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jane arraf

@janearraf
Journalist. Reporting for NPR in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan. former NYT, Christian Science Monitor, Jazeera English, CNN, Reuters in lots of places.
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  • @janearraf
    jane arraf
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    Aug 26
    Wonderful Iraq story by the fabulous Nermeen al Mufti who knows Iraq through its history, its heart and its soul. “Iraqis learned how to wait. Then they learned how to leave. Then they learned how to return.”
    The Iraq that survived Iraq - World - Al-Ahram Weekly
    From english.ahram.org.eg
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    jane arraf
    @janearraf
    Aug 10
    Our NPR story on the war in Iran adding to the outpouring of grief for 20 million pilgrims commemorating the killing of Imam Hussein in Karbala 14 centuries ago. With stunning pix by @mo_sawaf
    Despite Mideast wars, 20 million gather in Iraq for Shia pilgrimage
    From npr.org
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  • @janearraf
    jane arraf
    @janearraf
    Aug 7
    Our NPR story from Karbala on millions of Iranian pilgrims mourning and seeking vengeance not just for the death of Imam Hussein 1400 years ago but the U.S./Israeli killing of Ayatollah Khamenei npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-…
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  • @janearraf
    jane arraf
    @janearraf
    Aug 2
    "Now when we look at the neighborhood...we ask ourselves – 'Where are the children? Where are the people?' There's nobody" - our NPR story on death and destruction in southern Lebanon after Israeli airstrikes.
    Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what's left
    From npr.org
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  • @janearraf
    jane arraf
    @janearraf
    Jul 18
    This is how headlines should be written:
    apple.news
    Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
    Regulatory changes to reinterpret the Endangered Species Act also demand that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service consider the economic toll of habitat protection.
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