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Kader, a Turkish word of Arabic origins, describes Allah’s planning of objects and events in eternity, a concept similar to fate. The term is often used in relation to tragedy: When a car crash happens, one may respond, “This was in their Kaderâ€...

Kader and Turkish Earthquakes

Kader, a Turkish word of Arabic origins, describes Allah’s planning of objects and events in eternity, a concept similar to fate. The term is often used in relation to tragedy: When a car crash happens, one may respond, “This was in their Kaderâ€...

The Pacific Coast is tip-toeing around not one but two of the largest seismic triggers of the region’s modern history. Even with the infrastructure plans championed by policymakers in the West, major coastal cities are woefully unprepared for such ...

Tectonic Tiptoeing

The Pacific Coast is tip-toeing around not one but two of the largest seismic triggers of the region’s modern history. Even with the infrastructure plans championed by policymakers in the West, major coastal cities are woefully unprepared for such ...

On February 6, 2023, a deadly series of earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, killing at least 50,000 people and leaving millions homeless. The earthquake has, unsurprisingly, dominated the politics of the two nations in recent wee...

Electoral Aftershocks

On February 6, 2023, a deadly series of earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, killing at least 50,000 people and leaving millions homeless. The earthquake has, unsurprisingly, dominated the politics of the two nations in recent wee...

Crumbled houses, starving populations, tarpaulin shelters — even six months after April’s deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake, ruinous post-disaster conditions are still pervasive in Nepal. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the worst to hit the sma...

Reconstituting Nepal

Crumbled houses, starving populations, tarpaulin shelters — even six months after April’s deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake, ruinous post-disaster conditions are still pervasive in Nepal. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the worst to hit the sma...