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Middle East

War and Peace

War reporting in the time of the Islamic State

War and Peace

Iranians quietly question their government’s role in Syria and beyond

BY REESE ERLICH  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's decision to sign the Vienna nuclear agreement has opened up a wide...

Sep 24, 2015
Health

MERS: The Middle East’s Mystery Virus

By Alisa Reznick | Updated February 27, 2020 Physician Islam Hazameh was used to treating people with Middle...

Sep 23, 2015
War and Peace

Why Iranian youth are endorsing the nuclear agreement

TEHRAN, Iran — Medical students hang out in front of the University of Tehran one stifling summer day,...

Sep 08, 2015
War and Peace

‘All Our Young People Have Gone to the Mountains’

This article was published in partnership with The Atlantic magazine. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey—It was nearly midnight on July 23...

Aug 18, 2015
War and Peace

The struggle for power in Yemen continues, and Qatar is playing a key role

BY REESE ERLICH DOHA, Qatar — Mohammad Siraj pumps a car jack at a makeshift curbside car repair shop...

Aug 14, 2015
War and Peace

Mitigating Sunni-Shia conflict in ‘the world’s most charming police state’

BY REESE ERLICH MUSCAT, Oman — Vendors call out as they sell sweet snacks, clothing and jewelry in the...

Aug 04, 2015
War and Peace

A Startup for Geeks in Gaza

This article was published in partnership with The New York Times. Read Vox's write-up of Lauren's reportage here....

Jul 24, 2015
Middle East

Turkey’s LGBT community shaken by police crackdown

This article was published in partnership with Mashable. This year’s gay pride celebration in Istanbul was going to be...

Jun 29, 2015
War and Peace

The Road to Qala-i-Jangi: Circling back to America’s first casualty in Afghanistan

Listen on Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — A thin, black ribbon of highway...

Apr 21, 2015
Middle East

Love in the Time of Civil War

This article was published in partnership with the Atlantic magazine. ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan—During almost four years of...

Feb 14, 2015
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