New Lines Magazine
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An award-winning magazine for the best writing from around the world. Longform essays run daily online and quarterly in print. http://lnk.bio/newlinesmag
1. 🧵Air raid sirens went off in Kyiv during a conversation with @ChristopherJM, where he spoke with @Amie_FR and @FaisalAlYafai on the @newlinesmag podcast about exhaustion in Ukraine and why Putin won’t take Trump’s threats seriously. newlinesmag.com/podcast/ukrain…
The great genocide scholar @martinshawx had noted genocidal intent and actions in Israel's assault on Gaza already in November 2023. In his new essay for @newlinesmag, he describes how discourse and opinions have shifted in spite of media suppression. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
NEW: A growing number of Nigerians are returning home after years abroad, but they are often met with skepticism, culture shock and hard realities. In this essay for @newlinesmag, @Charleskins explores the “japada” trend. newlinesmag.com/reportage/nige…
The dam of Gaza genocide denial has well and truly broken. While Israel’s supporters in the West still reject the charge, many media outlets are coming off the fence. Genocide scholar @martinshawx reflects on the shift for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
The collapse of the Assad regime has turned Syria's Sweida province into a dangerous flash point. @Santiagomontag and @HussamHamoud report for @newlinesmag on how sectarian fears, local militias and outside powers are colliding. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/desp…
Published in 2023, @martinshawx, one of the world’s leading genocide scholars, assesses the uses and abuses of the “g-word” in the debate over the Gaza war, at @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…
The mountain of the Druze is burning. @CP__Ward reports for @newlinesmag on the violence in Sweida, Syria, and the region's descent into catastrophe. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/esca…
About time…The dam of Gaza genocide denial has well and truly broken. While Israel’s supporters in the West still reject the charge, many media outlets are coming off the fence. Genocide scholar @martinshawx reflects on the shift for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
The Lionesses - the English football team will stop taking the knee because of racism, I have written about this in @newlinesmag here: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mo-s…
A fascinating essay on the discussion on genocide in Gaza, from genocide scholar @martinshawx who was first to write about this subject as scholar, in @newlinesmag & elsewhere. Today he reflects on the shift in the debate. Literal vs interpretive denial newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
"[N]either side trusts the account of the other. Amid a security vacuum, these neighbors have come to fear each other." @CP__Ward reports for @newlinesmag on the violence in Sweida, Syria, and the region's descent into catastrophe. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/esca…
NEW: The dam of Gaza genocide denial has well and truly broken. While Israel’s supporters in the West still reject the charge, many media outlets are coming off the fence. Genocide scholar @martinshawx reflects on the shift for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
They serve in the army, pay their taxes and obey the laws of the land, but have never been granted equality and are now increasingly concerned for the future. At @newlinesmag, my former colleague @RaslanIb explains the balancing act of the Israeli Druze. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-b…
Israel’s Druze keep lobbying for equality based on their loyal service to the state, but in Israel they remain second-class citizens. In Syria they feel increasingly vulnerable and face sectarian violence. Insight by @RaslanIb for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-b…
Re-up: Israel’s former Ambassador to the U.S. and former negotiator with Syria @ItamarRabinovi discusses Israel’s attempt to cut a deal with Assad prior to 2011 newlinesmag.com/first-person/h…
Sweida is unraveling: A combination of local blood feuds, governmental paralysis & foreign interference has turned the Syrian province into a dangerous flash point. @Santiagomontag and @HussamHamoud report for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/desp…
Important and well-researched read...
Turkish government policies that are clearing the way for mining, tourism and unchecked development are also fueling unprecedented forest fires in the country, show @ChericiSofia and @Aylinelci in this @newlinesmag investigation. newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-…
The collapse of the Assad regime has turned Syria's Sweida province into a dangerous flash point. @Santiagomontag and @HussamHamoud report for @newlinesmag on how sectarian fears, local militias and outside powers are colliding. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/desp…
The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson in @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/essays/histori…
Two primers for the developments in southern Syria from @newlinesmag in the past few days: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/esca… newlinesmag.com/spotlight/desp…
The collapse of the Assad regime has turned Syria's Sweida province into a dangerous flash point. @Santiagomontag and @HussamHamoud report for @newlinesmag on how sectarian fears, local militias and outside powers are colliding. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/desp…