For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar’s once-repressed cultural identity.
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For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar’s once-repressed cultural identity.
In 1905 a British colonial officer killed the Nandi’s supreme leader, most likely taking his severed head as a prize.
In Mathare, one of the largest slums in Nairobi, residents grapple with flood damage, loss and lack of state assistance.
Murabitat remain dedicated to defending Al-Aqsa against Israeli incursions, despite repeated banning orders.
In Diyarbakır, Turkey, one 24-year-old is documenting an ancient practice and popularising it among a new generation.
Palestinians fear a continuing Israeli plan to resolve property ownership claims will evict them from their homes.
Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta region of the occupied West Bank denounce attacks by Israeli settlers.
In Istanbul, a ‘Uighur School’ is teaching and housing children whose families face persecution in Xinjiang, China.
Mothers whose sons were killed by police have united to fight for justice and protect other young men.
