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A New Syria: From Dictatorship to Something Else
In 2023, I made my first trip to Syria. Then another. Then another. By the end of the year, I’d crossed the border at least eleven times, perhaps more. As a tour guide, I was taking people into a country that almost every embassy had warned them not to approach. I knew it was controversial,…
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Living in a Nest with Rattlesnakes, Afghans Women Not Submitting Quietly under the Taliban.
In 2021, the world watched sombrely at the rapid collapse of Kabul by the Taliban. Many claimed it was a shock but considering the two-decade-long military presence, withdrawal of troops and existing government failures, it was no surprise. In retrospect, it created a power vacuum and the perfect conditions for the Taliban, who patiently waited…
PARIS HAILWOOD 