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Tag: War

All longform pieces tagged with #war on The Slow Scroll

The Shrouded, Sinister History Of The Bulldozer
Noema20 Feb 2025 • ~9300 words

The history of the bulldozer is darker than you might think, and its evolution goes beyond simple construction and demolition. Joe Zadeh explores its origins in violent voter suppression, to its weaponization in war and state-sanctioned home demolitions, and how it has been a sym...

In Somalia’s Faltering Shadow War Against al-Shabab, Recruits Are Victims on and off the Battlefield
New Lines Magazine11 Feb 2025 • ~5400 words

Mohamed Gabobe shares the harrowing journey of a Somali soldier who faced unimaginable hardships during his training in Eritrea and subsequent battles against al-Shabab. Through the eyes of this whistleblower, this piece provides insight into the brutal realities of Somalia’s ong...

‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
The Guardian08 Feb 2025 • ~3650 words

Rojava, an autonomous region in northeastern Syria, has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world, in a society fractured by conflict and misogyny. Natasha Walter explores how women in this region have forged a movement for rights and empowerment am...

Ukrainian War Widows on the Edge
Nautilus07 Feb 2025 • ~5200 words

A group of Ukrainian war widows embark on a five-day journey of healing through adventure therapy in Slovenia. Led by psychologists and combat veterans, the program aims to help these women confront their grief and trauma.

Fouad Elkoury’s Photography Finds Poetry Amid Destruction
New Lines Magazine06 Feb 2025 • ~3750 words

Olivia Snaije writes about how Fouad Elkoury's photography captures the haunting beauty of conflict and resilience over decades of turmoil in the Middle East.

A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
The New Yorker26 Jan 2025 • ~9300 words

Mazen al-Hamada fled Syria to reveal the regime’s crimes. Then, mysteriously, he went back.