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Venezuela’s Personal Jesus
In the weeks following the death of Hugo Chávez, thousands of his supporters flocked to Caracas to view his body. Ezra Fieser was there to learn more about the myth, the man and his “Jesus image.” Continue Reading →
Venezuela's Personal Jesus
In the weeks following the death of Hugo Chávez, thousands of his supporters flocked to Caracas to view his body. Ezra Fieser was there to learn more about the myth, the man and his “Jesus image.” Continue Reading →
Poison in the Sangha
As violence spreads amongst Burma’s Buddhist majority and Muslim minority, Francis Wade meets U Wirathu, who calls himself the “Burmese Bin Laden,” and a former monk who rejects Wirathu’s message of intolerance. Continue Reading →
Searching for God and Justice in Mexico’s Rebel State
Press accounts about Muslims in Chiapas state have failed to understand the complexity of faith in the region, writes Umar Farooq, reporting from Mexico on faith, justice and the Zapatista movement. Continue Reading →
Searching for God and Justice in Mexico's Rebel State
Press accounts about Muslims in Chiapas state have failed to understand the complexity of faith in the region, writes Umar Farooq, reporting from Mexico on faith, justice and the Zapatista movement. Continue Reading →
Arakan, Deconstruction
Photographer Ryan Roco investigates the complex and multifaceted conflict that led to the current refugee crisis in Burma’s Arakan state. Continue Reading →
Pakistan’s Lost Vote
In Pakistan, polling is over and the votes have been counted but the voice of one group has not been heard. Saba Imtiaz reports from Karachi on the missing Ahmadi vote. Continue Reading →
Pakistan's Lost Vote
In Pakistan, polling is over and the votes have been counted but the voice of one group has not been heard. Saba Imtiaz reports from Karachi on the missing Ahmadi vote. Continue Reading →
Carmen Weinstein: Legacy and Nostalgia
On April 13, Carmen Weinstein, leader of Egypt’s dwindling Jewish community, died at her home in Cairo. She was 82. Maurice Chammah looks back on his 2012 meeting with Ms. Weinstein, and considers the past and future of Egypt’s Jews. Continue Reading →