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The image of Saint Mercedes, mounted a flight of stairs above the altar at Our Lady of Mercy church, is the reason many Santería practitioners visit. When they look at the image, they see Obatalá, the parent of all orishas. Yojander Pérez López, a volunteer at the church, said it can be frustrating when people enter and call the statue by the orisha’s name. “She is not Obatalá, she is the mother of Christ,” he said. (Photo by Paxtyn Merten/The GroundTruth Project)
Faith

In Cuba, Santería flourishes two decades after ban was lifted

Isqura Arudin, 33, faced religious discrimination at her job as a teacher. She said she was told, ‘you are Muslim and with that thing on your head you can’t work in Cuba,’ for wearing a hijab.
Faith

Cuba’s emerging Muslim community adds to religious diversity

HAVANA, Cuba – In a small living room in central Havana, a group of Cubans crammed together with...

Jul 31, 2018
Rights

The fight for better pay in D.C.

WASHINGTON –– Venorica Tucker has worked in the service industry since she was around 12 years old, when...

Jul 13, 2018
Clockwise from top left: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiassen, Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith and John McNamara. (Images courtesy of the Capital Gazette)
Democracy

Journalists vow to ‘press on’ after Capital Gazette remembrance

BOSTON — In newsrooms across America and in many corners of the world, a moment of silence marked...

Jul 06, 2018
Rajan Parajuli, the Nepali representative for the International NGO Population Media Center, shows part of a TV drama used to change societal norms around child marriage. (Photo by Lucy Lyons/GroundTruth)
Rights

How radio and TV dramas are helping to combat child marriage

By Lucy Lyons and Kristina Hare Lyons KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Child marriage affects 12 million girls worldwide...

Jun 29, 2018
Culture and Identity

The view from Gaza as US moves embassy to Jerusalem

Editor's note: Palestinian officials say at least 55 people have been killed by Israeli fire in the latest...

May 14, 2018
Virginia Street at McFarland Street, circa 1912. The Charleston Daily Mail, at left, moved across the street in 1927 into the building it currently occupies. (Archival image from Charleston Gazette-Mail / Courtesy of James D. Scarbro Jr.)
Americas

Despite a sale and layoffs, West Virginia newspaper continues its tradition of ‘sustained outrage’

CHARLESTON, West Virginia — This town’s daily newspaper, the Gazette-Mail, is housed in a classic 1920s building made of...

May 09, 2018
A Sisi banner hangs in Cairo. After a democratic election in 2012 that put the Muslim Brotherhood in power, Sisi led a coup that overthrew the democratically-elected president, and banned the Muslim Brotherhood and pro-democracy demonstrators. (Roger Anis/GroundTruth)
Rights

Egyptian citizens, journalists face worsening restrictions on expression under Sisi regime

In 2011, when Egypt was pulsating with post-revolution possibility, I received a grant from the Pulitzer Center to...

May 03, 2018
"My father was a painter and craftsman and he shared his love of art with me. I believe that everything that is artistic is beautiful: theater, picture frames, poems, paintings, flowers, songs. In a person, it's the character, the silhouette, the smile and the eyes that count. That said, my biggest regret is not getting an education. Doors open for you when you're educated. Otherwise you feel shame. Regardless of the situation, I would advise young women to educate themselves." Marie-Berthe Paquette, 102 years old, Montreal, 2016. (Arianne Clément/GroundTruth)
Health

What these 100-year-old women teach us about beauty

When I started shooting this story, I wished to talk about elderly women's conditions in general, but I had no...

May 02, 2018
Wonyoung Sohn visits the 1,200-year-old Bongeunsa Temple. He has been advocating for inter-faith understanding, after incidents in which radical Christians vandalized Buddhist temples. (Chris Damien/GroundTruth)
Faith

Why some religious leaders see resolving inter-faith conflict as a step to Korean reunification

SEOUL— As Wonyoung Sohn, a Methodist pastor and former professor of Christian theology, steps from the bustling Gangnam...

May 02, 2018
Military vehicles are among the sights seen in Tongil Chon, a South Korean village on the demilitarized zone.
Asia

Military vehicles, bunker supplies and propaganda have been facts of life for this DMZ village

Video produced and narrated by Ryan Thompson. Camera by Ryan Thompson and Aziza Kasumov TONGIL CHON, South Korea...

May 02, 2018
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