Suroosh Alvi
In Saddam's Shadow - Part 2
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi returns to Baghdad ten years after the US invasion. In part two, we witness an awe-inspiring outdoor group prayer and then get a glimpse of metal band Acrassicauda's former practice space that was destroyed during the war.
In Saddam's Shadow - Part 1
Ten years after the US invasion of Iraq, we return to Baghdad to see how the city is doing. VICE founder Suroosh Alvi gets a tour of a city that used to be covered nonstop in the American media, but now seems to be somewhat forgotten.
The VICE Guide to Karachi
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi investigates political corruption and extremism in Pakistan's ultraviolent metropolis.
The VICE Guide to Karachi
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi investigates political corruption and extremism in Pakistan's ultraviolent metropolis.
Karachi Kills VICE
All signs point to a country that is ready to explode, and considering the reporting I’ve conducted here over the past seven years, it appears that Karachi may be the detonator.
Talking Conflict Minerals with Fidel Bafilemba
After he finished shooting The VICE Guide to Congo, Suroosh Alvi had a chat with Fidel Bafilemba, a field researcher for the US-based Enough project, about the wild world of conflict minerals.
Let's Go Pakistan!
From the American perspective, Pakistan isn't far from joining the so-called axis of evil.
Death Of Masoud
We featured a photo essay called "Life in Afghanistan" by English photographer Jason Florio (Vol. 8 No. 6 - The Photo Issue). Five images that could have just as easily been called "Hell on Earth," these pictures showed us what Afghanistan really is.