Narratively

After her father is murdered and ISIS rampages her hometown, a 22-year-old art student tries desperately to pick up the pieces.

For hundreds of years, Hussein Yazdanpana’s family has fought for freedom from an endless array of enemy forces. But today’s battle is truly one for the ages.

After the Islamic State overruns his hometown, a militiaman turned educator makes a harrowing decision to bring his family to freedom.

A teen orphaned by the Rwandan genocide makes the heartbreaking choice to abandon her children. Years later, an unshakable bond keeps her bruised boys looking toward the future.

Saleh and Thamir cut hair side by side for thirty years, through war with Iran and America, and endless sectarian strife. But in today’s Iraq, it’s every man for himself.

One steadfast school director defied the conventions of Saddam’s iron-fisted rule to create an artistic haven for children—but faced her toughest test after the dictator’s demise.

After surviving a car bombing and a freakish workplace injury, a twenty-something Iraqi resolves to lose over 300 pounds while dreaming of a life without war.

In a deadly corner of Baghdad, nearly every resident has witnessed the horrors of war. One dedicated doctor risks his life—and his own sanity—to help those who need it most.