Two new graphic novels about oppression in Iran and Cuba illustrate the world's tilt into authoritarianism, writes Melissa Chan newlinesmag.com/review/against…

'The vast majority of Israeli Jews ... do support the war. People whose values are on the liberal spectrum simultaneously believe that the war is necessary while they're also not quite comfortable with what's going on in Gaza.'

Lisa Goldman takes listeners on the ground in Israel.

Ekrem Imamoglu’s meteoric rise as mayor of Istanbul mirrors that of President Erdogan. Merve Pehlivan reports on his efforts to win over AKP voters and what his success means for the future of Turkish politics. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…

Thirty years after the Rwandan genocide, the country’s young people continue to deal with the complexities of healing and moving on from the past, reports Lauren Watson. newlinesmag.com/reportage/rwan…

Many Pamiris fleeing Tajikistan have found an unlikely home in Poland, bolstered by the broader Tajik opposition movement that took up residence there years before, reports Michał Kranz. newlinesmag.com/reportage/pola…

Iranians in both Iran and the diaspora are reckoning with the failures of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and the regime’s persistence. A lack of organized political opposition is to blame, argues Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-f…

For Palestinians desperate to flee the war in Gaza, the price of safety is up to $10,000 — per person. Lisa Goldman reports for New Lines on the obstacles preventing dispossessed people from fleeing a war zone. newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-…

The remarkable heritage and ecology of the northeast Portugal village of Covas do Barroso are at risk amid an EU push to secure minerals for a 'green transition'

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The remarkable works of the polymath Abu Rayhan al-Biruni were shaped by the turbulent politics of medieval Central Asia and, especially, the captured Indian Brahmins with whom he studied.

James Montgomery and Lydia Wilson explore his life for New Lines. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-the…

The revered Armenian cinema auteur Sergei Parajanov captured the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Caucasus, yet the world he cherished is now marked by closed borders and nationalist rancor, writes William Gourlay. newlinesmag.com/review/remembe…

In northern Portugal, rural communities are resisting lithium mining projects encouraged by the EU’s “green transition” that could damage their unique lands for generations. Marta Vidal reports, with photos by Diana Takacsova. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in-p…

When his patron captured Indian Brahmins, 11th-century Muslim polymath Abu Rayhan al-Biruni saw the chance to study a living link to a lost Greek civilization.

James Montgomery and Lydia Wilson explore his life in the latest Anchored in History essay: newlinesmag.com/essays/how-the…

“What I saw in Israel, and also in Palestine, was a sense of fatalism. Everybody I spoke to seemed to be in a terrible state of nervous agitation.”

Lisa Goldman breaks down her recent reporting trip to Israel with Kwangu Liwewe on Global Insights podcast 🎤

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ICYMI: From besieged Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian journalist Siranush Sargsyan details surviving three conflicts and an ongoing blockade in the disputed territory of her homeland. newlinesmag.com/first-person/l…

Thirty years after the Rwandan genocide, the country’s young people continue to deal with the complexities of healing and moving on from the past, reports Lauren Watson newlinesmag.com/reportage/rwan…

Latest New Lines Magazine print issue just arrived.

Excited to read everything in it, not least Lydia Wilson's dispatch from Saudi Arabia on newly-unearthed Neolithic remains.