“We must be political”
25 February 2026
The presence of the acclaimed Palestinian actress Hiyam Abbass was all-encompassing at this year’s Berlinale. She represented two films featured in the Official Competition and Panorama sections. The roles she...
A historian's notes from post civil war Syria (2)
17 February 2026
A banner draped across a hospital destroyed by Russian planes in Syria’s Palestinian Yarmouk Refugee Camp tells a complex story of resistance. The second part essay on historical narrative and...
Will the cotton season return?
13 February 2026
Before the war, cotton picking in Syria was a season of joy and cooperation. Nowadays farmers are no longer able to feed themselves.
A historian's notes from post civil war Syria
11 February 2026
How are communities in Syria trying to make sense of the past 12 years of civil war and inscribe themselves in Syria’s future? Here some reflections from the new murals...
Living better, living hidden
05 February 2026
The fall of Bashar al-Assad has not brought freedom for transgender women in Syria. Instead, threats, attacks, and legal persecution have intensified, leaving them increasingly vulnerable.
Civil Society Spotlight - Episode 12
27 January 2026
In the week of military escalation in Aleppo neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafiya, civil organizations, activists, and human rights defenders have expressed their solidarity with civilians. While the events...
Somariya, between past and present
22 January 2026
To Damascus residents, the name Somariya is associated with Hafez al-Assad’s brother, Rifaat al-Assad. Today its Alawi inhabitants are forcibly displaced, as an armed faction reclaimed the land stolen back...
Off the scales: a Kurdish tale of absent justice
21 January 2026
A displaced person from Afrin recounts her family's recent history of displacement and the loss of their house in the countryside. They are asked to pay to access their own...
What do women fear in the 10 March agreement?
15 January 2026
After years of systems supporting equality, such as the co-presidency system, women's houses, women's councils, and women's security forces, women in northeast Syria are questioning the integration with the interim...
Civil Society Spotlight - Episode 11
06 January 2026
The Madaniya Platform statement on developments in the Jazira region of north-eastern Syria sparked critical reactions among civil society activists and organisations working there. A large number of actors criticised...
The misery of tobacco’s female workers
29 December 2025
“Our salaries barely covered our basic needs. The most important question is: what are we going to do now?” This is what one of the workers, who spent more than...
Cities in Revolution
Documenting the history of the uprising in six different syrian cities
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