Claire Harbage

2 weeks ago | wlrn.org | Fatma Tanis |Claire Harbage

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — When visiting this historical southern Turkish city, it doesn't take long to discover its true passion: baklava. So much so that Gaziantep has become synonymous with the sweet pastry, made of several layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and soaked in syrup or honey. Shops across the city are adorned in green and gold — green for pistachios, gold for the dessert's flakey crust. Acres and acres of pistachio groves surround the city.

4 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Arezou Rezvani |Leila Fadel |Taylor Haney |Claire Harbage

BUDAPEST, Hungary — This capital city doesn't have the trappings of an autocracy. There are no tanks on the streets or intelligence agents stamping out whispers of dissent. While strolling through the streets it's easy to be captivated by the blend of architectural styles, the sprawling public transportation system and the vibrant cafe and restaurant scene where tourists sip wine under twinkling lights. It's easy to miss what critics say lurks just beneath the surface.

2 months ago | rsn.org | Claire Harbage |Catie Dull |Ross Peleh

Arkadii Rubin no longer tells his wife when there is an air raid siren at night. "Why would I wake her up? She has to sleep." Hanna Rubin, his wife, decided to take the air raid alert app off her phone last year. She doesn't want to know anymore if there are incoming threats to their home in Kharkiv. She'd rather try and sleep.

2 months ago | tpr.org | Claire Harbage |Catie Dull |Ross Peleh

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Arkadii Rubin no longer tells his wife when there is an air raid siren at night. "Why would I wake her up? She has to sleep."Hanna Rubin, his wife, decided to take the air raid alert app off her phone last year. She doesn't want to know anymore if there are incoming threats to their home in Kharkiv. She'd rather try and sleep.

2 months ago | opb.org | Claire Harbage |Catie Dull |Ross Peleh

Hanna and Arkadii Rubin try to convince their daughter Leya, 2, to go to bed, although she doesn't want to. They live in an apartment in Kharkiv where, just over a year ago, part of the building was damaged in a missile attack. Arkadii Rubin no longer tells his wife when there is an air raid siren at night. “Why would I wake her up? She has to sleep.”Hanna Rubin, his wife, decided to take the air raid alert app off her phone last year.