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...
Still Romanticizing Masculinity?

22 January 2025
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...
Killing Society. Why did the regime suppress the civil response to the earthquake?

12 October 2023
This article focuses on the events of the initial five days after the earthquake and the response initiated by the Syrian civil society, which played a crucial role in absorbing...
Should Justice Be Blind?

26 April 2023
The global #MeToo campaign, which, after being launched in 2006 by the social activist Tarana Burke in the US, became global in 2017, had a strong impact in Egypt and...
Care to revolt?

12 April 2023
“Dear Jina! You will not die. Your name will turn into a symbol”, Jina's family wrote on her tombstone. Her name was then repeated all around the world in streets...
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