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Christian worshippers from around the world along the Via Dolorosa as they walk towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Good Friday, March 30, 2018, in Jerusalem's Old City. Christians believe it to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. (Heidi Levine/The GroundTruth Project)
Faith

As faithful celebrate Easter, Passover in Jerusalem, the city braces for the US embassy’s relocation

A supporter of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi campaigns for the president in Tahrir Square ahead of the election today. (Roger Anis/GroundTruth)
War and Peace

Egypt’s revolutionaries grieve ahead of Sisi re-election

You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It’s in...

Mar 26, 2018
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Butler was one of the few women bomb techs on the Explosive Ordnance Division of the Air Force. She demonstrates a Packbot, a robot that helped her and her team disable IEDs, at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Dec. 29, 2009. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Butler)
Americas

Meet an Air Force bomb tech and the robots who helped her disarm IEDs

Most nights when she was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, before she fell asleep, Master Sergeant Elizabeth Butler...

Mar 23, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16, 2018. (U.S. State Department)
Democracy

Tillerson’s Turkey trip and America’s waning influence

When United States diplomats travel to foreign countries and meet with high-level officials, it’s standard practice — and...

Feb 25, 2018
Kubra Golge (pictured) says her husband, Serkan, has been held on bogus charges by the Turkish government. (Lauren Bohn/GroundTruth)
Democracy

US Secretary of State visits Turkey amid rising tensions between the two countries

ISTANBUL, Turkey - When U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives here today, it will mark a particularly...

Feb 15, 2018
Iraqi children play football at Baghdad Circle, the entrance to West Mosul, on January 14, 2018. (Alex Potter/GroundTruth)
War and Peace

To rebuild Iraq, invest in its children

MOSUL, Iraq — In mid-July, as soon as this devastated city was declared “liberated” from ISIS, the bulldozers...

Feb 14, 2018
James Foley Libya
Columns

Jim Foley’s legacy of journalism and public service

These days, many people don’t think of journalism as a defense of liberty, not with President Trump labeling...

Oct 12, 2017
Barelias, Lebanon January 22, 2016 - Credit: Christopher Lee
Fellowships

Call for Applications: Middle East Reporting Fellowship

The GroundTruth Project is honored to announce a partnership with the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation to continue...

Oct 12, 2017
Podcast

Making Music in the Syrian Diaspora

Listen to the podcast below or on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud and other podcasting apps. When Syrian musician Ahmad Naffory’s mother opened the door...

Jul 26, 2017
Middle East

What has life under ISIS rule been like for women?

On Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared the defeat of ISIS in Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city...

Jul 13, 2017
Middle East

The 50-year-old image that still defines the Six-Day War

JERUSALEM – The photograph is iconic. The camera angle tilts upward and it frames the rugged but idealistic...

Jun 07, 2017
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