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Middle East

The Tzistarakis Mosque in Athens, Greece, was built in the 1700s but now houses Greek folk art as a museum. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Faith

The Meaning of a Mosque

A Greek flag hangs from the roof of a small church overlooking Athens. (Photo by Mstyslav Chernov/Wikimedia Commons)
Faith

State of the Church

State of the Church: Greek Orthodoxy is losing its grip on the next generation A Greek flag hangs...

May 19, 2017
Golden Dawn members hold their party's flags during a March 2015 rally in Athens, Greece. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Europe

The Far Right

The Far Right: How Golden Dawn spun itself into a criminal organization Golden Dawn members hold their party's...

May 19, 2017
In this screenshot from a video posted on Twitter by VOA Turkish, a man can be seen kicking a protester on the ground.
Democracy

Turkish delegation’s attack on peaceful protesters in DC a warning shot at democratic values

WASHINGTON — Men in dark suits dodged helmeted local police to deliver vicious kicks upon the downed bodies of...

May 19, 2017
GroundTruth journalists Lauren Bohn and Tugba Tekerek FaceTime with journalist Fatih Yagmur, now in relative hiding in an undisclosed African country. (Photo by Lauren Bohn/GroundTruth)
Media Industry

On World Press Freedom Day, Turkey doesn’t hesitate to target journalists

For Fatih Yagmur, a 31-year-old, award-winning Turkish journalist, World Press Freedom Day doesn’t mean much. “It doesn’t mean...

May 03, 2017
A woman walks alongside a brick wall (Photo via Pixabay)
Europe

The myth of the Muslim monolith

By Michael Goldfarb SEVLIEVO, Bulgaria — Journalism is about summarizing and simplifying events. The upside is helping people...

Apr 25, 2017
The town of Antakya, in southern Turkey, where NASA scientist Serkan Golge has been kept in prison for the past nine months (Photo by Chanilim714/Wikimedia Commons)
Rights

NASA scientist imprisoned in Turkey ordered to remain behind bars

ANTAKYA, Turkey — There was a time when a typical Monday afternoon for Serkan Golge entailed calculating the effects...

Apr 21, 2017
During Christmas celebrations, Catholic clergy participate in a procession outside the Church of the in the biblical city of Bethlehem, West Bank, on December 24th 2007. (Photo by Heidi Levine).
Photography

Documenting Christianity

Documenting Christianity: Scenes from the Middle East During Christmas celebrations, Catholic clergy participate in a procession outside the...

Apr 21, 2017
Father Salem Yunis, from Aleppo, Syria, and Father Oscar Rodriguez, from El Salvador, stand on the remnants of an ancient Roman road in Emmaus, which today lies in West Bank territory. (Photo by Heidi Levine/GroundTruth)
Middle East

The Road to Emmaus

The Road to Emmaus: When Christianity disappears in the land where the faith began Father Salem Yunis, from...

Apr 17, 2017
Israeli border police stand on guard as Christian pilgrims from Serbia carry wooden crosses along Via Dolorosa, or “The Way of Sorrow," in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 14, 2017. (Photo by Heidi Levine/GroundTruth)
Faith

The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion: On the Via Dolorosa, Christians react to a rise in Islamic militant attacks Israeli border police...

Apr 16, 2017
Christian pilgrims light candles during Easter Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by Christians to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ. Thousands of Christians from across the world flocked to Jerusalem to commemorate Easter. Jerusalem, April 16, 2017 (Photo by Heidi Levine/GroundTruth).
Faith

The Holy Fire

The Holy Fire: Why Palestinian Christians are dwindling in the Holy Land Christian pilgrims light candles during Easter...

Apr 16, 2017
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