Learn more about the faith, culture and history of the Druze, a tight-knit social and religious community with an estimated one million members worldwide.

An award-winning Jordanian author chronicles how her reporting exposed the often accepted practice of murdering women in the name of family honor.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

The Committee to Protect Journalists names the ten worst countries in the world to be a blogger.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

The European Union announced on November 27 that it will provide asylum for to up to 10,000 Iraqi refugees currently living in Jordan and Syria.

James Foley, the U.S. State Department senior coordinator for Iraqi refugees, is meeting with Middle East officials this week to discuss Iraqi refugee needs in the region and, ultimately, to speed up the process of admitting Iraqi refugees to the U.S.

As the stories of suffering in Iraq and subsequent frustration in Syria pile up, director Tania Rahkmanova takes a short break and visits a museum.

In this WIDE ANGLE web exclusive, Bashar Ja'afari, the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, describes how Iraqi refugees have changed life in Syria.

Filmmaker Tania Rahkmanova arrives in Syria to film "Iraqi Exodus."

WIDE ANGLE reports from the frontlines of the staggering refugee crisis in the Middle East as Iraqis flee their war-torn country.

Filmmaker Tania Rahkmanova recounts the story of a family still separated by war.

In May, the United States accepted 1,141 Iraqi refugees--the most the U.S. has accepted in a given month. The Bush administration projected it could admit almost 8,000 more refugees by the end of September, closing in on (but not guaranteeing) its goal of 12,000 refugees by fiscal year-end.

A timeline of the history of Lebanon in the 20th Century.