Decades of authoritarianism and 14 years of war have entrenched militarized identities, posing challenges for true inclusive citizenship and the reimagining of national belonging, writes Dr. Rahaf Aldoughli. In this...

A manager of an online newspaper website in Qamishli, a city in northeastern Syria, offered me a position as an editor. After passing the test and attending the interview, my...

Women in Damascus are more reserved than men regarding their relationships. They tend to be secretive out of necessity or habit, and when they do break their silence, they often...

"Our leftist relative, the poet and intellectual, managed to marry two women to write delicate poems that bring peace to our hearts," while the father shirked his family responsibilities to...