Topic: Jill Carroll

Backchannels
Richard Engel freed, but news blackout debate remains

NBC Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and two other reporters are free today after five days of captivity in Syria.

Backchannels
Iraq's exiled vice president sentenced to death as violence grows

In an interview before he was sentenced to death in absentia, Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi warned Iraq is on a slippery slope to more violence.

Backchannels
With US gone, Iraq's Maliki is setting the board for a power grab

Iraq's Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has wasted little time since the US departure, with politically motivated terrorism charges against his Sunni vice president and moves to oust other opponents from the government.

Backchannels
Death comes again to Iraq's 'Mother of all Battles' mosque

The Baghdad mosque, where 28 people were killed in a suicide bombing Sunday, is tied to some of the biggest failures, and a few of the successes, of post-Saddam Iraq.

Egypt revolution unfinished, Qaradawi tells Tahrir masses

Leading Islamic theologian Yusuf al-Qaradawi returned from Qatar to rally hundreds of thousands at Tahrir Square today in his first public speech since 1981.

Global News Blog
Afghan reporter arrested for talking to the Taliban

An Afghan reporter was arrested, apparently because of his contacts with Taliban representatives. For local reporters, covering the war is a minefield.

Global News Blog
Iraq: A Monitor correspondent reflects on his experiences covering the war

When Fallujah was more famous for a favored kebab joint than urban combat, Dan Murphy recalls, the Monitor's Chevy would turn toward the city like a meat-seeking missile whenever the team got within 60 miles.

Horizons
Was Wikipedia correct to censor news of David Rohde's capture?

Global News Blog
Rohde: media face tough choices in kidnap cases

Should the media have kept the capture of The New York Times journalist quiet during his seven months of captivity?

Monitor writers celebrate ‘unique’ moments

From crawling on the carpet with Ronald Reagan to sipping tea with the Che Guevara of Afghanistan, former staffers recount stories as the Monitor transitions to new formats.

The Weight of a Mustard Seed

A journalist examines the life of an Iraqi general to understand why good people serve evil regimes.

Engaging with the world

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Our first century

A mandate to 'lighten' still drives the Monitor at the dawn of its second 100 years.

'The Forever War'

Chilling on-the-ground accounts of war in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Reporters on the Job

Difference Maker
Richard Bergenheim: an appreciation

As editor, he brought spiritual strength, compassion, and an omnivorous appetite for news.

Iraqi interpreters: hope rises to go to U.S.

President Bush extended a law that could give some of the thousands of interpreters working for the American military refuge in the US under a special visa program.

John Yemma named Monitor editor

After 20 years serving in senior editing posts at the Boston Globe, Yemma is rejoining the Monitor staff in mid-July.

Reporters on the Job

Reporters on the Job