newlinesmag 1h
The Religious and Cultural Symbolism of Iran’s State-Sponsored Mass Weddings: To many outside observers, the spectacle of Iran’s state-sponsored mass wedding ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/the-religious-and-cultural-symbolism-of-irans-state-sponsored-mass-weddings/
newlinesmag May 20
How Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Iran’s Steel Industry: Satellite imagery, geolocated footage and 3D reconstruction show how strikes on two plants hit critical ...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-israeli-airstrikes-targeted-irans-steel-industry/
newlinesmag 23h
The Crisis Facing American Universities Is Bigger Than the MBA: Visa restrictions and declining international enrollment are putting pressure on the finances of ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-crisis-facing-american-universities-is-bigger-than-the-mba/
newlinesmag May 19
How Israel-Backed Sweida Became Syria’s Narcotics Capital: The militias profiting from the drug trade do not answer to Damascus
newlinesmag.com/argument/how-israel-backed-sweida-became-syrias-narcotics-capital/
newlinesmag May 19
Friend, Rival, Trap: American presidents have called China a stakeholder, a competitor and a threat. In Beijing, Trump accepted a fourth definition: a peer
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/friend-rival-trap/
newlinesmag May 19
How the Hormuz Crisis Threatens Dubai Chocolate: As tensions around the strait disrupt Iranian exports, the viral dessert craze is colliding with soaring ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/how-the-hormuz-crisis-threatens-dubai-chocolate/
newlinesmag May 19
WATCH: @sophie_neiman joins @kliwewe to discuss her essay about how drones from Egypt, Turkey, Iran and the UAE are reshaping Sudan’s civil war ... Show more
newlinesmag May 18
Drake, DJ Khaled and Palestine’s Authenticity Test: The Toronto rapper’s jab at his former collaborator exposed the strange role Gaza now occupies in public life ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/drake-dj-khaled-and-palestines-authenticity-test/
newlinesmag May 19
“The Thucydides trap has been used as a metaphor for U.S.-China relations for over a decade. But Xi’s invocation of the concept is interesting because it ... Show more
newlinesmag May 19
NEW: As tensions around the Strait of Hormuz disrupt Iranian pistachio exports, prices of Dubai chocolate and other sweets are soaring ... Show more
newlinesmag May 18
How Armed Groups in Colombia Use Social Media To Recruit Children: A New Lines investigation reveals how criminal organizations use TikTok and other platforms to ...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-armed-groups-in-colombia-use-social-media-to-recruit-children/
newlinesmag May 18
"It’s understandable that progressives are defending Hasan Piker against attacks from establishment centrists and pushing back against their unfounded ... Show more
newlinesmag May 18
Xenophobia in South Africa has taken a new form, as vigilante groups set up checkpoints at clinics and schools, stopping people and demanding identification ... Show more
newlinesmag May 18
Editor's Pick:
The controversy around Israel’s participation in Eurovision extends well beyond the atrocities committed in Gaza ... Show more
newlinesmag May 18
When Is a Revolution Actually Over?: Writer Robin Yassin-Kassab joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss why the Syrian revolution succeeded where others failed ...
newlinesmag.com/podcast/when-is-a-revolution-actually-over/
newlinesmag May 17
Drones from Egypt, Turkey, Iran and the UAE have reshaped Sudan’s civil war, expanded its geographic range and made it nearly impossible to assign blame for ... Show more
newlinesmag May 18
"It’s easy to perform Arabness when it is meme-able, marketable and, ultimately, profitable. Not so much when that expression carries cultural and ... Show more
newlinesmag May 15
UFOs Are Going Mainstream: As Congress and governments around the world push for greater transparency, the topic reveals more about human behavior than it does ...
newlinesmag.com/argument/ufos-are-going-mainstream/
newlinesmag May 15
The Origin Stories of Bosnian Tattoos Are Only Skin-Deep: A nationalistic bent has accompanied a revival of the markings, along with apocryphal tales that they ...
