War note
22 December 2020
Sameer Al-Doumy was still a child when he first began photographing the war in his hometown of Douma. As the siege and bombs continued, he grew up as a photojournalist.
A famine, a ship and a folk song that spanned borders
18 December 2020
Nobody is quite certain where the famous Levantine folk song “`Al Rozana” originated: whether from an Italian ship bearing food during Lebanon’s great famine, or from some long forgotten love...
The uprooting
12 December 2020
Documenting refugees' lives as they seek safety, and losing roots to home in the process
A forced disappearance in Raqqa, and the empty spaces left behind
09 December 2020
“We felt guilty for leading normal lives. This in itself left us socially and psychologically traumatized. Even after reaching France, I was totally distant from any social or university activities....
Syria’s year of pain, through the eyes (and pen) of Khaled Khalifa
21 November 2020
How is Syria’s year of pandemic, hunger and war reflected in the work of its artists and its writers? For novelist Khaled Khalifa, it raises new, urgent questions about our...
In pictures: COVID-19 on the rise in northwestern Syria
14 November 2020
As virus cases rose, Idlib photojournalist Muhammad Al Hosse set out in recent weeks to find out how COVID-19 is impacting everyday life for people both in the city and...
COVID-19 reveals the reality of governance in Syria
07 November 2020
Suspiciously low case numbers, lenient containment measures and lack of trust in government institutions: how the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the ineptitude of local authorities in Syria
Sarah Hegazi in Syria
20 October 2020
To many LGBTIQ Syrians, Sarah’s death was a strong reminder of our continuous struggle and confrontation with the question: what is our fate in societies that continue to criminalize gender...
Cities in Revolution
Documenting the history of the uprising in six different syrian cities
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