Jessie Williams
Despite volatility, Syrian artists are painting brighter futures through the haze
After the fall — Just over a full year since the collapse of Assad’s dictatorship, the country’s political and social outlook remains fragile. But a new outlook means a blank slate, and a grassroots arts scene is blossoming. Jessie Williams meets the photographers, painters and sculptors forging a new path.
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Afghanistan’s women’s football team are fighting to play
Scoring in exile — Having fled to Australia in the wake the Taliban takeover, a new women’s refugee team has been set up by FIFA. But still unable to take part in official tournaments, players are dreaming of full recognition.
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Egyptian activists are battling the state’s greenwashing
COP27 — While hosting the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference, the Egyptian government are continuing repressive mistreatment of environmental campaigners.
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I was arrested over my hijab – here’s why I’m protesting
Fight for justice — As protests in Iran intensify, a young woman describes being brutalised by police at age 16 and why she’s now taking to the streets.
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For abortion clinic workers, the fear of violence is constant
Right to Choose — A 37-year-old woman shares how her abortion led her to become a clinic worker, and the abuse she’s received in that role.
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I still face abuse for an abortion I had in high school
An abortion storyteller talks about the termination of her pregnancy and the harassment she’s received for sharing her story online.
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The woman fighting to get her Ukrainian family to safety
Search for Sanctuary — Tanya Tame describes the ordeal she’s faced trying to bring her family members fleeing war to the UK in the face of a draconian immigration system.
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A Ukrainian student’s fight to reach the UK and escape war
Search for Sanctuary — PhD student Artur Nadieev describes the bureaucratic nightmare he is facing as he tries to reach the UK to escape the crisis in Ukraine.
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An Afghan student on the horror of the Taliban takeover
‘The world is abandoning us’ — A university student awaiting an evacuation flight from outside Kabul airport describes his experience of the crisis in Afghanistan and his fears for the future of his country.
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Claude Cahun: Jersey’s queer, anti-Nazi freedom fighter
A soldier with no name — When the island was under Nazi control during the Second World War, two avant-garde artists attempted their own cryptic resistance campaign. Now, 75 years after its liberation, their story is finally being shared.
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