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Editor’s Pick: Syria’s shadow puppetry, oud-making and glassblowing, which once won global recognition, are now in decline, according to those still practicing them.
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ICYMI: The messaging from Israel’s far-right broadcasting outlets and social media influencers has penetrated the country’s mainstream media, shaping the national conversation in a way that allows Netanyahu to manipulate and dominate the political arena.
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On Veterans Day, as Americans honor those who have served, it is worth considering the invisible wounds many carry home. @SarahEKomar examines how the U.S. military has struggled to confront PTSD and other mental health problems among service members and veterans — and the toll on their families.
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In one of our current top reads: Sonia Gandhi has spent decades at the center of Indian politics, while revealing relatively little about herself. In her new memoir she tells her story as the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty faces a renewed fight to reclaim its political relevance.
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“They are the same, apples and hashish.”
A look at the cannabis farmers of Lebanon’s Bekaa and their struggle for legal recognition.
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“The postponement of the Asian Cup may end up being seen as a necessary reaction to a difficult but temporary situation, or a turning point when geopolitics tightened its grip on Saudi Arabia’s sporting ambitions. Even Cristiano Ronaldo can do little about that.”
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Mada Masr is headed back to court today, as the independent Egyptian outlet challenges an order to shut it down. After 13 years of harassment, a journalist examines the latest chapter in the authorities’ targeting of one of the country’s last major independent newsrooms.
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WATCH: Poppies are used to commemorate war, but the humble flower has carried far more troubling meanings in other parts of the world. @lsmwilson explores the poppy’s changing significance throughout human history.
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NEW: After the blue wave of the midterms, America is getting politicians who live like me, writes @amrqotb for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/running-note…
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NEW: Salafists are pushing to remake Syria in their image following their pivotal role in ousting Assad. But political victory doesn't mean religious authority, especially for Syria's diverse Sunni Muslim traditions, argues @r_aldoughli for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/is-…
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NEW: Six years after Lebanon legalized cannabis for medical and industrial use, growers in the Bekaa still farm outside the law, waiting on licenses that can’t be issued, report Hasan Shreif and Pau Alarcón for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/le…
ICYMI: India's oldest political dynasty is trying to reinvent itself. After years of electoral setbacks, the Nehru-Gandhi family is betting on a new generation to restore the Congress party's political relevance.
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There is a reason wars in the Middle East and Latin America seem to rhyme — and why foreign governments have been so keen to import Colombian fighters. newlinesmag.com/argument/fro…
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“The postponement of the Asian Cup may end up being seen as a necessary reaction to a difficult, but temporary situation, or a turning point when geopolitics tightened its grip on Saudi Arabia’s sporting ambitions.”
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One of our current top reads examines how the 2026 midterms marked a progressive turn for South Asian Americans, following a rightward shift in 2024. Yashica Dutt explores the political realignment and the forces driving it.
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“It is part of our family history to tell stories. So of course I hope to do the same. I may not be able to live from it but I won't stop loving it.” Inside Syria’s vanishing craft traditions:
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From the opium trade to the trenches of World War I, the poppy has carried a surprising range of meanings. Ahead of Remembrance Day, visit @lsmwilson's exploration of the flower's history.
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WATCH: Few expected the Democrats’ midterm victory to be this big. On the podcast this week, historian @LGeismer and @DannyPostel join @FaisalAlYafai to unpack the results.
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“It just feels like it’s a win for all of us and it’s a win for the nation. And it just goes to show that all this hatred has no place in America.” @minnaharshad reports from Detroit at Abdul El-Sayed’s victory party.
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Editor’s Pick: Iran helped arm and strengthen the Houthis. But it was also the mistakes of their enemies that helped turn a relatively obscure rebel movement into one of the region’s most formidable forces. @mohammedalqadhi traces their 22-year ascent.
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