In a widely shared video, an IS fighter is seen walking across what used to be the border between Iraq and Syria and vowing to "break all borders in Jordan, Lebanon, and all the borders, inshallah [God willing]".
Her songs seem driven by a struggle to break down borders, to create a place in the world that feels like home.
"To me literature is a game, a search for ways to break through borders," he said in an interview at a park near his studio here, accompanied by two of the dogs that are his constant companions.
Very nearly 10 years later, the memory still makes me feel reassured about the unifying power of sports, about their ability to break down borders and barriers and bring disparate people together under the umbrella of a shared goal, even a shared passion.
Technology itself is helping to break down borders.
Although currently limited to Iraq and Syria, IS has promised to "break the borders" of Jordan and Lebanon and to "free Palestine".
The company's vision is to break down borders so that everyone can enjoy their favorite products, no matter what city they call home — while enabling travelers to monetize extra space in their suitcases.
"I'm not saying that you have to break panel borders to tap into some sort of visual bombast or power," qualifies Moore, "but basically if you can use something like that to really make something exciting, I say use it".
We'd like to break the border and go die there with our brothers".
Recently, the Spanish police in Ceuta and Melilla — two Spanish enclaves in northern Morocco — have also struggled to contain migrants trying to break through border fences.
