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Middle East

Kirollos is the brother of Bishoy Danial who died in the Palm Sunday suicide bombing in Tanta. He is holding the vestment that his father, Priest Daniel, wore during the attack. Tanta, Egypt, April 12, 2017 (Photo by Roger Anis/GroundTruth)
Faith

The Agony

A damaged statue of the Virgin Mary stands atop the chapel of the Holy Family Hospital and Orphanage in Bethlehem. The statue was hit by shrapnel when a shell from an Israeli tank slammed into the church during a predawn attack on March 14, 2002. (Photo by Heidi Levine)
Faith

Taking Up the Cross

Taking Up the Cross: In the town where Jesus was born, Christians and Muslims struggle together Formerly a...

Apr 14, 2017
Rights

No hard evidence against a NASA scientist imprisoned in Turkey

A NASA scientist, Serkan Golge, has spent the last eight months in a Turkish prison. An attempted coup...

Mar 23, 2017
An inflatable boat with Syrian Refugees arrives safely to Skala Sykamias, Lesvos island, Greece, in 2015. (Photo by Ggia/Wikimedia Commons)
Americas

‘How do we remind people of our shared humanity?’

GroundTruth's Lauren Bohn interviewed Melissa Fleming, chief spokesperson of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, about Trump's "Muslim...

Feb 07, 2017
NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt addresses the 75th duPont-Columbia Awards. (Photo by Kevin Grant/GroundTruth)
Inequality

A call for courage in journalism at 75th duPont Awards

NEW YORK — Some of journalism’s living legends invoked the spirits of departed news greats like Edward R....

Jan 27, 2017
Data visualization of 2016 global temperatures. (Credit: NASA)
Environment

Earth burns through temperature record for third year in a row

In what has become an alarmingly frequent refrain since the turn of the 21st century, climate scientists reported...

Jan 20, 2017
The destroyed courtyard of Qaraqoosh's Al-Taheera church, the largest in Iraq and one of the biggest in the Middle East. ISIS transformed the grounds into a shooting range with mannequins from a nearby clothing shop. (Photo by Lauren Bohn/GroundTruth)
Faith

‘Where do we go from here?’ Deep wounds and dark memories for Christians in Iraq

QARAQOSH, Iraq – On Sunday, 17-year-old Ismael Al Kanon will celebrate his favorite holiday, Christmas, for the first...

Dec 23, 2016
Farmer Hafizallah with his two daughters, Maryam, 23, and Goldasta, 24, in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountain valley. The father's income, made from harvesting grapes and selling raisins, has dropped by 85 percent in recent years because of a drought exacerbated by climate change. (Photo via GroundTruth Films)
Rights

Girls’ Education in Afghanistan

Girls’ Education in Afghanistan: A 'Magic Bullet' For Solving Climate Issues Farmer Hafizallah with his two daughters, Maryam,...

Nov 10, 2016
A student writes on the blackboard at the Zabuli School in Deh-Subz, Afghanistan. (Beth Murphy/GroundTruth Films)
Middle East

Film premiere 10/31: Inside one girls’ school in war-torn Afghanistan

In Afghanistan today, there is no social issue more controversial than women’s rights. And nothing cuts to the...

Oct 27, 2016
Rights

Turkey’s Kingdom of Men

This article was originally published by the Lenny Letter and Elle Magazine. Last week a faction of Turkey's...

Aug 13, 2016
Illustrations by Sally Nixon
War and Peace

Four women who fled Syria

Americans are often introduced to women in conflict through two media tropes – they're either shown as victims under siege...

Jun 27, 2016
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