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New Lines Magazine
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An award-winning magazine for the best writing from around the world. Longform essays run daily online and quarterly in print. http://lnk.bio/newlinesmag
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4d
1. 🧵Eminent historian Rashid Khalidi joins @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on the @newlinesmag.bsky.social podcast to discuss the two years since Oct. 7, and a century of war on Palestine.

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Famously a secular, liberal city, Tel Aviv has in recent years been invaded by religious-nationalist settlers from the West Bank. Their goal, which they do not hide, is to remake it in their own image, reports @lisang.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Settlers Bursting Tel Aviv’s Bubble
The religious-nationalist right has targeted Israel’s most secular, liberal city
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4h
Nicolas Sarkozy’s trial revealed much cloak-and-dagger intrigue around his connection to Libya’s Gadhafi regime. For the families of victims of a 1989 bomb attack, the stakes were personal, writes @Diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
A Plane Crashed in the Desert. Thirty-Five Years Later, It Would Help Take Down Nicolas Sarkozy
The French presidential hopeful used clemency for the perpetrators of the UTA 772 bombing to secure campaign funding from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 6h
“Vahe Tilbian tries to think of himself as a cultural ambassador. … He sings Armenian songs whenever he performs in Ethiopia, and vice versa.”

Irina Costache traces the story and legacy of 40 Armenian orphans adopted by Ethiopia's emperor.
Haile Selassie’s Band of Armenian Orphans
A bond forged through a common Orthodox faith left a lasting imprint on Ethiopia’s music
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8h
NEW: Israeli liberals have already forgotten every aspect of the war except the hostages, interpreting their release as proof that mass protests succeeded — and their country is still a paragon of Jewish solidarity, writes @origoldberg.bsky.social.

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For Israelis, the Ceasefire Is Only About the Hostages
Champagne corks popped in Tel Aviv, but a reckoning with the cost of the war is elusive at best
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8h
Having led four medical missions to Gaza, @zsahloul.bsky.social describes the war’s devastating impact on the territory’s inhabitants and hospitals, and recounts a revealing conversation with President Biden, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
I Believed I Had Seen the Worst Humanity Could Inflict — Until Gaza
A doctor who has led four medical missions to the territory describes the war’s devastating impact on its inhabitants and hospitals — and his fellow medical professionals
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 10h
Nigeria’s clubs have turned into theaters of wealth, where coffin parades, sparklers and hype men’s taunts have replaced the dance floor, but a new rave culture is pushing back, reports Damilare Abioye for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Coffins, Champagne and Status in Lagos Nightclubs
Raves are trying to steer the club scene in Nigeria’s biggest city back to a simpler time — and away from ostentatious display of wealth
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 13h
NEW: When Ras Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, adopted 40 Armenian orphans, he could never know the lasting mark they would leave on the country’s music. Irina Costache traces the fascinating story for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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Haile Selassie’s Band of Armenian Orphans
A bond forged through a common Orthodox faith left a lasting imprint on Ethiopia’s music
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
Under Syria’s new flag, influencers and DJs portray Wadi Qandil as a Mediterranean fantasy. But how long can a bubble of cocktails and reels survive the post-Assad transition? Paloma de Dinechin reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Welcome to Syria’s Fragile Paradise
On a once-exclusive strip of Mediterranean coast, DJs, influencers and beach bars are testing how far freedom can stretch in a country emerging from war
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
For the women of Tigray, milling ancient spices is a way to reconnect with their heritage in the aftermath of war, reports Paddy Dowling, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Solace and Community in a Tigray Spice Mill
The ancient work is an act of resilience for this women’s collective, preserving identity in the aftermath of war
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
“I waited for the next few weeks to see if our meeting had an impact. But nothing changed. Biden failed to stop the Rafah offensive.”

Mohammed Zaher Sahloul details Gaza's devastation and a revealing meeting with President Biden, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
I Believed I Had Seen the Worst Humanity Could Inflict — Until Gaza
A doctor who has led four medical missions to the territory describes the war’s devastating impact on its inhabitants and hospitals — and his fellow medical professionals
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
Nigeria’s clubs have turned into theaters of wealth, where coffin parades, sparklers and hype men’s taunts have replaced the dance floor, but a new rave culture is pushing back, reports Damilare Abioye for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Coffins, Champagne and Status in Lagos Nightclubs
Raves are trying to steer the club scene in Nigeria’s biggest city back to a simpler time — and away from ostentatious display of wealth
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: Having led four medical missions to Gaza, @zsahloul.bsky.social describes the war’s devastating impact on the territory’s inhabitants and hospitals, and recounts a revealing conversation with President Biden, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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I Believed I Had Seen the Worst Humanity Could Inflict — Until Gaza
A doctor who has led four medical missions to the territory describes the war’s devastating impact on its inhabitants and hospitals — and his fellow medical professionals
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d
Famously a secular, liberal city, Tel Aviv has in recent years been invaded by religious-nationalist settlers from the West Bank. Their goal, which they do not hide, is to remake it in their own image, reports @lisang.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Settlers Bursting Tel Aviv’s Bubble
The religious-nationalist right has targeted Israel’s most secular, liberal city
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d
"By the time former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed, in 2023, to deprive Gaza’s 'human animals' of electricity, food and fuel, the move had become customary." Samer Badawi reflects on two years of Israel's war, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Burden of Metaphor in Gaza
Beyond a lasting ceasefire, what Gaza needs most is to be understood on its own terms — and for its people to be heard
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d
“Do we see enough of ourselves in his songs and persona to forgive Chaker?"

