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Get Lost in Sabratha's Theatre

Get Lost in Sabratha's Theatre

Situated on Libya's Mediterranean coast, the historic city of Sabratha and its Roman theatre have outlasted numerous civilizations, bearing witness to centuries of change.

Tortured for a Better Life

Tortured for a Better Life

Afghan migrants deported from and residing in Iran report the distressing situation, including harassment, abuse, and restrictions on movement that they face in the neighboring country.

Education, Still Out of Reach for Most Afghans

Education, Still Out of Reach for Most Afghans

Today we’ve published our first article with the support of Afghan Witness, “Education, an Afghan Conundrum” examines how religious and cultural biases prevented many women from going to school in the period before the first Taliban government. In the coming weeks and months, we will investigate where schools are

Education, an Afghan Conundrum

Access to Education

Education, an Afghan Conundrum

They were told school is not for them, that it’s bad for a girl to seek education, and were made to sit at home at a young age. Now, these Afghan women above 40 years in age share accounts of their crushed hopes.

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Community of Hazaras Living Among Pashtuns

A small community of Hazaras lives peacefully in Garmser, a Pashtun-dominated district of southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Residents of the village talk of the strong relationship between the two ethnic groups.

Decades of Illiteracy; The Generations That Have Been Forgotten

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Decades of Illiteracy; The Generations That Have Been Forgotten

Generations have gone without the opportunity to seek education in Abi, an area in Chora district of Afghanistan’s Orguzgan province. In addition to that, no health centers exist in the area, exasperating the issues people in this area face on a daily basis.

Images of Tripoli's Al-Madina

Images of Tripoli's Al-Madina

Al-Madina, Tripoli's old city, is a vibrant and historic neighborhood filled with ancient mosques and churches, gates, and narrow alleyways that are steeped in centuries of history and culture.

100 Years Later, Iraq Railroad Still Runs

100 Years Later, Iraq Railroad Still Runs

Produced by Nabeel Kamal BAGHDAD, IRAQ– The railroad in Iraq has a long history of wars and occupations, in the 1920s the railroads tracks were used by the British forces for transporting military supplies from London to Baghdad during the British occupation and it was well known with the name