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Gulalai Ismail, the Pakistani activist who fled the country after being threatened for taking a stand against sexual violence perpetrated by security forces. She was photographed in Brooklyn, where she is now seeking asylum.

Global Women Who Took A Stand In 2019: From An Ebola Doc To 2 Beauty Queens

1:32pm December 25, 2019

by Emily Vaughn

We profiled women who were on the front lines of social change this year — from a doctor fighting Ebola in Congo amid gunfire to two forthright beauty queens.

Façade of Chicago's first and only Hanukkah-themed pop-up bar in Wrigleyville.

In Chicago, Hanukkah Now Has Its Own Pop-Up Bar Experience

6:26pm December 22, 2019

by Michel Martin

The two creators of the new Hanukkah-themed bar saw a void in the pop-up scene. Neither is Jewish, but they did enough research to be able to serve up matzo ball soup, latkes, and boozy jelly donuts.

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A Glimpse Of Paraguay's Japanese Community

11:01am December 17, 2019

by Samantha Clark

During a trip back to Paraguay, photographer Ricardo Nagaoka documents the Japanese diaspora he grew up in.

Somayeh, from Blank Pages of an Iranian Photo Album.

'My Iran' — A Show Of Photography And Video By 6 Women — Contrasts Memory And Reality

7:00am November 29, 2019

by Jackson Sinnenberg

Photographs and video created by six Iranian women are now on view at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Iran's Lake Urmia has shriveled because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document life in the region. Here, a man walks in what used to be a river to the lake, now just salt.

The Death And Life Of Iran's Lake Urmia

12:30pm November 12, 2019

by James Doubek

The massive lake has dried out because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document the disappearing body of water and the people who depend on it.

Nesma (left) and Anys are Algerian siblings who came out to each other at a party. They live in Paris, and both identify as queer. "It now makes us stronger and committed together for the queer and Algerian causes," Anys says.

'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora

12:55pm November 02, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.

Addario's coverage of maternal mortality took her to a remote village in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan in 2009, where she photographed a midwife giving a prenatal check in a private home. "In these areas someone will announce that a doctor and a midwif

PHOTOS: Why Lynsey Addario Has Spent 10 Years Covering Maternal Mortality

9:19am October 19, 2019

by Emily Vaughn

The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, known for her work in war zones, turns to a topic that is often shied away from: the risks women face when giving birth.

How Patience Got Yongqing Bao The Winning Wildlife Photo

7:39am October 17, 2019

Yongqing Bao won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award for his striking shot of a fox suprising a Himalayan marmot. It required staking out a meadow for hours.

Rancho Santa Margarita Skate Park in Rancho Santa Margarita

'Exalting The Banal To The Monumental' Through California Skate Parks

7:00am October 13, 2019

by Emma Bowman

The state that gave birth to modern skateboarding is home to concrete playgrounds that are works of art in the eyes of photographer Amir Zaki: "They become more imaginative and open as spaces."

Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie poses at a community space where women cook and sell meat. She started drag as an escape from oppression she felt at Stellenbosch University for being "black, Xhosa, poor, queer and effeminate." "It is through pageantry and perfo

PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And Tradition

4:41pm September 20, 2019

Even though they face discrimination, they proudly embrace their heritage in the way they dress.