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August 12, 2019 | MLive
The Journey Home: Your Blood Runs Through Me
In the last installment of the series, Zahra Ahmad reflects on her personal journey and what family history has taught her.
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Iraq
August 12, 2019 | MLive
The Journey Home: Secrets of the Holy City
In the fourth part of the series, Zahra Ahmad pays her respects at her grandfather's grave and visits the tomb of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib.
August 12, 2019 | MLive
The Journey Home: Ruins of Babylon
In the third part of the series, Zahra Ahmad visits the ruins of ancient Babylon—and an abandoned castle that once belonged to Saddam Hussein.
August 12, 2019 | MLive
The Journey Home: The Welcome Home Committee
In the second part of the series, Zahra Ahmad looks at what it means to be a woman in Iraq.
August 12, 2019 | MLive
The Journey Home: The Sword
An Iraqi-American woman’s story of revolution, refuge, and return.
May 28, 2019 | CNN
Yazidi Boys Forced To Be Child Soldiers for ISIS
Kimberly Dozier appeared on CNN to discuss her reporting on Yazidi boys forced to fight for ISIS.
May 23, 2019 | TIME
They Were Children When They Were Kidnapped by ISIS and Forced to Fight. What Happens Now That They're Home?
What will become of the thousands of youngsters press-ganged into ISIS’s forces in northern Iraq? The terrorists separated Yezidi children from their families, sometimes killing their parents in front of them.
March 24, 2019 | The Daily Beast
The Caliphate Is Crushed, But ISIS Infants—Innocent, Abandoned and Despised—Live On
Iraq's Yazidi minority has forgiven its women for being enslaved and raped by fighters from the defunct Islamic State, but it hasn't forgiven their children for being born.
February 14, 2019 | The Daily Beast
In Much of Iraq, ISIS Still Rules the Night
ISIS fighters come back after dark. In many towns in Iraq, government control is surface-deep, and ISIS remains the power to be challenged, or joined.
January 25, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Opinion: Eight Years Since Arab Spring, Is There Hope for Middle East Democracy?
Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan evaluates today's political landscape in the Middle East.
January 10, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Opinion: The Biggest Terrorist Threat to America Isn’t a Migrant Caravan. It’s Still ISIS.
Is fixation on the Mexican border a distraction from ongoing crises abroad?
December 21, 2018 | NPR's Fresh Air
Following the Defeat of ISIS, Iraq Pursues a Campaign of Revenge
New Yorker reporter Ben Taub tells NPR's Fresh Air that hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, including women and children, are being detained, tortured, killed, or cast out for suspected association with ISIS.
Iraq: The Journey Home
The story of an Iraqi-Irani woman’s experience of immigration highlights the importance of cultural re-exposure.
Still Surviving ISIS
Will the continued suffering of ISIS's victims result in a resurgence of the terror group?
Shallow Graves
ISIS has been destroyed, but will Iraq’s campaign of revenge help bring about its resurgence?
Religion and Reconstruction in Iraq
As Iraq's religious and ethnic minority groups return to Mosul and the Nineveh plains, how are they supposed to rebuild not only their homes, but also their relations with one another?
Justice for the Enemy
The war against ISIS in Iraq is officially over. Now the government faces another momentous task: It must bring those responsible to account.
Sistani's State; the Growing Power of Iraq’s Shia Authorities
The Shia clerics of the Marjai’yah wield growing power and influence in Iraq. What will they do with it?
Iran Wins in Iraq
In a multi-part series for PBS NewsHour , Reza Sayah and Gelareh Kiazand look at Iran’s influence in its war-torn neighbor.
'Treasonous' Young Kurds and a Referendum
Iraqi Kurdistan wants to split from Iraq's central government. But a group of young Kurds have joined controversial Baghdad-backed militias of Iraq. They provide a unique window on where the country may be heading.
Data in a Crisis
In the chaos of crisis and human displacement, aid organizations struggle to track, analyze and respond to information fast enough to provide help. Tech and data science is providing a solution.
Iraq: The Battle for Mosul
At a critical time in Iraq’s history, Jane Ferguson examines the military forces involved in the battle for Mosul, the role of Iran-based militias and the status of Fallujah post-ISIS.
The Move on Mosul
This year, a force comprised of Iraqi soldiers, Iranian-backed militias, Kurdish peshmerga, and Sunni police will attempt to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, from the Islamic State, or ISIS.
Hurricane Katrina and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
What difference did it make that Hurricane Katrina struck during major US military deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq? This piece explores hidden intersections between these defining events.
October 04, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Zahra Ahmad
In Feb. 2019, journalist Zahra Ahmad returned to Iraq to reunite with her family for the first time since immigrating to the U.S in 1998. Here she explains what sparked her trip and what she learned.
June 18, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Simona Foltyn
Can trials of ISIS suspects bring about closure? Simona Foltyn travels to Baghdad to report on the justice process for alleged ISIS members.
November 29, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Reza Sayah and Gelareh Kiazand
The U.S. spent more than one trillion dollars on the war in Iraq but today Iran's influence appears to outweigh Washington's. How far has Iran extended its reach in Iraq and should the U.S. be concerned?
October 03, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet The Journalist: Kenneth R. Rosen
Kenneth R. Rosen traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region, that is home to 4 to 5 million Kurds, to cover the referendum for independence.
September 01, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Paul A. Kramer
As the U.S. government responded to Hurricane Katrina what difference did it make that the nation was at war? In what ways were post-Katrina relief operations experienced as the war “coming home"?
August 11, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson discusses how he chronicles the lives of six people to tell the story of the collapse of the Middle East. "We're all living with the fall-out of what has happened in this region."
