Abu Abdo’s Weaving Workshop
Abu Mohammed, the owner of the last remaining weaving workshop in Ariha city, is determined to keep his business going so as to pass...
Patient Until Death
I first met Wafa, a sweet woman approaching 40, when she and her family moved to our village. They had fled regime oppression in...
Idlib’s Table Tennis League
Kafr Nabl has hosted a table tennis championship as part of an initiative to revive sports activities in the Idlib countryside. More than 20...
Saving Syria’s Cultural Heritage
Activists in Idlib have established a centre to protect cultural heritage amidst a conflict which has seen the widespread destruction of many of Syria’s...
Football Returns to Idlib
Competitive football has returned to the city of Idlib and its countryside, despite the deteriorating security situation. The Syrian Football Federation (SFA), under the...
Sports Instead of War for Syrian Children
The Syrian Children’s Sports Centre in the city of Kafr Nabl is one of eight facilities established by the Free Syrian Football Union in...
The Pain of a Syrian Mother
Um Hani, a 45 year-old from the Idlib countryside, recalls accompanying her son Hani’s body to the cemetery. “Perhaps one of the most painful...
Idlib’s Next Generation of Farmers
Abu Wael is filled with happiness every time he takes his son Mohammed to the family’s olive grove and watches him tend to the...
Idlib’s Ancient Glass Industry
According to legend, the city of Armanaz is where the Canaanites founded the glass industry many thousands of years ago. Glass production, decorated with...
Lost In Grief
Maha, a 29-year-old woman from Kafr Nabl, lost her father when she was just 14 years old. She was the eldest child, with a...
Returning to be Welcomed by Missiles
We were forced to leave our home village because it was constantly caught in crossfire between battles raging in Idlib and Hama. Many villagers...
Soaring Bread Prices Add to Idlib’s Woes
Fuel shortages, a poor harvest and falling subsidies have led to a serious bread shortage in opposition-controlled areas of the Idlib countryside. In some...
Basamat: Empowering Women
The Basamat social centre recently opened its fourth sewing workshop in Idlib as part of an effort to boost vocational training in the city....
Syria’s Soil Even If Thrown Above Our Bodies
Marwan’s mother (37 years old) from the countryside of Idlib, crossed into Turkey a year ago to escape death. She lived a difficult life...
Anemone Organisation: Helping Hope Bloom
Um Amjad left the headquarters of Idlib’s Anemone organisation with a smile on her face. The 36-year-old widow from Maarrat al-Nu’man said the monthly...
Exorcising Demons in Idlib
In August 2015, a few days after her engagement party, Amal (not her real name) was enjoying tea with her sisters when she complained...
