Middle East/North Africa

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  Uprisings

  Speak Mouthless

  June 3, 2013 - 

  In a video channeling the revolutionary struggle in the rebel-held town of Kafranbel, Syria, Lebanese architect Tony Chakar challenges the Western tendency to categorize the Arab Spring as fundamentally separate from social movements in Europe and the United States.  More

  By Tony Chakar

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  Audio Dispatch

  I Ran into Iran:
  El Pueblo Unido

  April 1, 2013 - 

  It’s a slogan that has echoed in streets from Santiago to Tehran to New York, chanted and sung in the many languages of people in revolt worldwide. In this episode, I Ran into Iran traces the history of an emancipatory anthem: “The people, united, will never be defeated.”  More

  By Katayoun Vaziri, Benjamin Lindquist and Kioomars Marzban

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  Dispatch

  Lewis Hyde: Coyote Installs Democracy

  March 18, 2013 - 

  In 2004, poet and critic Lewis Hyde responded to revelations that U.S. soldiers tortured prisoners at Abu Ghraib with an irreverent poem featuring Coyote as a “trickster” protagonist who imparts wisdom through his mischievous acts of rebellion.  More

  By Lewis Hyde

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  Photo Gallery

  Iraq War at 10: Looking Back at Baghdad, Days After Saddam Fell

  March 18, 2013 - 

  On March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, beginning a long war that would kill more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians and 4,400 U.S. soldiers. Photographer Teru Kuwayama captured these scenes of ruin and reflection just after Saddam Hussein was ousted from power.  More

  By Teru Kuwayama

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  Video

  Warehousing African Migrants in Israel

  February 1, 2013 - 

  With approximately 60,000 African refugees now living in Israel, the Knesset has authorized increasingly draconian measures to detain and deport migrants. Artist Nir Evron showcases the architecture of a new detention center near Israel’s border with Egypt.  More

  By Nir Evron