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The Return to Circassia

Echoes of Circassia

Remembering Sergei Parajanov, the Bard of the Caucasus

The Bard of the Caucasus

William Gourlay

In Portugal’s Rural North, Communities Are Resisting Lithium Mining

The Sacrificed Mountains

Under the banner of a “green transition,” the EU is rushing to revive mining to secure critical raw materials. Plans to build large, open-pit mines in northeastern Portugal have been met with strong opposition from local communities, who are contesting the state’s authority to grant mining licenses without their consent.

Diana Takacsova

The Fiasco of Iranian Diaspora Politics

A Movement Cut Short

The Meaning of Erdogan’s Defeat in Istanbul

The Keys to Istanbul

How the Cultures of Trinidad Transformed an Islamic Festival

The Tangled Origins of Hosay

Poland’s Allure for Tajikistan’s Exiles

Escape From Tajikistan

Against Tyranny: Two Stories Told in Pictures Warn Us To Fight On

Illustrating Tyranny

As Indian Elections Near, a Delhi Chief Minister’s Arrest Raises Concern

Political Wars in Delhi

Podcasts

On the Ground in Gaza — With Arwa Damon

On the Ground in Gaza — With Arwa Damon

A Portal to Another World: Translating Early Arabic Poetry — With James Montgomery

A Portal to Another World: Translating Early Arabic Poetry — With James Montgomery

Rethinking Nasser: A New Look at One of the Arab World’s Most Polarizing Figures — With Alex Rowell

Rethinking Nasser: A New Look at One of the Arab World’s Most Polarizing Figures — With Alex Rowell

Editors' Picks

The Fiasco of Iranian Diaspora Politics

The Fiasco of Iranian Diaspora Politics

Because You’re Worth It: How the US Egg Donation Industry Monetizes Beauty

Because You’re Worth It: How the US Egg Donation Industry Monetizes Beauty

Gaza in a Million Pieces

Gaza in a Million Pieces

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Contributors

Maysa Mustafa

Maysa Mustafa

"As time goes on, the truth about celebrity solidarity is becoming clearer: It is a means to an end. Genuine solidarity, especially when followed with backlash, is still a courageous, admirable act — but this is not the time of Maradona or Bourdain. We no longer have to lionize celebrities who use their platforms now that authentic Palestinian voices — coming from within the shaking walls of targeted hospitals or the rubble of their homes — can not only speak on their own behalf, but can attain the same reach."

Basma El Atti

Basma El Atti

"In what some outsiders might see as a surprising alliance, Morocco’s Amazigh community — which includes Muslims and Jews of varying religiosity as well as agnostics and those who practice other religious beliefs — largely aligned itself with Israel, long before the kingdom normalized ties with the country in 2020. The connection transcends religious affiliation, instead stemming from a shared historical aversion to Arabization and Islamization, which the Amazigh see as working to erase their culture."

Alexey Kovalev

Alexey Kovalev

"The first ever full female-to-male surgical transition in the world was performed by a Soviet medical doctor in 1972, and modern Russians have been able to transition and change their identity papers for almost three decades without it ever becoming a national issue. It was never brought up in campaign promises or speeches by Putin or anyone else until after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which serves as both the origin and the goal of Russia’s supposed 'spiritual' transformation."

Steven Zhou

Steven Zhou

"The Chinese Muslim presence has existed for roughly a millennium — immeasurably longer than the reign of the Chinese Communist Party. This history includes the sacrifice of Hui lives during the anti-Japanese resistance, in which religious arguments were aggressively deployed by Chinese Muslim leaders to promote Hui participation against the Japanese."