Last summer, my sister and I spent two weeks traveling in Iran. Incidentally, our visit coincided with Ramadan—the monthlong fast that is one of the Five Pillars of Islam—as well…
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Around the world, nearly four million refugees reside in planned or self-settled camps. This interactive map, created for UNHCR in commemoration of World Humanitarian Day (August 19th), identifies the 10…
This custom Story Map uses crowdsourced data from Wikipedia, updated every hour, to present a chronology of terrorist attacks around the globe. A collaboration between the Story Maps team and…
The world sure does feel like a small place sometimes—at least, the one I inhabit does. Last weekend, a Kyrgyz friend in DC invited me to breakfast at his house….
Click the image above to launch the full interactive story in a new tab. (Note: this story is best experienced on a desktop; however, there’s also a mobile-optimized layout, if…
Many moons have passed since my last post, and not without reason. It was nearly seven months ago that I wrapped up my research in Kyrgyzstan and returned to the…
Not too much to see here—just a lil’ reference map I whipped up for use in a few personal projects.
