Around the World

"For a long time now I haven't been I."

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

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  The Sacred Headwaters

  "This is not like any other place."

  John ZadaJan 30, 2015

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  • Science & Technology

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  Still Fissured: Haiti’s Health System, Five Years After the Earthquake

  Featuring "Haiti: Then and Now," A Photo Essay by Allison Shelley

  Allyn GaestelJan 12, 2015

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  A Little Piece of a Life: Tove Jansson’s Fiction for Adults

  New from "Around the World"

  Madeleine LaRueDec 21, 2014

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  A Place Called Home?

  New from "Around the World"

  Stephanos PapadopoulosDec 21, 2014

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  “The Only Cure for Homesickness Is More Homesickness”

  An Interview with Ruth Behar.

  Julie Schwietert CollazoDec 21, 2014

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  Secrets and Lies

  Kim came to the DPRK to escape her sorrows. But she should have known that a place with such systemic problems could not possibly offer her solace.

  John W. W. ZeiserDec 19, 2014

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  • Memoir & Essay

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  Blood Sport: The Ultras White Knights vs. Mortada Mansour

  Egypt’s Ultras White Knights — a group of hard-core football fans — are locked in a bitter contest with politician Mortada Mansour, one of Egypt’s most influential and infamous men.

  Patrick KeddieDec 10, 2014

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• Xinjiang Stories

  Uyghur history as everyman’s history.

  Nile GreenDec 3, 2014

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  • History

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  Contortionists and Conjurers

  The Philippines is the country most likely to be hit by our near future’s apocalyptic storms.

  Lara StapletonDec 2, 2014

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  Dancing with Dictators

  In Imelda Marcos's tawdry discotheque.

  Gina ApostolDec 2, 2014

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  • Music

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  At Home with Syrian Refugees and Their Hosts

  New from "Around the World"

  Helen MackreathNov 20, 2014

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  Fame and Literature, Irreconcilable Enemies

  "New from Around the World"

  John YargoOct 11, 2014

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