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The Arab Story: The Big One Waiting to Be Told

‘How do journalists make the lives and aspirations of Arab men and women who will not succumb to criminality or terror relevant to Western audiences?’
June 15, 2007

Finding Ways to Bridge the Abyss of Misunderstanding

‘… to travel in ignorance when insight and understanding are possible is to drive a wedge between Islam and the West.’
June 15, 2007

Newspapers Portray Women in Pakistan as the ‘Good’ Muslims

An analysis of news reporting and commentary in the wake of 9/11 reveals a pattern in which women's circumstances and lives served as a vehicle for a desired narrative.
June 15, 2007
Women and Islam: Bearing Witness to Their Daily Lives

Women and Islam: Bearing Witness to Their Daily Lives

An Essay in Words and Photographs
June 15, 2007

Photo Gallery: Gulbuddin Elham

I was forced to postpone my studies at Kabul University’s school of journalism during the Taliban era. Now I am 30 years old, and I have three children. I chose…
March 15, 2007

Photo Gallery

I learned photography in my father’s studio in Kabul. Under Taliban rule I was arrested five times for "photograph related crimes" and for cutting my beard. I taught the first…
March 15, 2007

Photo Gallery: Safya Saify

I started a photography career in my university course of social science, where I focused on projects about women’s issues. The World Bank then offered me a scholarship to study…
March 15, 2007

Photo Gallery

When I joined Aïna Photo, I was its oldest member (at 40), and I probably still am. I was the only person to successfully film a documentary on the Taliban…
March 15, 2007

Foreign Reporting: Adding Layers to What Goes in the Notebook

Using the tools of digital media, a reporter and photojournalist create a narrative multimedia account of what's happening in Afghanistan.
March 15, 2007

Interaction of Journalists and Sources

What transpired between journalists and sources during past disasters and crises—such as the 2001 anthrax attacks—can illuminate challenges confronting the press as it seeks reliable information from experts. Some lessons…
March 15, 2007