Meet The Refugees Fighting for the Future of New Orleans
More than a decade after Katrina, a proposed Entergy gas plant threatens New Orleans East and the community that rebuilt it despite a legacy of environmental racism. ...
Christiana Botic
Asylum Seekers Face Uncertainty in Croatia
Every time she applies for asylum, Farah must recount what happened to her and her family in Syria. She must write about the instability and danger they faced every day in her hometown of Damascus. She must remember pulling her ...
South Serbia’s Youth Look to a Future That Blurs Ethnic Division
Located some 350 kilometers south of Belgrade is the town of Bujanovac. It’s a quiet place full of cafes and mismatched houses. The kind of place where children are free to roam the streets because there is always a neighbor ...
Chasing Away Winter with Slovenia’s Mythical Kurenti
Even during the busy carnival season, if you walk alone through Ptuj you can find some quiet stone street and think you’re the only person in town. But then you’ll hear it: the not-so-distant clanging of bells around ...
Older Slovaks Hold On to Fading Traditions in Serbia
Marka never throws any wool away in case she needs to repair something later. I consider this, and wonder how many scraps she’s held on to after a lifetime of knitting. Marka Kukučka is 81 years old and belongs ...
Vanishing Act: The Disappearance of Refugee Aid in Belgrade
A surreal feeling washed over me as I entered the white building behind the city’s main bus station for the first time. An abandoned, windowless place hidden in plain sight. Belgrade was all gray outside with winter fast approaching. ...
At a Serbian Salaš, Tradition is Always On The Menu
Most tourists visiting Serbia, if they manage to make it out of Belgrade at all, will likely only see a handful of the country’s other popular cities. Most tourists are missing out. For travelers seeking an experience away from ...
What’s in a Name? An Exploration of Identity in Serbia and Croatia
Ne razumem, I tell my grandmother. I don’t understand. A familiar routine follows: I call my father long-distance from Serbia and ask him to translate for us. “Nana is trying to tell me something; I can’t figure it ...