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Kingston Calling

Kingston Calling

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

Radio host Simone broadcasts across Jamaica from her Kingston studio, and when her voice reaches lonely fisherman David's boat every night, he calls in—and discovers her voice is just the beginning.

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העיר העתיקה בעכו | Akko Old City

העיר העתיקה בעכו | Akko Old City

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

In the ancient walls of Akko, an Arab fisherman and a Jewish tourist find that the sea doesn't care about borders.

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رسامة الجدران | The Muralist of Asilah

رسامة الجدران | The Muralist of Asilah

Yasmine Benali2 min read

A muralist discovers passion with a local fisherman who watches her paint the walls of Asilah.

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صياد البحيرة | The Lake Fisherman of Bin el-Ouidane

صياد البحيرة | The Lake Fisherman of Bin el-Ouidane

Yasmine Benali2 min read

A lake fisherman discovers passion with an engineer who comes to study the famous dam.

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عاشقة الريح | The Wind Lover of Essaouira

عاشقة الريح | The Wind Lover of Essaouira

Yasmine Benali3 min read

A fisherman discovers passion with a foreign woman who came to Essaouira seeking the wind and found love.

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أرملة الصياد | The Fisherman's Widow of Nador

أرملة الصياد | The Fisherman's Widow of Nador

Yasmine Benali2 min read

A fisherman's widow discovers passion with a marine biologist studying the waters of Nador.

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The Gaza Fisherman

The Gaza Fisherman

Layla Khalidi4 min read

Sara, an aid worker, finds unexpected passion with Yousef, a fisherman whose gentle strength offers shelter from the storm of her days.

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The Mangrove Crab Catcher's Wife of Rufiji | زَوْجَةُ صَيّادِ سَرَطانِ المانْغْروفِ في روفيجي

The Mangrove Crab Catcher's Wife of Rufiji | زَوْجَةُ صَيّادِ سَرَطانِ المانْغْروفِ في روفيجي

Anastasia Chrome5 min read

In the mangrove swamps of Rufiji, a crab catcher's voluptuous wife finds passion with a young fisherman who brings her more than the day's catch.

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The Fisherman's Widow

The Fisherman's Widow

Anastasia Chrome5 min read

Her husband drowned ten years ago. She still sells fish on the Malindi beach. The young fishermen bring her their catch. She pays them in ways the market doesn't understand.

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