Peter Schwartzstein


is a Cairo-based journalist. His work regularly appears in National Geographic, the Daily Beast, and Quartz, among others.
Articles by Peter Schwartzstein
Farmer Mahmoud Nouri poses on what remains of his house in Drees Khazan. Once a prosperous farming community, it’s been mostly destroyed in the fighting. karkuk, karkuk, Iraq. February 27 2016.
Farmer Mahmoud Nouri poses on what remains of his house in Drees Khazan. Once a prosperous farming community, it’s been mostly destroyed in the fighting. karkuk, karkuk, Iraq. February 27 2016.
Fighters of the Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (Loyal Supporters of God) Shiite group parade with their weapons on June 16, 2015 in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during celebrations marking one year after a fatwa from Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, rallied Iraq's majority Shiites against the Sunni Muslim jihadist-led insurgency in Iraq. Islamic State (IS) group spearheaded an offensive that overran a third of Iraq last year, sweeping Baghdad's forces aside, and the jihadists proved they are still capable of gaining ground when they overran Anbar provincial capital Ramadi last month.  AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI        (Photo credit should read HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP/Getty Images)
Fighters of the Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (Loyal Supporters of God) Shiite group parade with their weapons on June 16, 2015 in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during celebrations marking one year after a fatwa from Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, rallied Iraq's majority Shiites against the Sunni Muslim jihadist-led insurgency in Iraq. Islamic State (IS) group spearheaded an offensive that overran a third of Iraq last year, sweeping Baghdad's forces aside, and the jihadists proved they are still capable of gaining ground when they overran Anbar provincial capital Ramadi last month. AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI (Photo credit should read HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP/Getty Images)