Helping Children with Special Needs in Idlib’s Countryside
Children with special needs living in Idlib’s countryside can now access therapeutic support from two centres run by UOSSM International. One project in the...
Waiting for Our Reunion
My city of Kafr Nabl was liberated on August 10, 2012, but at a heavy cost. More than 125 people were killed and the...
Even in Syria Dreams Can Come True
My sister Maha, the youngest in the family, is an English language teacher. Past the age of 30 she started losing hope in getting...
Stranded in Aleppo
When my mother’s phone rang, my instincts told me it could be the first step towards a new life for me. I had worked...
Women Losing Their Hard-Won Freedoms
Safaa was just 15 when she took her own life. Married off against her will, the girl poisoned herself eight months after her wedding....
A Loving Home for Idlib’s Orphans
Hundreds of orphans in Idlib are being given a new start in life at a care home set up by the Ruhama Baynahum aid...
Helping Syria’s Most Vulnerable
Hasna used to fear leaving the safety of her tent to take her children to the toilet at night. The streets of the Samidoon...
A Village in Ruins: Bseida
Prior to the Syrian revolution, the village of Bseida in Idlib’s southern countryside was famous for its olive groves. Since then, it has become...
Reviving a Delicious Tradition
Residents of the city of Kafr Nubbal are reviving the tradition of baking flatbread in traditional clay ovens. The dire security situation has led...
A Difficult Birth
My name is Farah. I am a 25 year-old wife and mother-of-two. I used to live in the capital Damascus before the outbreak of...
Training a New Generation of Teachers
Usama al-Sheikh was a student at Aleppo university when the Syrian revolution erupted. During the early days of the uprising, the 20 year-old continued...
Nursing Colleges Flourish in Opposition-Held Areas
Omar, 20, had always dreamed of studying medicine. But as a graduate of an opposition-run secondary school, enrolling at the government-controlled university of Aleppo...
Combating the Scourge of Child Soldiers
Activists in Idlib have launched a campaign to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers in the Syrian civil war. Locals say that the...
Idlib Students Chafe Under Restrictions
Wiping away her tears with a trembling hand, Shahd hurried away from the university campus. As soon as she got back home, the 19-year-old...
The Flames of the Revolution
I feel ashamed when I look back on my past indifference towards the Syrian regime. I was 55 years old when the revolution erupted....
Developing Computer Skills Takes Top Priority
Abdalla works at a radio station in Kfar Nabel named Radio Fresh. The 30 year-old covers events in Syria’s liberated areas, and is keen...
