Journalists tend to depict conflict as violent struggles between good and bad. There is a different way to think about war. Syrian refugee children in Lebanon (Wikimedia Commons/Trócaire/Eoghan Rice) Editor’s note: This week News Decoder is exploring the future...
Hostages held by Hamas. An invasion of Gaza. A crush of refugees fleeing for safety. This conflict has a long history and must be understood in context. Rockets are launched by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, in Gaza, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023....
An American student visits the Middle East’s biggest refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan and discovers a restless and generous people. Zaatari Refugee Camp (Photo by Samantha Schmidt) This story, written and illustrated by Samantha Schmidt, was a runner-up in the...