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Day-to-day civility conceals underlying mistrust between ethnic communities in southern Kyrgyzstan. Here, the central market in Osh, June 2011. (Photo: Pavel Gromsky)
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Unease Persists in South Kyrgyzstan
Timur Toktonaliev
4 May 12
Lack of real reconciliation leaves Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities far apart.
The wooden Cathedral of the Ascension in Almaty was completed in 1907 and is one of the very few older buildings to have survived earthquakes and urban planning. (Photo: Ken and Nyetta/Flickr)
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Enjoying Multicultural Almaty
Dina Tokbaeva
14 Mar 12
Kazakstan’s former capital has become a magnet for ambitious young Central Asians, attracted not just by opportunities but also by welcoming environment.
Rangers in Congo’s Virunga national park inspect the remains of a hippopotamus. (Photo: Wildlife Direct/Flickr)
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Hungry for Hippo in Congo
Mélanie Gouby
28 Feb 12
“Bush meat” hunting has depleted wildlife stocks in eastern jungles.
A market in downtown Amman. (Photo: Hubert Stoffels/Flickr)
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Tale of Two Seasons in Jordanian Capital
Abeer Mohammed
21 Feb 12
Amman mixes secular and conservative identities.
Libyan embassy London, autumn 2011. (Photo: Gordon2208/Flickr)
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All Change at Libya's London Embassy
William Shaw
3 Feb 12
New diplomatic staff tasked with rebuilding relations and recovering stolen state assets. Deputy mission chief Ahmed Gebreel talks about breaking with the Gaddafi regime.
Lod’s old town, with the Church of St George and a mosque beside it. (Photo: George Nikolaus/Flickr)
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Arab-Jewish Coexistence in St George's Birthplace
Daniella Peled
13 Jan 12
Lod is economically depressed, but that has not led to ethnic strife in this unusually mixed Israeli town.
Anti-Mubarak protesters make their presence felt in central Cairo. (Photo: Daniella Peled) Protesters outside the Bahrain embassy in London. (Photo: Dominic Kavakeb) The Imam Ali holy shrine in Najaf. (Photo: Qasim al-Kaabi) A market in downtown Amman. (Photo: Hubert Stoffels/Flickr) Uvira, South Kivu. (Photo: Melanie Gouby) A woman carries goods down a busy street in the town of Arua. (Photo: Pernille Baerendtsen)
Amir al-Shimmari spent 22 years entombed underground. (Photo: Emad al-Shara) Yvonne (Joanna) Botteau Jacques at her home in Murguzalli. (Photo: Sabuhi Mammadli) Building of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. (Photo: Hanhil) Libyan embassy London, autumn 2011. (Photo: Gordon2208/Flickr) The Bridge of Peace spans the Kura river in Tbilisi. (Photo: Daniella Peled) The wooden Cathedral of the Ascension in Almaty was completed in 1907 and is one of the very few older buildings to have survived earthquakes and urban planning. (Photo: Ken and Nyetta/Flickr)