Author: Andreas Baum

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Rabbi Arik Asherman (photo: The Berkley Center)

Rabbi Arik Asherman of Rabbis for Human Rights

A Different Way of Understanding Judaism

The Israeli organisation Rabbis for Human Rights protects Palestinian olive farmers and helps in the reconstruction of Palestinian houses. Co-founder Arik Asherman bases the group's commitment on religious sources. Andreas Baum spoke to himMore

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The Speed Sisters of Ramallah (photo: Speed Sisters)

The Speed Sisters of Ramallah

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Emancipation in Racing Suits

Palestinian women on the West Bank are increasingly able to determine their own lives. The "Speed Sisters", a group of women racing drivers, are ample proof of this. They have created quite a sensation in the process. Andreas Baum reports from RamallahMore

Laleh Seddigh: Donning a Headscarf in the CockpitWomen in Palestinian Job Market: Wasted Talent

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Most Recent Photo Essay

"Ninety percent of the photography I have learnt has come from experimentation in the field," Siddiqui once wrote

Danish Siddiqui and the people behind the story

Danish Siddiqui, the Reuters journalist killed in crossfire last Friday covering the war in Afghanistan, was a largely self-taught photographer who scaled the heights of his profession while documenting wars, riots and human suffering. By Raju Gopalakrishnan and Mike Collett-White