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After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover

July 11, 2025Conflict & Justice

The Israeli airstrikes on Iran have stopped — at least for now. But for many Iranians, the real struggle is just beginning: putting their lives back together.

As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return

July 9, 2025Immigration

Iranians come together to help one another amid war

July 8, 2025Conflict & Justice

Once marginalized, Mexico City’s sonidero parties draw crowds across social divides

June 10, 2025Culture

In Damascus, stand-up comedians test the limits under a new government

June 5, 2025Syria

The ‘1975’ project helps Vietnamese refugee families open up about their past

June 5, 2025Sacred Spaces

This year marks a half-century since the end of the Vietnam War. A new memorial project, driven by young Vietnamese Americans in Boston, aims to honor memories of the war and help families process their trauma.

Community, conversation, music: How people are tackling eco-anxiety around the world

May 16, 2025Climate Change

People are meeting at “climate cafés” to talk about how climate change is impacting their lives and their feelings around it. With locations around the world, attendees can share their anxieties and fears about the future without the pressure of trying to find a solution.

Bhutanese refugees stuck in Nepal remain in limbo

May 5, 2025Refugees

Thousands of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens were forced to flee their country in the early 1990s. Today, they remain in limbo without the proper documentation to go back or to integrate into Nepalese society.

Astropical band fuses electronic music with Caribbean rhythms in an ‘optimistic’ album that ‘takes you to beach’

April 30, 2025Arts, Culture & Media

Two of the biggest bands from South America are joining forces to give their people something to dance to through tough times.

‘Nowhere is safe’: The teenage guitarists who fled Afghanistan — and are now in limbo

April 25, 2025Conflict & Justice

A group of Afghan teenage girls once found hope through music. They were then forced to escape Taliban rule and take refuge in Pakistan. Now, Pakistan wants to send them back.