NEW: Seven months after Assad’s fall, an analysis of the violence in Sweida shows how international interference and internal paralysis are pushing the country back toward chaos, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/how...

My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social The Lebanese militant Georges Abdallah, who has been incarcerated in France for 40 years, was released today. His freedom and the question of what his incarceration meant have deeply divided the nation. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/fo...

Hard to find a unique angle on a saturated topic like Epstein but @benlorber8.bsky.social has done just that — he examines the antisemitic underbelly of the MAGA obsession with the billionaire pedophile and warns against progressive amplification of these narratives. newlinesmag.com/argument/pro...

Geography nerds, this one is for you... can you point to Annobon on the map? The tiny islet is trying to win its independence from the country is says is its third colonial overlord in as many centuries. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/an...

This is such a good one: It's got dueling paleontologists blowing up fossils, Congolese fishermen's close encounters with the supernatural, and Young Earth Creationists bushwhacking through the heart of the rainforest looking for a dinosaur to disprove Darwin. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

Meeting JD Vance was enough to kill Pope Francis

As a decades-old treaty begins to unravel and world powers eye new opportunities in Antarctica, a group of environmental lawyers is trying to save the southern continent with a curious new strategy... newlinesmag.com/reportage/sh...

Get dressed up or be left out! I loved this story on Aso-Ebi — truly gets to the heart of a tradition that has infiltrated all sorts of corners of the social fabric in Nigeria. newlinesmag.com/reportage/ki...

I sat on the floor with my mom as we flipped through the pile of old black-and-white photos. What we found spread over more than six pages was a visual account of my grandfather’s days as a soldier in Libya.

📢📢📢PITCH CALL. I’m looking for pitches for two verticals at New Lines Magazine to run in April, May and June. Deadline for pitches is March 31. Read on for details.

The final nail in the coffin for anyone who ever believed that Big Oil was going to solve the climate crisis. It was always a lie. It was always greenwashing nonsense. It was never going to. And it never will. It was always profit over people and planet. To the death. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A sizzling, truly marvelous piece of cultural history by @simongandrew.bsky.social about the making and mourning of the Egyptian musical legend Ahmad Adawiya You'll love this essay even if you've never heard Adawiya's music — which you will want to do after (no, *while*) reading it!

This Friday in London! Please come to the Frontline Club for a discussion of what 2025 is shaping up to be around the globe - from Russia to the Congo to Syria, many countries are facing major change. Reserve your free place here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-...

The Aga Khan died yesterday. A great time to revisit this @newlinesmag.bsky.social piece about the Pamiris, a community of Ismaili muslims, who fled Tajikistan and found an unlikely home in Poland, bolstered by the broader Tajik opposition movement: newlinesmag.com/reportage/po...

If you've spent any time on TikTok (or Instagram reels) you've heard "Water" the breakout sensation by South African artist Tyla. More and more African artists are making it big on social media — can they break into the mainstream? newlinesmag.com/reportage/fr...

The world is worried about the jihadism of Syria’s new leaders, but the world may be missing the point, argues Robin Yassin-Kassab @qunfuz.bsky.social in this powerful intervention in the Islamism/secularism debate in post-Assad Syria, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/argument/syr...

A great conversation on thr meaning of home. Queue it up for the weekend! newlinesmag.com/podcast/hous...

1. 🧵 The British Museum is a popular, beloved institution. Is there a way to square the circle — returning controversially acquired objects, yet also saving the collection for the millions of visitors it receives each year? youtu.be/xYdipAjMD0s

As a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Gaza takes hold, my friend @mohamhawish.bsky.social reflects for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on survival amid unimaginable loss and the uncertainty around returning home. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/re...

I feel like recently mining has become much more on our minds, as we learn about the implication of crucial metals and minerals in the supply chains of things we use everyday, from cars to cell phones. I've been loving editing these stories, including this one: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...

“When Gosha arrived at the hotel, he looked exhausted but happy.” After we published an investigation into Russia’s illegal deportation of a teenage disabled boy — he was found.  newlinesmag.com/reportage/tw...

There is no better place on the internet to read deep, humane coverage of Syria than @newlinesmag.bsky.social. Just this week we published 6 different Syrian authors. Here's a thread of some of our best writing on Syria, starting here: newlinesmag.com/argument/lib...

Trying to make sense of Aleppo's stunning fall? New Lines' Editor in Chief, @hhassan.bsky.social , who knows Syria's rebel factions better than anyone, breaks it down in this essential piece. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

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