International Security

Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh narrowly escaped a forced marriage at 16 by writing the song 'Brides for Sale.' She recently visited West Oakland, CA, and was surprised that the U.S., like Iran and Afghanistan, has poor neighborhoods and homeless people.

Afghan rapper escaped teen marriage by singing about it

A young girl from Afghanistan escaped being forced into marrying a man when she was 14 years old — by writing a rap song about it. The young rapper is now living and going to school in the US, and she’s still making music about social justice in Afghanistan.

Afghan rapper escaped teen marriage by singing about it
Mohamed was important in Libyan's revolution, helping to defeat and ultimately capture Muammar Gaddafi. His younger brother missed out on Libya's revolution — so he decided to make his own fame by going to Syria to fight in the violent revolution there.

2014 was the year youth protesters found their voice and hacking became an everyday fear

2014 was the year youth protesters found their voice and hacking became an everyday fear
Visitors walk past TV sets during Russian President Vladimir Putin's live broadcast nationwide phone-in at the DNS electronic shop in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

Russian media say we've all got it wrong on flight 17

Russian media say we've all got it wrong on flight 17
Malala Yousafzai during trip to Nigeria July 2014

Malala, the girl who survived a Taliban shooting, is in Nigeria to support its kidnapped girls

Malala, the girl who survived a Taliban shooting, is in Nigeria to support its kidnapped girls
Lebanese Maronite Cardinal Bechara Rai looks over the ruins of Kfar Biram from the top of the village's church in northern Israel. Activists have been living in tents on the site for months to pressure Israel to rebuild the destroyed community.

Maronite Christians struggle to define their identity in Israel

Maronite Christians struggle to define their identity in Israel
The World

The Afghans' new-found freedom to shoot photos could disappear again when the US leaves

The Taliban government in Afghanistan brought with it many restrictions, including a ban on taking photographs. That changed with the US invasion in 2001. A new documentary follows four Afghan photojournalists and their hopes and fears as the US prepares to leave the country.

The Afghans' new-found freedom to shoot photos could disappear again when the US leaves