Edinburgh explorer opens up on quest to become first person to walk length of Saudi Arabia
Edinburgh writer and TV presenter Alice Morrison set off on the initial stage of the 2.500km expedition on New Year's Day at the border with Jordan.
Explorer completes first stage of bid to cross Saudi Arabia on foot
Alice Morrison, 61, averaged 23km per day for seven weeks as she travelled from the Jordanian border to the Prophet’s Mosque ...
With Fighting Stilled, Gazans Face New Trauma: Searching for Their Dead
Thousands of bodies may be unearthed from Gaza’s ruins, the authorities say. Families with missing loved ones face fresh ...
Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia
The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and ...
ArtReview8h
Why Israel’s Raid on a Palestinian Bookshop Matters
The real threat posed by detained booksellers Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna is their willingness to engage with Jewish-Israelis amid ...
Charleston City Paper16h
Novel delves into Gullah’s spiritual and communal life
Sherman E. Pyatt’s latest book, Standing in the Gap, is a departure from the non-fiction archival and historical work he’s ...
CounterPunch22h
Between Bombs: The Art of Palestinian Storytelling w/ Eman Alhaj Ali
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt discusses storytelling, writing, and reading during the Palestinian genocide with Eman Aljhaj Ali in Gaza. Eman Alhaj Ali is a ...
UNHCR19h
UNHCR’s Grandi calls for global action to support Syrians returning home
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...