
A compelling account of an American woman’s journey to the Islamic State and back.
one good piece of longform journalism a fortnight

A compelling account of an American woman’s journey to the Islamic State and back.

A compelling account of a possible double agent and likely war criminal.

A powerful piece from Rachel Kushner.

On the pandemic in Israel.

A New York Times reporter in trouble for stories and a podcast on Syria.

A battle among archaeologists in Israel.

An eloquent and angry op-ed on the origins of the Beirut explosion.

An evocative piece on Beirut’s sewer system.

On the unusual style of MBZ, the ruler of the UAE.

Before the TV series “The Looming Tower,” and before the book of the same name, there was this story of the American hero John O’Neill.