Most recent projects in Middle East
Iraq: Reporting the 2010 Parliamentary Elections
On March 7, 2010, Iraqi citizens went to the polls to elect a new parliament (Council of Representatives) and hold a referendum on the presence of US troops in the country (Status of Forces Agreement). Where is Iraq today and how have the elections changed the situation on the ground?
Yemen: Assessing the Threat
“Yemen: Assessing the Threat” explores the complex and fractious nation of Yemen, the poorest in the Arab world, as it attempts to manage a growing threat posed by a local branch of al-Qaeda.
The Architect of 9/11
Journalist Daniel Brook retraces the academic urban planning research of 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta to unearth the intellectual underpinnings of his anger at the West. Atta’s master’s degree research examined the intrusion of Western modernist architecture and urban planning into the historic Middle Eastern city of Aleppo, Syria and a tourism-oriented historic preservation effort in Cairo, Egypt, his hometown.
Inside Gaza
Gazan healthcare facilities have been strangled by an Israeli blockade since June 2007, when Hamas wrested control of Gaza from rival party Fatah. Now, Israel's massive offensive against Hamas has only exacerbated conditions in Gaza’s hospitals as they struggle to care for thousands of wounded civilians.
Israel: War In My Land
A look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as told through the eyes of two young people.
Iraq: Death of a Nation? (revisited)
A year after their first Pulitzer Center-sponsored trip, David Enders and Richard Rowley return to Iraq as the country's warring political factions prepare for national elections in November. The presence of US troops continues to be a decisive fault line. Enders and Rowley will examine how both those allied and opposed to the US are likely to shape Iraq's future, and whether peace and reconciliation are more likely than a year ago.
Syria and Jordan: The Iraqi Exodus
More than 2 million civilians have fled the kidnappings, car bombs and killings of war-ravaged Iraq for the relative safety of Jordan, Syria and other Arab neighbors. The greatest refugee exodus in the Middle East since the Palestinian flight of 1948 is impoverishing the Iraqi middle class – and straining relations in an already volatile region. Matthew Hay Brown measures the dimensions of a crisis.
Yemen: In a Fragile State
Arabia’s first democracy confronts food price hikes, dwindling oil reserves, scarce water supplies, separatist tension and terrorism. Can this fragile state implement rapid reforms to overcome social unrest – or will Yemen reverse and fragment?
Refuge in Ruin: Returning to Nahr al-Bared
A battle between the Lebanese army and Fatah al-Islam has left a Palestinian camp in Lebanon in ruins. The refugees' displacement, the debate over rebuilding and the prospects of further violence continue to stir conflict in the region.
Iraq: The Promise of Freedom
The Iraqis who believed most in America are now considered “traitors” who are targeted for death. While their cries for help go unanswered by the White House, a growing coalition of U.S. citizens is working to save them. This feature documentary exposes the long-term human consequences of war and raises questions about America’s responsibility to fulfill the promise of freedom.