Adam Valen Levinson is a journalist and travel writer whose work focuses on human stories in conflict areas. His work has appeared in VICE, the Paris Review, Al Jazeera, and elsewhere. He is an affiliate of the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C., and a fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University.
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Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson set out to 'learn about the world 9/11 made us fear.' From a base in globalized and sterilized Abu Dhabi, he sets out to lunch in Taliban territory in Afghanistan, travels under th... SEE MORE