Disabled People in Raqqa without Care
By Abdul Karim Jaafar (Raqqa, Syria) – Ali spends most of his time in front of the TV. His mother asks him to go...
A Syrian Story from Raqqa Narrated by Fatima Ibrahim’s Clay Sculptures
By Lava Selo (Raqqa, Syria) – Some days life seems normal in the city of Raqqa. The markets stay open until the late hours...
Raqqa Military Council Aims to Boost FSA against Jihadist Elements
Abdel Karim Jaafar (Raqqa, Syria) – Tensions are running high in the city of Raqqa, where the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham, know...
The Remaining Jews of Damascus Isolate Themselves from Syrian Crisis
By Raheel Ibrahim * (Damascus, Syria) – Sisters Firdaous and Sila live in a modest house with crumbling walls in the Amine neighbourhood...
Jaramana Recovers from Bombings, Still a Haven for Displaced
Karam Mansour Editors’ Note: The editorial team changed the names of interviewees for their safety. (Jaramana, Syria) – Fear and anxiety have reigned over...
Candles Are Not for Romance in Maarat Al-Nu’man
By Hazzaa al-Adnan (Maarat Al-Nu’man, Syria)- Najeh al-Rahmoun, 51, lives with his wife and three children in a three-bedroom house in this opposition-held city....
Forests Threatened in Kfar Nabel
By Hazzaa al-Adnan (Kfar Nabel, Syria) – “He who steals from a thief is as legitimate as he who inherits from his father,” said...
An Alternative to Government Institutions: the General Committee for Civil Defence in Daraa
By Shumra Ali* Editors’ Note: All names have been changed. (Daraa, Syria) – Reports indicate that the Syrian opposition is advancing rapidly in Daraa,...
Syrian Interfaith Couples Face Difficulties as Sectarianism Rises
Editors’ Note: All names are pseudonyms. (Damascus, Syria) – Khaled and Mona married in Syria in April 2012. It was an unusual marriage: he...
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon from One War to the Next
By Mohammad Dahnoun (Beirut, Lebanon) – Syrians who have chosen or were forced to seek refuge in their country’s smaller neighbour, Lebanon, find themselves...
Displaced from Latakia Countryside Speak of Their Suffering
Raheel Ibrahim* Editors’ Note: The names of some of the interviewees were changed to ensure their security. (Latakia, Syria) – In a school crammed...
Aleppo Countryside Residents Suffer Price Hikes and Lack of Oversight
By Ayman Mohammad (Jarablos and Manbij, Syria) – The Syrian Lira has deprecated against the US dollar, bringing the exchange rate on the black...
The Eastern Ghouta: Where Animal Feed is Allowed but Bread Is Forbidden
(Eastern Ghouta, Syria) – The line of buses and cars waiting to enter East Ghouta at the Syrian Army’s Mleha checkpoint on the road...
A Normal Working Day in a Syrian Field Hospital: Deciding Who Receives Oxygen and Who Dies
Abdul Karim Jaafar (Raqqa, Syria) – Marwan is a 30-year-old volunteer doctor in a field hospital in the city of Raqqa in northeast Syria....
Education in Aleppo University a Victim of War
By Lina al-Hakim* (Aleppo, Syria) – Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, many of Aleppo University’s students took to the streets with their...
The Thieves’ Market: Surreal Life in Syria
By Mariam Abdullah* (Damascus, Syria) – The famous thieves’ market in Damascus, adjacent to the public administration office of the Ministry of Interior, was...
