The GroundTruth Project is pleased to announce that its 2016 Middle East reporting fellow is Jahd Khalil, a...
May 03, 2016
A 20-hour train ride through the Sahara Desert
Passengers often ride on top of the train cars transporting iron ore across the Sahara desert, from the mine...
May 03, 2016
Recipe: Halawet El Jibn (Sweet Cheese Rolls)
Halawet El Jibn (Sweet Cheese Rolls) Rolls of soft, sweet cheese dough get stuffed with clotted cream and...
May 01, 2016
Recipe: Warbat bil ishta (Syrian sweet cream puffs)
A huge range of desserts from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Jordan use sweet cream, or ishta, whether...
May 01, 2016
Chapter 4: Betrayal
By Dalia Mortada and Lauren Bohn “It is betrayal,” As’ad Salloura declared from behind his giant wooden desk...
May 01, 2016
Chapter 3: Deadlines
By Dalia Mortada and Lauren Bohn It was a hot, humid June in Istanbul. A deadline hovered over...
May 01, 2016