The Owl Bookstore, Antalya, Turkey. Img: Daniel J. Gerstle.
MOGADISHU MUSIC | Responding to Somalia’s Cultural Famine. Story by Daniel J Gerstle. Photo essay by Jake Simkin, Daniel J Gerstle, Seth Chase, Ahmad Mahmoud, Hajooj Kuka, Meredith Hutchison, Sue Rissberger, and others. November 2014.
SYRIA METAL FILM | Thrash the Casbah: Syrian Heavy Metal Filmmaker Escapes to Algeria. Film trailer by Monzer Darwish. Story by Daniel J Gerstle. November 2014.
IRAQI METAL | Acrassicauda Ready to Unleash New Album, Gilgamesh. Marwan Samarae. Imagery courtesy of Acrassicauda. November 2014.
AFGHAN METAL | District Unknown Premieres First Afghan Heavy Metal Album. Pedram Foushanji and Sully Omar. Imagery by District Unknown, David Gill, and Travis Beard. November 2014.
AFGHAN TRADITIONAL & FUSION | Qais Essar Premieres Afghan Rabab Fusion Album ‘The Green Language.‘ Interview and imagery by Qais Essar. November 2014.
GLOBAL METAL | Moshing in Dangerous Places. Story by Daniel J Gerstle. Photos by Tracey Noelle Luz. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2012.
BRAZILIAN HIPHOP | Funk and Controversy in Rio, Brazilian Rappers Caught in Crossfire between Police and Gangs. Story by Samantha Barthelemy. Photos by Guilherme Lessa. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2011.
LEBANESE ALTERNATIVE | Rocking Beirut, a Night Out with Lebanon’s Mashrou’ Leila. Story by Michelle Chahine. Photos courtesy of Mashrou’ Leila. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2010.
MEDUSA’S DRUM | Coping with War & Trauma Through Music. Story and photo by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / August 2009.
SUDANI SOUL | Alsarah, Possessed by the Jinn. Alsarah. Photos by Marquandphoto.com. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2011.
SIERRA LEONE SOUL | Black Nature: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and the Power of Music Culture. Black Nature. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2010.
AMERICAN POST-PUNK | Brian Viglione’s Frontline Drum Clinic. Brian Viglione. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2012.
AMERICAN PUNK | Henry Rollins on Veterans, Music, and War. Henry Rollins. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2010.
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OUR FIRST FIVE YEARS | On Location with Humanitarian Bazaar in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Photo essay by Michael Marquand, Jake Simkin, Daniel J Gerstle, Seth Chase, Ahmad Mahmoud, Hajooj Kuka, Meredith Hutchison, Sue Rissberger, and others. November 2014.
NUBA REPORTS | VIDEO SERIES | Founder Ryan How Civilians Survive Attacks in Sudan’s Borderlands. Ryan Boyette, with Hana Obradovic. Video and imagery by Nuba Reports. November 2014.
SEARCH FOR THE MISSING | Bosnia’s Search for Wartime Missing Reveals Undeniable Truths. Photo essay and story by Daniel J Gerstle. Special thanks to Jasmin Agovic, Hikmet Karcic, and the International Commission for Missing Persons. November 2014.
CONJURING PEACE IN THE TIGRIS VALLEY | Iraq’s Local Peacebuilders Take on a Nearly Impossible Scenario. Story and photos by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2010.
FAMINE KITCHENS | Things We Ate When Responding to Famine. Story and photos by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2011.
WAR SCARS | How We Remember Those We Lost and the Wounds We Saved. Story and photo by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2010.
CUTTING THROUGH THE FOG OF WAR | Witnessing the Darfur Rebel Attack on Khartoum, and How the Media Told Contradicting Stories. Story and photos by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2009.
MY CRASH | Surviving a Plane Crash on the Congolese-Namibian Border. Story and photos by Nate Miller. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2009.
IRAQI KURDS REMEMBER | Halabja’s Public Health Nightmare. Story and photo by Daniel J Gerstle, originally published under pseudonym. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2010.
CRISIS IN KUNAR | Providing Aid Safely in Afghanistan. Story by Daniel J Gerstle, originally published under pseudonym. Archive remaster. November 2014 / 2010.
FIVE BOMBERS | Killers Travel Far to Hit Hargeisa and Bosaso. Story by Daniel J Gerstle, originally published under pseudonym. Archive remaster. November 2014 / 2010.
FEASTING & STORYTELLING ACROSS THE CAUCASUS | Viewpoint of Dining Tables. Story by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2009.[/three-columns][three-columns]
ROCKET IN THE EYE | Carmen Gentile’s New Book on War Reporting, Kissed by the Taliban. Carmen Gentile, with Daniel J Gerstle. Video and imagery courtesy of Carmen Gentile.
CRISIS ZONE SLANG & EUPHEMISM | Words for Surviving the Edges of Human Experience. Glossary of seriousness and fun by Humanitarian Bazaar staff and fans, a living story you can contribute to. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2011.
JOURNEYS ON THE EDGE | VIDEO SERIES | Premiering Humanitarian Bazaar Web Series on How People Survive War & Disaster. Executive produced by Daniel J Gerstle. Including the work of Jake Simkin, Ahmad Mahmoud, Hajooj Kuka, Fanny Hagmeier, and many more. November 2014.
OBAMA’S LAW | Film Director Seth Chase Talks About Congo Minerals & Conflict. Interview and imagery by Seth Chase. November 2014.
BOSNIA TO BRAZIL | Heart on the Field: Bosnians Celebrate World Cup. Video by Renzo Vasquez and RPP Sao Paolo with support from Humanitarian Bazaar. Starring Faruk Vreto, Adla Serdarevic, and the people of Sarajevo. November 2014.
DIARY | Tim Hetherington on His Surrealist Documentary Masterpiece. Tim Hetherington, with Hilaire Avril. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2010.
FORBIDDEN JUNGLE | Drinks to Take the Edge Off. Story by Humanitarian Bazaar. Archive remaster, November 2014 / May 2011.
CRISIS QUIZ | How Would You Do in an Emergency Response? Story by Humanitarian Bazaar. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2011.
TRIAGE & CONSEQUENCES | Humanitarian Simulation Game. Story by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2012.
RECIPES | How to Cook a Camel. Story by Travis Reiser. Photo by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2009.
EMERGENCY DATING | Have a Question About Love and Sex in Disaster Zones? Story by Humanitarian Bazaar Staff. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2011.
RECIPES | Pumpkin Dishes of Afghanistan. Story by Travis Reiser. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2011.
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