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Mark Pinder / Report Digital-Rea / Redux The Houthis’ Dream Come True
They have wanted a war with Israel for decades.
Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Clash of the Patriarchs
A hard-line Russian bishop backed by the political might of the Kremlin could split the Orthodox Church in two.
Photo-illustration by Cristiana Couceiro. Sources: Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency / Getty; Getty; Gali Tibbon / AFP / Getty. The Houthis Are Very, Very Pleased
Since staking claim to the Palestinian cause, the Yemeni militants have come to seem unstoppable.
MohammedHamoud / Getty Hezbollah Goes to the Theater
The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful. Watching it made me wonder about the real-life dramas that don’t make it to the stage.
Photographs courtesy of Robert F. Worth The Bizarre Story Behind Shinzo Abe’s Assassination
The man who allegedly killed the former prime minister says he was aiming for something larger: the Unification Church—the Moonies—and its political influence in Japan.
Illustration by Chantal Jahchan. Sources: DPA / Alamy; API / Gamma-Rapho / Getty; Minokuniya / Getty; Wikimedia. In Iran, Raw Fury Is in the Air
If the demonstrations have one theme, it seems to be sheer hatred of the regime.
AFP / Getty The Most Stinging Resignation Letter Ever Written
When Iraq’s finance minister stepped down last month, he didn’t go quietly.
Khalid Mohammed / AP Rushdie’s Challenge to Islamic Orthodoxy
For one young Iraqi man, discovering the writer’s work opened up a world beyond his closed society.
David Levenson / Getty; Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy; The Atlantic A Model Prison
McKean, a federal correctional institution, does everything that "make 'em bust rocks" politicians decry --imagine, educating inmates! -- and it works
