“We can’t bring Issam back. Issam is gone,” said Maher Nazeh, one of the journalists wounded in the strike. “But he hears us, he sees us, and he’s waiting for us to do something for him. Nothing material. But to expose who hit him, who killed him, to the world.”

'The rubble in this area is not only made up of concrete piles, rocks and roof tiles - the culture of Hatay lies underneath,' said Abdurrahman Kurdo.

'We believe that Hatay will be reborn from its ashes again.'

By Ali Küçükgöçmen and Ezgi Erkoyun reuters.com/world/middle-e…

“For now, the transience usually associated with train stations has evolved into an ambivalent permanence…”

Beautiful images Eloisa Lopez and words by Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر.
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'The UNDP says the resulting 116- 210 million tonnes of rubble are equivalent to an area of 100 square km (40 square miles), if it were stacked to a height of 1 metre. That is roughly the size of Barcelona.'

By Ece Toksabay and Timour Azhari reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Yusuf Kurma and Aysel Ozcelik were supposed to get married in three months. Their parents have agreed. A dowry had been prepared. Until an earthquake hit Turkey and turned their lives upside down.

“We can’t have a wedding when we have so many dead,” Ozcelik said.

Afraid to enter their damaged homes after the Feb. 6 earthquakes, some Turkish families shelter on a train in Iskenderun, where wagons house hundreds of survivors. A deeply moving tale told in such a compassionate way by Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر
& Eloisa Lopez reuters.com/investigates/s…

The transience usually associated with train stations has evolved into an ambivalent permanence for Sabriye and Nehir Karan, who moved into a train cabin in Iskenderun after the earthquakes damaged their home. By Eloisa Lopez / Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر reuters.com/investigates/s…

Turkish families shelter on a train after earthquake shatters cities

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by Eloisa Lopez & Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر

Mustafa Kazzaz has been living in a tent near the rubble of his family’s building, hoping to recover the bodies of his father, brother and sister, even after authorities called off the search. “I will wait here my whole life,” he said. w/Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر

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“Everyone is gone. They either died or fled,” said Mehmet Ay, one of the few resident who remain in Antakya, where the desolate streets are lit up by blue and red flashing lights from emergency vehicles at night. w/ Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر

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Mattresses, documents, electronics: Turks risk it all to retrieve belongings w/ Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر reuters.com/world/middle-e…

“I cannot sleep at night. Are we going to experience another earthquake?” said Havva Tuncay, minutes before the ground began heaving under her feet. Sparks lit the night as damaged buildings rumbled violently and dust filled the air. w/Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر

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“We are glad we were able to get their bodies out,” said Ahmet Akburak, after attending an absentee funeral prayer. He was referring to seven of his relatives who died in the earthquake.

“A lot of people became one with the debris.” w/Henriette Chacar هنريت شقر

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'If it happens to us, rich countries seem to say, we won’t starve. We can always eat you.'

newyorker.com/news/annals-of… by Mohammed Hanif

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh has been on hunger strike for more than 150 days. Doctors warn he could face brain damage.

My latest on the history of Palestinian hunger strikes in Israeli prisons and how for these prisoners it's a battle of stomachs nytimes.com/2022/08/11/wor…

What does it take to get lifesaving care when you live in Gaza? We met one man at random, then followed his tortuous quest to leave #Gaza for surgery available in hospitals a short drive away. Here's what we learned about the written & unwritten rules:

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One year after the Atlanta spa shootings, May Jeong weaves together the harrowing events of the day with the lives of those involved in a sweeping portrait of the victims and their families. vntyfr.com/AMHUzTB

I wrote about Solmaz Sharif's second collection for The New Yorker
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To widen a road, J’lem municipality will destroy Palestinian homes.
My article:
972mag.com/demolitions-ro…