A War on Widows, the Mind of Duterte, Refugees in Isolation

Taking back what's theirs View this email in your browser A round-up of reporting from our grantees, upcoming events, and news from the Pulitzer Center National Geographic Widows Fight Back Kathryn Carlson In Uganda, as in many other parts of the world, widowhood is a sentence to a life of misery. After her husband died, Betty Nanozi was robbed of everything she owned, twice. Her cow was beaten to death. Her land was forcefully taken from her. Her child's life was threatened. But as grantee Kathryn Carlson demonstrates in this video, Betty is finding a way to fight back. Her story is part of our comprehensive collaboration with National Geographic on widowhood around the world. If you are an educator and would like to bring this important story into your classroom, please visit our Lesson Builder. Read Story TIME In a New Kind of Limbo Aryn Baker and Lynsey Addario Pushed out of squalid refugee camps into prison-like hotels, Syrian refugees in Greece are losing the one thing that helped them survive: a sense of community. Grantees Aryn Baker and Lynsey Addario tell their stories in Time.   Read Story The New York Review of Books How a Populist Rules James Fenton A populist leader who says whatever pops into his head and does not seem to care about the consequences? Grantee James Fenton offers a richly reported profile of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Read Story EVENTS Author Scott Anderson and 'Fractured Lands' at University of Pennsylvania Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Albright-Hadley Middle East Conversation at University of Pennsylvania Wednesday, March 1, 2017 MORE FROM PULITZER CENTER The Atlantic's City Lab Navigating Cairo's Ferries Jahd Khalil Roads & Kingdoms Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan: Disorient Joshua Kucera Untold Stories A Home for India's Marginalized Women and Teenage Girls Amy Toensing Untold Stories Welcome to Exeter Food Bank Caitlin Bawn Diplomats, Students and Educators Talk Middle East Strategy Pulitzer Center Grantee Paula Bronstein Wins World Press Photo Award 'The 21st Century Goldrush' Wins Ellie Award for Multimedia Journalism Students Pose Questions About the Middle East Strategy Task Force DONATE The Pulitzer Center promotes in-depth engagement with global affairs through its support for quality international journalism across all media platforms and an innovative program of outreach and education. You are receiving this email because you either opted in at our website or signed up at a Pulitzer Center event. Our mailing address is: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite 615 Washington, District Of Columbia 20036 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list