July 5, 2016 edition

Take a stroll down Jalan Lada in Old Town Jakarta, and you will find a three-story building sure to catch your eye. Painted white with a symmetrical faade, this building's Art Deco style stands out even from a distance.
A year ago, the walls were dull and moldy, with plant tendrils climbing up the sides. Its windows were shattered. The grounds inside, long layered over by dirt, were being used to park food vendor pushcarts. Garbage pickers used the second floor to take their mid-day siestas.

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June 14, 2016 edition

A heated discussion took place in the second-floor sitting room at Tong Hu Li's house in mid-April. The 53-year-old farmer had been relocated because his village in Fengdu, China, was drowned following the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. Fengdu sits on the banks of the Yangtze River.
Before him, some 15 American tourists sat in a circle on plastic seats. Unable to speak English, Tong was assisted by Three Shi, another river guide.

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May 3, 2016 edition

Chepintzy, Rudozem, March 2016.
From behind a line of bookshelves on the upper floor of the Chepintzy Mosque full of old scriptures, Mehmed Ahmedov hastened outside to greet his guests. His face was clean and clear, his eyes intelligent and friendly. The 44-year-old was far younger than the village elders crowding into the small guest room within the library. Nevertheless, they deemed him worthy of being one of them for the meeting that night in March.

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