Shirin Jaafari
Reporter at The World from PRX
Reporter for @TheWorld 📻 🎙🎧 Eyes on the Middle East. She/her. Email: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Shirin Jaafari
7 hours agoAfter deadly Kashmir attack, India reports exchange of fire with Pakistani soldiersMUMBAI, India — A day after the United Nations appealed for "maximum restraint" between Pakistan and India, the Indian military reported an exchange of fire with Pakistani soldiers on Friday across the de-facto border of the disputed region of Kashmir. Tensions between the two nuclear-armed …16 hours agoCan India really stop river water from flowing into Pakistan?
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2 weeks ago |
theworld.org | Shirin Jaafari
Yasemine Khodadadi was 11 years old when she worked the streets of Kabul selling gum, pens and cleaning shoes to help support her family. That was in 2017, when Kabul was still a war zone. Taliban forces were in a bitter battle with Afghan and American forces. “I was traumatized,” Khodadadi said, remembering how suicide bombings frequently struck crowded areas.
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1 month ago |
theworld.org | Shirin Jaafari
Mohammad Mahdi Kalantari grew up in the city of Isfahan, in central Iran, not far from the Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a palace, grand bazaar and mosque, adorned in turquoise tiles. As a child, Kalantari often visited a crumbling family home near the square. “The walls were falling apart,” he recalled.
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2 months ago |
theworld.org | Shirin Jaafari
For many people in Gaza, this year’s Ramadan, which goes through March 29, is different — because they are observing the holy month without the loved ones they lost in the war between Israel and Hamas. Hundreds of Palestinians joined together in Rafah earlier this week for the iftar meal to break their fast during the holy month. But the city is in ruins, a stark reminder that it was a battlefield only weeks ago, and food was scarce.
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2 months ago |
theworld.org | Shirin Jaafari
Sophie Javadi-Babreh grew up surrounded by carpets. They were so much a part of her life that she even refers to them as her brothers and sisters. “It’s like … they’re colorful, the patterns and the touch of them. They were really enjoyable to be around,” she said. Sophie and her brother, Hugo Javadi-Babreh, spent hours playing on them. The piles of rolled-up carpets made great jumping pads. “We lived, danced and sometimes even slept on rugs,” Sophie recalled of her childhood.
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