Author: Karen Leigh

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A Syrian refugee boy looks out of his parents' tent after heavy rain at the Al-Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan near the border with Syria (photo: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji)

Camps for Syrian Refugees in Zaatari and Atma

Cut off from the Rest of the World

Refugee camps are other-worlds where a tent becomes a home, a field of mud is a playground and where thousands of displaced Syrians are trying to adapt to a new, grim reality. Karen Leigh went to see for herselfMore

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Culture vultures: Tehran's galleries are very popular among Iranian young people and the cultural scene is constantly diversifying. According to a 25-year-old photographer, "government restrictions play an important role in this phenomenon. Art is seen as a means of emancipation"

Faces of Iranian youth

Behind a suffocating political system and inquisitive cliches, Iranian youth dream of a break with the system while proudly defending their culture. By Gwenvaël Engel