Books in Syria after the fall of the regime
23 June 2026
On the "withdrawal" of Assad-era books from libraries and the perplexing censor at the borders.
Syrian cinema: Motion picture in the age of transformation
14 April 2020
The image can be an act of resistance and testimony that helps to understand the origins and development of the conflict during Syria’s most difficult years.
New Syrian cinema: Young and gasping
14 January 2020
What are some of Syrian filmmakers' concerns today? How do they produce their films? And what challenges do they face? Here, Syrian filmmakers Dalia al-Kury, Iyad alJaroud and Layla Abyad...
The Syrian public and its cinema: A tale of estrangement - Part I
28 November 2019
Between stories that tell their daily lives before another audience and films that broadcast the regime’s ideology, where is the Syrian film audience?
