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Jaafari Builds Bridges

Leading candidate for the premiership extends his hand to Sunnis and radical Shia.

Shrine Unites Muslims and Christians

Different faiths have been celebrated in the same holy place for centuries.

Kurdish Women Worry About Losing Rights

Women in Kurdistan fear Iraq’s new Shia elite will introduce religious law.

Arab Lecturers Go North

Teaching at Kurdish universities has its problems, but for many Arabs it is a better option than staying at home.

Jaafari Gets Ayatollah's Approval

Former vice-president, who’s seen as a conservative, receives vote of confidence from top cleric in his bid for the premiership.

Kirkuk Council Faces Big Challenge

Newfound political power of city’s Kurds sparks fears that they will try to make it the capital of a Kurdish state.

Highwaymen on “Death Road”

Kurdish drivers say they are targeted by kidnappers on a major Iraqi highway.

Sunni Group Condemns Bombing

Authorities warn that death toll may rise after worst-yet insurgent attack.

Kidnap Survivor Recounts Ordeal

On the point of beheading their captive, the insurgents relented – but though he lived to tell the tale, he is emotionally scarred by the experience.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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