A message of peace
Syrian Akil Ahmad is a graphic artist originally from Jarabulus in the north of Syria and now living in Beirut. Ahmed specialises in Arabic...
Dividing Hass’s Mountain
The local council in Hass is rolling out a scheme to resolve territorial disputes by dividing the mountain on which the town sits between...
His Greed Led to His Death
My cousin Ayman used to smuggle guns and ammunition. After the revolution began, he used to buy arms from the regime’s supporters and sell...
Power Supplies Boosted in Idlib
After more than six years of power outages, electricity produced in regime-controlled plants has returned to the liberated areas following an agreement between opposition...
Empowering Women Politically
A women’s peace workshop held in the Idlib town of Ihsim has defied conservative local attitudes to promote female political empowerment. The event was...
I Hit My Daughter
It was December 23, 2015, in the middle of a harsh, cold winter. Behind the walls of my parents’ house, my children and I...
Syrians Turn to Online Learning
Adult education is going online as a way to overcome the difficulties of studying amid the Syrian conflict, with finance, education and e-commerce courses...
Stealing My Daughter’s Earrings
After the war forced us to leave our home in Kalaat al-Madiq, we found refuge in a village in the southern countryside of Idlib....
An Unfinished Love Story
I was sitting drinking coffee with my sister-in-law one day during a family visit when she mentioned that a relative of hers was looking...
Sleeping with Fear, Waking with Fear
We fled to the town of Maar Tahroma after the army took control of our village. A few days later, my elder sister Mary...
The Syrian Women Saving Lives
It was no easy matter for Abeer, 31, to pursue her ambition to wear the uniform of a Syrian civil defence worker. Not only...
A Brush With Death
My husband got a job with the government electricity company on January 27, 2011. He received a fairly low salary, but we managed. Then...
Kafr Nabl’s New Driving School for Women
A new driving school for women in Kafr Nabl is defying social prejudice to teach much-needed skills in the liberated areas. The Mazaya women’s...
The Last Coffee
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, we decided to flee our town. After the inhuman regime bombing of Sahel al-Ghab in southern Hama countryside, we...
Reviving the Heritage of Homs
A group of young men from Homs have revived a traditional Eid celebration, the first time the practice, known as al-Ourada, has been seen...
No to Losing a Generation
Young people in rural Idlib have been given new hope by a scheme that aims to help them complete their high school studies. The...
