The New York Times – Travel:
With visitors increasingly interested in the social and political realities of global tourist hot spots, some local guides are adapting their offerings.
Category: Refugees and Displaced Persons
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A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song
The New York Times – Music:
After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.
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3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’
The New York Times – Music:
The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about migrants and an unending war.
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Iranian Film Director Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Country After Jail Sentence
The New York Times – Film:
Mohammad Rasoulof, known for the award-winning “There Is No Evil,” had been barred from leaving Iran after his work criticized the country’s clerical leadership.
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An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
The New York Times – Music:
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.
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Applying Her Kurdish Heritage to Watches
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Leyla Uysal uses ethnic motifs and the colors of her Turkish homeland in her Bajer line.
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Lynn Lynn’s Journey From Rocker to Dissecting Myanmar’s Coup in Film
The New York Times – Music:
Lynn Lynn was a musical idol when he volunteered in 2015 to protect the life of Myanmar’s new civilian leader. Forced to flee after 2021’s coup, he has reinvented himself as a film director.
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Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?
The New York Times – Music:
As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion.
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“The Greek Passion” Takes Center Stage at the Salzburg Festival
The New York Times – Music:
Bohuslav Martinu’s “Greek Passion” poses a timeless question: when a group of refugees seek protection in a new community, what will the locals do?