Middle East

On the five-year anniversary of the 2020 Beirut explosion, a traveller inspired by art and poetry explores the city’s streets, where she uncovers evidence that Lebanon is a country defined …

An American crossing Turkey by bus sets out to trace the spread of Islam across Anatolia, only to find his journey unexpectedly tracked by an undercover police officer at a …

Three months after the conflict began, a traveler enters Gaza to witness the contrast between a hodgepodge of makeshift shelters and the “I Heart Gaza” tourist photo spots. This story …

A traveler in Istanbul is left without a place to stay when her friend fails to arrive on time, but she finds herself dropped into a community of strangers, who …

In Hebron, West Bank, a volunteer befriends an anarchist rebel named Javier, who, tempted by beautiful women, engages in behaviour that defies the moral code of the Palestinian Authority.

On a visit to a region plagued by war, a former military officer seeks out a different side to Iraqi Kurdistan that dispels the stereotypes common across America, finding a …

An NGO worker ventures to Taliban-run Afghanistan, where she experiences the hostility and wonder of Afghan culture and scenery, from sex-segregated eating halls to snowy mountain paths.

A traveler visits the Rosewater Festival in Kashan, Iran, to indulge in her lifelong love of pink while learning about the process of making rosewater and its significance in Persian …