Kiana HAYERI

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Raja Abdulrahim |Kiana HAYERI

As the minutes ticked closer to sundown, the crowd grew more impatient, pressing against the glass display case, shouting and shoving bills toward the young men filling order after order of the Ramadan sweet bread. " What is this stuffed with? "The high-pressure volley of queries, entreaties and pleas for patience plays out each evening of Ramadan as Syrians jostle for marook, a sweet bread eaten here during the Muslim fasting month.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Abdi Latif Dahir |Justin Scheck |Kiana HAYERI

Image Líderes de África Oriental y miembros de la realeza saudita se encuentran entre quienes se benefician de un lucrativo y mortal comercio de trabajadoras del hogar. Un día cualquiera en Kenia, decenas, si no es que cientos de mujeres van de un lado para otro en la zona de salidas del aeropuerto internacional de Nairobi. Se agrupan para tomarse selfis con camisetas iguales, hablando de cómo gastarán el dinero de sus nuevos empleos en Arabia Saudita.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Raja Abdulrahim |Kiana HAYERI

The first ransom demand came in a text message on Sami al-Izoo's phone 10 days after he witnessed his brother being kidnapped, forced into a truck with dark tinted windows by six masked men. Next came a video in which he said his brother, Abdulrazaq al-Izoo, 60, appeared with his hands tied and a black bag over his head, screaming as he was hit with a stick. Since then, the videos and threats have continued to buzz Mr. al-Izoo's phone as he struggles to raise the $400,000 that the kidnappers want.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Raja Abdulrahim |Kiana HAYERI

Days before the start of Ramadan, lines of people snaked down the stairs outside a bank in Syria’s capital, Damascus, waiting for hours to withdraw the equivalent of about $15 for the requisite holiday shopping. The new government has imposed severe daily withdrawal limits of about that amount at Syrian banks, dampening what would usually be a festive time as many struggle to buy even the basics for the holy fasting month.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Raja Abdulrahim |Kiana HAYERI

Days before the start of Ramadan, lines of people snaked down the stairs outside a bank in Syria's capital, Damascus, waiting for hours to withdraw the equivalent of about $15 for the requisite holiday shopping. The new government has imposed severe daily withdrawal limits of about that amount at Syrian banks, dampening what would usually be a festive time as many struggle to buy even the basics for the holy fasting month.