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Ben Mauk

Politics World Religion

Weather Reports: Voices From Xinjiang

Firsthand accounts of the largest and most ambitious internment drive of a minority group since Nazi Germany, emerging from a region of totalitarian surveillance and control.

Ben Mauk The Believer Oct 2019 1h30min Permalink

Best Article World

A People in Limbo, Many Living Entirely on the Water

On the floating villages of the Mekong River and the ethnic Vietnamese who have populated them for generations and are still considered “foreigners” by their Cambodian neighbors.

Ben Mauk New York Times Magazine Mar 2018 30min Permalink

World

The Useful Village

In the fall of 2015, Germany designated Sumte, population 102, as a sanctuary for nearly 800 refugees. What followed was a living experiment in the country’s principles.

Ben Mauk Virginia Quarterly Review Apr 2017 45min Permalink