Library

A Syrian man who bricked up his collection of religious and philosophical books to protect them from the Bashar al-Assad regime has unearthed his hidden library after 15 years. Fearing the texts would be banned or destroyed in late 2011,…

Amid the mountains of debris left behind by the war in Gaza City, a group of women is fighting a very different kind of battle. Their tools aren't weapons, but sponges, brushes, and brooms. With every fragile page they pull from beneath the…