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June 24, 2016 | Prospect Magazine
Syria's Future is Disappearing
The country needs more than the absence of war—Syrians desperately need economic opportunity.
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June 22, 2016 | Daily Mail
Syrian Civil War Has Left Cities Full of Single Women
Damascus and other Syrian cities have seen a decline in number of men.
April 15, 2016 | WNYC Radio
The Case Against Assad
In this half-hour feature for The New Yorker Radio Hour, Ben Taub traces a war crimes investigation into atrocities committed by the Syrian government.
April 12, 2016 | PBS NewsHour
Gathering Evidence of Syrian War Crimes in ‘The Assad Files’
Grantee Ben Taub speaks to PBS Newshour's Hari Sreenivasan about his recent story, "The Assad Files."
April 11, 2016 | The New Yorker
The Assad Files
Capturing the top-secret documents that tie the Syrian regime to mass torture and killings.
March 28, 2016 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Reporter's Notebook: Syrian Refugees Wait, Attempt to Build a Home in Germany
Syrian refugees hope to return home to Syria after the conflict subsides.
March 04, 2016 | National Geographic
Fleeing Terror, Finding Refuge
Millions of Syrians escape an apocalyptic civil war, creating a historic crisis.
March 01, 2016 | Foreign Policy
Iran’s Diplomatic Dance on Syria
Tehran says it backs the Syrian cease-fire—but only if it can still hammer “terrorists” the West sees as the valid opposition to Assad.
February 20, 2016 | Smithsonian
The Race to Save Syria's Archaeological Treasures
The deliberate destruction of antiquities by ISIS and others in the birthplace of human civilization is cultural genocide.
January 25, 2016 | Pulitzer Center
Escape from ISIS Difficult but Possible
Imprisoned Yazidis escape ISIS-controlled territories by way of smugglers or the web of safe houses in Syria and Iraq.
January 14, 2016 | Harper's Magazine
Syria: We Don’t Have Rights, But We Are Alive
A gay soldier in Syria's army speaks about his experience.
November 24, 2015 | The New York Times
Kurdish Syria: A Dream of Secular Utopia in ISIS' Backyard
At a college in Kurdish Syria, Rojava tries to train its future leaders.
November 02, 2015 | General news, Project news, Education news
Journalist Emily Feldman at Kent State University Global Issues Forum
Pulitzer Center grantee speaks on the global effects of the international refugee crisis given her perspective as a freelance journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey.
August 24, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: Life and Loss in Syria
To the victor go the spoils, but in Syria’s largest city there won’t be much left.
June 29, 2015 | General news
Will Obama's New Hostage Policy Actually Work?
The White House has softened its protocol regarding families' private payments to hostage takers. Might the policy actually change terrorist behavior?
March 16, 2015 | Project news
This Week: Syria's Next Generation
Volunteers travel to Syrian refugee neighborhoods to teach war-traumatized children that they are future peace-makers.
December 30, 2013 | General news
This Week: All That Glitters
Each day, tens of thousands of children risk their lives working in small-scale gold mines around the world.
November 25, 2013 | Project news
Journalists at Risk, Stories Untold
In Syria 18 journalists have died so far this year, on top of 31 in 2012. Thirty have been kidnapped or gone missing. What is the impact on coverage?
September 23, 2013 | General news
This Week: Syria's Catastrophe
The civil war in Syria is now manufacturing refugees on an industrial scale. Overall, nearly one third of the country’s population have been forced to abandon their homes.
September 03, 2013 | General news
This Week: Congress Considers
If Congress authorizes a punitive military strike against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, it will have consequences far beyond Syria’s borders.
March 22, 2013 | Project news, Education news
Cairo to Connecticut: Hangout with Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Yesterday in Pulitzer Center's education office, we hosted a Google Hangout between Cairo-based journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous and 9th graders at Staples High School in Westport, CT.
December 14, 2012 | General news
This Week in Review: Paper Cuts
This Week in Review: China and Wisconsin: Paper Cuts
November 16, 2012 | General news
This Week in Review: Inside Burma
This Week in Review: Inside Burma
October 03, 2012 | Project news, Awards
Reese Erlich Wins SPJ Award for "Inside the Syrian Uprising"
Pulitzer Center grantee Reese Erlich receives award for his reporting in Syria.