EditorialInside El Badi Palace, a 16th-century ruin that is now a peaceful place to wander, in Marrakesh, Morocco, in May 2023. (Imane Djamil/The New York Times)
EditorialMembers of the Iranian-backed militias, known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, watch the road at the Syrian border outside Al Badi, Iraq, June 17, 2017. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)
EditorialMembers of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a mostly Shiite militia group, watch the road at the Syrian border outside Al Badi, Iraq, June 17, 2017. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)