By Dalia Mortada and Lauren Bohn Rashed wandered aimlessly in the dark, autumn leaves and twigs crunching under...
Apr 05, 2016
Refugees in Greece, a Warehouse of Souls
By Lauren Bohn and Tania Karas LESVOS, Greece – Through a barbed wire fence, 17-year-old Syrian refugee Asma...
Apr 05, 2016
Survivors of Kenya’s Garissa Massacre Cope with Fear of Another Attack
John Omwango, who survived the Garissa University massacre in April 2015, transferred to Moi University, where he is...
Apr 01, 2016
Easter Rising: Remembering the 1916 Rebellion That Set Ireland on Path to Freedom
GroundTruth Emerging Photographer Danielle Houghton was named the Irish Times Amateur Photographer of the Year for 2015. DUBLIN —...
Mar 31, 2016
Reporting on climate change in the face of terror
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands—We learned of the terrorist attacks in Brussels the way many people get news these days: with...
Mar 24, 2016
Chapter 1: Out of Syria
By Dalia Mortada and Lauren Bohn Tucked away in an alley in Istanbul’s Aksaray neighborhood, Şirket Alahdab is...
Mar 16, 2016
GroundTruth Fellows Chat Syrian Food on Facebook: Ask them anything!
GroundTruth Middle East Reporting Fellow Dalia Mortada joined PRI's The World for a Facebook chat about the war...
Mar 16, 2016
Syrian food is the connection to my family’s homeland
My parents are from Syria. My grandparents are from Syria. My Syrian heritage stretches back centuries. But I...
Mar 15, 2016
Faces of Syria’s Lost Generation
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon – They are two faces of what many here fear is a “lost generation” of...
Mar 14, 2016
‘Death waves us good morning through the windows’: Covering Syria five years on
Asma al-Assad’s right hand was soft and sweaty when I shook it five years ago. “It has been...
Mar 14, 2016