Writing & Photography

Israel’s Founding Principle Selectively Applied

The differing immigration experiences of Ukrainians and Ethiopians Jews, leaving war-torn countries to resettle in Israel.

A Woman Alone in Oman: Three Weeks Along the Arabian Coast

In December, a photographer set off on a 2,600 mile road trip, traveling from the Yemeni border to the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what she saw.

A Queer Film Festival in Tunisia — Where Being Gay Is Illegal

“It is normal to be queer, to be different, and we have the right, of course, to exist.”

The Disappeared Children
of Israel (as contributing reporter)

In Israel’s early years, a number of parents in immigrant transit camps were told that their babies had died. Their families believe the babies were abducted by the Israeli authorities in the 1950s, and were illegally put up for adoption to childless Ashkenazi families, Jews of European descent. A younger generation is demanding answers.

*as contributing reporter

15 Hours on the Arctic Tundra with a Sàmi Family

A reindeer herding family in the Arctic brings their animals into corral and fights for the persistence of their indigenous Sámi culture.

Women Without Men: An Epidemic in Tajikistan

An Epidemic of HIV and Domestic Abuse in the Republic of Tajikistan