Update, December 7: We want to thank all who applied for this fellowship. We received over 300 applications, which...
Nov 18, 2015
War reporting, a love story
Shelton and her husband, Ahmad. (Photo courtesy Tracey Shelton) Conflict reporter Tracey Shelton has been willing to risk...
Nov 13, 2015
Seven women peacemakers who should be on your radar
ISTANBUL, Turkey — When it comes to women and conflict, the media often delivers two narratives. On one...
Nov 05, 2015
Lacking a supportive community, many LGBT people in Turkey live double lives
ISTANBUL, Turkey — A little before midnight on a blindingly blue, strobe-lit dance floor in Istanbul, a dark and...
Oct 30, 2015
What’s It Like to Be a Female Journalist in the Middle East?
This article was published in partnership with Cosmopolitan magazine. A version appears in GroundTruth's Field Guide for Correspondents....
Oct 30, 2015
Turkey’s Empire of Men
This article was published in partnership with Al Jazeera America. ANKARA, Turkey — On an ice-cold January morning in...
Oct 30, 2015
Silent History: A Turkish Narrative
The first-person narrative, as told to Lauren Bohn, was published in partnership with the New York Times magazine....
Oct 29, 2015
The making of a Syrian refugee celebrity chef — in Gaza
This article was published in partnership with PRI's The World and GroundTruth's 2015 Middle East fellow, Dalia Mortada...
Oct 29, 2015
Meet five of Gaza’s brightest entrepreneurs
This article was published in partnership with PRI's The World. Last summer's 50-day war, in which 2,000 Palestinians...
Oct 28, 2015
Fighting in Syria shifts as sectarian divisions intensify
BY TRACEY SHELTON ALEPPO, Syria — Soma lives in the shadows. He moves through back alleys rather than...
Oct 23, 2015