Laura Dean
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I was an asylum seeker in America. I just had to help refugees in Europe
'I woke up one morning to a huge pull, I needed to come.' → Read More
Meet the man feeding thousands of refugees a day
Manolis Tzanetos says the Greek government is months behind on their payments to him. → Read More
Lifeguards from Spain's party beaches are the quiet heroes of Lesbos
'I couldn’t understand why the children were dying so close to the beach and no one was saving them.' → Read More
This young mother crossed 45 mountains for her family, but she still has far to go
'I wanted to show that Baloch women are brave, that we can do this.' → Read More
'If I'm not accepted as a refugee I'll die in Afghanistan'
A target of the Taliban at home, this student left for Europe. → Read More
Families split apart after one of Greece's worst migrant boat disasters this year
LESBOS, Greece — “The sea seemed normal,” says Um Suleiman, recalling the fateful crossing in late October when her life was torn apart. She was taking the dangerous trip from Turkey to Greece on a boat with her husband, three sons — aged 1, 5 and 15 — and her 10-year-old daughter. Um Suleiman doesn’t know how to swim, and so was nervous before setting off. There were more than 280 people on a… → Read More
Volunteering on Lesbos is both 'really bad' and 'really good'
Greeks have been taking care of refugees arriving on their shores for years. Now it takes foreign volunteers to help them manage the flow of people. → Read More
This Iranian asylum-seeker crossed an ocean for her daughter
'Will they welcome us? Do they like Arabs? How about Iranians? Does it make a difference?' → Read More
This man walked out of Syria in the middle of a war, twice
Like millions of others, Abdullah is just trying to find a way to survive and provide for his family. → Read More
These professors fled the Taliban so their kids could get an education
Sometimes by car, sometimes on foot, Aiysha, Nadir and baby Mohamed made their way over five weeks from Kunduz to Kabul, Kabul to Herat, through Iran and on to Turkey. → Read More
Living and dying in East Jerusalem
Most of the suspected attackers in recent stabbings have been from these neighborhoods. Here's what it's like inside them. → Read More
Israel-Palestine Violence: Fears of Third Intifada Put Jerusalem On Edge
Whether or not it's the beginning of a third intifada, the recent spate of violence has everyone on edge. → Read More
The situation in Gaza is so desperate that some are predicting another war
More than 100,000 people are still homeless after Israel's devastating offensive last summer. → Read More
The familiar roots of Tunisia's terrorist problem
Analysis: Despite all the progress Tunisia has made since its revolution, its economy continues to struggle. That and some difficult neighbors is a dangerous mix. → Read More
How Netanyahu plumbed the depths to come out on top
A lurch to the right in the final days of the campaign appears to have helped seal Bibi's victory. → Read More
Here’s what Israel’s election looked like from the West Bank
The Israeli government has a profound effect on more than 4 million people who have no capacity to choose it. → Read More
Say hello to Israel's first all-women ultra-Orthodox Jewish party
They're only expected to win a few hundred votes, but they're making some of Israel's deeply conservative communities nervous. → Read More
What a loss for Netanyahu would mean for Israeli settlers
A new leftist coalition government might see a decline in influence for the settler community. → Read More
For the first time ever, an Arab party in Israel might be poised to become a real political power
Now some Israeli Arab voters are feeling an unusual sensation: optimism. → Read More
What do Israeli voters say about Gaza? Not a lot.
With media fixated on where Netanyahu falls in the polls, you don't hear much about last summer's war that left more than 2,100 Gazans dead. → Read More