newlinesmag.com/essays/the-origin-stories-of-bosnian-tattoos-are-only-skin-deep/
newlinesmag May 16
“Even as she worked as a popular hairdresser, Hala moonlighted as a torturer in the regime’s Air Force Intelligence service ... Show more
newlinesmag May 15
How To Lose a Prime Minister in Two Years: Britain is on the verge of changing prime minister once again, having cycled through leaders with alarming speed since ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/how-to-lose-a-prime-minister-in-two-years/
newlinesmag May 15
“Everyone’s wising up to the idea that the other side of the AI offer is seemingly mass unemployment and galloping inequality ... Show more
newlinesmag May 14
Eurovision’s Missing Arab Entries: Seven countries in North Africa and the Middle East are full members of the body that runs the contest, yet in 70 years ...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/eurovision-missing-arab-entries/
newlinesmag May 13
Drones Are Reshaping Sudan’s Civil War: The imported devices have turned the country’s conflict into a campaign of daily remote killings ...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/drones-are-reshaping-sudans-civil-war/
newlinesmag May 13
Is Dubai the New Israeli Dream?: Israel is rapidly importing hundreds of thousands of foreign workers to fill low-paid positions that Israelis don’t want ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/is-dubai-the-new-israeli-dream/
newlinesmag May 13
Hasan Piker's Take on China May Matter More Than His Views on Israel: The megastreamer is the subject of a heated and intensifying debate about progressive ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/hasan-pikers-take-on-china-may-matter-more-than-his-views-on-israel/
newlinesmag May 14
An Egyptian Doctor’s Banned Viral Diet Outlives Him: On April 20, an Egyptian doctor named Diaa al-Awady was reported dead by Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/an-egyptian-doctors-banned-viral-diet-outlives-him/
newlinesmag May 13
This Saturday May 16, join @DannyPostel in Chicago for a conversation with @thompowers about his new book “Mondo Documentary,” which Judd Apatow calls a “love letter to the ... Show more
The Art of Documentary Film — A Conversation with Thom Powers
The Art of Documentary Film — A Conversation with Thom Powers
newlinesmag May 12
Inside the Double Life of a Syrian Hairdresser Accused of Torture in Assad’s Prisons
newlinesmag.com/reportage/inside-the-double-life-of-a-syrian-hairdresser-accused-of-torture-in-assads-prisons/
newlinesmag May 12
Egypt’s Family Law Reforms Expose the Limits of Sectarian Citizenship: Egypt’s new personal status reforms formalize a long-standing reality in Christian family ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/egypts-family-law-reforms-expose-the-limits-of-sectarian-citizenship/
newlinesmag May 13
“Musk can stand in for a certain era of digital capitalism, similar to the way that people have used Ford to understand a moment of high industrial ... Show more
newlinesmag May 13
Editor's Pick:
By day, Hala Mounir Mohammad built a following as a Syrian hairdresser and beauty instructor. But by night ... Show more
newlinesmag May 12
‘South Africa First’ Hits the Streets: As the state looks on, vigilantes are taking control of who accesses public services like schools and clinics ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/south-africa-first-hits-the-streets/
newlinesmag May 12
Two Gulf Elders Sketch a Postwar Order: As the war with Iran drags on, two former Gulf insiders are speaking where their governments will not ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/two-gulf-elders-sketch-a-post-war-order/
newlinesmag May 12
Upon hearing of her, @PalomaDinechin tracked down her family, neighbors and some of the survivors who hunted her.
“She told us she sniped five people ... Show more
newlinesmag May 12
🧵Online, Hala Mounir Mohammad was known for bridal makeup, styling classes and a busy beauty business. Inside al-Mazzeh prison ... Show more
newlinesmag May 12
WATCH: @shane_burley1 joins @kliwewe to discuss the growing divide between the Republican Party’s traditional pro-Israel establishment and a MAGA-aligned base increasingly ... Show more
Christian Zionism in Retreat
Christian Zionism in Retreat
newlinesmag May 12
"What happened at Addington Primary is part of a wider shift in South Africa, where questions of who belongs are increasingly being decided in everyday ... Show more
newlinesmag May 11
How Elon Musk Fuses Rockets and Tech To Shape Modern Society: Quinn Slobodian joins Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede to discuss what Elon Musk reveals about a new era ...
newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-elon-musk-fuses-rockets-and-tech-to-shape-modern-society/
newlinesmag May 11
Profit, War and Russia’s Growing Prosthetics Sector: Demand from amputees has driven up production of artificial limbs, but few get the quick and customized care ...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/profit-war-and-russia-growing-prosthetics-sector/
newlinesmag May 10
How a Life in Exile Reshapes the Generations That Follow: Novelist Hannah Lillith Assadi joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss inherited memory ...
newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-a-life-in-exile-reshapes-the-generations-that-follow/
newlinesmag May 09
How Allies Learned To Say No to Trump: America’s allies appear to have learned the art of saying no to Trump, which is to disagree behind closed doors as much as ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/how-allies-learned-say-no-to-trump/
newlinesmag May 09
Is Bamako About To Fall?: North Africa editor Erin Brown and regional expert Nasser Weddady discuss the Sahel’s future following a major offensive by ...
