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SYRIA’S FIRST RESPONDERS

Jared Malsin’s Oct. 17 cover story was a “wonderful” portrait of the “humanitarian efforts” of the White Helmets in Syria, wrote Paul Williams of New Windsor, N.Y., and Bob Rosenberger of Spring Hill, Fla., agreed: “The article should have been available when the Nobel Committee was deciding the peace prize.” Many were especially moved by the Quran verse on our cover, with some readers pointing out that a similar verse appears in earlier Jewish rabbinic texts as well. Jehan Jaleel, a Muslim reader from South Plainfield, N.J., applauded TIME’s use of the verse for highlighting “the true teachings of Islam–how believers are called on to aid in the preservation of human life and to have the sincerest of love, compassion and care for all people.”

TRUTH AND DARE

TIME’s Oct. 17 exploration of the question of truth in this year’s presidential-election season struck a chord with readers like Pam Taylor of Zeeland, Mich., who felt it should have been the cover story. “This is such an important, time sensitive issue, that [the article] deserved to be front and center,” she wrote. David Wallach of McMurray, Pa., agreed but lamented that writers Charlotte Alter and Michael Scherer might well be “preaching to the choir.” Still others felt focusing on falsehoods that are believed by some of Donald Trump’s supporters was unfair. “Hillary Clinton is also guilty of being dishonest,” wrote Lee Kushner of Angelus Oaks, Calif., a self-described Democrat, “and yet this is not brought forth.”

BEHIND THE LENS

In a new video series from TIME’s photo department, some of the world’s best photographers reflect on what it’s like to capture iconic images. First up: Elliott Erwitt, who snapped the shot above in New York City in 1974. For more, visit time.com/lightbox

GIRL POWER

Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden recently traveled to Malawi, where she met with women like Memory Banda, 19, above, who pushed to raise the legal age of marriage, allowing girls to stay in school. Read her report at time.com/biden-malawi

SOUND OF JUSTICE

Linguists have studied recordings of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to show how accents can adapt to surroundings. Hear them at time.com/rbg

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