Taboo
The regime knew what it was doing when it added sexual violence to its arsenal of weapons. It was the International Fair in Damascus...
A Bitter Life
My first marriage was one of poverty, deprivation and injustice. Since childhood, life had not been fair to me. Had I been given the...
Turning Ruins Into Works of Art
Residents of the city of Binnish in Idlib Rif have decided to create art out of destruction by painting murals on buildings devastated in...
Never Giving Up
“We tend not to express our pain,” said Sarah. “We were raised to think that such behavior would make us look weak and pitiful.”Sarah...
Al Sayada
Cheap and practical bed for the displaced families who are living in despair situation northern #Syria. What kind of bed did you have?
Leila Returns to School
When Leila arrived in Lebanon in early 2017, her family settled in a rural area of Beqaa that was similar to their hometown in...
Idlib’s Child Protection Network
Bilal, 14, chose to run away from home rather than continue suffering the daily beatings at the hands of his father. As well as...
Idlib Hospitals on the Brink of Collapse
Souad al-Masri had just left the national hospital in Maarat an-Numan where her 13-year-old son Mounir was receiving treatment, when the building was hit...
An Unfriendly Welcome
When my husband returned from more than two weeks of military service in the Afrin countryside, he was exhausted. He didn’t even notice me...
A Story of Loss
Marwa’s nightmare began when Islamic State (IS) took over her hometown. This marked the beginning of her and her family’s destruction. IS initially portrayed...
Helping the Displaced in Saraqeb
When Ali al-Homsi, 30, sought refuge in Saraqeb city, he had no idea of the bureaucratic problems life as a displaced person would bring....
A Safe Haven For Those Fleeing IS
“I will put lipstick and eyeliner on, then smoke and wear whatever I want; I will go to parks and dance at weddings and...
Achieving My Dream of Learning English
I tried for a long time to persuade my parents to let me study English. But the community in which I lived still clung...
No Dream Impossible in Idlib
Children in the village of Termanin in the northern Idlib Rif took part in an activity designed to encourage them to pursue their dreams...
IS Redeploys in Deir ez-Zor?
Reports from Deir-ez-Zor appear to indicate that the Islamic State (IS) may be attempting to recoup its fortunes in the area. IS had been...
Too Late to Get Married
Hana Said Ibrahim, 43, still dreams of getting married. The business and economics graduate who works as a senior government official in Qamishli city,...
