Suwaida: Where’s Che Guevara?
In mid-October, I returned to the city of Suwaida, to stay at a house I had last visited almost two years ago. The streets...
Faking Reality in Damascus
By Ward al-Assi In late August, I was on my way back from a friend’s house in al-Rabwah when I passed by the Tishrin...
Eerie Emptiness in Zamalka
Razan Zaitouneh Salma comes home from the town of Zamalka every day feeling angry and gloomy. The young woman was forced to leave with...
Eighteen Seconds
Life in Douma under the bombs By Basem Ameen As usual, the minibus stopped at Al-Jarra checkpoint, one of the many located at the...
One Day in a Field Hospital
Ward al-Assi My friend, a doctor in the city of Deir El-Zor, called me today to tell me about something that had happened a...
Darayya Massacre: Waiting for the Truth
“It’s the least I can do for my country.” That was the last thing my childhood friend Ali said when we spoke by phone...
In the Presence of Martyrs
Sulaf Zaidan I shall never forget that sentence – “There’s been a massacre in Barza.” A funeral was hit by gunfire that day. I...
My Salafi Friend And The Revolution
There’s been no news of Fida for days now – nothing written up on the walls, no one has seen him at a demonstration,...
Qudsayya: Scenes From a Disaster
As the elderly woman burst into tears, everyone on the packed bus – mainly students and workers on their way home – fell silent....
God, Turkey and Bashar
Syrian journalist Rasha Rami reports on a demonstration she witnessed on September 1, 2012 in the city of Antioch in Turkey’s Hatay province, on...
Damascus Volcano – Scenes From the Ground
Throughout the night of July 17, the sound of helicopters and their machine-gun fire filled the sky over Harasta, a town ten kilometers from...
This is Why We Took to the Streets
By Rima Fleihan When my phone rang that day last year, I had only been out for a few hours after spending four days...
Damascus: Checkpoints from Hell
Um Ward al-Suriyya My home city, Jaramana, lies between Damascus and the agricultural area of Al-Ghuta. I have a lot of memories in both...
A Sad Visit to Deir El-Zor
Make money writing online right here with our essay writing service known in USA and abroad Ward al-Assi “Deir El-Zor 10 kilometres.” I was...
Darayya
By Razan Zeitouneh On the afternoon of August 25, I was chatting online with my friend Karim, an activist who lives in a traditional...
Experts in Death Do Not Cry
By Razan Zeitouneh I am a documenter of death. I watch videos that show martyrs so as to record their names and the details...