Despite the Lebanese singer Fadel Chaker's arrest last weekend, he’s topping charts again. Why do Arabs forgive their male stars? Sami Abd Elbaki writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Ballad of Fadel Chaker
Why do Arabs idolize and forgive their male stars, even when their crimes are impossible to ignore?
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d
Nicolas Sarkozy’s trial revealed much cloak-and-dagger intrigue around his connection to Libya’s Gadhafi regime. For the families of victims of a 1989 bomb attack, the stakes were personal, writes @Diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
A Plane Crashed in the Desert. Thirty-Five Years Later, It Would Help Take Down Nicolas Sarkozy
The French presidential hopeful used clemency for the perpetrators of the UTA 772 bombing to secure campaign funding from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d
Last month’s military parade in Beijing brought together the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea. But the history of its precursors reminds us of the hidden dynamics beneath the diplomatic veneer, writes @JohnDelury.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Beijing’s Military Parade May Not Be the Show of Unity That It Seems
Similarly high-profile diplomatic events involving Russia, China and North Korea in the 1950s failed to stop Cold War solidarity collapsing into acrimony
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: The Lebanese singer Fadel Chaker went from “King of Emotion” to fugitive. Now, despite his arrest this weekend, he’s topping charts again. Why do Arabs forgive their male stars, no matter their crimes? Sami Abdelbaki writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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The Ballad of Fadel Chaker
Why do Arabs idolize and forgive their male stars, even when their crimes are impossible to ignore?
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 3d
Once a showcase for Assad-era power and corruption, Syria’s equestrian world was left in ruins. Now a few breeders and riders are trying to revive Syria’s horse racing heritage, report Inès Gil and Hugo Lautissier for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Return of Syrian Horse Racing
From Damascus to Aleppo, equestrian clubs scarred by war are stirring back to life, as breeders, jockeys and dreamers try to rebuild a sport that was once a symbol of national pride
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 3d
Join @newlinesmag and Nighthawk this Sunday for a conversation with reporters, organizers and political theorists about the Trump administration’s militarized descent on Chicago.
ICE & the Battle of Chicago
A forum on the Trump administration’s militarized descent on Chicago, the targeting of immigrants and the counter-mobilization in response
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 3d
“Nearly everyone I asked said that they had noticed the increased presence of settlers in Tel Aviv but seemed not to understand when they moved to the city, or why.”

@lisang.bsky.social reports on the West Bank settlers arriving in Tel Aviv.
The Settlers Bursting Tel Aviv’s Bubble
The religious-nationalist right has targeted Israel’s most secular, liberal city
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 3d
12.🧵Last summer, @lisang.bsky.social visited a New York City exhibition about the Nova Festival massacre committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. For @newlinesmag.bsky.social she wrote about the heartbreaking and disturbing experience.

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When the Music Stopped and the Grief Began
An exhibition in New York City of objects and testimonies collected from the Nova Festival massacre on Oct. 7 is heartbreaking, for reasons both intended and unintended
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 3d
11.🧵While the world’s attention is focused on Gaza, extremist Israeli settlers are, with their government’s complicity, violently annexing the West Bank. Nicolas Cortes tells the story of four villages in the South Hebron Hills for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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While the World Watches Gaza, the West Bank Burns
Since Oct. 7, Jewish settlers have been waging a bloody, unchecked war of displacement, beatings and killings against defenseless Palestinian villagers
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 3d
10.🧵After the Oct. 7 attacks, many Israelis seem increasingly receptive to the views of far-right politicians like Itamar Ben-Gvir. This shift could have serious implications for the future of Israel and Palestine, reports Anchal Vohra for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.

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In the Eyes of Many Israelis, Hamas’ Attack Vindicated the Far Right
Once marginal, extremist parties have recently moved into mainstream politics, and the events of Oct. 7 may have further boosted their popularity
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