Have an idea ‘anchored in history’ you’ve always wanted to write? We’ve run a historical essay every week for two years straight without a break, after launching the project.

We want to do more of that! Email me if you got such ideas. More details here: newlinesmag.com/newsroom/were-…

This was one of my fav conversations to date. Do check it out, its something of a deep dive into, well, what makes us human. Our emotions.

After six months of war in Gaza, Arwa Damon was finally allowed in, to find a war being waged mainly against children. This is her dispatch for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/gaza…

Current top read:

Palestinian-American artist DJ Khaled has remained silent as the war in Gaza has unfolded. His story is a cautionary tale of the limits of celebrity solidarity at a time when it may no longer be needed, writes Maysa Mustafa. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/dj-k…

This is an interesting article about DJ Khaled by Maysa Mustafa. I don’t generally want to hear from celebrities about political issues but there has been something strange about him in recent months given his usual public embrace of his identity: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/dj-k…

Unsurprisingly Maysa Mustafa's DJ Khaled essay is still No1 New Lines Magazine. A brilliant pairing of author and subject: both from the same Palestinian village, both in US media, both with alliterative full names. Shame only one can pronounce 'baklava'... newlinesmag.com/spotlight/dj-k…

Huge news if you follow Jihadism or Syria and Iraq:

Abu Maria Al-Qahtani dies in northern Syria; rumors he’s been assassinated.

This is a profile of him based on close knowledge of & conversations with him by me in New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/argument/what-…

Cheering for New Lines Magazine in 2nd place in #Webbys People’s Voice! RT + VOTE: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/…

New Lines' investigation, 'The Dirty Business of Green Energy in Congo,' by Sophia Pickles, jack_wolf & Murairi Janvier, has just been nominated at the The Webby Awards for Best Media Storytelling!

🗳Vote for us for the category's People's Voice Award: ow.ly/S9eL50R6ypK

The best primer I've read about Google's antitrust battle, by Anthony Milton for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/anti…

NEW: U.S. prosecutors are taking on Google and hope for a favorable major verdict in May. The global battle against big tech has begun, and it could have ramifications far beyond the news, reports Anthony Milton. newlinesmag.com/reportage/anti…

Wow. Just wow. Simply the best read I’ve seen on the antimonopoly movements closing in on Google.
Smart points like this. “It’s quite something that Google would reference its role in keeping the internet free, considering the massive revenue it extracts from that service.” 1/2

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I grew up hearing about Nasser as a “great hero”; as the years went by the narrative did not remain static even among those who originally adopted that impression. Much of his legacy is still relevant in the Arab world today but not in a linear way.

Is it even Ramadan if there aren't Ramadan soaps? The genre is an absolute staple for post-iftar food coma watching. A new series out of Syria shows the gritty underbelly of postwar Damascus and has the nation absolutely gripped.
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Tell me you're in Canada in April without telling me you're in Canada

The show details the gritty and violent underbelly of postwar Damascus.

Piece for New Lines Magazine
On the hit Syrian series 'Badeea's Children'

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“Badeea’s Children,” a Ramadan soap opera set in postwar Syria, has catapulted to the top of viewership charts because of its unabashed portrayal of the dark, gritty and violent underbelly of Syrian society today, writes Danny Makki for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…

Mideast friends: We're looking for more stories from the region as we recommit to it in New Lines Magazine. Please reach out to me with ideas for investigations, lifestyle stories (more on this soon), and stories you've been obsessing about that won't get published anywhere else

I became a Canadian citizen today. I am grateful to this wonderful country for welcoming me, and I'm excited about the prospect of living my citizenship, the idea of which still leaves me marveling at it.

What a brilliant day! Work by New Lines Magazine -- from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Guatemala and Gambia -- has been longlisted for four different One World Media
awards. Adding Andrei Popoviciu
to the list below. 🥳