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Al-Jihad SC, Mirror of Al-Jazira society

Alan Hassan Jandi Khaldi

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International Women's Day: Women on SyriaUntold

International Women's Day

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Assad’s Reconstruction

Eugenio Dacrema

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Syrian people suffer after Pyrrhic victory

Myriam Youssef

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Arguments and Tactics Against Homosexuals

Housamedden Darwish |

27 February 2019

This article discusses the most important popular arguments supporting, opposing, or expressing hostility towards homosexuality in Arab culture. The article also tackles important popular tactics used to defend or condemn...

Ahmad Jalal: 'Peaceful protests ail but do not die'

25 February 2019

Affinity in Prison

Alice Al-Shami |

15 February 2019

Samia (pseudonym, 35) was an English language teacher from a well-educated, middle class family from Damascus. Stubborn and composed, she rarely lost her temper. When she was arrested for protesting,...

Taxi Tales

Alice Al-Shami |

06 February 2019

Taxi drivers in Syria, and especially in Damascus, don’t have a particularly good reputation. Many are undercover security personnel. The remainder face the same struggles as other low-income Syrians. This...

The fronts that will not stop calling us

Mazen Aktham Suleiman |

24 January 2019

How to advance the Syrian/Arab renaissance [Al-Nahda]? A look at history, national identity, religious and secular enlightenment.

Fall of the south: causes and repercussions

Jawad Jadallah |

18 January 2019

After the military defeats suffered by the opposition factions across Syria, there is an attempt to form popular resistance based on guerrilla warfare. Here is the testimony of one of...

Between desertion and displacement, libraries stand their ground

Dellair Youssef |

09 January 2019

What happened to the beloved libraries that we left behind in our land? How do our personal book collections comfort us in exile?

Musicians at the Front

Alice Al-Shami |

04 January 2019

What do musicians do when they are thrust into war? How does the hand that played music handle a weapon in a conflict the musician did not choose?

I read my mother's poems thinking of Syria

Claudia Avolio |

01 January 2019

Some of these drawings share a "Syrian connotation", especially from the uprising perspective. But most of them could represent anyone, anywhere, as they show Syrian people as human beings first....

American withdrawal reshuffles the deck in northeast Syria

Alan Hassan |

31 December 2018

The biggest losers from this American withdrawal are the Kurds, who fought bloody battles alongside the global coalition against ISIS, incurring thousands of casualties.

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Dialogues

What Justice can Foreign Courts Offer Syrians? (Part 2/2)

Maya Abyad

What good can be expected from pursuing justice abroad for crimes committed in Syria? What are the different types of courts and what are the best pathways for justice and accountability? SyriaUntold met with award-winning human rights lawyer Anwar Al-Bounni...

Ana Wiyak - The War of Anthems

Mohammad Abu Hajar |

19 December 2018

Syrian musician Mohammad Abu Hajar guides us through the frontlines of his war-torn country's music scene. In a divided nation, every time a song appears, the other party responds with...

Forced Returns from the Syrian Coast

Hazem Mustafa |

08 December 2018

Syrian refugees living in Turkey are hesitant to return to their home towns and villages in the region of Latakia. Meanwhile, displaced Syrians who are living in the coastal region...

On Recognizing our Ethno-Religious Prejudices: A Preliminary Conceptual Analysis

Housamedden Darwish |

02 December 2018

The testimonies published in this file have shown a strong link between both religious/sectarian taboos and sexual taboos. After many years of suppression, Syrians were able to bring these issues...

Morning Terrors

Alice Al-Shami |

25 November 2018

His biggest fear was of surprise morning visits.

Worth More Than Gold

Alice Al-Shami |

16 November 2018

Some Syrians may well remember when bananas were a rare and highly coveted fruit. Eating this yellow delight in the 1980s was a subtle status symbol How about now? What's...

The Dress

Alice Al-Shami |

13 November 2018

Wadad makes dresses for conservative Damascene women who want fancy but modest attire to wear at mixed events. The mother of three has survived war, loss, displacement and cancer. She...

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Opinions

Opinion

Raed Fares: Turning Emotional Pain into Awareness

Mohammad Dibo

If we want to walk in Raed’s footsteps and continue what he started, we must first call a spade a spade. A revolution is a revolution, oppression is oppression, extremism is extremism and occupation is occupation.

Media

Spanish Court Case Tests the Challenges of Universal Jurisdiction on Syrians

Guernica 37 lawyers Almudena Bernabau and Maite Parejo speak to SyriaUntold about the labyrinth of limitations on universal jurisdiction in national Spanish legislation.

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Al-Jihad SC, Mirror of Al-Jazira society

International Women's Day: Women on SyriaUntold

International Women's Day

Assad’s Reconstruction

Syrian people suffer after Pyrrhic victory

Arguments and Tactics Against Homosexuals

Ahmad Jalal: 'Peaceful protests ail but do not die'

Affinity in Prison

Taxi Tales

The fronts that will not stop calling us

Fall of the south: causes and repercussions

Between desertion and displacement, libraries stand their ground

Musicians at the Front

I read my mother's poems thinking of Syria

American withdrawal reshuffles the deck in northeast Syria

What Justice can Foreign Courts Offer Syrians? (Part 2/2)

Ana Wiyak - The War of Anthems

Forced Returns from the Syrian Coast

On Recognizing our Ethno-Religious Prejudices: A Preliminary Conceptual Analysis

Morning Terrors

Worth More Than Gold

The Dress

Raed Fares: Turning Emotional Pain into Awareness

Spanish Court Case Tests the Challenges of Universal Jurisdiction on Syrians

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