Arakan, Displaced
Conflict in western Burma’s Arakan state has displaced thousands of Muslim Rohingyas and Buddhist Arakanese. From the Burmese border, Francis Wade examines the complex origins and motives behind the violence. Continue Reading →
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Religion & Media Around the World
Sweeping Air
From Varanasi, India, Meera Subramanian’s inner pragmatist ponders the meaning of strength and devotion as she witnesses the Hindu ritual of aarti. Continue Reading →
Iyad Ag-Ghali, 2012: Running Out of Road
By Joe McKnight Part 4 of a four part series comparing the epic lives of Sundiata, medieval Malian ruler, and Iyad Ag0Ghali, a power player and leader in Malian rebel movements for nearly 40 years. Continue Reading →
Iyad: An Epic of Modern Mali
Part three of Joe McKnight‘s series on the epic lives of Sundiata, medieval Malian ruler, and Iyad ag-Ghali, a power player and leader in Malian rebel movements for nearly forty years. Continue Reading →
San Pedro's Key
Special for The Revealer: Alexander Zaitchik travels to Ecuador where he experiences the highs and lows of a local healing ritual. “Somewhere in the darkness I heard the first of the night’s retching noises.” Continue Reading →
San Pedro’s Key
Special for The Revealer: Alexander Zaitchik travels to Ecuador where he experiences the highs and lows of a local healing ritual. “Somewhere in the darkness I heard the first of the night’s retching noises.” Continue Reading →
Iyad: An Epic of Modern Mali
Childhood and Exile: Rebel Politics and the Politics of Hunger. This is the second in a series comparing the epic lives of Sundiata, medieval Malian ruler, and Iyad ag-Ghali, a power player and leader in Malian rebel movements for nearly forty years. Continue Reading →
Iyad: An Epic of Modern Mali
By Joe McKnight One name kept repeating itself: Iyad ag-Ghali, leader of Ansar Dine. It seems to me his story, and his political role, may be one that ends up profoundly altering Mali’s future. Continue Reading →
Decibels and Debate: Unifying Egypt's Call to Prayer
by Maurice Chammah The call to prayer was not just a reminder of religious extremism. For these elite Egyptians, it was religious extremism. Continue Reading →
Decibels and Debate: Unifying Egypt’s Call to Prayer
by Maurice Chammah The call to prayer was not just a reminder of religious extremism. For these elite Egyptians, it was religious extremism. Continue Reading →