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With nowhere to run, Idlib residents reach for life, but prepare to fight

The sight of his three-year-old twins pains Ibrahim, but he thanks God they are both alive.

The freedom driving North Korea to the table

Just a year ago, the world was tracking how much North Korea might be a threat as it tested new missiles and nuclear weapons. President Trump even promised “fire and fury” if the United States were attacked. A possible shift in Mr. Kim’s thinking may be visible during this week’s visit of Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, to Pyongyang – their third summit.

With no verdict, how survivors of child sex abuse find own sense of justice

Brown was among a number of survivors of childhood sexual abuse by religious figures who shared their stories with Monitor. Each of them, in their own way, described what true justice would look like for them. In Part One, Michael Norris, a chemical engineer in Houston, described how he became one of the very few who was able to confront his abuser in a court of law and see the priest who abused him convicted and sent to prison. Such institutional processes are essential forms of justice, Brown says.

No whispering, just horses and city kids, learning on a farm

City to Saddle is a riding program that allows inner-city children to experience what it’s like to work on a farm and interact with horses.