Damascus: Maintaining Normalcy Amidst War
Rajaa, 23, has not been able to focus on her job at the pharmaceutical company where she works since the February 22 explosion in...
Social Media Monitor: Regime Loses Raqqa
Crowds knock down Hafez al-Assad’s statue – YouTube The biggest news about Syria this week was perhaps the fall of the city of Raqqa...
Night School in Latakia Stadium: A Rare Success Story
Raheel Ibrahim The Latakia sports stadium has been transformed into a bustling tent city, as some 2,500 internally displaced Syrians taking refuge there struggle...
Syrian Activists in Istanbul Face Difficulties, Disillusionment
As an activist living inside Syria, I imagined Syrians living in Istanbul sleeping in fancy hotels and living comfortably. Activists inside Syria have even...
Social media monitor: Syrian Women’s Friday
This year, the international women’s day had a special significance in Syria; it was a Friday, the day opposition supporters take to the street...
Activists Seek to Rein In Free Syrian Army Abuses
A video uploaded to YouTube (WARNING – scenes of graphic violence) shows opposition fighters shouting “Allahu Akbar” as a number of prisoners lying on...
Peaceful Opposition Continues Despite Militarization
Youssef Kanaan “We revolted against tyranny because it poisons and disregards our lives,” says the poet and writer Mohamad Dibo, 36, explaining why he...
Future Syrian Governments Must Address Women’s Right to Equality
Alia Ahmed The Syrian constitution and laws contain many articles that are unjust to women and treat them unequally compared to men. Although the constitution was amended...
Sheikh Arour: Media Phenomenon or Revolutionary Figure?
Ward al-Assi The controversial television preacher, Sheikh Adnan Arour, 65, has been able to build up a large popular base in Syria using religious...
Violence in Syria Sparks Reproductive Health Crisis
By Mariam Abdullah It was a rare moment of joy for one displaced family, as they celebrated their son’s wedding at one of the...
Social Media Monitor: Syria is the 35th Iranian Province
Syrian opposition supporters were angered by a speech made by Iranian clergyman Mehdi Taeb, the head of Ammar, a state-sponsored centre for strategic studies....
Social Media Monitor: “The Epic Battle”
Damascus is witnessing an “Epic Battle”, according to the Free Syrian Army, FSA. This offensive was launched by the FSA on Wednesday, February 6...
The Syrian Fraud Market saves lives
“This is a big relief.” I repeated this sentence in numerous calls I made to extend my gratitude to those who facilitated my younger...
Social Media Monitor: A Bloody Day in Damascus
Four explosions took place in Damascus on Thursday, February 21, causing the death of some 90 people and leaving scores injured. The most violent...
Children of Muslim Brotherhood Exiles See Hope for Return to Syria
Raafat al-Ghanim Zahra is 25 years old and has never seen her hometown Aleppo, or any other part of Syria for that matter. Zahra...
The Alawites’ Curse: “Our Sin Is That We Belong to The Same Sect As The President”
Raheel Ibrahim A story is circulating among the people of Burjan, a village south of the coastal city of Jablah. It is the story...
