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The Owl Bookstore, Antalya, Turkey. Img: Daniel J. Gerstle.

HUMANITARIAN BAZAAR MAGAZINE

RE-LAUNCH  |  JUNE 2023

COVER STORY  |  AFGHANISTAN’S VALLEY OF CHAMELEONS: THE FUTURE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN WEST ASIA

EDITOR’S WELCOME | Dangerous Media: The Tough Journey of Humanitarian Bazaar 2009-2023

WE’RE BACK

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.

ROAD TO CHECHNYA  |  Coping with War Through Music. Story and photo by Daniel J Gerstle. Archive remaster, November 2014 / 2009.[/three-columns][three-columns]

HUMANITARIA

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]

CULTURE

ROCKET IN THE EYE  |  Carmen Gentile’s New Book on War Reporting, Kissed by the TalibanCarmen 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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37a. Story, The Road to Hadwall, photo by DvidsHub (3)

37a. Story, The Road to Hadwall, photo by DvidsHub (3)

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HB 3.19- Wreck far from civilization Somalia. Photo Daniel J Gerstle.

HB 3.19- Wreck far from civilization Somalia. Photo Daniel J Gerstle.

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Abyei, Sudan. Photo: UNMIS.

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