Nicola Rose

Drugs

Drug Dealers Tell Us How to Spot a Sucker

We asked a few drug dealers how they decide which customers they're going to scam.
Sarah Perrin
5.3.19
The Middle East

Deafened by the War on ISIS

Thousands of Iraqis, collateral victims of the war on the terrorist group, have found themselves left with war deafness that goes untreated.
Sebastian Castelier
Azhar Al-Rubaie
1.11.19
Smoking

I Quit Smoking But My Palate Is Still Trash

Forty days ago, I quit smoking. Ever since, I’ve been waiting for the taste epiphany people have promised.
Elise Renoleau
5.9.18
Features

Rap Is Banned in Iran, But the Underground Scene Is Flourishing

"We have so many forbidden things in Iran, but does that prevent us from doing them? If forbidden rap can tell good stories, go ahead and forbid it! The ban only means it's an opportunity."
Quentin Müller
5.4.18
Culture

A Black-Only 'Black Panther' Screening Has White People Crying Racism

We spoke with a member of Mwasi, the French Afro-feminist collective, about their controversial screening of the movie and the racial dialogue it has stirred up in France.
Christelle Oyiri
3.21.18
Hallucination

This Fish Makes People Trip Balls

"I saw the angel of death come to take me."
Sirine Azouaoui
2.22.18
Saupe Opéra

This Fish Makes People Trip Balls

"I saw the angel of death come to take me."
Sirine Azouaoui
2.16.18
lactose overdose

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Drinking Breastmilk

But maybe never wanted to ask anyone.
Alexis Ferenczi
1.23.18
lactose overdose

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Drinking Breastmilk

But maybe never wanted to ask anyone.
Alexis Ferenczi
1.22.18
articles

I Made Beats for Saddam Hussein

In 2003, Nasrat Al-Bader was conscripted by the Iraqi dictator to compose war hymns. Following a series of frenzied events, he later emerged as the country’s most influential rapper-producer.
Quentin Müller
12.12.17
electronic music

An Afternoon with Sama, the DJ Who Brought Techno to Palestine

A few weeks from her appearance at Transmusicales in Rennes, France, we met with Sama Abdulhadi to talk about her professional journey, the techno scene in Ramallah, and her reticence toward the "Arab-electro trend."
Théophile Pillault
12.2.17
Interviews

An Afternoon with Sama, the DJ Who Brought Techno to Palestine

A few weeks from her appearance at Transmusicales in Rennes, France, we met with Sama Abdulhadi to talk about her professional journey, the techno scene in Ramallah, and her reticence toward the "Arab-electro trend."
Théophile Pillault
11.26.17
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