Photo by Osama Esber. Current Analysis Three Poems by Osama Esber The Syrian poet Osama Esber presents three new poems that grapple with the reverberations of living through the current global pandemic. Written in Arabic, they are accompanied by Lisa Wedeen's English translation and introduction. Osama Esber, Lisa Wedeen • 3 min read
Current Analysis The Death and Life of Jarallah Omar News of the shooting deaths of three American health professionals working for a Southern Baptist mission hospital in Yemen follows closely on the heels of the very public murder of a highly regarded figure in the Yemeni opposition. Jarallah Omar, deputy secretary general of the Yemeni Socialist Pa Anna Wuerth, Lisa Wedeen, Sheila Carapico • 7 min read
