“We gotta get the fuck out of here,” says Will Trosclair, panting as he climbs into the passenger seat of the door of Josh Talbot’s* black sedan. It’s a little after 5:50 p.m. on September 22, 2011, and Josh is idling outside house number 1030 at the Summit of Athens…

An explosion of color permeates the hustle and bustle of the medina fish market in Sfax, Tunisia. The ninth-century mud-brick walls of the “old city” contain the pungent smell of octopus tentacles, sharks, clams and more kinds of Mediterranean fish than the average buyer could name. It’s only men who…

Near the Tunisian seaside town of Ouled Bou Zerara lies a small but stately array of the ruins of an ancient city, Thyna — or Thaenae, as it was known over 3,000 years ago. The Phoenicians built this city, highlighting their work with mud bricks, high arches and intricate mosaics…