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Two women wearing black veils walk outside past a sign with Arabic text.

The women of ISIS are more than just brides

Iranian American journalist and writer Azadeh Moaveni spoke with Marco Werman about why the term "ISIS brides" is problematic and shares her perspective on the much bigger role that women have had in militant Islamic groups.

The women of ISIS are more than just brides
Hadi Jasim was an Iraqi translator for the US military. Now he's a "global guide" at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.

This Philadelphia museum hired Iraqi and Syrian refugees as tour guides for its Middle East gallery

This Philadelphia museum hired Iraqi and Syrian refugees as tour guides for its Middle East gallery
Men in camouflague fatigues walk down a street lined with rubble from destroyed buildings.

With an iPhone and the internet, this Syrian satirist is having conversations his countrymen can't

With an iPhone and the internet, this Syrian satirist is having conversations his countrymen can't
Yusra, played by Rhianna Merralls, struggles to fall asleep in the play, "Wherever I Lay My Head," performed in London City Hall.

Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination

Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination
Dima Basha (right) watches dubbed cartoons with her daughter, Angelina, to help her learn formal Arabic.

How SpongeBob SquarePants is helping one Syrian woman preserve her culture for her daughter

How SpongeBob SquarePants is helping one Syrian woman preserve her culture for her daughter
A girl attends her first class at a school in Hazema in north Raqqa, Syria.

In Syria, all girls want is safety and school

Some Syrian parents are marrying off their young daughters to protect them from the ravages of war, but these girls yearn for an education.

In Syria, all girls want is safety and school
Jamal is a Syrian refugee living in Tokyo. He's made friends there and learned Japanese. But he misses Syrian food.

Meet one of the handful of Syrians granted asylum in Japan

In 2016, Japan received a record number of applications for refugee status. It rejected 99 percent of them.

Meet one of the handful of Syrians granted asylum in Japan
A fuel stand in rebel-held, besieged Eastern Ghouta, Syria, Feb. 12, 2017.

The lucrative business of smuggling supplies into Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta

A recent government offensive shut down smuggling tunnels rebels used to bring in supplies to besieged Eastern Ghouta. With nearly 300,000 people reportedly on the brink of famine, only a pair of businessmen can provide supplies. But they aren’t cheap.

The lucrative business of smuggling supplies into Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in this handout picture provided by SANA on February 10, 2017, Syria.

Lack of political will stands in the way of bringing Assad to court

There is no shortage of evidence needed to charge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with war crimes. There is, however, a shortage of political will.

Lack of political will stands in the way of bringing Assad to court

Osama Alomar’s Very Short Stories

Stories short as tweets, by Osama Alomar: “He was born with a silver knife in his mouth. And he was its first victim.”

Osama Alomar’s Very Short Stories
Abu Radwan and his family converted to Christianity after they fled Syria to Lebanon. He says it's a genuine conversion, though he does say he thinks it might help him get resettled in the West.

Why some Muslim Syrian refugees are converting to Christianity

Converting from Islam to Christianity can be a dangerous thing in the Middle East. In some countries, it's illegal. Yet some Syrian refugees are converting, despite receiving threats.

Why some Muslim Syrian refugees are converting to Christianity
People walk past a damaged building in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria.

A major water crisis in Syria's capital worsens as fighting continues

A major water crisis in Syria's capital worsened as regime and rebel forces clashed near its main reservoir Thursday despite a fragile truce that entered its seventh day.

A major water crisis in Syria's capital worsens as fighting continues
A Syrian class in Istanbul. Many of the students hadn't attending school for years.

Syrian parents in Turkey worry their kids are losing their culture

Hundreds of thousands of Syrian children are attending temporary Syrian schools in Turkey, where they learn in Arabic. But the country is considering a plan to have them attend Turkish schools only.

Syrian parents in Turkey worry their kids are losing their culture
Laura Passoni took her four-year-old son to Syria in 2014 to join ISIS and realized quickly she'd made a terrible mistake. "From that moment I did everything to try to leave so that my son wouldn’t become a terrorist,” she says.

A Belgian woman explains why she joined ISIS, and why she came back

Laura Passoni went to Syria to join the ISIS terror group, taking along her 4-year-old son. She soon realized: "I made a very bad mistake."

A Belgian woman explains why she joined ISIS, and why she came back
Members of the civil defense rescue children after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo.

Netflix now has some of the most dramatic footage you'll see from inside Syria

The White Helmets have been nominated for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, but the group is also criticized.

Netflix now has some of the most dramatic footage you'll see from inside Syria