newlinesmag.com/video/is-bamako-about-to-fall/
newlinesmag May 09
Abdel Fatah el-Sisi’s unannounced UAE visit sparked online speculation after images of Egyptian jets and officers circulated widely ... Show more
newlinesmag May 08
Sisi's UAE Visit Sparks Egyptian Fears of War Creep: Abdel Fatah el-Sisi’s unannounced UAE visit sparked online speculation after images of Egyptian jets ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/sisis-uae-visit-sparks-egyptian-fears-of-war-creep/
newlinesmag May 08
How the Strait of Hormuz Became the World’s Most Contested Waterway: Over centuries, the narrow channel between the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean changed ...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-the-strait-of-hormuz-became-the-worlds-most-contested-waterway/
newlinesmag May 08
NEW: America’s allies have learned the art of saying no to Trump: disagree behind closed doors as much as possible, couch any refusal in strictly procedural ... Show more
newlinesmag May 07
Sara Netanyahu’s Notorious Corruption: Among the many controversies associated with the extravagance and corruption of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/sara-netanyahus-notorious-corruption/
newlinesmag May 07
An Egyptian Doctor’s Banned Viral Diet Outlives His Death: On April 20, an Egyptian doctor named Diaa al-Awady was reported dead by Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/an-egyptian-doctors-viral-diet-banned-by-authorities-now-outlives-his-death/
newlinesmag May 06
Why Is the UAE ‘All-In’ on Its Relationship With Israel?: When the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, the ensuing weeks-long war unleashed a massive ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/why-is-the-uae-all-in-on-its-relationship-with-israel/
newlinesmag May 07
Dead Soldiers Can Make Babies, But Should They?: Demand for reproductive technology has risen in Israel and Ukraine, but both countries are wrestling with the ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/dead-soldiers-can-make-babies-but-should-they/
newlinesmag May 07
WATCH: @lisang examines how Viktor Orbán’s political dominance started to fracture and why corruption allegations became a major source of public anger aimed at ... Show more
The Defeat of Viktor Orbán
The Defeat of Viktor Orbán
newlinesmag May 06
WATCH: The UAE has detained and deported thousands of Pakistanis, many Shiite, without charges. Detainees report abuse, canceled visas and frozen bank ... Show more
newlinesmag May 07
NEW: Reproductive technologies are increasingly playing a role in global conflicts. Fertility tech has become a policy tool and opened a new frontier for ... Show more
newlinesmag May 06
A Progressive Hindu Bloc Emerges in American Politics: New groups are challenging right-wing dominance and organizing around values rather than identity
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-progressive-hindu-bloc-emerges-in-american-politics/
newlinesmag May 05
Bahraini Lawmakers Face Backlash for Questioning Citizenship Revocations: After the king stripped 69 people of their nationality, the three asked whether due ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/three-bahraini-parliamentarians-face-removal-after-pushing-back-on-citizenship-revocations/
newlinesmag May 06
We're thrilled to announce that, for another year, our podcast The Lede has been nominated at the Publisher Podcast Awards in the Best Political Pod ... Show more
Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 - Shortlist 2026
Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 - Shortlist 2026
newlinesmag May 05
Despite the Trophies, Messi Will Never Mean What Maradona Does for Argentines: Frustratingly silent throughout his career, the soccer icon’s visit to the White ...
newlinesmag.com/argument/despite-the-trophies-messi-will-never-mean-what-maradona-does-for-argentines/
newlinesmag May 05
Iran’s World Cup on Enemy Turf: Preparations for the World Cup in June continue apace, but they don’t seem to be going particularly well. Inflation ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/irans-world-cup-on-enemy-turf/
newlinesmag May 05
"Israel was allowed to compete in soccer competitions and the World Cup qualification campaign despite the genocide in Gaza ... Show more
newlinesmag May 05
"Why does Messi get judged differently than Maradona when it comes to sports and politics?"@kliwewe speaks with @palabarces about his recent @newlinesmag essay on ... Show more
newlinesmag May 05
WATCH: @weddady joins @erinclarebrown to discuss how an unlikely alliance of Tuareg separatists and al Qaeda-linked jihadists dealt a crushing blow to Mali’s military junta ... Show more
Is Bamako About To Fall?
Is Bamako About To Fall?
newlinesmag May 04
The Strange (Future) Death of Christian Zionism: A theological and political tradition long dominant on the right now finds itself on the defensive ...
newlinesmag.com/argument/the-strange-future-death-of-christian-zionism/
newlinesmag May 04
Israel’s Opposition Doesn’t Hate Netanyahu Enough To Win: Do the political leaders of Israel’s opposition parties care more about winning the next election or ...
newlinesmag.com/running-notes/israels-opposition-doesnt-hate-netanyahu-enough-to-win/
newlinesmag May 04
Two Syrian Triathletes Train for the Olympics in a Country Rebuilding After War: Ehab Khallouf and Adnan Zaki are chasing qualification for the 2028 Games with ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/two-syrian-triathletes-train-for-the-olympics-in-a-country-rebuilding-after-war/
newlinesmag May 04
NEW: "For my father, the Nakba was his most formative memory and his first memory of the world." Hannah Lillith Assadi joins @FaisalAlYafai on The Lede to ... Show more
newlinesmag May 03
WATCH: @lsmwilson joins @kliwewe to discuss her recent essay about how Israel’s illegal withholding of Palestinian Authority tax revenues and constricting of the West ... Show more
The West Bank On Strike
The West Bank On Strike