August 11, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ben C. Solomon
Pulitzer Prize-winning filmmaker and video journalist for The New York Times, Ben C. Solomon, discusses his VR film, "The Fight for Falluja."
March 04, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Luke Mogelson
Writer Luke Mogelson discusses reporting on the frontlines of the Mosul Liberation Force's fight against ISIS in Iraq.
May 24, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Emily Feldman
Journalist Emily Feldman discusses the two questions that drew her to northern Iraq to report on the Yazidis, nearly one year after ISIS fighters brutally targeted the religious minority.
September 17, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: James Harkin
The Islamic State (ISIS) is recruiting increasing numbers of displaced Syrian youth. In many ways, it operates as a darkly militant variant of youth culture rebellion.
June 14, 2019 | General news
Beyond Religion: The Role of Religion in Building Peace
How is religion used to foster peace and healing in active conflict societies?
March 15, 2019 | Awards
Pulitzer Center Grantee Ben Taub Wins 2019 Ellie Award
Taub wins in the Reporting category for "Iraq's Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge," an expose of the Iraqi government's quest for revenge after the defeat of ISIS.
February 13, 2019 | Awards
Pulitzer Center Grantees Nahal Toosi, Patrick Brown and Ben Taub Nominated for 2019 Ellie Awards
Pulitzer Center grantees Nahal Toosi, Patrick Brown and Ben Taub have been nominated for the 2019 National Magazine Award for Print and Digital Media in Reporting.
July 10, 2018 | Newsletter
This Week: Poverty in America
This Week: Nearly one in five children in America suffers from being poor, deportations are straining relations between Australia and New Zealand, and ISIS has undermined faith in Iraq.
June 11, 2018 | General news
Beyond War: When Should External Governments Intervene—and How
Journalists and policymakers discuss the impact of external intervention in global conflicts during a panel at the Pulitzer Center Beyond War Conference.
August 25, 2017 | Awards
Three Projects Named Finalists for Online Journalism Awards
The New York Times Magazine virtual reality film "The Fight for Falluja" and two other grantee projects have been named finalists in the Online Journalism Awards.
July 05, 2017 | General news, Awards
'Fractured Lands' Wins the 2017 Marco Bastianelli Award
Pulitzer grantees Paolo Pellegrin and Scott Anderson win the 2017 Marco Bastianelli award for the Italian edition of their book 'Fractured Lands.'
June 07, 2017 | General news, Project news
Detours Podcast Launches With Scott Anderson Interview
The first edition of Detours, a new podcast supported by the Pulitzer Center, launched with an interview with journalist Scott Anderson.
May 23, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Saving 1,000 ISIS Slaves
A Yazidi activist's ingenious plan to save his people.
May 16, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Private Security for the Rich
This week: the global rise of private security services, China's motivation for investing in renewable energy, and photographs from a teenage refugee.
March 10, 2017 | General news, Education news
Bridging Divides: Madeleine Albright and Stephen J. Hadley in Philadelphia
Madeleine Albright and Stephen J. Hadley appeal for bipartisanship in meetings with Pulitzer Center partner schools in Philadelphia.
February 20, 2017 | Education news
Eighth Graders Investigate Hope, Courage and Resilience in "Fractured Lands"
Teacher Faraz Chaudry describes how he used "Fractured Lands" to examine the unraveling of the Middle East with 8th grade students in Wheeling, IL.
July 31, 2019 | All Grades
Toolkit for Your Next Discussion on Conflict and Peacebuilding
Conflict—difficult to define, but keenly felt. Explore these stories about under-reported aspects of conflict and peacebuilding.
February 15, 2017 | Middle School, High School, College
Interpreting "Fractured Lands" through Geometric Art
This art lesson is an examination of the conflict in the Middle East. Students will learn about the basics of Islamic Art, and create their own artwork to contribute positively to this global crisis.
January 20, 2017 | All Grades
Capier: "Fractured Lands" K-12 Lesson Plan and Educational Resources
This global affairs lesson plan engages students in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands," a gripping examination into the unraveling of the modern Middle East through the stories of six individuals.
December 06, 2016 | All Grades
"Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart" Lesson Plans
These lesson plans present close reading, writing, discussion, and hands-on activities that explore "Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart," Scott Anderson's New York Times Magazine story.
October 24, 2016 | High School
Is There Really Religious Conflict?
This lesson challenges students to take a position related to what is causing or fueling conflicts that could be labeled religious. Students create an argumentative research paper and presentation.
October 14, 2016 | Middle School, High School, College
Fractured Lands Children's Book
After reading, discussing, analyzing and synthesizing "Fractured Lands", students will develop a children's book further exploring a character, region or event.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
September 22, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Fractured Lands Preface- Interactive Digital Notebook
This digital interactive notebook was created to help middle school students grasp the important information presented in the Preface section of “Fractured Lands” by Scott Anderson.
September 07, 2016 | Middle School, High School, College
Fractured Lands 30 Ft Timeline/ Assessing Causes & Effects
Students will illustrate their critical reading of "Fractured Lands" and their assessment of the causes and effects of the crisis in the Arab World by creating a 30-foot timeline.
September 05, 2016 | High School, College
The Arab Spring Monologues
This lesson provides guidelines for students to create their own play based on "Fractured Lands," a story published by The New York Times Magazine in the print edition on August 14, 2016.
September 04, 2016 | High School
Working with Fractured Lands in Middle East History
After discussing “Fractured Lands,” groups of students will present on a particular character’s story, contextualizing it in terms of contemporary history, geopolitics, and conflict.
August 25, 2016 | Middle School
"Fractured Lands" Eighth Grade Global Awareness Lesson Plans
This lesson plan is designed as a guide for engaging students in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands," a gripping examination into the unraveling of the modern Middle East.