Muslim Artists Struggle To Connect With American Audiences
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with McClatchy national correspondent Hannah Allam about how Muslim artists are frustrated over how Muslims are portrayed in American media.
Middle East
Donald Trump Claims U.S. Intervention Created 'Chaotic' Middle East
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Vali Nasr, dean of the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about Donald Trump's foreign policy speech Wednesday.
Expanded U.S. Presence In Syria May Be Politically Motivated, Mann Says
President Obama has announced the U.S. will increase the number of military personnel in Syria to fight ISIS. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to Scott Mann, who spent 18 years in Army special operations.
Police In Cairo Use Tear Gas To Break Up Protests Against Egypt's Government
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has maintained his popularity through two years of controversy and brutal crackdowns. But on Tuesday there were signs of people getting impatient with his rule.
Pentagon To Send Additional 250 Special Forces Troops To Syria
President Obama announced he will send additional U.S. special operations forces to Syria. The announcement comes at a time when ISIS's foothold on the region is, reportedly, weakening.
ISIS Uses Cyber Capabilities To Attack The U.S. Online
The U.S. and the West aren't the only ones operating on the cyber-battlefield in the war with ISIS. The terror group has cyber-capabilities of its own. NPR takes a look at these capabilities and explores how they play into the larger expansion of cyber-strike and counter-strike throughout the Middle East.
U.S. To Send 250 Additional Personnel To Syria
President Obama announced the decision in a speech to a trade fair in Germany. The deployment will bring the total number of American military personnel deployed in Syria to as many as 300.
Humanitarian Costs Rise As Refugee Crisis Becomes The New Normal
Steve Inskeep talks to Kristalina Georgieva, a European Union vice president, about the dire cost of the war in Syria and efforts to increase humanitarian assistance.
President Obama To Announce U.S. Is Sending 250 Military Personnel To Syria
The president's announcement, set to be delivered Monday in Germany, will bring the total number of American military personnel deployed in the country to as many as 300.
Upsurge In Violence In Syria Threatens Fragile Ceasefire
At least 19 people died Friday in a round of Syrian government air strikes on the city of Aleppo, human rights observers said. Fighting in Syria has intensified in recent weeks.