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Location: Idlib

Women's Blog

The Longing for Home

26-04-16Reem al-Hasan
During the early days of the Syrian revolution, my father refused to allow any of his children to participate in protests or funeral ceremonies....
Women's Blog

Tales of the Revolution’s Heartbreak

10-04-16Bahja Muallem
My family and I fled Syria on January 24, 2012. Too many of us had already been arrested and it was no longer safe....
Civil Society Monitor

Replanting Hope in Idlib

20-03-1620-03-16Razan al-Sayid
Abu Mahmud goes to work on his farm each morning, excited that his 45-acres of land are once again a luscious green. Like hundreds...
Women's Blog

The Liberated Women of Idlib

15-02-16Bahja Muallem
The significant role Idlib’s most devout women played serving the Syrian revolution is one I will never forget. These veiled women were fondly known...
Civil Society Monitor

Free Homes For Syria’s Displaced

25-04-16Hadia Mansour
Jamal and his family were left homeless after Russian air strikes targeted his village of Kfar Nabuda in Hama’s western countryside. Their house in...
Women's Blog

The Truce that Never Was

05-04-16Bahja Muallem
On Sunday morning, December 20, 2015, Russian military aircraft committed a massacre in my beloved city Idlib. Various media outlets reported that more than...
Civil Society Monitor

Farmers Harness the Power of the Sun

15-03-16Sonia al-Ali
Before the revolution, Ahmad al-Sulayman grew apple trees on a five-acre piece of land in Idlib’s countryside. Watered by an artesian well, his orchard...
Women's Blog

When There is No Place to Hide

25-01-1625-01-16Razan al-Sayid
Sabah and her family left their home in Kfar Nbuda in a daze. The government had given residents 24 hours to get out, and...
Civil Society Monitor

Letting Water Flow Back to Idlib

24-04-16Maha Rabah
The civil administration of Idlib in northwestern Syria are bringing back water supplies to regions where infrastructure was badly damaged by the fighting. Idlib’s...
Women's Blog

Voting for Assad

04-04-16Reem al-Hasan
It was 2014 and Syria’s presidential elections day was approaching, but many of the residents of Idlib couldn’t figure out what to do. “It’s...
Women's Blog

A Dream of Going Home

08-03-16Bahja Muallem
It was the summer of 2015, and the Turkish government had just announced that it would open its borders with Syria during the Eid...
Women's Blog

Bitter Birthday Memories

30-10-15Narmin Abdulhamid
July 15 is my birthday, so the first thing I did when I woke up that day in 2012 was log on to my...
Civil Society Monitor

Restoring Dignity To Idlib’s Jobless

17-04-16Sonia al-Ali
Queues of people, young and old, waiting for food aid have become a common sight in Idlib. The conflict has led to the systematic...
Civil Society Monitor

Keeping Syria’s Displaced Warm

29-03-16Razan al-Sayid
Umm Hassan and her six children were desperate to keep warm. Winter had arrived, but they had no oil to light their old stove....
Civil Society Monitor

Building Idlib’s New Universities

07-03-16Maha Rabah
Mohammad was at a crossroads in his life. Having recently finished secondary school, his natural move would have been to go on to university....
Women's Blog

A Promise

16-10-15Shams al-Mohamad
The day I enrolled at university was a dream come true. It was the beginning of a new phase of my life, and the...

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