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Immigrants wait for medical attention at the Adelanto Detention Facility in Adelanto, California.
Dispatches

Dispatches: Five Essential Reads From the Past Week

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from a feature story on the perils and possibilities of gene-drive to a photo essay documenting camels—and the people who have kept them—around the world.

By Pacific Standard Staff
The Lede.
The Lede

The Lede, Issue #21: Detention at the Border, Camels Around the World, Using Gene-Drive, and More

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By Pacific Standard Staff
A Sudanese camel trader in the Rub' al-Khali desert in the United Arab Emirates, where the animals sell for thousands of dollars and camel beauty pageants are a regular occurrence.
Photo Essays

Tracks in the Sand

Around the world, camels are disappearing, along with the cultures and traditions of the people who have kept them.

By Roger Chapman
Camels belonging to Qatari owners are seen inside a truck next to the Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on February 28th, 2018. More than 10,000 camels have been stuck in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the Gulf Cooperation Council crisis.
News in Brief

Viewfinder: Qatari-Owned Camels Stuck in Kuwait City

Camels belonging to Qatari owners are seen inside a truck next to the Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on February 28th, 2018.

By Pacific Standard Staff
A camel is seen in a desert area on the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, on June 20th, 2017.
News in Brief

Viewfinder: A Camel in Qatar

A camel is seen in a desert area on the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, on June 20th, 2017.

By Pacific Standard Staff