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An ever-growing number of romance and matrimonial scams in India prey on the rising aspirations of women, with fraudsters capitalizing on their demand for agency in intimate relationships, writes Snigdha Poonam. newlinesmag.com/reportage/roma…
'For some scholars it's not possible to be a white researcher and talk to white, anti-Islam radical actors, and to use transcript and not reproduce harms caused by those actors.'
Dr Elizabeth Pearson's concerns of contributing to the normalization of the mainstreaming of the far-right.
Excavations in Saudi Arabia’s beautiful Al-Ula county are forcing a reappraisal of Stone Age history, and of hunter gatherer societies through the ages. Lydia Wilson joined the dig, for New Lines. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in-s…
Since the events of Oct. 7, discussion and debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict have been shut down like never before. The consequences already include distrust and denialism, writes Alona Ferber. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
ICYMI: As Gaza stands in ruins, Palestinian-Syrian scholar Marwa Daoudy | مروى داوودي describes her journey to the land her family inhabited for generations before Zionist militants forced them from their home and into exile, in this personal essay for New Lines. newlinesmag.com/first-person/i…
In critical states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio, a growing movement is pushing Democratic candidates in down-ballot races on the war in Gaza.
Samer Badawi reports on what this groundswell might portend for November in New Lines. newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-…
References to Muslims were rare in China during Steven Zhou's upbringing, yet years later the childhood memory of an animated TV show opened a window on the history of Islam in the country, he writes for New Lines. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a-c…
Fascinating to talk to Dr Elizabeth Pearson about her new book on the gender element of extremism and radicalisation, so often overlooked despite being so central (in multiple ways) to the topic. For New Lines Magazine’s The Lede
'References to Islam were practically unheard of during my upbringing in China –– except for the cartoon of Ah Fan Ti. And thanks to a troubled history, that too can be reinterpreted to resonate more tragically with the present.' | Steven Zhou newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a-c…
More Indian women are expressing their need for agency in intimate relationships. It is upending Indian society in ways we can not imagine. I write about a particularly disturbing outcome. Thanks Surbhi Gupta for pushing me to dig deeper New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/reportage/roma…
May is Women's Health Month. Check out New Lines Magazine's in-depth coverage: Caitlin Allen reported from Tbilisi, Georgia on the world's second-largest surrogacy market (after the US). A proposed ban raises fresh ethical questions about the booming industry newlinesmag.com/reportage/geor…
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Since the events of Oct. 7, discussion and debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict have been shut down like never before. The consequences already include distrust and denialism, writes Alona Ferber. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
A children’s TV show from the 1990s sparked an awareness of China's Muslim heritage, ever-present though often ignored.
Steven Zhou writes about his childhood memory of the animated TV show - a window on the history of Islam in the country. New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a-c…
NEW: We haven’t acknowledged the role misogyny plays in radicalization, Dr Elizabeth Pearson, author of “Extreme Britain: Gender, Masculinity and Radicalisation,” tells Lydia Wilson on The Lede podcast. newlinesmag.com/podcast/rethin…
NEW: References to Muslims were rare in China during Steven Zhou's upbringing, yet years later the childhood memory of an animated TV show opened a window on the history of Islam in the country. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a-c…
Since the events of Oct. 7, discussion and debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict have been shut down like never before. The consequences already include distrust and denialism, writes Alona Ferber. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
'As more women in India take the initiative in finding their life partners, they are ever more vulnerable to the traps set by matrimonial scammers, who are moving away from their usual playbook of preying on their families.' | Snigdha Poonam newlinesmag.com/reportage/roma…