghanistan there are many reversals.

Middle East·World

Icarus and the Falling Bodies

by Lynne Schmidt

By Lynne Schmidt. Refugees denied asylum take desperate flights from Afghanistan.

Middle East·World

Taken

by Tamam Kahn

By Tamam Kahn. "Afghani mother, grandmother, each may be held in this shadow."

Americas·World

Gas Lacrimógeno y Lluvia

by Sirena Rayes

By Sirena Rayes. The smoke from the streets still stings.

Americas·World

Resurrección

by Lissa María Reyes

By Lissa María Reyes. A call to action for a country bled out.

Middle East·World

Unreal

by Josette Akresh-Gonzales

By Josette Akresh-Gonzales. Asking questions about where people live and where bombs fall.

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World - Page 2

Blue Innocents

An American Jew Speaks With a Ceaseless Witness

The Same Sky Stretches Above All of Our Heads

A Hole That Can’t Be Filled

Elegy in Ash

Ghazals at the Airport

Fahima

Palindrome

Icarus and the Falling Bodies

Taken

Gas Lacrimógeno y Lluvia

Resurrección

Unreal

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